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OTE to raise €700 million from bond
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telco OTE is raising €700 million after successfully concluding the bookbuilding process…
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OTE takes on Vodafone for control of Greece’s Nova TV
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telecom operator OTE has made a non-binding offer to media group Forthnet…
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Cyta Hellas chooses ADB for Greek triple-play service
Greek service provider Cyta Hellas, an offshoot of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), is using…
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Greece’s Antenna poaches NBCUniversal channels MD
Greek broadcast group Antenna has appointed Tariq Syed as its managing director of thematic channels…
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Fox channels reshuffles European execs
Fox International Channels has moved several of its senior executives in Europe into new positions…
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Antenna Group partners with Vice Media
Greece-based Antenna Group has partnered with youth media brand and digital content studio Vice Media,…
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Antenna teams up with Raine
Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group has entered into a wide-ranging strategic partnership with media-focused merchant bank…
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Antenna appoints former NBC Universal, Cineflix Studios boss
Pete Smith, the former NBC Universal and Cineflix Studios boss, has been recruited as managing…
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Offices of Greek broadcaster ERT cleared by police
Greek police have cleared the offices of former Greek state broadcaster ERT, evicting former employees…
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New Greek public broadcaster goes on air
Greece’s new interim public broadcaster has launched with the airing of a two-hour news programme….
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Motorvision HD secures carriage in CEE
Germany-based motorsports channel Motorvision HD has expanded its reach into Greece, Slovenia and Romania. In…
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EBU to cease streaming Greece’s ERT
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it will stop streaming former Greek public service broadcaster…
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Greece’s OTE more than doubles TV subscribers
Greek telco OTE reported strong TV growth in Q2, recording a 129.2% year-on-year increase in…
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Greece public TV signal back on air
Greece has switched it public TV signal back on, as the government looks to transition…
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Greek coalition at loggerheads over future of ERT
Greece’s governing coalition has been unable to agree on how to re-commence transmissions of shut-down…
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EBU chief slams wider threat to public broadcasters of ERT case
EBU president Jean-Paul Philippot has delivered his strongest condemnation to date of the Greek government’s…
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EBU keeping ERT on air for now
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said it will continue to maintain Greek public broadcaster…
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ERT back on air after court ruling
Greece’s public broadcaster ERT is to cointinue broadcasting during a restructure process after a Greek…
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Euro pubcaster chiefs demand ERT is restated
More than 50 European pubcaster bosses have demanded the Greek government reverses its decision to…
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Greek government moves to create slimmed down pubcaster as criticism mounts
The Greek government has unveiled plans to open a new, small-scale public broadcaster as criticism…
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EBU urges Greece to reverse ERT closure
The European Broadcasting Union has urged the Greek prime minister to “use all his powers”…
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Food Network to launch in Greece
Scripps Networks Interactive has rolled out Food Network in Greece for the first time, with…
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Arqiva targets Poland, Greece and Italy
Communications infrastructure firm Arqiva has acquired an additional Eutelsat Hot Bird transponder in a bid…
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Thema strikes deals for C Music TV
Channel distributor Thema has struck two distribution agreements for C Music TV in France and…
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History HD launches in Greece
History HD is to launch in Greece for the first time following a deal between…
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Euronews launches localised Greek channel
Euronews has launched a Greek-language channel targetting Greece, Cyprus and Greek-speaking audiences in all markets….
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OTE reports TV gains in Greece and Romania
Greek telco OTE has seen significant increases in pay TV subscribers in its home country,…
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OTE launches connected TV app
Greek telco OTE has launched a mobile EPG app for its OTE TV service. The…
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OTE launches in-house movie networks
Greek telco OTE is launching its own movie channels, one of which will offer films…
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OTE grows pay TV base despite Greek economic woes
Greek telco OTE has exceeded 100,000 TV subscribers. The operator said the launch of its…