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GREECE / The TV and Radio Council wants 7 private channels

While there has to be a new auction to allocate licenses to Greek private television channels, the ESR (the National Independent Council for regulating broadcasting) wants to increase the number of channels. After a long meeting on July 6th, the ESR decided to award 7 broadcast licenses for national private channels in the near future. …

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FRANCE GREECE /Signature of a new agreement for Franco-Greek co-productions

At the 70th Cannes Film Festival, the Greek Film Centre (GFC) and the French Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) renewed a three-year agreement to finance Franco-Greek co-productions. A first agreement was signed for the period 2014-2016. This was followed by an agreement for 2017, now this latest contract has extended the duration of the co-production …

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GREECE / The Greek Film Centre will support 26 film projects

The Greek Film Centre has announced it will help finance an additional three film projects from the applications received between May 1st and July 31st 2016. A total of 26 film projects were chosen for the third and final aid package of 2016. Two of the additional projects selected for 2016 will be included in …

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GREECE EUROPE / Syllas Tzoumerkas’ new film in pre-production

This summer Greek director Syllas Tzoumerkas begins shooting his third feature film, The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea. After Homeland and A Blast had been screened at numerous festivals, the film-maker presented his new project at the 2015 Rotterdam-Berlinale Express, the Berlinale’s co-production market – and was awarded a special mention by the Eurimages jury. …

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GREECE / The broadcasting reform not validated by the Council of State

On October 26th the Council of State, Greece’s Supreme Administrative Court, delivered its judgement on whether the broadcasting reforms initiated by Alexis Tsipras’ government are constitutional. Referred to the Council as a last resort by private television channels, the judges invalidated by a narrow majority (14 to 11) the reform which allowed the government to …

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GREECE / The courts will pronounce on the broadcasting reforms

The Council of State, the Supreme Administrative Court in Greece, will decide in the coming days whether the broadcasting reforms introduced by the government in February 2016 are constitutional or not. The 25 judges who make up the Council approved the appeals filed by six private television stations which were not granted broadcasting licenses on …

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GREECE / The 4 licenses for private channels have been allocated

On September 2nd, after 63 hours of bidding, the Greek government awarded the 4 broadcasting licenses for national television channels it had put up for auction as part of its major broadcasting reform. Beginning on August 30th the auction was held under very strict, closely watched conditions. With the final bids in, three businessmen and …

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