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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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GREECE / The government also wants to regulate the advertising market

Having launched the application call to reduce the number of private television channels in Greece, Alexis Tsipras’ government is now considering the creation of a national advertising agency. It would have a monopoly on marketing advertising space and would be the sole intermediary between companies and the nation’s TV channels, the Minister of State Nikos …

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GREECE / 11 applications received for the 4 commercial channel licenses

On July 4th the Minister of State Nikos Pappas announced the identity of the eleven applicants who put their name forward to buy a license for one of the four private channels. They are: Skai, Star Channel, Antenna TV, Dimera Media Investments, Alpha, Ioannis Vladimiros Kalogritsas, Alter Ego, Epsilon TV, Independent Television Content Provider, Mega …

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GREECE / Private channels will have to pay for a broadcasting licence

The Greek government has announced plans to initiate licensing agreements for national private channels which broadcast in an unencoded, “free-to-air” format. An international call for offers was launched, with bidding open until July 4th. Only four high definition broadcast licenses will be allocated, although at present the country has eight private channels. So at least …

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GREECE TURKEY / Sahim Omar Kalifa makes a feature film

After four award-winning short films, the Belgian-Kurdish director Sahim Omar Kalifa began shooting his first feature film, “Zagros” in early May. For Kalifa it’s a long-standing project: in late 2013 he received the prize for best pitch when he presented the story of “Zagros” at the Arras International Film Festival, giving him funding to develop …

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GREECE / Candidate call for the Agora of Thessaloniki

Agora, the professional section of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, has opened the 2016 application call for its three programmes: – The Agora Film Market, a place of exchange between producers, helping them promote their films being shown at the festival. The closing date is September 16th. – Crossroads, a co-production forum helping producers and …

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