Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation

The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, or ERT, is Greece’s state-owned public radio and television broadcaster, with radio dating to September 1938 and television launched in February 1966. It operates five TV channels: ERT1, ERT2 Sport, ERT, ERT News, and the English channel ERT World. It also operates a national radio network, including the Voice of Greece radio service. The original corporation was shut down in June 2013 as part of austerity measures during the Greek financial crisis and reinstated in June 2015.

Country of Registration:
Greece
Entity Type:
Domestic Non-Chinese Language Media
Chinese Name:
希臘國家電視台
Founding Date:
01.02.1966
Address:
432 Messogeion AvenueAgia Paraskevi, 153 42Athens, Greece
Website Link:
https://www.ert.gr/
Current Status:
Active

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Borrowing Boats in Greece

From content-sharing deals with major broadcasters to diaspora media linked to the PRC party-state, China has built a layered media presence in Greece that exploits a fragmented landscape weakened by years of financial crisis, says expert Plamen Tonchev.

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