Leslie Finer dies; Greece ousted journalist during '67 coup
(Washington Post) Mar 18, 2010
Leslie Finer, 88, a journalist and author who reported on the 1967 military junta in Greece for several British publications, and for more than 30 years was newsletter editor at the Greek Embassy in Washington, died of cancer March 10 at his home in Lewes...

Reformist papers banned in Iran
(BBC) Mar 01, 2010
The authorities in Iran close down the biggest-circulation reformist newspaper Etemaad, saying it breached media laws....

International broadcasters condemn Iran over 'jamming'
(BBC) Feb 12, 2010
Three major international broadcasters have strongly condemned Iran for its "deliberate electronic interference" in their broadcasts....

Mega takes on ‘The Island’
(eKathimerini) Jan 27, 2010
Greek television channel is transferring Victoria Hislop’s international best-seller to the small screen...

Murder of Cypriot media boss Hadjicostis outrages colleagues
(Sofia Echo) Jan 14, 2010
Condemnation of Andis Hadjicostis' murder and calls for the case to be resolved quickly and effectively have followed in the aftermath of the fatal shooting on January 11 in Nicosia, Cyprus....

Lavrentiadis Acquired Stake In Greece΄s “Eleftherotypia”?
(Capital.gr) Jan 04, 2010
During the last three sessions of the year, Tegopoulos stock, the group that publishes Greece΄s daily “Eleftherotypia,” as well as its Sunday edition soared, accompanied by an increased trading volume....

FOX deal takes Antenna to Serbia
(eKathimerini) Dec 29, 2009
Greece’s Antenna group, which owns ANT1 TV, has agreed to buy a 49 percent stake in Serbia’s FOX Televizija from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation for an undisclosed amount, the Greek company said yesterday....

The Greek “Antenna“ to buy the Serbian “Fox“
(Blic) Dec 28, 2009
Minos Kyriakou, the owner of TV station “Antenna”, has allegedly bought “Fox” TV for one dollar and obliged himself to pay all potential debts of this company!...

Greek publisher Christos Lambrakis dies of heart problems aged 74
(Canadian Press) Dec 21, 2009
Publisher and journalist Christos Lambrakis, who headed Greece's largest media group for decades, has died aged 74....

Int'l journalist groups condemn recent attacks against media in Greece
Dec 03, 2009
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) on Thursday issued a strongly worded condemnation of what the two groups called "an outbreak of violence against media in Greece after a series of bombings...

Comcast and NBC form media giant
(BBC) Dec 03, 2009
The cable TV provider Comcast has agreed to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal (NBCU), creating a media superpower in the US....

Geller's Successor found in Greece
(C21Media) Oct 13, 2009
Spoon-bender extraordinaire Uri Geller is heading to Greece, after distributor SevenOne International concluded a deal for a Greek version of The Successor - The Next Uri Geller....

Italy editor quits in row over PM
(BBC) Sep 03, 2009
The editor of Avvenire, a leading Italian Catholic newspaper, has quit in a bitter row involving the country's Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi....

Berlusconi sues media for 'libel'
(BBC) Aug 28, 2009
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is launching legal action against media outlets across Europe for their coverage of his private life....

Video appears in paper magazines
(BBC) Aug 20, 2009
The first-ever video advertisement will be published in a traditional paper magazine in September....