Search is on for Greatest Greeks, past or present
(eKathimerini) Apr 23, 2008
Skai TV launches local version of BBC series...

BBC Worldwide Enters Co-Production Deal with Greek Broadcaster
(World Screen) Apr 10, 2008
BBC Worldwide has struck a deal with Greek broadcaster SKAI Television that will see three titles delivered between 2009 and 2011....

Simpsons ditched by Venezuelan TV
(BBC) Apr 09, 2008
The Simpsons has been dropped from morning TV in Venezuela after being deemed unsuitable for children - and has been replaced by Baywatch....

ERT at Cannes TV festival
Apr 08, 2008
Greek state broadcaster (ERT) will participate in the television festival MIP TV 2008...

Greek journalists join national strikes
(CNN) Apr 08, 2008
Greek journalists are walking off the job for five hours to protest the government's plans to reform the country's pension systems. Lawyers and workers at Greece's main telecoms provider are also on strike....

China Allows 26 Overseas Journalists on Three-Day Tour of Tibet
(Bloomberg) Mar 26, 2008
China's government allowed 26 overseas journalists to visit Tibet, two weeks after the most violent protests in 20 years hit the region's capital, Lhasa, and threatened to disrupt the Beijing Olympic Games....

Protest at torch lighting censored in China
(Hollywood Reporter) Mar 24, 2008
The millions of Chinese who tuned in for Monday's lighting of the Olympic torch saw a sanitized version of the event as China Central Television cut away from a protest for press freedom....

BBC launches Arabic TV channel
(BBC) Mar 11, 2008
The channel is free to everyone in North Africa and the Middle East with a satellite or cable connection....

Bid to turn off child TV stars
(eKathimerini) Feb 22, 2008
Greece’s watchdog for children’s rights has written to the government to complain about TV shows that allegedly exploit youngsters in the wake of a program being aired on Greek TV where young children go through dance auditions....

Danish papers reprint Mohammed cartoon
(CNN) Feb 13, 2008
Newspapers across Europe Wednesday reprinted the controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked worldwide protests two years ago....

EU closes infringement procedure vs Greece over broadcasting services law
(Forbes) Feb 01, 2008
The European Commission said it has closed its infringement procedure against Greece for failure to implement an electronic communications directive for its broadcasting transmission services....

New on the Net: Hollywood writers' strike is a boon for internet TV
(The Plain Dealer) Jan 10, 2008
TV's late night shows are back, but the continuing screenwriters strike has scuttled the Golden Globes and left the well running dry for most scripted shows. Production continues, however, in the world of webisodes...

New journalist strike in Greece - news blackout
Dec 19, 2007
Greece's journalists were striking Wednesday for the second time within the last three weeks to protest the government's planned reforms of the debt-ridden pension system....

The Monday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance
Dec 03, 2007
The government's firm stance on the planned changes to the social security system, and developments regarding the ailing national carrier Olympic Airways (OA) following the European Commission's insistence that the airline return illegal...

Press to hold 24-hour strike on Tuesday against fund merger
Nov 26, 2007
The Athens Journalists' Union (ESIEA) will hold a 24-hour strike from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday against the journalist's pension fund merger....