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Tsipras facing more media intervention claims after changes at newspaper
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the government’s botched attempt last year to regulate the TV sector, which led to the Council of State voiding a tender for just four national TV broadcasting licences. The developments come at a moment...’s most popular TV station, Mega. However, the economic crisis in Greece has devastated advertising
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Mistrust in news reporting persists amid chaotic media landscape
Societyis characterised by a TV market in turmoil, a weak print sector and some of the highest use of social... advertising eligibility, and a proposed law limiting the spread of false information. Regarding TV... their news online, followed by 71 percent for social media, 67 percent for TV and 26 percent for print
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament elections, while New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a live interview to Alpha TV... and [Sebastian] Kurz,” added the Greek prime minister. In his interview with Alpha TV, Mitsotakis defended Weber... TV shows support for New Democracy in the European Parliament elections at 31 percent, with SYRIZA
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New Democracy on course for clear majority, opinion polls suggest
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the Prespes Agreement and draw support away from the ultra-nationalist newcomer Greek Solution, led by TV... and that a clear parliamentary majority is in sight. According to an MRB survey for Star TV, ND is on 31.3... to a poll by Pulse RC for Skai TV, New Democracy is on 33.5 percent, while SYRIZA is on 25.5 percent
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Tsipras responds to criticism of SYRIZA record in bid to rally support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s interview with Skai TV almost a year on after he issued a ban on SYRIZA officials... as possible. SYRIZA has had a troubled relationship with the TV channel, particularly since 2015... up the penal code. The impression left by Tsipras’s interview on Skai TV is that it is highly
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PM offers vision of stronger post-pandemic Greece, as ND reaps approval in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the TV screens for the fourth time in a month was clearly prompted by concerns in government and expert... the Easter weekend, including a ban on all car traffic. However, the TV address stuck to the bigger... overwhelmingly approve of the government’s handling of the pandemic. An MRB poll for Star TV showed that 8
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Govt weighs up stricter measures to suppress Covid-19, talks up vaccine hopes
PoliticsGreek Politics. Speaking on Open TV, Petsas said that, “putting off difficult decisions such as school openings, does.... In a separate interview to Ant1 TV, Deputy Education Minister Vassilis Digalakis confirmed the decision to go... of testing by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. In remarks made during an interview with Skai TV
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Trouble from Turkey prompts plans for extra defence spending after years of cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Christos Staikouras said in a TV interview that New Democracy is prepared to dip into Greece’s..., that the spending would not concern just arms purchases. Staikouras told Alpha TV that “if possible... Gerapetritis also confirmed in an TV interview that discussions are taking place about ways
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High hopes for Pompeo visit as new row brews over media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, this time only TV channels will benefit from the handouts. Earlier in the year, Petsas awarded 20 million... to TV channels “to buy their silence or pro-government stance.” The government spokesman has argued... and that the best way of reaching people is via nationwide TV channels.
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Impending lockdown decision highlights cabinet tensions, casts unflattering spotlight on experts
PoliticsGreek Politicson to the airwaves. On Tuesday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias told Open TV that he was about... impending interview on Skai TV’s evening news is no doubt intended to rectify the appearance..., called on experts to stay off the TV and “stop filling the airwaves with nonsense”. The criticism
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