EBU Puts Shelved Greek Member ERT Back on Air

EBU Puts Shelved Greek Member ERT Back on Air

GENEVA, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today took the step of putting Greek broadcaster
ERT's news coverage back on air, allowing Greek satellite subscribers to watch NET, the
station's news channel, on television.



Until this afternoon, ERT's output was only available via a live stream on the EBU
website, redirected from ERT's signal, which was carried back to EBU headquarters in
Geneva. But EBU engineers have implemented a workaround to retransmit ERT's signal via the
EBU's Athens earth station.



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At around 3.45pm (CET) NET's news programmes, being produced at ERT's Thessaloniki
studios despite the government order to cease operations, reappeared on Greek screens.



The signal is also being made available globally on these satellites: Hotbird 13A in
Europe, APSTAR 7 in Asia, Intelsat 19 and Optus D2 in Oceania.



The decision to take steps to keep ERT on air was made by the EBU Executive Board on
Wednesday.



About the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)



The EBU is the world's foremost alliance of public service media organizations, with
Members in 56 countries in Europe and beyond.



The EBU's mission is to defend the interests of public service media and to promote
their indispensable contribution to modern society. It is the point of reference for
industry knowledge and expertise.



The EBU operates EUROVISION and EURORADIO.



EUROVISION is the media industry's premier distributor and producer of top quality
live sport and news, as well as entertainment, culture and music content.



EURORADIO enhances public service radio through the exchange of music, professional
networking and the promotion of digital and hybrid radio - to ensure radio remains a key
protagonist in a multimedia world.



The EUROVISION/EURORADIO satellite and fibre network is the largest and most reliable
in the world directly plugged in to public service media everywhere.



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Contact




BEN STEWARD
Communications Officer
T +41-22-717-2213
M +41-79-244-6535
steward@ebu.ch




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