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Heavy downsizing has been taking place the last hours in SKAI radio station (also affecting the related TV station) which is expected to be completed by next month. The news, sports and road-traffic editorial departments are being stooped. Former news chief of Star Channer takes over as a Director of News for the whole media group, whereas music is being played again after 3 years suspension due to failure of loyalty agreements. 4 more layoffs occured at two other radio stations of the same media group, Melodia and Red, which will have to operate with only one sound engineer each. Read more »Heavy downsizing for majour news radio station of Athens
As we had predicted, the identity and profile change of the former news radio of Antenna, had a negative effect on the radio coverage of the group in the countryside. The program of Antenna FM used to be relayed in the countryside via the frequences of a 25 "networked" radio stations. Many of these stations had a long history in this cooperation, whereas some of them had also chosen to use the name of Antenna for their frequency. Read more »Antenna radio lost its nationwide coverage
As a result of the implications caused by the huge demonstration by hundreds of thousands in the center of Athens, the Greek Prime Minister is retreating badly as it concerns his communication tactics. The Greek Public Broadcaster ERT just announced that the "open" interview of George Papandreou on the public news radio, scheduled for tomorrow, "is being postponed until further notice". It may seem sensible to postpone the interview with the excuse of the procedural duties, including the wide reform of the government and its approval vote in the Parliament. Read more »Greek public radio to postpone tomorrow's "public" interview of the Prime Minister
The dismissal of 28 journalists of Vima media group has been revoked. The unions did not do the 48-hour strike that had been announced for Thursday and Friday resulting into not relasing the Sunday edition of Vima newspaper, Vima digital, IN.gr and Vima FM. Read more »Vima revoked the 28 job cuts
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