One Channel (Greece)
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| Country | Greece |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greece |
| Affiliates | Mega Channel |
| Headquarters | Piraeus, Greece |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 aspect ratio 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Alter Ego Media (Evangelos Marinakis) |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 May 2019 (Online) 23 May 2019 (Via Satellite and IPTV) |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
One Channel is a Greek free-to-air television channel broadcasting from Piraeus.[1] At the moment the channel is only available online.
History
On 2 September 2016, Vangelis Marinakis owner of Alter Ego Media won one of the four national television licenses auctioned in Greece after spending EUR 73.8m in a highly unusual competitive bidding process.[2] The Alter Ego Media, on 29 September patent the name and the logo of the network.[3][4] After the auction was canceled, the network lost its licence and didn't launch.
Alter Ego didn't participate in the second auction for the seven television licenses (2017–2018), because the company had recently bought Lambrakis Press Group on 31 May 2017,[5] which owned 22% of the shares of Mega Channel. On 18 October 2018, tried to buy one of the last two remained TV licenses for 3,5m €.
Due to the elections that took place in the country, the network wanted to cover the event. The channel took a temporary licence on 10 June. By the end of August, One Channel started producing network programming with the addition of well-known Greek journalists.
The first broadcast of the channel was on 17 April 2019, via the news site In.gr, initially for the coverage of the presentation of Giannis Moralis, candidate for mayor of Piraeus. The first official broadcast was on 2 May, via its official site and on 23 May started broadcasting via satellite and IPTV on Nova and Cosmote TV.
One Channel is an official holder of a TV Licence and it is expected to start broadcasting digitally on 11 November 2019.[6][7]
References
- ^ Clapson, Sarah (9 May 2019). "Evangelos Marinakis' big launch receives 'positive feedback'". nottinghampost.com.
- ^ Τηλεοπτικές άδειες: Αυτοί είναι οι νέοι καναλάρχες – Δείτε τα επίσημα αποτελέσματα Newsbomb.gr, 2 September 2016. In Greek
- ^ Και το όνομα αυτού... One Channel για τον Μαρινάκη e-tetradio.gr, 26 October 2016. In Greek
- ^ Αυτό είναι το όνομα και το λογότυπο του καναλιού του Μαρινάκη tvxs.gr, 26 October 2017. In Greek
- ^ Στον εφοπλιστή Βαγγέλη Μαρινάκη ο ΔΟΛ Τυπολογίες, 31 May 2017. In Greek
- ^ Πήρε άδεια πανελλαδικής εμβέλειας το One Channel του Μαρινάκη Ελεύθερος Τύπος. In Greek
- ^ Πότε κάνει πανελλαδική πρεμιέρα το One Channel DailyMedia. In Greek
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