Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Greece suspends state broadcaster ERT to save money

The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a "haven of waste".
 
All employees have been suspended pending a re-organisation. Thousands of people held a protest against the decision outside ERT headquarters.

Authorities confirmed that the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) had been formally disbanded, as transmissions gradually stopped on Tuesday night.
 
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