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ERT Sports HD
CountryGreece
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersBroadcasting House
Programming
Language(s)Greek
Picture format1080i(HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerERT
Sister channelsERT1
ERT2
ERT3
ERT World
History
Launched27 April 2011
11 June 2015
(Relaunch)
9 February 2019
(as ERT Sports)
Closed8 February 2019
(as ERT HD)
1 December 2020
(as ERT Sports)
Replaced byERT1 HD
Links
WebsiteERT Sports HD
Availability
Streaming media
ERTflixWatch live

ERT Sports(Greek:ΕΡΤ Sports) was aGreekfree-to-airtelevision channel, owned by theHellenic Broadcasting Corporation,the state broadcaster of Greece. It was the first high-definitiontelevision channelin the country and started broadcasting on 27 April 2011 in several large cities such asAthens,ThessalonikiandAlexandroupolias ERT HD.[1]

ERT HD broadcast such important international events as theOlympic Games,theUEFA European Championshipand theEurovision Song Contest.It broadcasts at1080iframe, encoded atAdvanced Video Codingon theDVB-Tstandard.[2]

On 1 December 2020, ERT Sports was technically replaced on terrestrial television by ERT1 HD, while at the same time, HD broadcasts began in 80% of the country's population for ERT2 and ERT3. ERT Sports is currently broadcast only through the ERTFLIX platform, in three separate instances (ERT Sports, ERT Sports 2 and ERT Sports 3), to allow concurrent broadcasting of athletic events.[3][4]Following ERT Sports' closure, ERT 1 is responsible for the broadcast of theFrench Open,the finals of theUEFA Champions League,UEFA Europa LeagueandFormula Oneand ERT 3 for games of theGreek Basket League,theBasketball Champions League,theA1 Ethniki Volleyballand the Greek handball championship,[4]as well as theSuper League Greece 2.[5]When two or more athletic events are scheduled for simultaneous or near simultaneous broadcast, both ERT 3 and ERT Sports channels are used; the ERT Sports channels do not broadcast other content otherwise. During theXXXII Olympiad,on certain days, all ERT channels, terrestrial and via the internet were utilized for the broadcast of athletic events.[6]

Lawsuit

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The Greek private television channelSkaifiled a lawsuit against the state broadcaster in 2011 for what it claimed was an illegalmonopolyon high-definition programming by the public broadcaster. In its lawsuit, Skai claimed that ERT was in violation ofEuropean Unionregulations regardingcompetition.[7]

Logos

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  • 27/04/2011 - 11/06/2013
    27/04/2011 - 11/06/2013
  • 11/06/2015 - 09/02/2019
    11/06/2015 - 09/02/2019
  • 09/02/2019 - 28/09/2020
    09/02/2019 - 28/09/2020
  • 28/09/2020 - 1/12/2020
    28/09/2020 - 1/12/2020

See also

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References

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  1. ^"ΕΡΤ HD, Τι είναι και πως το βλέπω;"(in Greek). techblog.gr.Retrieved15 May2011.
  2. ^"Αθλητικό κανάλι η ψηφιακή ΕΡΤ Sports HD".avgi.gr(in Greek).Retrieved22 April2019.
  3. ^"Σε HD θα εκπέμπει η ΕΡΤ - Και διαδικτυακά κανάλια ERTsports μέσω ERTFLIX".naftemporiki.gr(in Greek). 26 November 2020.Retrieved21 January2022.
  4. ^ab"Ολη η ΕΡΤ σε HD - ERT.GR".ert.gr(in Greek).Retrieved21 January2022.
  5. ^Διακουμόπουλος, Στράτος."Super League 2: Οι πρώτες μεταδόσεις από την ΕΡΤ".Fosonline.gr(in Greek).Retrieved21 January2022.
  6. ^"Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2021: Το πλήρες τηλεοπτικό πρόγραμμα".ΕΘΝΟΣ(in Greek). 22 July 2021.Retrieved21 January2022.
  7. ^"ΕΡΤ: επιχειρεί παρανόμως να εισάγει στην HD τηλεοπτικά της προγράμματα"(in Greek). skai.gr. 18 April 2011.Retrieved15 May2011.
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