ERT World is a

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exempt Category B

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and is owned by

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. It broadcasts programming from

ERT World ERT World (formerly ERT SAT) is a Greek free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ( el, EPT – Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση). It is the corpor ...

and local Canadian content produced by Odyssey TV. It launched in November 2001 on

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. Programming on ERT World Canada includes news, talk shows, documentaries, sports, cultural programs and more.

is the international service of ERT, Greece's public broadcaster. ERT World is also unofficially referred to as OTN2.

History

ERT World Canada was licensed by the

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on December 14, 2000 as ''Odyssey II''. Since its inception in 2001 up until 2003, Odyssey II (as it was then known) featured programming from Greece's top private network -

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. In the summer of 2003, a dispute arose between Odyssey Television Network and the North American distributors of MEGA Channel and the programming was subsequently pulled. A short while later, OTN2 began airing programming from

which subsequently led to the channel being renamed ERT World Canada. In June 2013,

was shut down in Greece by the Greek government due to a restructuring of the

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ( el, Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση AE, Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi SA) or ERT () is the state-owned public radio and television broadcaster of Greece. History Overview ERT b ...

. The government had announced that a new, smaller public broadcaster would launch in early 2014 and it would feature an international feed for Greeks abroad. Due to continued political instability in Greece and several changes in government, the public broadcasting service has gone through significant turmoil. Due to the loss of programming, ERT World Canada has been airing programming from

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since the shut down of ERT World, on a temporary basis. On July 30, 2013,

replaced ERT World Canada in their lineup with Alpha Sat, a private network from Greece. On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Odyssey Television Network's request to convert ERT World Canada from a licensed Category B speciality service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.ERT World – Revocation of licence
/ref> On March 14, 2017, ERT World Canada resumed airing programming from ERT World in Greece, albeit on a part-time basis. The channel resumed airing ERT World programming on a full-time basis in April 2017.

Notable shows

A list of notable shows that air on ERT World Canada, as of October 2022:
Synthesis
- current affairs program, airs Monday - Friday
Kane Oti Koimase
- crime drama, airs Mondays
Ta Kalitera Mas Xronia
- comedy, airs Tuesdays
Xaireta Mou Ton Platano
- comedy, airs Monday - Friday
Athlitiki Kyriaki
- Sports news & highlights, airs Sundays
Basket League
- LIVE

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matches, airs Sundays
Theia Leitourgia
- Sunday Mass, airs Sundays

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ERT World (Canada) Digital cable television networks in Canada Greek-Canadian culture Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2001 Greek-language television stations Canada–Greece relations