Not to be confused with
AND1.
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a popular television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. It is pronounced "Ant-énna" because of the Greek word for "Antenna" (Αντέννα) meaning aerial and "ena" (ένα) for the number 1. It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel and is owned by ANT1 Group. ANT1 has been the most popular network in Greece for years with its line up of hit series including popular dramas Lampsi and Kalimera Zoi. Recently however, MEGA has overtaken ANT1 as the most popular network. Programming consists of comedies, dramas, news, current affairs programs, gameshows and entertainment shows.
The first broadcast came on New Year's Eve 1989. One of the concept executive producers has been Nico Mastorakis who brought with him several original (for the Greek viewers) ideas after his stay in the USA. Programs like Wheel of Fortune (Greek version), and Oi Men Kai Oi Den were immediately among the top 10 shows in Greece. Cartoons are offered in the morning. Most of them are shown in the Greek language. Today they are offered only on Weekend mornings, while news-magazine and lifestyle programs such as Studio me Thea are now shown on the weekends.
Antenna also runs Antenna FM Athens, which also broadcasts nationally, Rythmos FM (a local pop music radio station in Athens) as well as international networks Antenna Satellite (North America), Antenna Pacific (Australia) and Antenna Europe (Europe, outside of the balkans) which broadcast the best of ANT1 programming to audiences abroad. ANT1 recently launched a digital channel- Antenna Gold, that airs programming from Antenna's programming library including many #1 hit shows. It airs on Nova, Greece's Digital Satellite platform as well as in North America on Dish Network. It also owns a stake in Macedonia TV, a TV station with national coverage in Greece, based out of Thessaloniki, and Antenna FM Thessaloniki, a radio station in Thessaloniki.
Programs that were once shown on ANT1 were CBS Evening News from America. ANT1 Satellite News was also shown until the late 1990s.
A 30-second commercial, which is shown only on ANT1, and sometimes Star Channel shows all the guide to Greece's beaches.
Its station is located in an Athens suburb of Maroussi. Its main Athens transmission tower is on Mount Hymettus. The station is broadcast terrestrially via a network of repeaters throughout all of Greece and Cyprus.
[edit] Programming
[edit] Weekdays
[edit] Morning
- 7:00-10:00 :Kalimera Ellada (Morning magazine hosted by Giorgos Papadakis and Stratis Liarellis)
- 10:00-13:00 :10-1 mazi (Morning magazine hosted by Giorgos Karameros and Spyros Xaritatos)
[edit] Afternoon
[edit] Weekends
[edit] Morning
6:00 Litsa.com Comedy(E) 7:00 Ths Ellados ta paidia Comedy (E) 8:00 Ekeines kai Egw Comedy (E)[[1]] 9:00 Fila to Batraxo sou Comedy (E) 10:00 Kai oi pantremenoi exoun psuxoi Comedy (E) 12:00 Tha vreis ton daskalo sou Comedy (E)
[edit] Afternoon
[edit] Prime Time
Returning comedies are in red; new comedies are in pink; returning dramas are in green; new dramas are in blue; returning reality shows are in yellow; new reality shows are in gold; returning game shows are in orange; new game shows are in beige; news programming is in brown; sports programming is in purple; films are in red; talk shows are in bordeau
- 10 Me 1 Mazi - Variety program featuring entertainment as well as segments on cooking, health, astrology, lifestyle issues and more. It is hosted by George Karameros and Spiros Haritatos and other guests. Airs Monday - Friday at 10:00am till 12:59pm.
- Kalimera Ellada - Morning show with news, entertainment and more, airing Monday - Friday at 7:00am till 9:52am. The star of the show, which is in its 17th year, is long-time host George Papadakis.
- Radio Arvyla - Talk show with a satirical look on current events, based in Thessaloniki and hosted by Αντώνης Κανάκης, Γιάννης Σερβετάς, Στάθης Παναγιωτόπουλος & Χρήστος Κιούσης.
- Ta Nea tou ANT1 - Daily newscast in Greek featuring news from Greece and around the world. Airs daily at 1pm, 6pm (update), 8 pm (main newscast hosted by Nikos Evangelatos) and 2:15am.
- The X Factor - Greek version of popular UK reality program, now in its second season.
- Greece Got Talent - Greek reality program, talent competition entering its third season.From April 2010.
- Wipeout (game show) - From February 2010.
[edit] Television series
Current lineup
- Ergazomeni ginaika, Popular comedy, now in its 2nd season
- Litsa.com, Popular comedy, now in its 2nd season
- Karma, drama
- Dr.Roulis, comedy
- Eleftheros kai oraios, comedy
- O kyrios kai i kyria Pells, comedy
- Oneiropagida, comedy
- O Polemos ton Astron, drama
[edit] Sports
[edit] Foreign Series
[edit] Foreign Shows
[edit] History
- 1986/1987 - Construction of Antenna TV station begun. Construction continued until Antenna began operations of satellite. Signals were being put all over the country.
- 1989 - Antenna began operation of broadcasting in Greece.
- Early to mid 1990s - Antenna began launching ANT1 in Cyprus, ANT1 Satellite for North American viewers, and ANT1 Pacific in Australia. The broadcasting hour was short and was broadcast 8 hours live (7:00pm EAST to 3:00am EAST), and reruns from 9am EAST to 5pm EAST until 1999. HRT from the Croatian Information Centre was also broadcast on the same channel.
- 1992 - Kalimera Ellada (Good Morning Greece) was launched as the first morning show in Greece.
- 1992/1993 - Lampsis and Kalimera Zoi passes the 1000th episode milestone.
- Mid 1990s - Antenna and Skai TV were the number one channels as indicated in some commercials The ANT1 slogan (ANT1 noúmero éna) was used until 1999 after their ratings were #1 in Hellenic speaking television. Some programs throughout the 1990s were being number one.
- 1996 - antenna.gr hit the World Wide Web, some prefer antenna.com.gr.
- Late 1990s - Lampsis and Kalimera Zoi passes the 2000th episode milestone.
- 1999 (September) - ANT1 Satellite and Pacific extended programming to 16 hours of broadcasting and also adds live news coverage.
- Late 2000 - ANT1 Satellite and Pacific begins broadcasting a 24-hour program.
- 2001 - ANT1 buys NovaSat and contracted with the state/country of Bulgaria in broadcasting rules.
- 2001/2002 - Lampsis and Kalimera Zoi passes the 3000th episode milestone.
- 2002 - ANT1 Profits began to fall. It started from the $15 (American) range to $1.50 in the following weeks.
- 2002 - Ratings for Ta Nea Tou ANT1 peaks at around 200,000, while Alter and Star reaches 250,000.
- 2002 (September) - ANT1 changes its slogan to kainourgios kosmos (different world in English) while more shows were coming.
- 2003 - Low profit means ANT1 profits listed as ANTV on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was no longer seen on ANT1 satellite.
- 2006 - Antenna launches Antenna Europe, international channel that broadcasts the 'best of Antenna' programming to major centres in Europe.
- 2007 - Antenna Gold is removed from NOVA lineup due to the expiration of the agreement between ANT1 and Multichoice Hellas. Antenna Gold is no longer available to viewers in Greece.
- 2008 - ANT1 Group sells off the Bulgarian Nova Television station to Swedish based Modern Times Group for €620 million, thus securing a crucial line of credit for its distressed core business that experienced fallen ratings in the 2007-2008 season.
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| December 1989 - September 2007 | September 2007 - September 2008 | September 2008 - present |
The first ANT1 logo was colored with gold with ANT flattened 20 degrees to the right and the number 1 is bolded at size 2. At the left edges of the number 1, two lines starting from A to 1. The line at the top is short and the line at the bottom is almost long. The logo appeared at the top-left on the screen. Due to its brightness, the logo could cause burn-in on rear projection and plasma TVs. A defined image of the logo will appear permanently on the TV screen.
On 17 September 2007, ANT1 launched the new pink logo which also included a new on-screen logo. The logo was more subtle and did not cause the problems mentioned above.
On 15 September 2008, ANT1 dropped the pink branding and launched a new look and logo. The logo does not feature the lines above and below the word ANT1.
[edit] Slogans
ANT1 has had various slogans over the years, the most recent ones have been as follows:
- from 1989 until 1998: ΑΝΤ1 ΝΟΥΜΕΡΟ ΕΝΑ (Ant1 Number One)
- 1998/1999 season: ΟΛΑ ΓΙΑ ΣΕΝΑ (All for you)
- 1999/2000 season: ΟΛΑ ΓΙΑ ΣΕΝΑ (All for you) [renewed]
- 2000/2001 season: ΒΛΕΠΕΙΣ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΡΔΙΑ ΣΟΥ (You're watching with your heart)
- 2001/2002 season: ΚΑΛΥΤΕΡΑ ΜΑΖΙ (Better together)
- 2003/2004 season: BΛΕΠΩ ANT1 (I'm watching ANT1)
- 2004/2005 season: Η ΖΩΗ ΘΕΛΕI ANT1 (Life wants ANT1)
- 2005/2006 season: (part a) ΟΛΑ ΠΑΙΖΟΥΝ (Everything's possible)
- 2005/2006 season: (part b) ΔΥΝΑΤΑ (Strong)
- 2006/2007 season: MH XANEIΣ ΣTIΓMH (Don't miss a moment)
- 2007/2008 season: ΒΛΕΠΕΙΣ ΚΑΛΑ. ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΝΤ1. (You see it right. It's ANT1.)
- 2008/2009 season: FRESH
- 2009/2010 season: FRESH [renewed]
[edit] ANT1 Abroad
Since 1996, Antenna has broadcast its programming internationally for Greek speaking audiences abroad. Initially the broadcast was for a few hours each day but has since evolved into a full channel that operates 24hrs a day. ANT1 currently operates 3 television channels, via satellite, which vary according to the different geographical targets:
Antenna Europe - for audiences in Europe (outside of Greece)
Antenna Satellite - for audiences in North and South America
Antenna Pacific - for audiences in Australia and the Pacific Rim
ANT1 Satellite & ANT1 Pacific started broadcasting in 1996 with a very limited schedule for only a few hours a day. In 2000, both channels expanded to a full 24-hour schedule featuring the 'best of Antenna' including popular shows Lampsi, Erotas and Kalimera Zoi, news, sports and special events.
ANT1 Europe launched in early 2006 but is only available outside Greece and not in neighbouring countries such as Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania & Serbia.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| ANT1 Group | | | National TV channels | | | | International TV channels | | | | Radio | | |
