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New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television
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New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (Greek: Νέα Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία, Ίντερνετ και Τηλεόραση, romanized: Néa Ellinikí Radiofonía, Ínternet kai Tileórasi) or NERIT (ΝΕΡΙΤ) was the state-owned public broadcaster for Greece from 4 May 2014 to 11 June 2015. Antonis Samaras' coalition government established NERIT to replace the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) in 2013: NERIT began broadcasting under their identity on 4 May 2014, replacing the transitional service Dimosia Tileorasi.
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Type | Public broadcasting network |
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Headquarters | Broadcasting House (Mesogeion 432), Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Owner | State-owned |
Key people | Petros Maes |
Launch date | 10 July 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-10) |
Dissolved | 11 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-11) |
Picture format | 576i 16:9 (SDTV) 1080p 16:9 (HDTV) |
Replaced | Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) (1975–2013) |
Replaced by | Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) |
In 2015, the government (by then under Alexis Tsipras as Prime Minister) restored ERT as Greece's public broadcaster,[1] and NERIT ceased broadcasting on 11 June 2015 (at 6:00 EEST).