The European Broadcasting Union will maintain ERT's TV and radio frequencies via a a live stream on the EBU website until the national broadcaster is able to resume full services to domestic audiences.  To date ERT Live stream has delivered 2.7 million live video streams for a total cumulative viewing time of 1.856 million hours.

Greece’s Council of State on Monday ordered the government to restore the ERT signal and take all appropriate organizational measures to continue broadcasting through the ERT frequencies and internet sites until a new public service broadcaster is established.

However the signal to domestic Greek audiences reliant on over the air terrestrial distribution of the signal is blocked because the transmitters remain switched off. The Greek government has not clarified when it will comply with the Court order. 

In the meantime, Eurovision Network Director Graham Warren said the EBU will continue to support  the ERT signal via satellite.

“This signal is used to facilitate the video and radio channel streaming that we set in place last Wednesday via the EBU website,” said Mr Warren. “The signal is not really intended for direct-to-home reception. However a few domestic antennas will be capable of reception.”

Greek satellite subscribers were provided with access to NET – ERT’s prime news channel – via ERT’s Athens Earth Station. The EBU arranged for the signal to be retransmitted on three satellites over Europe, Asia and Australia until intervention by the Greek government.

Mr Warren said international subscribers should be able to continue to access the TV and Radio streaming over the internet for the immediate future. Some household and cable TV organisations can also access the satellite signal on EBU satellite capacity at an orbital location of 7E. It remains unclear how long it will take the ERT services to be restored terrestrially in Greece and via the original satellite network for international reception of ERT signals.

The president of the EBU Jean Paul Philippot welcomed the court ruling (17/6) describing it as a ‘positive turn’ which would enable public service media to return to Greece.