ERT World (Canada)

ERT World is a Canadian exempt Category B Greek language specialty channel and is owned by Odyssey Television Network. It broadcasts programming from ERT World and local Canadian content produced by Odyssey TV. It launched in November 2001 on Rogers Cable.

ERT World
Launched13 November 2001
23 June 2016 (relaunch)
Closed21 May 2011
Owned byOdyssey Television Network
Picture format480i (SDTV)
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Formerly calledOdyssey II
ERT Sat
Sister channel(s)Odyssey
MEGA Cosmos
WebsiteERT World Canada
Availability
Satellite
Bell Satellite TVChannel 714
Cable
Rogers CableChannel 659
VidéotronChannel 263
IPTV
Bell Fibe TVChannel 890

Programming on ERT World Canada includes news, talk shows, documentaries, sports, cultural programs and more. ERT World 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 CRTC on December 14, 2000 as Odyssey II.[1]

Since its inception in 2001 up until 2003, Odyssey II (as it was then known) featured programming from Greece's top private network - MEGA Channel. 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 ERT World which subsequently led to the channel being renamed ERT World Canada.

In June 2013, ERT World was shut down in Greece by the Greek government due to a restructuring of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. 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 Greek Cinema since the shut down of ERT World, on a temporary basis.

On July 30, 2013, Rogers Cable 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.[2]

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.

Programs
gollark: I mean, keyboard/mouse (or touchpad) interfaces have worked for ages, and are probably more practical for actual typing.
gollark: Wow. Amazing. That totally sounds not annoying.
gollark: That seems like a bizarre workaround when you could just not use remotes which might spy on you.
gollark: Yes, a microphone which might well be constantly listening and transmitting your voice to PotatOS™.
gollark: Do so, then.

References
  1. Decision CRTC 2000-642
  2. ERT World – Revocation of licence
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