Alpha TV
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| Type | Broadcast |
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| Country |  Greece |
| Availability | Worldwide via satellite |
| Owner | Dimitris Kontominas |
| Launch date | 1993 |
| Past names | Skai / A-Sky |
| Website | www.alphatv.gr |
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel (prior to 2000: Skaï, the Greek spelling of Sky). The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens. The owner of Alpha TV is the businessman Dimitris Kontominas.
Alpha TV's logo, when the channel was called Skaï was written in Greek letters. It was Latinized in 1999 and changed to a blue font, when Dimitris Kontominas bought it from Ioannis Alafouzos On September of 1999 it became Alpha-Sky and later A-Sky before changing to the present-day name, on October of the same year. The logo was kept when they changed the channel name. In the year 2006, the name was changed to the first letter of the Greek alphabet to reflect channel's popularity, and used a similarity of Swiss font letters. This A (alpha) logo is similar to the Attiki Odos logo. The font letters in 2003 changed and a circle was added over Alpha, but the two As (alphas) remain. In 2005 a new version was introduced and is colored with red looking like the modern Adobe Logo. Ratings are now in the middle range after the introduction of Alter and the now-defunct Tempo but in several years peaked at number one.
In Cyprus, some of Alpha TV's programmes are broadcasted by the National Tv Station, CyBc (ΡΙΚ).
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[edit] 2006/7 Season Programming
[edit] News and Talk Shows
- Kalimera sas (Goodmorning), current morning show. Features discussion with in-studio guests and news from all over Greece and abroad. The show is hosted by Giorgos Aftias and Maria Nikoltsiou. Airs Monday - Friday at 5:55am.
- Alpha Eidiseis (Alpha News), presented by Nikos Hadjinikolaou and former Mega Channel anchor Mara Zaharea. Daily newscast in Greek featuring news from Greece and around the world. Airs daily at 15:00pm, 20:00pm and 1:00am.
- H Mihani toy Hronou (The Time Machine), presented by Hristos Vassilopoulos, goes back in time to explore and review several news and cases. Airs Saturdays at 14:00pm.
- Steile Minima (Send a Message), an afternoon show featuring every day problems of people all over Greece. Hosted by Dimitris Markos. Airs Monday - Friday at 15:30pm.
- Kous Kous to Mesimeri, presented by Katerina Karavatou, featuring the latest news of the Greek show business.
[edit] Soap Operas
- An M' Agapas, a new series based on an Italian one. Cast members include Vana Barba, Tamila Koulieva and Giorgos Voyatzis. Airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 21:00pm.
[edit] Entertainment
- Al Tsantiri News- Satirical comedy show that features Lakis Lazopoulos giving 'his version' of the news. Airs Tuesdays at 9pm
- Kafes Me Tin Eleni- Variety show featuring entertainment as well as segments on cooking, health, astrology, lifestyle issues and more. Hosted by well-known and loved Eleni Menegaki. Airs Monday - Friday at 10am
- Afto Mas Eleipe (What we've been missing) - Weekend morning show presented by Thanassis Patras, Elena Graveza and Dimitra Roumbessi. Airs Saturdays, Sundays at 10am
- 3 Efhes (3 Wishes), presented by Roula Koromila as a show designed to bring everyday people's wishes to life. Airs Sundays at 9pm
- TV Tiglon, a show presented by Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Maria Bakodimou. Features news, stories and celebrities from the Greek entertainment scene. Airs Wednesdays at Midnight .
- Allaxe to (Change it), the Greek version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Hosted by Spyros Soulis. Airs Saturdays, Sundays at 1pm
- An (If). Elena Katritsi presents a new show where two celebrity guests answer a series of questions and dilemmas to form a storyline, each adding to it. Airs Tuesdays at 11pm
- Eikones (Icons), a travel documentary presented by Tassos Doussis. Airs Sundays at 1pm
- Η Κouzina Tis Mamas- Entertaining show that seeks to teach viewers, in a fun way, about cooking and eating healthy. Host Εutuxis Bletsas travels the country visiting as many homes- and moms, as he can to find out their special tips or secret recipes and to educate everyone about how and why we should eat properly. Along the way, he gives his special tips and tricks as well as information on health and diet. Eutuxi also entertains everyone with music and singing. Airs Saturdays at 3:30pm (Previously aired on ET3)
- Koita ti Ekanes (Look what you've done), presented by Semina Digeni, resembles a Greek festival. Airs Saturdays at 9pm
[edit] Game and Reality Shows
- Dream Show- The Music 2- The second installment of the reality show, similar to Fame Story, where contestants face each other in a competition to determine the best singer. Hosted by Andreas Mikroutsikos. Premieres Jan. 20 at 10pm.
- Soundmix, reality show where contestants get made over as their favourite singer then sing one of their songs. The winner receives 50 000 Euro. Hosted by Julie Massino, Nikos Moutsinas and Natalia Germanou.
- Nai i Ou? (Yea or Nay?), a new game show hosted by Petros Filippidis. Airs Fridays-Sundays at 7pm .
- To Pio Megalo Pazari, again hosted by Andreas Mikroutsikos its the remake of the earlier version (To Megalo Pazari, originally aired at Mega Channel, hosted by Mikroutsikos). Airs Monday - Friday at 7pm .
- Pame Paketo (The Package). Presented by Vicky Hadjivasileiou, on its second season, features true people stories that are being unfolded on set by the people who lived them. Airs Mondays at 10pm .
[edit] Television Series
- 10i Entoli (The Tenth Commandment), a drama featuring true stories that at times emerged in Greece. Airs Wednesdays at 11pm.
- Oi Istories tou Astynomou Beka (Officer Beka's Stories). Starring Ierocles Mihailides as Officer Bekas, the series features all the mysteries that he, along with his partners Petros (Pygmalion Dadakarides) and Angela (Penelope Anastasopoulou), tries to solve. Each mystery, featuring new cast members per story, is solved within the course of two or three episodes. Based on the book by Yannis Maris. Air dates not yet announced.
- I Teleftaia Parastasi (The Final Performance), a new series inspired by the life of the great Greek actress Elli Lambeti. It's the first television series to use Manos Hadjidakis music and songs. Starring Maria Kalogirou and Karyofillia Karabeti. Air dates not yet announced.
- Tyflomyga, starring Antonis Fragakis and Natassa Kalogridi. Air dates not yet announced .
See also List of programs broadcast by Alpha TV
[edit] History
- 1993 Skai TV was launched to compete with Mega Channel and ANT1 similar to ERT Channels. It began broadcasting with a heavy emphasis on news and sports. At the time, its sister station was the #1 ranked radio station in Athens, Skai 100.3 FM (then on 100.4 FM).
- 1994 Skai TV began to exchange family/children's programs from Star Channel with Alpha's children's programming.
- 1999 Alpha TV sold, renamed Alpha-Sky and later A-Sky during a transition period.
- 2000 Renamed to Alpha TV
- 2003 10th anniversary of the station
- 2005 Alpha TV begins broadcast of Alpha Sat, the international network of Alpha and signs up with UBI World TV to make Alpha Sat available in Australia as well as the Asia / Pacific region
- 2007 Various news sources reveal that Alpha TV will launch there International Sat channel on DirecTV in the US sometime mid to late 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Greek)
- Alpha Sat (English) (Under Construction)
- H Kouzina Tis Mamas (Greek)
