Social Business Channel

The SBC (Social Business Channel) was the first thematic television channel for the economy in Greece. The station began operating in December 2005 and broadcast many programs on the market, the economy and traffic, in Greek and international markets. Originally started as a Satellite Business Channel (Satellite Business Channel) and later became Social Business Channel (Social Business Channel).

Certification and awards

To SBC was certified according to the international standard of ISO 9001: 2000 by the international body 'Vureau Veritas Certification' 'and was distinguished by the President of Athens Exchange Spyros Capralos during the first meeting of Athens Exchange of 2007. It was also made interviews, which occupied the Media, as the governor of Bank Greece George Provopoulos, the head of the ASPIS Group (Aspis) Psomiadi Paul, the former economy minister George Papaconstantinou, the CEO of Hellas Sat Christodoulos Protopapas, Doctor of Law. Kaposita etc.

Partnerships and emission stopping

Collaborating with the most reputable global financial television networks, Bloomberg and Russia Today while the channel projected in all displays of Athens Stock Exchange. From June 2010 the broadcast station is only online following a decision by the National Telecommunications and Post Commission to suspend televised broadcast on 14 June 2010 as the frequency was assigned to the Canal House. The interruption of the station brought a storm of reactions from viewers and investors even leading to unemployment of 80 employees.

Changes in ownership

Consistent proceeded former executives of SBC and Channel 9 to the financial channel temporarily emits through the frequency of the second 30% of the airtime of Channel 9.

Specifically, the 'SBC' began in December 2005, but not illegal, but substituting the regional information Station Attica s Local TV the which started its operation in December 2000.

As SBC lasted until June 14, 2010 where the broadcast was stopped because it was illegal, but not the case. The summer of 2010 was renamed Local TV but this time, instead of informative, informational and was not particularly "children's" TV station and raised childhood Nickelodeon. In September of the same year it was renamed the Nickelodeon.

After three years of absence (2010-2013), the SBC now broadcasts on the frequency of the former music TV channel Jeronimo Groovy TV (JGTV) who previously had homonymous radio station, Jeronimo Groovy 88.9 FM Radio Station (JGRS, now HIT 88.9) musician who remains until today. Originally started as a music channel in 1991. In early 2000, the station began the first problems. Finally in 2003 he was sold to the journalist George Tragas who was for six years a shareholder of the television station and musician became news channel and renamed Channel 10. Lasted until the biennium 2011-2012 until renamed SUNNY Channel and early 2013, he was renamed to the current, as SBC.

Plus, the station owned property on Broadcasting Holdings - Jeronimo Groovy SA 'shareholders are the' 'MCA SA Publishing and Broadcasting Stations Operating' 'which the company president and the channel is Peter Kyriakidis (100%).

OTE TV

The SBC started to broadcast on cable platform OTE TV from 14 December 2012.

External links

• Official Website