ERT seduces viewers with free films and curated content
ERT had us hooked with the 6 o’clock broadcast for daily updates, so it was only a question of time before they decided to go the Netflix way and offer us prime content for free. A savvy move by the state broadcaster to capitalise on its high ratings and captive audience to up its game.
Just when you thought you’d run out of shows to binge-watch during Lockdown, ERT, Greece’s state broadcaster surprises us, by offering a bouquet of curated content including award-winning films, TV series and documentaries – for free, whenever you want to tune in, starting April 24. Dubbed ERTFLIX by the media, (its name is yet to be decided), ERT’s hybrid TV, is bound to impress even its harshest sceptics. It’s not just the envy-inducing platform designed by ERT technicians on par with Netflix, Amazon or Apple we’re talking about, it is enhanced features, intelligent content including award-winning films and access to rare footage that has got us drooling.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO WATCH:
24 award-winning foreign films
“Miracle”, @www.imdb.com
Here is our pick of some of the 24 films we’d recommend you watch. “Miracle” with Julia Roberts, “Every Moment Counts” with Julianne Moore, “Dangerous Family” with and Michelle Pfeiffer, “Father and Daughter” with Russell Crowe, “Grace of Monaco” with Nicole Kidman, “The Program” with Dustin Hoffman, “Truth” with Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett, “Little Innocent Lies” with Marion Cotillard, «I, Daniel Blake» with Dave Jones, Brianna San, Haley Squires, “Love and Dark History” with Natalie Portman.
12 foreign series
“Fargo”, @www.imdb.com
Expect to sink deeper into your couch to watch your fave TV series such as “Fargo“, “Mr Selfridge“, “War & Peace“, “The Good Fight“, “Tin Star” etc. Agatha Christie’s endearing detectives Poirot and Ms Marple are expected to go on air too with their eponymous classic series shortly.
10 award-winning documentaries
“The Story of God”, @www.imdb.com
Award-winning series such as “The Story of God” with Morgan Freeman, and “Candy” and a host of other documentaries to dive into.
13 children’s and educational programmes
@www.telegraph.co.uk
From animation films to educational shows, keep your young ones edutained.
20 brilliantly documented tributes
@www.imdb.com
ERT digs deep into its archives and offers a peek into the fascinating lives and times of 20 legendary Greeks from composer Manos Hadjidakis to Nobel laureates Odysseus Elytis, George Seferis, operatic legend Maria Callas, film-maker Theodoros Angelopoulos, artist Giannis Tsarouchis amongst others.
What You Need To Do To Tune Into ERT Hybrid:
This new ERT platform is accessible to all, as long as you have your TV connected to the internet. In fact, ERT has already uploaded small YouTube videos that demonstrate how you can activate the hybrid platform per TV brand.
