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Interested in buying Antena3 seems to be a group of foreign investors represented by Prof. Dr. Stylianos Syrmoglou, CEO of many TV stations over the time from Greece and not only, very well connected as well to the television industry in USA. Our sources disclosed us that the discussion between the Greek journalist and the representatives of Antena Group have already started about one month ago. Dr. Syrmoglou had meetings with Camelia Voiculescu and Sorin Alexndrescu, ex-CEO of Antena Group. The rumors say an answer is waited to come from Dan Voiculescu himself, despite the fact that he is still in prison. The proposals done to the media group which includes Antena 3 as well is refering either to a colaboration to this media group, or buying Antena 3, a station which is passing through an extremly difficult period in terms of financial situation. According to our sources, Antena 3 is fastly bound to insolvency. So from this perspective we can conclude that this opportunity can be called one in a life time in order to overcome the actual situation. As a matter of fact, especially because Antena 3 was forced to move in another place than Bucuresti-Ploiești one, it needed to take drastic measures in terms of cutting the wages and fireing employees. And it seems new reducing costs measures are to come in October as well.
According to our sources the journalist Stylianos Syrmoglou the one who is conducting all the negociations in Bucharest has more aces up his sleeve. If Dan Voiculescu refuses his offer, Mr Syrmoglou will make a similar proposal to DOGAN Group in Instanbul, for taking over Kanal D in Bucharest. The fact which is well known in the very informed cirlces is that this key-personage Stylianos Syrmoglou negociated in the past with CME group in order to take over PROTV, but the negotiations were stopped. The TV project which is proposed by the foreign investors represented by professor Stylianos Syrmoglou would impose a new type of journalistic mentality, as we can conclude after reading the articles posted by him on personal profile on Facebook. So, why is this interest to the Romanian media market of such a journalist with almost 30 years experience, who had first positions in the management of many TV stations in Greece, Cyprus, England and Sweden? It is a legitim question which can remain a enygma if we could not take deeper investigations on this issue. So, our information is that Stylianos Syrmoglou intend to develop a Balkanic TV project with studios in Sofia, Belgrade, Istanbul and Bucharest. Which sounds not bad at all, especially regarding the journalistic line he intends to impose in his media corporation, beeing an European one. We follow with interest in the last month his articles on Facebook in which he approached in a sharp way the problems with the mentalities in Romanian media. We kept in mind some of them in which his critics were addresed especially to the way Antena 3 is practicing the journalism and to the desastrous management in this TV station. His acid analysis regarded as well other televisions in Romania RTV, PROTV and TVR, Stylianos Syrmoglou nameing the plot between politicians and the owners of the media groups. It is very interesting to see details of this new TV project, as it comes just to the right moment on a media market financially confused and smashed by the political wars. We try to get more from Mr Syrmoglou, who had not been approchable by now. It seems Stylianos Syrmoglou is well informed about Romanian TV media, has connection with Romanian politicians and with Patriarch Daniel as well, as easily you can see from his profile on Facebook. He is the founder of Alpha Group in Greece, which was taken over by Germans of RTL. As well Stylianos Syrmoglou teaches International Relations to Universities in London and Washington.
