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Mega News

Mega News is the news brand of the Greek television network Mega TV, offering rolling news, current-affairs and sports bulletins.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Mega News is the news identity of Mega TV, one of Greece's established private television networks. It functions as a news brand rather than a standalone channel: its output is distributed through the Mega TV website and broadcast schedule, where it appears as a family of news programmes covering general current affairs, weekend editions, sports, weather and business news. The official Mega TV site lists Mega News items such as 'Mega News Επικαιρότητα', 'Mega News Επικαιρότητα Σ/Κ', 'Mega News Weekend', 'Mega News in English', 'Mega Sports News', 'Weather News', 'Cosmos News', 'ΟΤ ΑΓΟΡΕΣ' and 'Οικονομικός Ταχυδρόμος', alongside rolling headline feeds. The brand's editorial scope is broad. Its news feed covers politics and international affairs, sports results from football, basketball and Formula 1, and consumer and health topics, reflecting the general-interest remit of a mainstream Greek broadcaster. A notable feature is 'Mega News in English', an English-language news strand aimed at non-Greek-speaking audiences, which distinguishes the brand from purely domestic Greek news bulletins. Mega News is not a separately incorporated company in the evidence available; it is a programming and digital brand within Mega TV. Its online presence is hosted on the megatv.com domain, and its content is presented as video-on-demand clips and live news items. Because the brand is tied to Mega TV, its reach and reputation track those of the parent network in the Greek media market. Given the limited public documentation, precise launch dates, ownership structure and audience figures for Mega News as a distinct brand are not established here. The dossier therefore focuses on what the official site and public identifiers confirm: a Greek television news brand operating under Mega TV, publishing bilingual and multi-genre news content.

History

Mega News exists as the news brand of Mega TV, a Greek private television network. Public identifiers describe it simply as a Greek TV channel, and its content is published through the Mega TV website under the megatv.com domain. The brand's programming slate, as listed on the official site, includes general current-affairs bulletins such as 'Mega News Επικαιρότητα' and its weekend edition 'Mega News Επικαιρότητα Σ/Κ', the weekend programme 'Mega News Weekend', an English-language strand 'Mega News in English', sports output under 'Mega Sports News', weather under 'Weather News', and business and finance programming including 'ΟΤ ΑΓΟΡΕΣ' and 'Οικονομικός Ταχυδρόμος'. The site also presents a rolling news feed ('ΡΟΗ ΕΙΔΗΣΕΩΝ') carrying items on international politics, sports results and consumer and health topics, indicating a general-interest editorial remit typical of a mainstream Greek broadcaster. Because Mega News is a brand within Mega TV rather than a separately documented company, its history is intertwined with that of the parent network; the evidence available does not provide independent founding dates, ownership changes or audience milestones for the news brand itself. The dossier therefore records the brand's scope and output rather than asserting unverified corporate history.

Products and positioning

Mainstream Greek television news brand within Mega TV, combining general current affairs with sports, weather and business coverage, including an English-language strand.

  • Mega News Επικαιρότητα

    Main general current-affairs news bulletin.

  • Mega News Επικαιρότητα Σ/Κ

    Weekend edition of the main news bulletin.

  • Mega News Weekend

    Weekend news programme.

  • Mega News in English

    English-language news strand.

  • Mega Sports News

    Sports news programme.

  • Weather News

    Weather news segment.

  • Cosmos News

    News programme listed on the Mega News page.

  • ΟΤ ΑΓΟΡΕΣ

    Business and markets programme.

  • Οικονομικός Ταχυδρόμος

    Financial news programme.

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