SKAI TV and Alter Ego, the company established by shipowner Evangelos Marinakis paid to the General Secretariat of Information on Friday the first installment of their full bid totaling 14,533,333 euros and 24,633,333 euros respectively.
The two companies also submitted relevant documents.
Commenting on the news, State Minister Nikos Pappas said in a tweet that despite the views of naysayers, “the tender was conducted; money is entering the state coffers”.