Big Brother (Greek season 6)
Big Brother Greece 6 is the upcoming sixth season of the Greek reality television series Big Brother. The show will return after a ten-year hiatus and will begin airing on September 2020 on Skai TV, nineteen years after the first season aired. It is the first season of Big Brother to air on Skai TV. The show will also air live in Cyprus, like in the last season on Sigma TV.[1] Harry Varthakouris will present the show.[2]
Big Brother | |
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Season 6 | |
Presented by | Harry Varthakouris |
Country of origin | Greece |
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Original network | Skai TV |
Original release | September 2020 |
Season chronology |
The winner will receive €100,000.[2]
This season was originally scheduled to start on 15 March 2020.[3] But was postponed until further notice by Skai TV due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.[4]
Production
In October 2019, it was announced by Endemol Shine Group that Skai TV bought the rights to air the show in 2020.[5] After an open call for participants, a record 10,000 submissions were received by Skai TV.[2]
Premiere postponed
Season 6 of Big Brother Greece was scheduled to begin airing on 15 March 2020, however, due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, on the day of the scheduled premiere day, Skai TV made an announcement that they put housemates and employees' safety and health at the top priority, therefore temporarily postpone the premiere of the show until further notice.[4]
Presenter
On February 2020, Harry Varthakouris was announced as the host for the live shows.[6]
Broadcasting
The highlights shows will be broadcast from Mondays to Fridays from 11:00pm to 01:00am. The live shows or the evictions shows will be broadcast on Sundays at 09:00pm to 24:00pm.[2]
Live feed
Viewers can watch 24 hours a day live from the Big Brother house, on the official website of Skai TV.
House
The house was located in Koropi, Attica. It's a state-of-the-art space of 700 ㎡ with a 12-meter pool. In the house, there are 56 cameras and 50 microphones installed. To make it, 20 containers with specialized technical equipment arrived from the Netherlands and worked nightly for two months with more than 400 people, 25 different garages.[7]
References
- "Μάθαμε πότε κάνει πρεμιέρα στο ΣΙΓΜΑ το "Big Brother"". ilovestyle.com (in Greek). 9 March 2020.
- "Το Big Brother της νέας εποχής έρχεται στον ΣΚΑΪ. Πρεμιέρα Κυριακή 15 Μαρτίου". skai.gr (in Greek). 6 March 2020.
- "Το BIG BROTHER κάνει πρεμιέρα 15/3 - Η ανακοίνωση και όλες οι λεπτομέρειες". tvnea.com (in Greek). 6 March 2020.
- "Αναβολή πρεμιέρας "Big Brother": Προτεραιότητα η ασφάλεια παικτών και εργαζομένων". skai.gr (in Greek). 15 March 2020.
- "Endemol Shine's Big Brother returns to Greece after a decade away". EndemolShineGroup. October 15, 2019.
- "Χάρης Βαρθακούρης: "Υπέγραψα χθες με τον ΣΚΑΪ για να παρουσιάσω το Big Brother" (video & pics)". gossip-tv.gr. 19 February 2020.
- "Big Brother: Έτσι θα είναι ολόκληρο το σπίτι. Δείτε πώς δείχνει μέχρι στιγμής (exclusive photos)". gossip-tv.gr. 29 February 2020.