Greek Idol is a reality television competition searching for the next new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, is based on the British show Pop Idol created by Simon Fuller. The first season of the show debuted on March 5, 2010 on Alpha TV. The show was broadcasted simultaneously by Sigma TV in Cyprus.
The program, which also held auditions in Cyprus, aims to discover the best singer with the winner determined by the viewers. GT Digital’s televoting platform (www.goldentelemedia.com/televoting) provided the entire technical infrastructure for the televoting for the Cypriot audience through telephone and SMS text voting. Production personnel in Greece were also able to monitor the televoting results in Cyprus through graphics and charts.