The website “Mixani tou Xronou” joins the 24MEDIA network

In the framework of its growth, and as of 1st June 2016, 24MEDIA is expanding its cooperation with the site mixanitouxronou.gr which comes to further enhance the Group’s network with a particularly strong news brand.

“Mixani tou Xronou”, directed by Christos Vasilopoulos and Dimitris Petropoulos, is an informational site which reports on significant past events, presents unknown aspects of the lives of persons whose works and days it is worth getting to know, with emphasis on figures from history and civilization. To date, the journalistic team has made and presented more than 250 TV documentaries. They have been awarded the Botsi Institute award for the promotion of journalism and in Cyprus the program has twice been pronounce best television show. On the internet the aim is to provide original journalistic content and reports on a 24-hour basis without time or geographical restrictions. During the two years of its operation it has gained the trust of a large and dynamic audience.

Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA stated: “It is a special and unique pleasure each time we welcome a new brand to the large 24MEDIA family. Especially if it is something so familiar, cherished and journalistically trustworthy like Mixani tou Xronou. We grow and develop using the best elements and always taking into account the interests of our readers”.

The publishers of mixanitouxronou.gr Ch. Vasilopoulos and D. Petropoulos are pleased about the partnership with 24MEDIA which they consider to be a significant factor for the further advancement of their informational endeavor.

 

The Commissioner of Immigration and Internal Affairs Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos at 24MEDIA

Within the context of reaching out to European mass media outlets, the Commissioner of Immigration and Internal Affairs, Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos, met with executives at the 24MEDIA offices on Monday June 6th. 

Mr. Avramopoulos was received by Mr. Dimitris Maris, Chairman of 24MEDIA, Mr. Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA, Mr. Pavlos Tsimas, Publishing Advisor & Editor at Large, Huffington Post Greece, Mr. Stamatis Zaharos, Publishing Advisor, 24MEDIA and Mr. Haris Pavlidis, Journalist. Following the meeting Mr. Avramopoulos was introduced to the directors of the various brands of 24MEDIA and of Sport24 Radio.

PopCode, powered by Oneman: Our entire pop culture on one website!

On 3 June, Oneman.gr officially launched “PopCode”, a new brand focusing on pop culture within and without the borders of Greek reality.

Manned by a specialized team and headed by Thodoris Dimitropoulos, Pop Code gives a daily account of pop culture, with original content, humor and a bantering and teasing style. The site mainly draws its subjects from TV, Cinema, Games, Print and the Theatre

Manos Michalos, Content Director for 24MEDIA, stated: “We are very pleased and proud of PopCode. The 24MEDIA team has been aspiring for quite a while now to introduce the above project to Greek audiences, with content that revolves around pop culture and which in the digital age is in high demand, easily consumed and with high expectations from its audience. This has been achieved today via a brand that comes to build upon the exceptional foundations set by Oneman. With contemporary subjects, mobile-first design, a clean environment for readers and advertisers, emphasis on native advertising, PopCode constitutes a step forward for the entire 24MEDIA group.”

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Game Changer in Sports- The Premium Summit for the Sports Industry

The 1st Sports Conference Game Changer in Sports, organized by 24MEDIA and the communications company Symeon Tsomokos S.A., came to a successful conclusion on Monday 18 April, at the Hilton Athens. More than 300 attendees gained valuable insight into successful case studies concerning sport and its business and marketing aspects, presented by renowned speakers. Find below the speakers flash interviews video.

Ladylike takes off with 944.796 unique visitors

24MEDIA’s website for women was on an upward course for the month of April, with a record number of 944.796 unique visitors according to official AT Internet data.

Ladylike.gr reached 3rd place according to the figures of the Greek Online Publisher’s Association (ENED) based on visits, out of all other sites with woman-related content included in the count. More specifically the 24MEDIA group brand managed to increase its page views by 62.3% and its unique visitors by 50.4% compared to January 2016, according to AT Internet data*.

Marilou Repapi, Director of Female Content of 24MEDIA stated: “We are extremely proud and pleased with Ladylike’s upward trend and intend to continue dynamically for even greater success. Congratulations to the entire Ladylike reporting team”.

*Source: AT Internet January- April 2016

Successful Completion of the 1st Sports Conference -Game Changer in Sports

The 1st Sports Conference Game Changer in Sports, organized by 24MEDIA and the communications company Symeon Tsomokos S.A., came to a successful conclusion on Monday 18 April, at the Hilton Athens. More than 300 attendees gained valuable insight into successful case studies concerning sport and its business and marketing aspects, presented by renowned speakers.  The speakers included, Mr. Stavros Kontonis, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports, Mr. Jordi Bertomeu Orteu, President and CEO of Euroleague, Mr. Jesus Bueno Pascual, Vice President for Europe, Africa & the Middle East, for NBA, Mr. Giannis Panousis, Professor of Criminology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mr. Panos Papadopoulos, Forthnet CEO, Mr. Nikos Dabizas, Technical Director of OMONIA FC, Mr. Periklis Iakovakis, athletics champion, Mr. Giannis Spanoudakis, BoD member of Stoiximan.gr, as well as Mr. Srdjan Djokovic, father of the tennis  player Novak Djokovic. The main issues discussed during the conference focused on the future of sport, the phenomenon of hooliganism, sport as a necessary tool for sponsorship investment as well as the future of sport as formulated through new media.

Eleni Chatzimitsou, Director of Group Business Development for 24MEDIA stated: “We are particularly proud of the outcome of the 1st Game Changer in Sports conference and we wish to sincerely thank all participants, speakers and coordinators, as well as our big sponsors STOIXIMAN.GR and NOVA for their valuable contribution. We also wish to thank our supporters AMSTEL, GLOBE ONE DIGITAL and SPORTRADAR, the Hilton Athens for hosting the event, the company Podium for its translating services and Digitribe Mediahouse for producing the video material. Finally our warm thanks to media sponsors Novasports and Direction Business Network which supported the 1st sports conference Game Changer in Sports with Adbusiness, Advertising.gr and All Star Basket”.

The President of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis at 24MEDIA

In the context of his official visits to Greek Media, Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the founder and the executives of 24MEDIA on Wednesday April 6th.
 
He was received by Mr. Dimitris Maris, Chairman of 24MEDIA, Mr. Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO 24MEDIA, Mr. Pavlos Tsimas, Publishing Advisor & Editor at Large, Huffington Post Greece, Mr. Stamatis Zaharos, Publishing Advisor, 24MEDIA and Mr. Haris Pavlidis, Journalist. 
 
This was succeeded by an introductory meeting with the directors of the different brands of 24MEDIA and of Sport24 Radio.
 
The President of New Democracy arrived after 14.00 at the headquarters of 24MEDIA, escorted by the Press Secretary of New Democracy Mr. Giorgos Koumoutsakos MP, and by his chief of staff Mr. Macarios Lazaridis.

24MEDIA Announcement

Investing in the Greek media market is a core strategic choice of 24MEDIA. The independence of such decisions had rendered our company dominant in the Greek digital media market.

The current status of temporary permits for television – but more broadly in the context of many markets in Greece – has affected the Greek public sphere and has led to various problematic situations. My position is that there exists a need to overcome this status through instituting permanent and stable rules and permits.  
The future of Mega Channel interests millions of Greeks who select it to get informed, affects the families of hundreds of employees and, more broadly, has the potential to catalyze the rejuvenation of the Greek media sphere - which is both belated and necessary.

We offer our support to the initiative of Mr. Theocharis Filippopoulos to shape a viable reconstruction plan for Tiletypos A.E. The eventual participation of 24MEDIA in the specific project will be defined by the outcomes of the due diligence process and by the quality of the finalized business plan.

Dimitris Maris
President, 24MEDIA

theTag.gr - The new digital magazine by 24MEDIA - The articles worth reading every day

24MEDIA is launching its first digital magazine in the e-market. The theTag (www.thetag.gr), was created in order to collect on a daily basis, all the articles of the 24MEDIA network which are worth reading. In this way, the reader can be fully and comprehensively informed on current affairs in politics, society, sport, male and female lifestyle and in general on all content sectors.

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The theTag.gr meets the needs of a reading audience that has precious little time to read the news, emphasizing on current and significant issues of daily life. It uses Noowit, an innovative information platform which is based on a unique Artificial Intelligence algorithm which can detect the preferences of each reader and then evaluates the news feed, selecting the articles that are most likely to be of interest to each individual

In the theTag.gr you can find material from the sites Sport24.gr, Contra.gr, News247.gr, huffingtonpost.gr, Oneman.gr, Ladylike.gr, whilst it is accessible from all devices (Desktop / mobile / tablet).

About noowit and the platform
The new e-magazine, theTag.gr is a worldwide novelty in the field of online publishing. It has been published using the platform by the Greek startup company Noowit, which has been involved in the online information for four years. Their new intelligent platform for online publications introduces a series of novelties. At its center is unique Artificial Intelligence algorithm which can pick up on each reader’s interests and evaluate the news feed accordingly.* Noowit online publications have been designed in such a way so that readers can pleasantly riffle through the pages, scrolling from beginning to end. They do not use annoying banners but pleasing full-page adverts which appear naturally just like in traditional publications. You can find out more about Noowit publications at the address http://www.noowit.com/publishers

Panteio Day Project by 24MEDIA and Panteio University - “When ideas become texts”

In the context of the collaboration between 24MEDIA and the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture of the Panteion University of Athens, forty fourth-year students of the AD&PR Lab are taking over the editing  of the texts appearing on the Group’s sites (Huffington Post Greece, News247, Oneman, Ladylike, Sport24 & Contra), on Tuesday 22nd March. Each student of the AD&PR Lab, in the context of the module “Public Relations: The art of storytelling” has suggested a number of topics and has written on one of them as a semester project. The result will be judged by reader’s comments.

The Panteio Day Project was realized for the first time last year, in collaboration with Oneman.gr. This year all 24MEDIA sites are taking part, offering the opportunity to forty students to familiarize themselves with the operations of our Group’s sites and to fill them with their ideas, thoughts and concerns.

24MEDIA Content Director, Mr. Manos Michalos stated: “We are particularly pleased to be expanding our collaboration with the Panteio University and the Panteio Day Project. It is an honor for us to support such initiatives which will formulate tomorrow’s professionals”.

Assistant Professor and Head of the AD&PR Lab, Ms Betty Tsakarestou stated: “At the AD&PR Lab we combine creativity and hands-on learning with experimentation and the implementation of communication initiatives. Our collaboration with 24MEDIA for a 2nd year, enables students of the module “PR The Αrt and Power of Storytelling”, which we began in 2015 with Nikos Kakoliris and we continue in 2016 with Maria Dimopoulou of Asset Ogilvy PR, to participate in an interesting writing and editing experiment of stories for all of 24MEDIA’s sites in an age when the art of storytelling fundamentally connects communication and journalism. We wish to thank everyone from 24MEDIA and Asset Ogilvy PR for productive, three-day, collaboration”.

*We would like to thank the professors of the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture of the Panteion University, Ms. Betty Tsakarestou, Ms Dimitra Iordanoglou, and Mr. Stavros Kaperonis as well as the executives of Asset Ogilvy PR, Mr. Nikos Kakoliris and Ms Maria Dimopoulou.

Game Changer in Sports - More than 20 speakers at the pinnacle of sports conferences

24MEDIA, in collaboration with the communications company SYMEON G. TSOMOKOS, is organizing the first “Game Changer” conference focusing on sports business and marketing, on 18 April 2016 at the Hilton Athens hotel.
 
The largest Sports and Sporting Industry conference will be inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports, Mr. Stavros Kontonis.
 
Participants include more than 20 renowned speakers from the Greek sporting arena, along with the keynote speakers, Mr. Jordi Bertomeu Orteu, President and CEO of Euroleague, and Mr. Jesus Bueno Pascual, Vice President NBA Europe, Africa & Middle East.
 
The list of confirmed speakers also includes: Mr. Giannis Panousis, Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and former Deputy Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, Mr. Giorgos Mavrotas, member of the Greek Parliament with the party “To Potami”, Mr. Panagiotis Triantopoulos, CEO of KAE Panathinaikos, Mr. Dimitris Michelakis, Head of OTE TV and Mr. Giannis Sorotos, Creative Director, The Newtons Laboratory.
 
The conference is addressed to everyone who is professionally involved in the sporting industry, advertising companies and sponsors, marketing specialists, athletes, managerial executives of teams and federations, and executives from the media and advertising sectors, as well as to anyone who may not be specifically involved in the sector but wish to gain insight from successful case studies.
 
For information concerning the agenda and how to participate, please visit www.gamechanger.gr. In turn for further information you may contact Ms. Gogo Vlachou at [email protected], tel. +30 210 728 9000

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24MEDIA & Huffington Post Greece: Golden Sponsors of the 2016 Ermis Awards

24MEDIA and HuffPost Greece, for a 4th and 2nd consecutive year respectively, were Golden Sponsors of the Ermis Awards, showing their active support to the advertising sector.

This year’s awards turned out to be a two-day festival with important workshops and seminars by Greek and foreign guests. Amongst the presentations that took place in the context of the day-one seminars, was the presentation by Mr. Stavros Drakoulakos CEO of 24MEDIA, entitled “Media & Technology. What’s around the corner?, whilst the awards were presented on the second day of the event. The former stated during the award ceremony: “By offering its support to the Ermis Awards, 24 MEDIA is investing in market growth, by putting the focus on sector executives and on the results of team work. Being part of this two-day festival which rewards creativity in communication, is a great pleasure for us.  

Mr. Tasos Argyros, Sales Director of HuffPost Greece, stated: “For a 2nd consecutive year, Huffington Post Greece supports the Ermis Awards and rewards effective advertising, thus contributing to the promotion of innovation and creativity in communication”.