’87 – Nothing stopped us The first book by Physical Goods under the 24MEDIA brand Exclusively at Public

The story that changed sport in Greece

In the context of its constant growth and expansion of its activities, 24MEDIA  introduces its new business unit, Physical Goods, by which it is targeting the sector of premium publishing of books and more. The first book to be published is by the well-known journalist Giannis Fileris, is entitled ’87 – Nothing stopped us, and is to be published in collaboration with Public Bookstores.

On the 30th anniversary of the Eurobasket – a milestone of the 80s and for Greek sporting history and not only – Giannis Fileris has made a compilation of the most powerful memories by the protagonists and heroes of Greek basketball and invites us to relive the moments that touched the entire country and made everyone proud.

Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA stated: “The 24MEDIA Group continues to grow, by investing in print publishing through the creation of Physical Goods. On the occasion of the 30-year anniversary of the ’87 Eurobasket, we have selected the book “’87 – Nothing stopped us”, by the renowned journalist Giannis  Fileris, as our first publication. By means of our new venture we are introducing the Group’s involvement in print publishing and aiming to produce high-quality primary content”.


A book by Physical Goods,  under the 24MEDIA brand
Exclusively at Public
 

Sport24.gr in first place for May with over 5,000,000 unique browsers

The Number 1 digital sports destination, Sport24.gr, has received a record number of visitors for May, reaching 5,009,44  unique browsers, the largest number in its history and breaking the 5,000,000 barrier for the first time. The Greek public has maintained Sport24.gr at the top of the list of Greek sports websites, with 80,549,017 pageviews, mainly for updates on the EuroLeague Basketball matches and the Superleague football matches which Sport24.gr covered fully and accurately.

Manos Mihalos, Director of Content for 24MEDIA stated: “In May, Sport24.gr broke every previous record with 5,000,000 unique browsers, whilst reaching 500,000 fans on its official Facebook page. The trust shown by the public in Sport24.gr’s reporting team comes as a reward for the hard work they put into covering all sporting events. It was a particularly demanding month for sports news and Sport24.gr has yet again shown that it is the first choice of those who desire quality sporting content.”
 

The seminar “The Art & Science of Negotiation” by Harvard University Professor, Linda Kaboolian, has reached full capacity

The public has shown great interest in the three-day negotiation seminar to be held by Athens Tech College, the leading technology college, from the 9th to the 11th of June at its facilities, since within just three weeks all available places for the seminar have been sold out.

With Ms Linda Kaboolian, University Professor of the Harvard Law School, as guest speaker, the three-day seminar is expected to initiate participants in the art of negotiation through theory and various techniques, whilst they will also gain insight into the secrets of negotiations pertaining to a wide range of issues, making it ideal for organizations, companies and executives by preparing them to handle difficult negotiations event in periods of crisis.

The schedule focuses on a series of interactive techniques which offer a unique learning experience through simulation exercises and case-studies from the public and private sectors.

You can find more information here.

Media sponsors of the seminar are:

-Epixeiro.gr

-Fortunegreece.com

-Lawnet.gr

-Naftemporiki

Game Changer in Sports held for a 2nd consecutive year

More than 20 speakers to attend the leading sports conference

30 May 2017, Hotel Grande Bretagne

Athletes who have brought glory to Greece in the history of world sports, such as Spyros Gianniotis Olympic silver medalist in swimming, but also the heroes of the 1987 Eurobasket, Panagiotis Giannakis, Panagiotis Fasoulas and Nikos Filippou, who will share their valuable experiences on the stage of the Game Changer in Sports conference which is being organized for a 2nd year.

Two of the most important talks of the conference are expected to be the one by Nick Monroe, Digital Communications Manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, who is going to present the successful communications strategy of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s team, as well as the talk by Kostas Katsouranis, European champion with the Greek National football team in 2004, former international player with Panathinaikos and AEK and current manager of Panachaiki.

Moreover, Giorgos K. Stratos, President of the Super League will answer questions pertaining to the growth path to be followed by the Federation in the coming years.

The new trends in sport will be presented to the audience by leading sector representatives such as Peter Weber, CEO of IRIS (Intelligent Research in Sponsorship), Dimitris Papazoglou, Designer & Creative Director, Andrea Valadé, Nielsen Sports Leader, Business Development Europe, for Nielsen,  Evaggelos Karapetsas, Co-founder & Creative Director of Another Circus, but also the top basketball coach Miodrag Raznatovic, President & and CEO of BeoBasket.

The conference will be opened by: Giorgos Vasiliadis, Deputy Sports and Culture Minister, Vasilis Kikilias, MP, Press Representative for New Democracy.

The conference is organized by 24MEDIA the largest digital media network in Greece, in cooperation with the strategic communication company Symeon G. Tsomokos S.A.

Grand Sponsor of the event is STOIXIMAN.GR

The conference is supported by: Eurobank, Globe One Digital, Iris (Intelligence Research in Sponsorship), Sportradar.

The official carrier of the event is AEGEAN.

Communication sponsors for the event are Direction Business Network with Adbusiness, BusinessNews.gr, Advertising.gr. Also, Sport24 and Sport24 Radio 103,3, as well as the magazine All Star Basket.

Additional information on the conference and on how to participate can be found at http://gamechanger.gr/sports2017/

24/7 –24 MEDIA’s NEW RADIO IS A FACT

FROM MONDAY 22 MAY AT 88,6 FM

24/7 – Radio once again

24 hours - 7 days a week

The program of 24MEDIA’s new informative radio station, which is already live on 88.6 FM, is expected to “revive” radio and establish it “once again” into our daily lives.

News and current affairs from Greece and abroad, on politics, finance, culture, and sport, read by individuals with experience, knowledge and love for the radio constitute a new information and entertainment landscape.

A radio that is multi-purpose, extroverted and eclectic, with a modern outlook. A radio for a demanding yet sensitive audience.

24 / 7 – Radio once again
24 hours - 7 days a week
On 88,6!
From 22 May
 

News24/7 media sponsor for the 4th Annual Economic Forum of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association

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Through its current news brand, News24/7, 24MEDIA is supporting communication of the 4th Annual Economic Forum of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association entitled “Investing in the Future: The Private Sector’s Bid for Economic Recovery”

The Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association (ΕΕΝΕ), which is completing 30 years of active presence and action in Greece, is organizing the 4th Annual Economic Forum, on Monday 22 May at the King George hotel in Syntagma. The said event shall be realized in collaboration with the London School of Economics and the Hellenic Observatory of the European Institute.

The conference will be opened with talks by Dr. Vasilis Apostolopoulos, President of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association and Mr. Christian Hadjiminas, A’ Vice-president of the  Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association. Some of the speakers include Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, Minister of State & Government Spokesman, Panos Kammenos, Minister of National Defense, President of “Independent Greeks” party, Evangelos Venizelos,  Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2015) and Stergios Pitsiorlas, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Development.

Mr. Dimitris Maris, President of the Greek Online Publishers Association, President of 24MEDIA, will speak in a panel discussion entitled ”Growth Allies: Investments, Funding & and restructuring entrepreneurship”.
 

24MEDIA sponsored SEV-Hellenic Federation of Enterprises

In the context of its broader support to the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), 24MEDIA was present as a sponsor at the conference entitled “A Digital Strategy for Greece- Path to Growth”. The SEV conference was successfully held on the 11th and 12th of May at the Athens Concert Hall.

A large audience attended the SEV conference which was in the form of a dialogue panel with the aim of determining the necessary circumstances so that Greece can manage to meet the needs of the digital age and succeed in its transition into a competitive digital economy. 11 speakers from abroad and 34 from Greece participated in the two-day event. 24MEDIA news site, News247.gr, provided full coverage of the conference with rich material on site and full coverage in social media.

Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA, stated “24MEDIA Group continues to practically support every effort for digital transformation. The Group’s sponsorship of the SEV conference is a strategic move that aims to push modern businesses and the economy towards digital growth”.
 

Game Changer in Sports 2017

The top conference on sport is with us for a 2nd year!
30 May 2017, Hotel Grande Bretagne
 

24MEDIA, the largest digital media network in Greece, in cooperation with the strategic communication company Symeon G. Tsomokos SA, is organizing the 2nd conference on Sport of the Game Changer series, which is to be held on Tuesday 30 May 2017 at the hotel Grande Bretagne.
 
This year’s event will be hosting significant sports personalities and experts who are expected to discuss main sector issues such as strategies leading to its further dynamic growth in Greece as well as the new frontiers opening up on an international level for the sports industry via digital technology applications. Moreover, they will talk about the relationship between brands and sport, the quest for best practices, the consumer behavior of fans and how sporting events are formulated accordingly. During the conference there is going to be presented a tribute to a golden moment for Greek sport, the national team’s victory in the 1987 Eurobasket and to the state of Greek basketball 30 years later.

A guest of particular interest is Nick Monroe, Digital Communications Manager Milwaukee Bucks, who will be travelling to Athens exclusively for the Game Changer n Sports. The man who manages the image and the brand name of the team Giannis Antetokounmpo has joined, will explain among other things how the Greek public managed to send the Greek Freak to the NBA’s All-Star Game as a starter, through their votes on social media.

Some of the confirmed speakers at the conference are: Spyros Gianniotis Olympic Silver medalist in swimming, Panagiotis Giannakis, Basketball Coach, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame, Nikos Filippou, Former Team Manager, Andrea Valadé, Nielsen Sports Leader, Business Development Europe, Nielsen

The conference will be opened by: Giorgos Vasiliadis, Deputy Sports and Culture Minister, Vasilis Kikilias, MP, Press Representative for New Democracy.

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Grand Sponsor of the event is STOIXIMAN.GR

The official carrier of the event is AEGEAN.

Communication sponsors for the event are Direction Business Network with Adbusiness, BusinessNews.gr, Advertising.gr. Also, Sport24 and Sport24 Radio 103,3, as well as the magazine All Star Basket.

For more information on the conference and on how to participate please visit http://gamechanger.gr/sports2017/ 
 

24MEDIA seeks a Frontend Developer

We have a vacancy for a motivated and eager to learn Frontend Web Developer with 2 years working experience in the field, to join our expanding development team in a challenging and creative working environment. Primarily, you will be responsible for HTML, Javascript and CSS development within a cross functional team. He/she will be working closely with the editors, designers, and back-end developers to deliver pixel perfect cross-platform websites. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Developing high quality HTML, Javascript and CSS code
  • Maintain a clean and well structured code
  • Working in an Agile environment and contributing to the overall function of the team
  • Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

The following skills and experience are required:

  • HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3
  • JavaScript, AJAX, JSON
  • JQuery / JQuery mobile 
  • Bootstrap 
  • Knowledge in implementation of Responsive Web Design principles 
  • Cross browsing development and testing (Firefox, Chrome / Safari, IE / Edge) 
  • Familiarity with
  • Content Management Systems (e.g. Wordpress, Joomla) and the related workflows
  • Photoshop / Illustrator
  • Backbone, Google Closure 
  • Version control tools (pref. Git)
  • SEO techniques 
  • Foundation / Skeleton or similar responsive HTML5 frameworks 

Additional skillset considered a plus:

  • Knowledge of server-side processes (pref. Java or PHP)
  • Knowledge of CSS Preprocessors (Sass, LESS)
  • Experience with JS workflow management tools (Gulp/Grunt)
  • Experience with JavaScript Frameworks (AngularJS, Ember, ReactJS)
  • Google technologies (Analytics, Tag Manager and Webmaster Tools)
  • Ad Serving technologies (DFP, Adtech)
  • Experience in developing social integrations using Facebook OpenGraph, Twitter Cards or Instagram platforms

Personal Characteristics sought after:

  • Team spirit 
  • Self-motivated and methodical     
  • Strength under pressure and strictness with deadlines

Please submit your CV to [email protected] quoting Ref.: FED-0517
 

Love Auctions 2017 were completed with record participation

“Thank you for supporting “Syllogos Frodida”

For a sixth consecutive year, 24MEDIA and the communication company “Follow me now” have concluded the “Love Auctions”, with gestrure of care that has surpassed all expectations. The auctions began on Monday 20 March via the website www.dimoprasiesagapis.gr and Sport24 Radio 103,3, and lasted a week in total (20-24/3/2017).

During this time a total of 40 items were auctioned (collector’s kits from all the large clubs, personal objects belonging to leading figures in Greek sport but also coveted items from large European clubs) and with the help of the public the amount of 12.000€ was raised. All the money from the auctions will be donated to the Association “Frodida” for the assistance and support of individuals with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and Down syndrome. 

SPORT24 RADIO 103,3 was yet again the protagonist by promoting the action which was also highlighted by 24MEDIA’s other two sport brands Sport24.gr & το Contra.gr.

Grigoris Batis, Content Manager of 24MEDIA stated: 
“Love Auctions” have been established in the public’s conscience as a significant giving gesture and this was reflected in 2017 too, through the great response we received. The said success and the great participation of 24MEDIA readers and listeners gives us inexpressible joy proving to us that even during these hard times the public’s sense of solidarity and  charity is easily appealed to.
As for us, all we can do is extend our warmest thanks to all those who helped raise this unexpected amount for “Frodida” and to those who donated objects for the cause. The motive of giving to all those in need is for us at 24MEDIA the most important thing of all.
 

Custom. 24MEDIA’s new studio for the generation of native and branded content

Say hello to Custom. – the natural culmination of many years of creative work at a Native and Branded content level, by 24MEDIA.

It is a new strategic business unit which shall be responsible for generating creative content on behalf of a brand, from A to Z: Narration, photography and video productions, mobile applications, specialized websites, audience development, social media handling and 360° digital marketing, are part of an extremely targeted portfolio of services available to individual brands, with the knowhow, experience and diligence of 24MEDIA executives. 

Christos Chatziioannou, Head of Native Advertising & Branded Content, has been appointed Head of Custom.
 

Game Changer in Digital Growth has been successfully completed

The 1st Game Changer in Digital Growth conference was successfully completed on Tuesday 28 March. The conference was organized by 24MEDIA, the largest digital media Group in Greece, in collaboration with the strategic communication company “Symeon G. Tsomokos”, in the Nikos Skalkotas hall of the Athens Megaron Concert Hall.

More than 400 company and bank executives, sector specialists and press representatives, participated in the conference.

No less than 24 distinguished speakers made extensive reference to the latest developments in digital growth and showcased best practices.
Mr. Thomas Skordas, Director, "Digital Excellence & Science Infrastructure",DG CONNECT & Acting Head of Unit FET Flagshios, European Commission, opened the conference and talked about the priorities and the future steps to be taken by the European Commission with regard to the digital single market. Mr. Michael Tsamaz, Chairman and CEO of OTE, in his role as representative of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), mentioned the need to upgrade the country’s digital infrastructure, so as not only to speed up growth but also to stop the ongoing outflow of specialized sector professionals who chose to move abroad.

The views of Mr. Giannis Kokotos, Head of ABB’s Industrial Automation, on Industry 4.0, were also of particular interest, as were those of Mr. Georgios Gerardos, President of Plaision S.A., who spoke of how a company may, in the long run, meet the challenges posed by current conditions. Ms Nelly Tzakou-Lambropoulou, General Manager of Retail Banking of the National Bank of Greece, pointed out the various challenges the traditional banking sector will have to face on its way to digital restructuring, as well as the steps that have been and remain to be taken in the country towards that direction.

The conference was concluded with a presentation by Mr. Paul Papadimitriou, a pioneering international entrepreneur, founder of Intelligencr, which utterly engrossed the audience.

OTE Group was the event’s grand sponsor, ABB was a sponsor, whilst the National Bank, Regus, BCA College, and Athens Tech College participated as supporters. AEGEAN was the event’s official carrier. The conference was held under the auspices of GRECA, the Hellenic Association of Computer Engineers (HACE) and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), whilst media sponsorship was provided by Direction Business Network with AdBusiness, Business Today, Αdvertising.gr, Βusinessnews.gr and Huffington Post Greece.

For further information on the conference please visit: www.gamechanger.gr