HUFFPOST GREECE IS HERE. IT'S OFFICIAL!

The Greek edition of The Huffington Post was launched today, opening a new window of international news dissemination and Greek news reporting, as the latest version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning source of breaking news and entertainment.
 
The Huffington Post Greece leverages the reach of a truly unique and highly innovative global media brand, daily embedding and distributing Greek news reports to the world, thus combining news updates with posts of readers’ thoughts and opinions.
 
The Huffington Post is a combination of a platform where people both known and unknown with something interesting to say can say it, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistic enterprise with investigative reporters all around the world. Huffington Post Greece will produce original reported stories, curate the best of the Internet, and connect readers to great sources from around the web.
 
In the press event that was held in the New Acropolis Museum the CEO of  24Μedia, media partner in Greece Mr. Stavros Drakoularakos noted that The Huffington Post in Greece is a highlight of the Group`s extroversion and analyzed the way that the network of Huffington Post editions` across the globe works thus enhancing the diffusion of news of Greek interest to the world.
 
In an open discussion with the Chairman of the Board of IAB Europe Constantine Kamaras and the Founder, President  and Editor in Chief of Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington followed in front of an audience of not only journalists but  students from the University of Athens. Arianna Huffington deeply moved expressed her gratitude for returning in Greece and regarding The Huffington Post Greece noted " the positive awakening of Greece will be distributed worldwide through our network"  
           
Mr. Dimitris Maris, President of the BoD of 24MEDIA and among the shareholders of Huffington Post Greece, on the occasion of the launch stated commented « Ηuffington Post Greece is a platform that is not a passive transmitter of news but an active receiver of what society has to say. It neither has a left, centre or right approach nor pretends that there are two sides in every story and truth is in the middle. We will present all aspects but Huffington Post Greece will have a say and will be vocal and clear about it no matter how disturbing this might be to some.  

HUFFINGTON POST GREECE - EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL TEAM

With the formal launch of Ηuffington Post Greece imminent, 24MEDIA, media partner in Greece, has announced the Executive Editorial Team.

Sophia Papaioannou is appointed as Editorial Director. A highly respected journalist, currently presenting the weekly show “360 degrees” on ALPHA TV, she has studied journalism in NYU and has also worked as an editor in chief and co-host of popular investigative journalism TV shows, for 13 years. Sophia has travelled around the world, securing exclusive interviews on major issues of Greek interest. She published her book “Hidden in the Aegean” in 2011.

Nikos Agouros, until recently was Managing Editor of the premium monthly magazine VIMAmen, will be Εditor in Chief and Pavlos Tsimas, a renowned political journalist with a 35 year career in print and broadcast media, is appointed as Contributing Editor.

The Huffington Post is a combination of a platform where people both known and unknown with something interesting to say can say it, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistic enterprise with investigative reporters all around the world. Huffington Post Greece will produce original reported stories, curate the best of the Internet, and connect readers to great sources from around the web. The Executive Team will focus on investigative field journalism and will initially work with a team of 20 journalists that will produce original news content in different forms (reportages, videos, opinions, blogs etc), according to the specifications that have made Huffington Post an example of digital information. Mr. Dimitris Maris, President of the BoD of 24MEDIA and shareholder of Huffington Post Greece, commented: «The Ηuffington Post Greece senior editorial team shares a common feature that underlines our purpose: focusing on investigative journalism and creating quality original content. We firmly believe that the groundbreaking Huffington Post model will be very successful in Greece as well and we are very much looking forward to its launch in the next few days».

 

Media Contact:

Anna - Maria Beritsi, 210-3315060, [email protected]

HUFFINGTON POST LAUNCHES GREEK EDITION

“The Conversation starts here”

 

The Greek edition of Huffington Post will be launched on November 20, 2014, opening a new window of international news broadcasting and Greek news reporting, as the latest version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning source of breaking news and entertainment.


The Greek portal of Huffington Post is created with the cooperation of Ms. Marianna Latsis, Mr. Petros Pappas, Ms. Eugenia Chandris and Mr. Dimitris Maris. 24MEDIA, the largest digital media publisher in Greece, is the media partner to which America On Line (AOL) has trusted this pioneering project in Greece.


In a joint statement, the factors of this business effort noted that “we believe that the digital economy is now – and will be even more in the future – one of the major pillars of the development of the economy and entrepreneurial initiatives in Greece. We wish to actively support investments toward that direction and without a doubt, Huffington Post Greece is an excellent example of an innovative business venture and proof of the extroversion our country should have in the future.”


Huffington Post Greece is the third international edition to be announced in the past month, with Huffington Post India slated to debut in November 2014 and Huffington Post Arabic in January 2015, thus covering 14 countries.


Huffington Post Greece leverages the reach of a truly unique and highly innovative global media brand, daily embedding and exporting Greek news reports to the world, thus combining news updates with posts of readers’ thoughts and opinions with impartiality at the core.

 

Media Contact:

Anna - Maria Beritsi, 210-3315060, [email protected]

 

KOSTAS PAPANIKOLAOU OFFICIAL BLOG ON NBA GREECE

Kostas Papanikolaou, who this summer signed with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association, launches his blog on NBA Greece, through which he will transfer his thoughts and experiences from the NBA.


The Greek forward spent the 2013-2014 season overseas, playing for FC Barcelona of the ACB Spanish Liga, where his team won the 2013-14 Spanish National Championship.


SPORT24 is the home of the NBA in Greece and Nikos Papaioannou, valuable member of the NBA GREECE team, will be helping Kostas Papanikolaou with his blog, by transferring his thoughts to the keyboard and to all his fans.


Kostas Papanikolaou was very clear about the reasons that lead him to decide joining the Rockets: "I was thinking that I did not want in five years from now to look back at this moment and say that I had the opportunity to play in the NBA and I did not. This was a lifetime opportunity for me and I do not want to lose it. I thought it was the right time. I talked to the general manager of the team (Daryl Morey), while the coach (Kevin McHale) called me, something that meant a lot to me. I did not want to be stupid and lose the opportunity to be here and live the NBA dream."

TASSOS ARGYROS JOINS 24MEDIA

24MEDIA welcomes Tassos  Argyros  to its Commercial Department, where he will assume the position of  Sales Director for the  Huffington Post Greece.

24MEDIA recently announced the launch of the Greek edition of the Huffington Post in November 2014, and the response of the advertising market has been positive, having already created high expectations.

Fragkiskos Monogios Commercial Director of 24MEDIA stated:

"The integration of Tassos Argyros in this key position of our commercial department during this important stage for 24 Media immediately strengthens the success of the release of the Huffington Post in the Greek market, as evidenced by Tassos Argyros’ experience and long-term relationships with the Greek advertising market".

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON BRINGS HUFFINGTON POST TO NATIVE COUNTRY IN COLLABORATION WITH 24MEDIA

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Huffington Post Greece Joins Huffington Post’s Global Newsroom, 
Which Will Cover 14 Markets by January 2015

Nearly 50% of Huffington Post’s Traffic Now Comes from Outside the U.S

September 18, 2014 -- New York, NY and Athens, Greece -- Marking a homecoming, Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, today announced plans to launch a Greek edition of The Huffington Post in collaboration with 24MEDIA, building upon the brand’s growing international presence, which now covers more than half of the world’s GDP.

The Greek-language site will be established through collaboration with 24MEDIA, the largest digital media publisher in Greece, backed by a number of prominent Greek financial partners. Huffington Post Greece will be based in Athens and is scheduled to launch in November 2014.

“I’m so grateful to be able to bring The Huffington Post to Greece at this moment,” said Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group. “For me personally, it’s the ultimate homecoming, not only because of my Greek heritage, but because Huffington Post is, not coincidentally, very much rooted in a Greek tradition of bringing people together and facilitating interesting conversations. With the support and expertise of our amazing Greek media partner 24MEDIA, we’ll be bringing our hybrid approach of original reporting and an inclusive blog platform to tell the stories that matter most and -- just as important -- help people throughout Greece tell their stories themselves, in words, in pictures and in video. For me, launching Huffington Post in Greece is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with a country that has given so much to me.”

Huffington Post Greece is the third international edition to be announced in the past month, with Huffington Post India slated to debut in November 2014 and Huffington Post Arabic in January 2015. Huffington Post Greece is the latest addition to The Huffington Post’s integrated global newsroom, which has hundreds of editors who collaborate in real-time to create content in eight languages using a custom unified tech platform and will cover 14 markets by the end of January 2015.

“Both in the US and internationally, The Huffington Post has quickly emerged as a truly unique and highly innovative global media brand, a phenomenal digital success story with readers at the very epicenter,” said Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA. “We will use all of our know-how and experience to ensure that this rapidly becomes the case in Greece as well. It is our privilege to partner with the Huffington Post in Arianna’s native country.”

"With the Greek economy seeming to have turned a corner in 2014 and with real GDP forecast to grow more than 6% over the next two years, this is an exciting time to be launching our Greek edition," said Jimmy Maymann, Chief Executive Officer of the Huffington Post. "And by combining this new Greek language edition with the global reach of the Huffington Post we are also perfectly placed to deliver an innovative new news service to the estimated seven million strong Greek population living all over the world."

The Huffington Post has 115 million multiplatform unique visitors per month in the U.S. (comScore, August 2014), with nearly 50% of the site’s traffic coming from outside of the U.S. Newswhip listed The Huffington Post as the number one publisher on Facebook in August, for the fourth consecutive month.

About The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is a Pulitzer Prize-winning source of breaking news, features, and entertainment, as well as a highly engaged community for opinion and conversation. The Huffington Post has 115 million multiplatform unique visitors per month in the U.S. (comScore, August 2014). The site has over 80,000 bloggers -- from politicians, students and celebrities to academics, parents and policy experts -- who contribute in real-time on the subjects they are most passionate about. The Huffington Post has editions in the UK, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Maghreb, Germany, Brazil and South Korea. The Huffington Post is part of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL).

About 24MEDIA
24MEDIA is the leading digital publishing group in Greece. Its network of 20 quality brands is visited by an average of 6.5 million Unique Browsers on a monthly basis.
24MEDIA’s mission is to produce and distribute high quality content and services to users and to provide innovative and effective communications solutions to advertising clients. It is pursued through investment in people and technology and through focus on the diversity of brands, delivery platforms and tools for users and advertisers. It is enhanced by strategic co-operations with key partners in Greece and internationally. 24MEDIA's international project portfolio includes brands such as NBA, Euroleague and Dailymotion.

Media Contact:
Amanda Schumacher, 917-510-5077, [email protected]
Jessica Hanks, 212-402-7232, [email protected]

 

 

PREMIUM PUBLISHER’S NETWORK (PPN) ANNOUNCES ITS LAUNCH

Premium Publisher’s Network (PPN) announces its launch in August 2014, in beta version. With the technological platform ADTECHmarketplace™ of AOL, ΡΡΝ will exclusively feature the audience of significant Greek Digital Publishers, in the Greek and International market.

24MEDIA, DPG Digital Media, Olive Media and Adweb are creating the biggest private market place in the Greek Market with highly developed targeting options, an available inventory that will exceed 1 billion impressions per month and a 100% “brand-safe” and upgraded environment.

The target is to create the biggest programmatic offering in Greece, with the highest coverage quality, as well as in the different thematic areas that will stand out and distinguish its position from the other ad exchanges.

A special event for the presentation of PPN will take place in the beginning of September, in order to present its capabilities to the Greek market, while at the same time there will be announcements of the new partnerships.

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24MEDIA EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP PARTNER OF THE LIDL FAN CUP 2014

During the Lidl Fan Cup, which takes place from June 2 to the 13th of July 2014, football fans from all over Europe have the opportunity to participate in the ultimate tournament of football, player against player, and country against country. Lidl, focusing on innovation, created a unique social media experience via Facebook. 

While matches take place online among 10 million Facebook fans of LIDL, each penalty happens in fact off-line, through a complex technical system, which Lidl developed specifically for this fan based soccer tournament.

24MEDIA, further increasing its competitiveness in the rapidly evolving ecosystem of digital services, supports this innovative initiative. SPORT24 and CONTRA, alongside NEWS247, are the exclusive media sponsors of the LIDL fan cup 2014. 

24MEDIA ROLLS OUT PROGRAMMATIC TRADING INITIATIVE

Up to 300 million ad impressions to be provided per month, in all formats.

24MEDIA is entering the programmatic trading area, in accordance to international trends which highlight this new practice as a basic lever for the further development of digital advertising. 24MEDIA becomes the first Group in Greece to provide this service to partners and customers, offering as of 1st of August inventory ranging from 100 to 300 million ad impressions per month, depending on market demand. This advertising space refers to all IAB international main formats and media agencies have begun to be informed about the specific commercial context and additional terms. 24MEDIA will use ADTECH’s marketplace platform, an innovative technological solution that, as it was created by a global publisher, is highly suitable to publishers’ needs. At the same time, its video extension, the adap.TV platform, is considered to be an extremely innovative service in the fast growing area of online video advertising.

Additionally, the audience targeting platform of Nugg.Ad, which 24MEDIA is already offering to its customers for all its brands, will be used for audience targeting with demographics and behavioral/consumer criteria.

"We are very glad that we are continuing to evolve, while moving on a dynamic path of constant innovation and we are eagerly expecting the market’s response, in order for programmatic trading to kick start its presence in Greece, bringing the Greek market closer to international digital standards. We are sure that in addition to the ADTECH solution in ad serving, the programmatic trading platform will prove to be equally strong and effective" stated Fragiskos Monogios, Deputy CEO & Commercial Director of 24MEDIA.

 

24MEDIA’S VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE BROADCAST OF THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

24MEDIA contributed decisively to the communication of a very important event for our National Athletics team and for the field of Athletics in general, the European Team Championships First League, by broadcasting via live streaming the games through its digital platforms.

We would like to thank 24MEDIA for this partnership, for the promotion and communication of our most important events and we hope that this partnership will continue and further expand in the future.
 
Kostas Panagopoulos,
President of the Hellenic Athletics Federation

 

 

 

24MEDIA ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Following the appointment of Stavros Drakoularakos as new CEO of 24MEDIA, the company is pleased to announce additional changes in its senior leadership team:

Fragiskos Monogios has assumed the role of Deputy CEO, while maintaining his position as Commercial Director. Mr. Monogios will continue to directly manage the Commercial Department which includes the Key Account Managers, Klodiana Leka, Nikitas Mantas, and Gianna Rakintzaki, as well as Marilena Bati, who is responsible for Ad Serving Operations.

Additionally, 24MEDIA is excited to announce the following key positions:

Eleni Chatzimitsou has assumed a new role as Director of Group Business Development.

Anna Maria Beritsi has been promoted to Head of Marketing.

Both Ms. Chatzimitsou and Ms. Beritsi have proven their value to 24MEDIA, and we are confident they will each, in turn, bring their talents to successfully heading up each of these initiatives.  

NEW LONGFORM CONTENT ON SPORT24

SPORT24 has created a new section and content template, for a better and more relaxing user reading experience. The best analyses and opinions articles are to be found on this new version.

Sport24.gr, the leading and most successful sports website, is the absolute FrontPage of sports news in Greece. With live coverage of all sport events, everyday information and a significant presence on all platforms, both on web and mobile, SPORT24 fans have the chance to be daily informed on everything that happens in the world of sports, locally and internationally.

Today, SPORT24 launches a new presentation of its content, aiming to offer a better and more accurate view of the articles that represent the best in longform content and quality journalism. With an exceptionally clear layout, which makes reading easier, and with advertising positions adapted to this, Longform, is the section, in which the best analyses and opinion articles will be hosted from selected journalists of Sport24.gr.

This new form of content can be found on web, mobile editions and the mobile App of SPORT24.