HUFF POST GREECE PARTICIPATES IN A GLOBAL WAN IFRA TRIBUTE FOR CHARLIE HEBDO

The Huffington Post Greece was invited to participate in a WAN IFRA initiative relating to the Charlie Hebdo atrocities. Huff Post Greece published an article by Andrew Heslop, Director / Press Freedom of WAN IFRA that was cross-published in leading newspapers around Europe and worldwide (on an exclusive, one publication per country basis), in support of Charlie Hebdo, highlighting the issue of attacks against journalists as a major threat to global press freedom.

Article Link
http://www.huffingtonpost.gr/andrew-heslop/-charlie_b_6439574.html?utm_hp_ref=greece

WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers is the global organization of the world’s press, representing more than 18.000 publications, 15.000 online sites and over 3.000 companies in more than 120 countries. The organization was created by the merger of the World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, having a 110-year history between them as the global representatives of the world’s press.

WAN-IFRA is committed to defending freedom of expression by promoting a free and independent press around the world. In its primary mission to strengthen and support the independent press, WAN-IFRA’s global engagements are aimed at defending press freedom and promoting sustainable, financially viable media aligned under three main strategic objectives: Advocacy, Development, and Sustainability.

SPORT24 REMAINS IN FIRST PLACE FOR 2014

New traffic record in December with more than 3 Million Unique Visitors

The most successful sports website remained on  top during every month of 2014, closing this impressive year with 3.037.005* unique visitors/browsers and 62.176.892* pageviews for December 2014.

Comprehensive coverage of major sports events, premium content, innovative Live blog and Live match patforms, popular mobile application, an expert team of journalists and exclusive partnerships with global brands such as NBA and Euroleague, together comprise the key elements that have established this site as the number one choice in sports portals in Greece.

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HIS EXCELLENCY THE AMBASSADOR OF CANADA VISITS THE OFFICES OF HUFFINGTON POST GREECE

On the 22nd of December 2014 His Excellency the Ambassador of Canada to Greece & High Commissioner of Canada to the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Robert Peck, visited the offices of Huffington Post Greece.

During the meeting with the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the 24MEDIA Group Mr. Dimitris Maris, the CEO of 24MEDIA, Mr. Stavros Drakoularakos, and the Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost Greece, Mr. Nikos Agouros, Ambassador Peck heard with great interest about the editorial vision and the active role of Huffington Post in transmitting the news, enriching the public sphere and introducing the global conversation to Greece.

Ambassador Peck expressed his appreciation to the HuffPost Greece editorial team for their mission and devotion to delivering the news, as well as contributing in enhancing the communication among the Canadian-Greek communities in both countries. 

HUFFINGTON POST GREECE COKTAIL RECEPTION

On the evening of November the 20th, to celebrate the launch of Huffington Post Greece a reception was held at the new Acropolis Museum.  

The event was hosted by Arianna Huffington, Founder, President and Editor in Chief of the «Huffington Post» and Dimitris Maris,  Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of 24MEDIA Group.

The event was attended by approximately 500 guests, including the Prime Minister of Greece. Guests comprised mainly of businessmen, politicians, members of the Council of Ministers, diplomats, and institutional representatives.

In his welcome address to the attendees, Dimitris Maris stated:

"Around the globe everyone recognizes the innovative and successful model of The Huffington Post, which combines original quality news content, curation, blogging and commentary. All in a winning formula that highlights, in a disruptive manner, the message behind the news. Disruption is encoded in The Huffington Post`s DNA.

Besides, Arianna is a Greek who against all odds succeeded in creating a digital platform with her name into one of the most influential media brands in the world, with a continuously increasing audience.

The conversation starts here. It starts from the Acropolis Museum. From a place that stands a stone’s throw from one of humanity`s greatest achievements. From a place that converses with the past and the future.  From a place only a few meters away from The Pnyx, the geographical embodiment of the equal right of every citizen to debate matters of policy – this is where it first happened, two and half millienia ago.

When, almost three years ago, we embarked on this journey that led us here today, the motivation, not only ours but also of the Huffington Post`s senior management team was not to bring Huffington Post to Greece, but to create the Greek Huffington Post.

Today we present to you The Huffington Post Greece, a digital platform that, while following the principles, the vision and the code of ethics of The Huffington Post, will make the news of Greek interest reach out to the world and at the same time introduce the global conversation to Greece.

Greece will finally have a strong voice in the world and the world will come closer to a quite often introvert Greece. The Ηuffington Post Greece will not be a passive transmitter of news but an active receiver of what society has to say. It neither has a left, centre or right agenda – however, nor does it pretend that there are two sides in every story and truth is in the middle. We will present all facets but the Huffington Post Greece will have a strong opinion and will voice it loud and clear.

This effort found strong allies in Marianna Latsis, Petros Pappas and Eugenia Chandris, patricians and very extrovert and international in their business activities yet with their eyes clearly set on the growth and development of this country.

The four of us invested in a common vision and today we are delighted to see it becoming a reality.

The launch of Huffington Post Greece takes place in turbulent times for Greece

In a Greece still in crisis but also in a Greece of recovery

In a Greece of unemployment yet in a Greece of a creative and inspired new generation

In a Greece that financially struggles but also in a Greece of innovation

All these are different aspects of the same country and naturally trigger frictions and confrontations. In The Ηuffington Post Greece we seek these confrontations to be the beginning of dialogue and conversation rather than its outcome.

As Chairman of 24MEDIA, Greece`s largest digital media publisher, I am very proud that we are The Huffington Post`s media partner in Greece and Cyprus. The track record of our international partnerships, the experience of our executives complimented with a rigorous and inspired journalistic team make us very confident that we will prove to be one of  The Huffington Post`s most successful editions worldwide.

As of today news of Greek interest will be spread around the globe.

The conversation starts here. It will be intense, to the point, disruptive and fruitful“.

"BUSINESS BREAKFAST" WITH JIMMY MAYMANN IN ATHENS

The CEO of Huffington Post spoke with senior executives of the advertising market

On Friday, November 21st within the framework of the Huffington Post Greece launch program as Jimmy Maymann, Chief Executive Officer of the international media brand, dedicated a few hours of his time while in Athens for a meeting. At the initiative of 24MEDIA, the media partner of the Huffington Post for Greece and Cyprus, organized a breakfast meeting at a hotel where Jimmy Maymann discussed with senior members of Greek advertising market. In response to various questions, he presented his views on the new trends in digital communication, as well as the crucial role that a major publisher with high traffic, such as The Huffington Post, can play as a facilitator and a strategic partner of brands. The meeting lasted an hour and a half and covered a broad spectrum of issues, from native advertising to mobile marketing, and from video to community management.

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.  

Event photos: http://sooc.gr/gallery.php?id=834
Event video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9W3joL8mkeHSVZORjNfYTl3bDQ/view?usp=sharing

Media Contact:

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

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

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.