Deppy Papazoglou Commercial Director of 24MEDIA

Deppy Papazoglou is taking over the duties of Commercial Director throughout the entire 24MEDIA group, as of 1st of November. After her successful position as a Group Account Director, she undertakes the overall supervision of the commercial department of all the brands of the group. She is one of the most experienced executives in the market with many years of experience in print and digital media.

24MEDIA thanks Tassos Argyros for his significant contribution to the Group's commercial development, in the last years.

Panteio Day Project by 24MEDIA and Panteion University

“When ideas become texts”

For the third consecutive year, 24MEDIA and Panteion University present the Panteio Day Project, where students of the Advertising and Public Relations Laboratory (#ADandPRLAB) of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the operations of Group’s media and to produce branded content for 24MEDIA's site.

This year’s Panteio Day Project, 70 AD & PR Lab students were found for a full day at 24MEDIA House. There, they took briefs from 8 brands and they started to create content for them at 24MEDIA group sites (News 24/7, HuffPost Greece, Ladylike, Oneman, Sport24 & Contra).

Panteio Day Project will take place on Wednesday, 10th of October, and readers will be able to access students' texts through the Panteio Day page.

Christos Chatziioannou, Head of Native & Branded Content at 24MEDIA, stated: “We are particularly pleased to see young children dive deep and respond in an exceptional way to the demands of such ventures. Students of this lab represent people with whom we will work in the upcoming years. It is no coincidence that too many graduates of this workshop are now colleagues or even competitors in the commercial market. 24MEDIA will always be proud of such innovative initiatives that link education to the actual market”.

Assistant Professor and Head of the AD&PR Lab, Mrs Betty Tsakarestou stated: “We are particularly pleased with the collaboration between #ADandPRLAB of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture of Panteion University and Mr. Christos Chatziioannou, Head of Native & Branded Content 24MEDIA, in the implementation of the 3rd "Panteio Day Project", an innovative initiative aiming at the education of our students, all of the dynamic Millennials, emerging talents in communication and startup entrepreneurship, in producing quality Native / Branded content based on the creative challenges they have received from the collaborating brands. In #ADandPRLAB we associate learning-experimentation-co-creation with the market and with society. We are already preparing the new native / branded Panteio Day 2019 with the principles of design and immersive storytelling.

New brand name for the informative radio station of 24MEDIA

The news radio station of 24MEDIA has changed its brand name, giving more emphasis on its informative character. News 24/7 at 88.6 aims at presenting the news, valid and on time.

News and current affairs from Greece and abroad, on politics, finance, culture, and sports are in the foreground with news broadcasts, magazino and informative radio shows.

News 24/7 at 88.6 is the radio expansion of the valid news website News247.gr, one of the ever evolving and growing media of the Greek market, numbering hundreds of thousands daily readers.

Νews 24/7 at 88.6, value in information

SPORT24 exclusively presents a community channel and stickers on Viber for the World Cup

SPORT24, the No1 sports brand in Greece, has gone ahead to forge a collaboration with the global messaging platform Viber, by creating a SPORT24 community channel and exclusive stickers for the World Cup. SPORT24 presents to its readers and to Viber users, the first sports community channel, through which it offers an integrated information experience with all the news from the World Cup.

Through the community channel, Viber users can receive direct and accurate updates on everything that takes place during the World Cup, which is to be held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July. News, photographs, jokes, opinions, daily TV schedule shall be displayed on the screens of Viber users with one move. The SPORT24 stickers shall be available free of charge and users can use them to interact with their friends in football related conversations.
 

24MEDIA on a mission to Tanzania together with ActionAid Hellas

For a second consecutive year, 24MEDIA took part in an ActionAid Hellas mission in support of social awareness actions. 24 ActionAid foster parents from Greece and Cyprus participated in a unique integration trip to this year’s destination, Tanzania. During the 6-day trip, the foster parents had the opportunity to stay with families and children supported by ActionAid on the island of Mafia in Tanzania.

Christos Chatziioannou from 24MEDIA and the photographer Nikos Mastoras were among the foster parents and they provided daily coverage and photographs from the mission through the exclusive column “Tales from Tanzania” on News 24/7. The purpose of the daily blog was to inform the Greek public of ActionAid’s extensive actions in the area and to provide insight into the way of life of the people of the African country, in a direct and substantial way through illustrated articles.

Christos Chatziioannou, Head of Native & Branded Content for 24MEDIA stated “Each journey with ActionAid Hellas, leads us to believe even more in the purpose and work of the organization. Needs are very different in different corners of the world and only by living under the same roof with a family from Africa, Asia or South America does one understand the extent to which being a foster parent helps make the world a better place”.
 

Dimitris Maris joins Marathon Venture Capital's Advisory Committee

24MEDIA Holding is announcing its participation in Marathon Venture Capital, a fund that invests in innovative Greek technology companies with a global outlook.

Dimitris Maris, Founder and Chairman of 24MEDIA, will also join the Marathon Venture Capital's Advisory Committee.

George Tziralis, Partner at Marathon Fund stated: “We are glad to have prominent investors onboard and thanks to their trust, we will be able to support ambitious entrepreneurs in their effort to establish world class technology companies”.  

Dimitris Maris, Founder and Chairman of 24MEDIA, Greece's leading digital publishing group, is a serial entrepreneur and technology investor. He noted: “I'm delighted to be collaborating with the Marathon fund team, which has a proven track record on both the financial and the product side of business. The emergence of a budding ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation in Greece has been a consistently positive story during the crisis. The Equifund program can prove a catalyst towards the qualitative upgrade of the Greek economy and a strong motivating factor towards attracting and retaining its high-skilled workforce”.

Members of the Advisory Committee of Marathon Venture Capital also include Elodie Donjon, Investment Manager at European Investment Fund and Ioannis Martinos, CEO at Signal Maritime.
 

24MEDIA is the official media sponsor of EQUAL SOCIETY

24MEDIA, the No1 digital publisher, with a high sense of corporate responsibility, is in support of the NGO “Equal Society” and the largest educational scholarship scheme in the country under the name “Studying under Scholarship”.

As the scheme’s media sponsor, 24MEDIA is promoting high quality content through its network, so as to inform the Greek public with regard to equal opportunities for all in education. One of the group’s strategic pillars is to highlight the immense value of education and to support organizations that adhere to the concept.

On Thursday 3 May, an event was held by “Equal Society” at the Niarchos Cultural Foundation, during which awards were presented to collaborating educational institutes and media sponsors, including 24MEDIA.
 

POPCODE at the largest film festival- YES WE CANNES

For a second consecutive year PopCode is to participate in the Cannes International Film Festival with full coverage by our correspondent Theodoris Dimitropoulos.

The most exciting film festival begins on the 8th of May and lasts for 12 days. PopCode will be there throughout its duration and will keep Greek audiences informed of what is going on at the most renowned film contest through, features, interviews and reviews.

Readers and followers can remain updated through a specially formulated page and PopCode’s social media accounts and enjoy images from the Cannes Festival.  
 

Thodoris Kolidas at News 24/7

 As of Monday 7 May, the Weather Forecast has a name and surname. The meteorologist Thodoris Kolidas is joining News247.gr. and Radio 24/7.
 
After a successful career of more than 30 years, Thodoris Kolidas is with us to provide the daily weather forecast for the whole of Greece and the world with accuracy and precision.
 
Analytical prognosis, extreme weather, climate change and environment.
 
Every day live at the Radio 24/7 morning zone and noon current affairs. Tune in to 88.6 FM for an eponymous Weather Forecast.
 
 

LOVE AUCTIONS 2018

For a 7th year in a row, 24MEDIA in collaboration with “Follow me now”, have been organizing the initiative entitled Love Auctions, under the group’s corporate responsibility initiatives.
Throughout the action, some of Europe’s most important athletes and teams offer items to be auctioned for a worthy cause. This year, we are supporting the association (PEGAP-NY)  (Panhellenic Association of Parents & Guardians of Disabled Individuals – Mentally Handicapped). 

The auctions will commence on Monday 16 April and shall last for a week, via the webpage www.dimoprasiesagapis.gr. The action is mainly promoted by Sport24.gr and Sport24 Radio 103.3.

Collector’s kits from all major clubs, personal objects belonging to leading figures in Greek sport but also coveted items from large European clubs are to be auctioned in an action that will be concluded on Friday 20 April. We indicatively mention certain items signed by: Ernesto Valverde, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, David Fuster, Nick Calathes, Giorgos Printezis, Chori Dominquez, Dimitris Kourbelis, Dimitris Siovas, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Aleksandar Prijović and many others.
 
Ο Grigoris Batis, Head of Digital Content for 24MEDIA stated:

“Love Auctions” is a project that has been filling us with joy and pride for the past 7 years and our only concern is that we can constantly improve so that we may help people in need to the greatest extent. We extend our gratitude to the clubs and athletes who have supported our efforts since we would not have achieved as much without their help. However, our greatest thanks goes to the readers and listeners of SPORT24, who each year support our “Love Auctions” and fill us with confidence that in 2018 we are going to collect an amount for the of the PEGAP-NY association that surpasses all expectations”

**Our sincere thanks to the clubs: Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona, Valencia CF, PAE Olympiakos, PAE Panathinaikos, PAE PAOK, PAE ΑΕΚ, ΚΑΕ Olympiakos, ΚΑΕ Panathinaikos, ΚΑΕ ΑΕΚ as well as all the athletes personally for their kind support and the donation of items to be auctioned.
 

Vasilis Papachristodoulou COO at 24MEDIA

Vasilis Papachristodoulou is taking over the duties of Chief Operating Officer throughout the entire 24MEDIA group.

Mr. Papachristodoulou, a distinguished executive, with many years of experience in the media sector and in business administration, founder of the sports site Contra.gr and consultant on development and strategy issues in large companies (SKAI, IMAKO, PeopleCert). During his last position in 24MEDIA, held the role of Business Management Consultant.

Nicolas Pefanis, 24MEDIA CΕΟ, stated: “The new role of Vassilis Papachristodoulou is something that pleases us greatly, since he has contributed decisively to the company’s thriving development. By undertaking his new duties he shall continue his many years of successful work.”

The US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt exclusively on News 24/7

News 24/7 presents an exclusive interview with the US Ambassador in Athens. Geoffrey R. Pyatt spoke before the camera of News 24/7, with journalist Alexia Tasouli, about the issues between Greece and Turkey, the current matter of the two Greek soldiers, the negotiations regarding the name of Skopje, the result of the contacts made by Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of State in Athens as well as the progress of the Greek economy in 2018.

Remaining true to its philosophy of accurate and direct information on all current affairs, 24MEDIA’s news brand presents yet another significant journalistic piece of work, by speaking to the people in the center of events, such as the US Ambassador to Greece.

Our readers can follow and read Geoffrey Pyatt’s interview on all News 24/7 digital platforms for PC, mobile phone or tablet.