NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ENED, GREECE'S ONLINE PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION

Mr. Dimitris Maris, Founder & Chairman of 24MΕDIA, is elected President of the Board of Directors of ENED. New Board Members include Mr. Stamatis Zacharos of Capital.gr and Mr. Simos Zervas of Star Channel.

The Annual General Meeting of ENED and Board Elections were held on March 19th at the Offices of Pegasus. The new Board consists of:  Mr. Dimitris Maris (Chairman - 24MEDIA), Mr. Thomas Siozopoulos (Vice President - Pegasus Interactive), Mr. Stamatis Zacharos (General Secretary - Capital.gr), Mr. Dimitris Iliopoulos (Treasurer - Athinorama / Desmi Publishing) and Mr. Simos Zervas (Member - Star Channel).

During the General Meeting, the Annual Financial Report of 2014 and the budget for 2015 were approved, while a new Disciplinary Board was also elected,  consisting of Mrs. Smaro Kouri (Prime Media), Mrs. Evi Varotsi (MEGA), Mrs. Ada Kyrkilis (DOL), Mr. Simos Zervas (STAR) and Mr. Konstantinos Kamaras (24MEDIA). 

Furthermore, extensive discussions took place with the main topics being the challenges that the premium content publishers face as well as the overall state and trend of the digital market. Moreover, additional priorities were set, such as  the further development and upgrade of the Traffic Measurement and Certification system, the further expansion of membership, the initiatives needed in order to highlight and enhance the comparative advantages of the Greek premium content sites as advertising vehicles and the introduction of specific terms for any third parties reproducing content.

Following his election, the new President of ENED Mr. Dimitris Maris stated: “Digital Media hold a key role in Greece. What we want to achieve, as the association of Digital Publishers, is to implement a plan based on three pillars: the further expansion of our institutional role, the creation of guidelines for the market, and the advantage that comes with integrating new technologies and creating common tools.”

24MEDIA EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR OF THE COSMAS XENAKI'S EXHIBITION AT THE BENAKI MUSEUM

The art exhibition of Cosmas Xenakis was launched at the Benaki Museum on March 19th. 

24MEDIA is the exclusive sponsor of the exhibition, while Huffington Post Greece is the main communication sponsor. 

Cosmas Xenakis, one of the pioneers of post-war art in Greece, was an artist of multiple talents and interests, making his mark in painting, sculpture, architecture and urban planning. This exhibition is the first major attempt at a comprehensive presentation of his work, to showcase his complex personality, the diversity of his work, and his critical contribution in the regeneration of Greek visual art. 

The exhibition is divided in 4 themes and includes paintings and sculptures, photographs of public art pieces, audiovisual clips, stills and artefacts from the Polytechna, as well as material relating to his life and his era and pieces from his private collections.

The exhibition’s visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the artwork of one of Greece’s most innovative artists until May 10th. 

The curator of the exhibition is George Hadjimichalis while assistant curator is Dimitris Xenakis, son of the artist.

ONEMAN.GR CELEBRATED ITS THIRD BIRTHDAY!

The first lifestyle men’s’ brand in Greece – Oneman.gr – celebrated on March 18th its third birthday with a unique event!
 
24MEDIA - Digital Media Group along with the ONEMAN editorial team welcomed their friends, associates and 40 lucky readers at Pixi Club. 

Many executives and representatives of the PR and Advertising industry attended the event, once more showing their trust to the Oneman.gr brand for its significant impact (1.112.222 monthly unique browsers* και 4.603.026 monthly pageviews*).
 

“Ace Burgers” was the event’s Food Sponsor while UBER was the transportation sponsor, providing a unique code for the safe return of the guests. The event was organized by the Live Experiences team, on behalf of 24MEDIA.

More information also available at http://portfolio.oneman.gr/3-years-oneman-party
 

*AT Internet February 2015

24MEDIA AT THE WORLDPOST'S "THE FUTURE OF WORK CONFERENCE"

 

24MEDIA participated at the WorldPost`s “The Future of Work conference” in London held by Huffington Post and Berggruen Institute. The conference brought together politicians, business leaders and intellectuals to debate the role of technology in tomorrow's workplace.
Participants included Arianna Huffington, Google's Eric Schmidt, LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, Her Majesty Queen Rannia Al Abdullah, economists Laura Tyson, Nouriel Roubini and Mohamed El-Erian, Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson, Japanese robot creator Tomotaka Takahashi among others.

24MEDIA was represented by its President & Founder Dimitris Maris. HuffPost Greece was also present with a team comprised of its General Manager Annita Stephanou, Editorial Director Sofia Papaionnou, Editor in Chief Nikos Agouros and Sales Director Tassos Argyros.

From undeniable macroscopic shifts in the economy to the microscopic impact of how technological advancements are changing the shape and perhaps even the existence of traditional workplaces, the conference critically explored the future of work. The speakers' vision of the future cut across the many ways technology will affect work and the workplace, while also examining how people, companies and society will be impacted by the change.Several speakers insisted on the need for deep reforms to professional training to meet the challenge of huge numbers of jobs vanishing. Others called upon companies to make innovation imperative and a factor for survival.

Following the conference Dimitris Maris stated: “The WorldPost Future Series take a multi-disciplinary approach to exploring the transformations and understanding the social, economic and political landscapes that will emerge in those turbulent times such as the ones we live today. It was a mind –boggling conference that brought into the surface aspects that especially in Greece have not been thoroughly examined. We want to bring this discussion here in order to be ready for the challenges of the decades to come”.

ARRIANA HUFFINGTON INTERVIEWS CHRISTINE LAGARDE, THE HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Following the recent deal between the European Union and Greece to keep the beleaguered state in the Eurozone, Arianna Huffington interviewed, the Head of the International Monetary Fund, Mrs. Christine Lagarde. 

Their discussion revolved around the difficulties in Greece, the necessary structural reforms, as well as the goals to be achieved in order to grant Greece a viable economy and a return to growth along with the risk of a potential “Grexit”. The interview additionally expanded to the new report about women in the workplace, which was published by the International Monetary Fund on February 23rd. The report suggested that closing the gender equality gap and leveling the employment playing field would benefit not just women, but the global economy as a whole. 
As expected, the interview was reproduced on many international websites, as well as on most of the 13 International Editions of the Huffington Post.

24MEDIA SELECTED AS CASE STUDY AT DIGIDAY’s PUBLISHING SUMMIT EUROPE

A renowned innovator in greek digital publishing, 24MEDIA, Greece’s largest digital media group, was invited to address Digiday's Publishing Summit Europe and showcase its best practices in the fast evolving sphere of social media news publishing. 

The summit took place in Monte Carlo of Monaco, on 4-6 February of 2015 and brought together a diverse group of publishers to discuss strategies and key learnings, as well as emerging trends in a rapidly changing digital media ecosystem. Some of the biggest international media brands were represented, including speakers from the BBC, CBS, The Financial Times, Forbes Media, The Huffington Post, Politico, Quartz, Business Insider, AOL, Mashable and more.

24MEDIA was represented by Stavros Drakoularakos, the CEO of the Group and Constantine Kamaras, Group Vice Chairman. During the session: “How to do Social Media Right”, Stavros Drakoularakos presented the content strategy of 24MEDIA, the performance metrics utilized, the skills deployed, as well as monetization issues and key steps for the near future.

The presentation can be found at:
http://www.slideshare.net/StavrosDrakoularakos/how-to-do-social-media-right

24MEDIA ENTERS THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

Consistent with its blueprint of continuous development, 24MEDIA enters into the field of education.

The Business College of Athens (BCA), with its continuous longtime presence and experience in leading academic programs, and 24MEDIA have cooperated to design and offer two-month course and professional diploma in Digital Marketing.

The purpose of this program is to provide marketing executives with specialized knowledge, and the tools to be able to respond to rapid changes, as well as to exploit opportunities in the sphere of information and technology.

24MEDIA senior managers with extensive experience in the digital market are included among the lecturers of the program, providing their knowledge and personal experience, on both a theoretical and a practical level.

More information can be found here
http://www.bca.edu.gr/course/1783/diploma-digital-marketing

HUFFINGTON POST GREECE MAKES AN IMPRESSIVE DEBUT

The site moves straight into the top 10 with 1.612.635 Unique Users in January 2015

HuffPost Greece earned its place among the most popular news websites in Greece, after only 2 months of operation, based on official AT Internet /OJD data. Specifically, 1.612.635 Unique Users visited in January the website’s desktop version, while 434.120 Unique Users chose the mobile version, recording 12.298.147 and 2.024.039 page views in each case.

Additionally, Huffington Post Greece provided full coverage of the recent Greek Elections. Specifically, the editorial team collaborated with all Huffpost Editions around the world, producing exclusive editorial content and covering breaking local news. A customized tool for reporting election results was built and was featured on the front pages of all 13 International Editions, in 8 different languages, transmitting results in real time. 

GREEK INTERNET USERS GIVE THEIR VOTE TO NEWS247

24MEDIA’s News Portal takes Top Spot on the Aftermath of the Elections with 720.721 Unique Visitors
 

NEWS247, the news site of 24MEDIA, continues its impressive trajectory, with a new traffic record on Monday 26/01, gaining the first place in the official measurement of all Greek websites (as provided by ENED / AT INTERNET).

Specifically, 720.721 Unique Visitors preferred the site for their news information, which recorded 3,200,552 Pageviews over a period of 24 hours, according to official data.

The NEWS247 team of journalists provided minute by minute news coverage via its innovative Live Blog Platform, with round the clock reporting, multimedia material, social media posts, and complete interactive maps.
 
Overall, on Monday the 26th of January,  2.469.210 users chose to visit Greek news websites for their information, confirming that the Internet is the dominant source of information for the elections and major political & social events.

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.

*AT Internet Analytics

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.