RE-DESIGN FOR 24MEDIA'S PRASINA NEA

In line with the constant development and evolution of 24MEDIA Group brands, Prasinanea.gr boasts a new layout with the sole objective of offering more comprehensive content regarding Panathinaikos, in football and basketball as well as in other sports depending on current sporting news.

The popular destination for green fans is being re-defined and evolved into a contemporary news aggregator, hosting on a daily basis the most important news and issues concerning Panathinaikos. With SPORT 24 and Contra as its sources, as well as news stories and articles from Panathinaikos24.gr, “Prasina Nea” shall offer reliable, multi-themed information.

The website will collaborate with numerous correspondents such as Babis Tsibidas, Giannis Seretis, Petros Paapamakarios, Niki Bakouli, Alexandros Trigas, Christos Demetis, whilst featuring prominent articles from affiliated sites, so that readers can receive information from multiple sources. 

 Manos Michalos, 24MEDIA Content Director stated: 
“24MEDIA is investing in technological development via the re-design of Prasinanea.gr, making it the Group’s second news aggregator and proving yet again the group’s constant search for digital content of the highest standard. The “hangout” for Panathinaikos fans is back; renewed, loyal to fans’ expectations, ready to present all “green news” and become their No1 daily habit.” 

OFFICIAL EUROLEAGUE DESTINATION ON SPORT24.GR EXTENDED FOR TWO YEARS

The successful cooperation between Sport24.gr – Greece’s No. 1 sports destination – and Turkish Airlines Euroleague has been extended for two additional years.

The collaboration, which began in 2013 with the creation of the official destination Euroleague.sport24.gr as a dedicated section on Sport24.gr, will provide users with comprehensive news in Greek through 2017.

Sport24.gr provides the best source of information on the preeminent basketball organization in Europe, with access to original videos, stories from the leading basketball journalists in Greece, extensive articles, polls & competitions, real-time stats, and in depth photo stories.

Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA said, “We are excited to have renewed this successful cooperation with Euroleague, an organization that engages the enthusiasm of Greek sports fans and offers memorable moments in the history of basketball. For ten years, Sport24 has provided its readers with original, quality content, and this is attested to when the leading major league organizations in the world continue to select it as their exclusive partner in Greece.”

Jordi Bertomeu, President and CEO of Euroleague Basketball said, “ We are really proud to renew our relationship with Sport24.gr as our Premium Official Media partner in Greece. Two years ago we started our Premium Official Media partner program with Sport24.gr and now we have expanded our collaboration reaching up to seven different agreements with the top media outlets in our strategic markets, bringing the competition closer to our local fans with specific national contents in their respective local languages." 

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ESAKE AND 24MEDIA COLLABORATION SCORES ON THE FLOOR OF THE COURT!

24MEDIA the largest - and growing – Digital Media network in Greece, as the newest "co- player" of ESAKE will showcase ESAKE’s Basket League SKRATS to the Greek sports fans.

Specifically, Sport24.gr, the ultimate digital destination for basketball, will now also be the official destination of Basket League SKRATS, which will be hosted in a dedicated section of the site.

Mr. Giorgos Chalvatzakis, President of ESAKE stated: "ESAKE welcomes our new communication sponsor, the 24MEDIA Digital Media Group, Sport24.gr and Sport24 Radio 103,3, and hopes that our new partnership will offer a gratifying experience to our basketball fans, of which we are confident because of the Group’s reliable reputation, expertise and prestige."

Mr. Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA stated: "We are very pleased about this cooperation, which aims to promote A1 Basketball Championship through Sport24.gr and Sport24 Radio 103,3. This synergy highlights both 24MEDIA’s leading position as publisher of premium content, as well as its commitment to investing in local and international brands (The Huffington Post Greece, NBA, Euroleague).”

CONTRA.GR MAKES RECORD TRAFFIC NUMBERS IN SEPTEMBER

Contra.gr made record traffic numbers in September, attesting to the continuous upward trend in the distinguished digital sports news brand’s performance, with more than 2.2 million unique users.

With dynamic opinions, in depth analysis and original news content, plus years of proven journalistic experience and integrity, more and more young readers are selecting Contra.gr for their source of sports information.

In September, Contra recorded 2.204.547* unique visitors and 36.194.582* page views. 

Pantelis Vlachopoulos, Editor in Chief of Contra.gr stated, “The record traffic numbers are not an end in themselves but they are a reward for the hard work contributed by all the members of the editorial team from April 2014 to today. Over the past 17 months the team has improved its strategy and has been working daily to produce analytic and reliable original content that provides substance and perspective to our readers. We will continue with professionalism, commitment and passion to make Contra.gr the best it can be.”

*ΑΤ Ιnternet, September 2015

24MEDIA PRESENTS ITS SERVICES

24MEDIA, the leading digital publisher, presents its services in total including September's statistics.

THE NEW PROGRAM OF SPORT24 RADIO 103,3 TUNES IN!

Sport24 Radio 103,3, completed its "registration period" and tunes in with a new program starting from Monday, September 28th. After appropriate renewals, transfers and preparation by the Director of Sport24 Radio, Vasilis Papachristodoulou, the Commercial Director, Marios Tsoukatos and the "coach" and Program Director Pantelis Diamantopoulos, the new team of Sport24 Radio 103,3 is ready to begin the sports radio season .

More specifically, the journalistic team of Sport24 Radio consists of: Pantelis Diamantopoulos, John Fileris, George Syrigos, Stavros Georgakopoulos, Vangelis Mihos, Giannis Seretis, Giannis Karalis, Dionysis Verveles, Menios Sakkelaropoulos, Vangelis Arnaoutoglou, Spyros Kavalieratos, Dimitris Konstantinidis, Thanassis Lalas , Themis Kesaris, Charlie, Hercules Antipas, Sotiris Georgiou, Kostas Gkontzos, Pantelis Vlachopoulos, Stefanos Triantafillos and many more.

Mr. Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO of 24MEDIA stated:
"After a period of tough preparation, the Sport24 Radio team tunes in at 103,3 fm certifying the group's constant search for high quality content. 24MEDIA, being the leading digital group in Greece, uses all the expertise and experience in further development of SPORT24, the biggest sports brand in Greece, adding the radio platform in the brand portfolio.

REDPLANET.GR: NEW ERA FOR THE RED PLANET OF 24MEDIA

RedPlanet.gr, completed seven years as the first and largest site for Olympiakos and wanting to thank its readers, redefines and reintroduces having as a the sole purpose of their complete update.

 The "Red Planet" evolves into a contemporary news aggregator with primary commentary and articles, sources from sites like Sport24,  Contra,  Sportit, the Redgoal, with the list getting enriched constantly, while now includes also readers' comments. Redesigned and technologically upgraded, the new Redplanet.gr is compatible with desktop, mobile and tablet based on its responsive design.

 Moreover,it  opens the door to a new RedandWhite content, giving its readers the opportunity to read even more articles by distinguished journalists, while its own group composed by Stefanos Lemonidis,  George Perperidis, Notis Psilopoulos, Red Duckling and the new column "Teenager", will comment everything regarding Olympiacos.

Manos Michalos, Content Director of 24MEDIA stated:

" 24MEDIA once again invests in technological development through the redesign of Redplanet.gr making it the first news aggregator Group and certifying this constant search for high quality digital content. Redplanet.gr dynamically launches the next seven years, affirms its title as the No.1 daily destination for Olympiacos fans, and provides even more reasons and incentives to remain on top; primary comment from a strong team of columnists, focus on community and the comments of the readers and an ever growing network of partners that provide their content to the Red Planet of 24MEDIA ".

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NBA SPEAKS GREEK!

NBA Greece for three more years at Sport24!

NBA will continue to speak Greek for another three years through Sport24.gr. The innovative partnership started in 2011 by linking the best league in the world and one of the biggest sports brands, Sport24.gr - the No1 Greek sports website of 24MEDIA Group and top sports digital brand - will continue until 2018.

The world of the famous basketball championship opens its doors for another three years exclusively to the readers of Sport24, enabling them to follow the news of NBA while offering extensive multimedia content, relevant news, rich and fully specialized real-time statistics and all the latest news, as presented by NBA reporters in Greece.

Manos Michalos, Content Director of 24MEDIA stated:
"This renewal confirms the premium content offered by 24MEDIA through Sport24 for the last 10 years, as well as the commitment to our readers for the continuous growth and development of NBA Greece both in journalistic and commercial levels."
 
"NBA speaks Greek"

VICKY SAMARA, HEAD OF THE POLITICAL REPORTAGE OF NEWS247

The journalist Mrs. Vicky Samaras is appointed Head of the Political Reportage of NEWS247 in order to acheive better coverage of political news.

After a successful tenure as a reporter, in Eleftherotypia and being for many years Editor in Apogevmatini, responsible for the government reportage as well as that of New Democracy assumes this position in 24MEDIA 's new Web site.

As part of the strategic decision of the group to dynamically enhance the political reportage in NEWS247, Mr. Theodore Lapanaitis assumes the reportage of center -right parties, whereas the reportage of center - left parties continues to cover Mr. Antonis Antzoletos.

Mr. Manos Chorianopoulos, Editor of News247.gr, stated:
"At a time when political developments are rapid,  NEWS247 following the needs of the Greeks for accurate and immediate information, strengthens the  department of political reportage. With coverage of all sides of the political map we aim to transmit the pulse of events and confirm the strong position of the site in respect to information and the digital media market".

24MEDIA AND CONSTANTINE KAMARAS ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OF THEIR COOPERATION

The cooperation between 24MEDIA and Constantine Kamaras has been completed. Constantine Kamaras held the position of Vice Chairman. " The contribution of Constantine in the development of 24MEDIA over the last five years was invaluable both with regards to the presence of our Group in the broader market as well as its institutional presence as well as its strategy development and global know how. We wish him sincerely all the best in his activities, especially in his European institutional duties where, as Chairman of IAB Europe, he is leading the digital industry's representation in Brussels" stated Mr. Dimitris Maris, Chairman of 24MEDIA and President of ENED. "The course  of 24MEDIA proves that continuous innovation and dynamic growth is absolutely feasible even in the most adverse economic conditions. I am really proud to have participated in this effort and I am sure that 24MEDIA will remain a benchmark of Greek Digital Publishing for decades to come" stated Constantine Kamaras.

ELECTIONS [email protected]

The Greeks back to the polls,  the readers always in NEWS247!

NEWS247,  the news Web site of 24MEDIA, still proves once again its dynamic and informative identity in respect to the elections on September 20th.
With constant updates through the top and popular live blog platform, reports from all sides of the political map, clear and factual terms, exclusive interviews, premium video productions and ongoing social media coverage, News247.gr consistently transmits the pulse of political events , to web and mobile environment.

The editorial team of NEWS247, with immediacy, validity and impartiality, always working as a team, covering continuously all political developments and confirms the strong position of the site in policy awareness and digital media market.

We are LIVE. News247.gr

24MEDIA LAUNCHES SPORTKIT.GR

24MEDIA enters the field of e-commerce with SportKit.gr proving once again, that the continuous development and investment in new services are a primary concern of the group. This site, is an innovative digital service which allows the user to select products from the biggest Greek and foreign e-shops in a user friendly way.

The best sports products and services are presented by sport categories such as football, basketball, running, biking, tennis, swimming and volleyball while given the user the possibility of continuous information on the latest trends in sports fashion, suggesting shopping and lifestyle activities that are updated daily.

 Mrs Helen Chatzimitsou, Director of Group Business Development stated: "We are proud of SportKit.gr, 24MEDIA's new platform, which is the only digital destination that gathers and presents sports products and services in Greece. At a time when the security of electronic transactions is enhanced, SportKit.gr hosts the best sports products of the biggest e-shops and aspires to meet rapidly and efficiently the needs of consumers for online shopping".