ANT1 Group
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Antenna Group better known as ANT1 Group is a media company in Greece and is currently the largest Greek media company. It was established in 1988 by Minos Kyriakou
, the president and founder of Antenna Group. Today Mr. Kyriakou heads up a media empire whose operations include broadcasting, publishing, Internet services, telecommunications and a record label. At the cornerstone of the company is ANT1
TV, one of the largest and most successful private television networks in Greece.
ANT1 Group has also expanded its operations abroad, launching international feeds of ANT1 TV for Greek audiences abroad. It now operates stations serving North America, Europe, Australia/Asia and a regional feed of ANT1 for Cyprus- ANT1 Cyprus
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In 1993, ANT1 Group expanded yet again, this time internationally launching ANT1 Satellite and ANT1 Pacific. ANT1 Satellite was the first Greek network to broadcast to audiences in North America while ANT1 Pacific brought the 'best of' ANT1 TV to Australia and the pacific rim.
In subsequent years ANT1 Group has expanded its business beyond the broadcasting world, including launching Antenna Internet (provides free internet access, music downloading and long-distance calling), Audiotex (telecommunications company), Daphne Communications S.A. (publishing company), Niki Publishing (printing company), Heaven Music
(recording label) and ANTEL (wireless transmission).
renews multi-year contract with Antenna Group for Greek programming , includes future launch of 'Antenna Prime,' featuring live soccer and classic Greek shows. The agreement ensures continued carriage of Greek-language channels in US.
Radio
Minos Kyriakou
Minos X. Kyriakou is a Greek billionaire shipping magnate and businessman. He is the Chairman of Euroholdings Capital & Investment Corp...
, the president and founder of Antenna Group. Today Mr. Kyriakou heads up a media empire whose operations include broadcasting, publishing, Internet services, telecommunications and a record label. At the cornerstone of the company is ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
TV, one of the largest and most successful private television networks in Greece.
ANT1 Group has also expanded its operations abroad, launching international feeds of ANT1 TV for Greek audiences abroad. It now operates stations serving North America, Europe, Australia/Asia and a regional feed of ANT1 for Cyprus- ANT1 Cyprus
ANT1 Cyprus
ANT1 Cyprus is a free to air terrestrial TV channel established in 1993. The channel is partly owned by ANT1 Greece. It is a general entertainment channel screening international, Greek and some locally produced programs. It transmits on channels 48, 35, 60, 41, 63, 65, 23, 26, 67, 24, 56, 37,...
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History
ANT1 Group got its start in 1988 when it launched ANT1 97.2 FM, a radio station in Athens. The popularity of this service led it to launch sister station ANT1 97.5 FM in Thessaloniki the later the same year. The following year Antenna Group expanded operations launching ANT1 Television, one of Greece's first private networks and one of the highest rated for many years.In 1993, ANT1 Group expanded yet again, this time internationally launching ANT1 Satellite and ANT1 Pacific. ANT1 Satellite was the first Greek network to broadcast to audiences in North America while ANT1 Pacific brought the 'best of' ANT1 TV to Australia and the pacific rim.
In subsequent years ANT1 Group has expanded its business beyond the broadcasting world, including launching Antenna Internet (provides free internet access, music downloading and long-distance calling), Audiotex (telecommunications company), Daphne Communications S.A. (publishing company), Niki Publishing (printing company), Heaven Music
Heaven Music
Heaven Music is an independent record label in Athens, Greece, founded in 2001 by ANT1 Group. It is known for signing new and young artists.-Overview:...
(recording label) and ANTEL (wireless transmission).
Recent actions
On March 23, 2011, DISH NetworkDish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
renews multi-year contract with Antenna Group for Greek programming , includes future launch of 'Antenna Prime,' featuring live soccer and classic Greek shows. The agreement ensures continued carriage of Greek-language channels in US.
Broadcasting
TV- ANT1ANT1Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
- ANT1 CyprusANT1 CyprusANT1 Cyprus is a free to air terrestrial TV channel established in 1993. The channel is partly owned by ANT1 Greece. It is a general entertainment channel screening international, Greek and some locally produced programs. It transmits on channels 48, 35, 60, 41, 63, 65, 23, 26, 67, 24, 56, 37,...
- ANT1 EuropeANT1 EuropeANT1 Europe is a subscription TV channel established in 2006. The channel is partly owned by ANT1 Greece. It is a general entertainment channel screening international, Greek and some locally produced programs....
- ANT1 PacificANT1 PacificANT1 Pacific is a subscription TV channel established in 1996. The channel is partly owned by ANT1 Greece. It is a general entertainment channel screening international, Greek and some locally produced programs.-Logos:...
- ANT1 Prime
- ANT1 SatelliteANT1 SatelliteANT1 Satellite is a subscription TV channel established in 1996. The channel is partly owned by ANT1 Greece. It is a general entertainment channel screening international, Greek and some locally produced programs.-Logos:...
- Blue (music video channel for Australia)
- Prva Srpska TelevizijaPrva Srpska TelevizijaPrva or Prva Srpska Televizija or 1Prva is a Serbian commercial television network.Launched in December 2006, the network is owned by Greek Antenna Group since December 2009. From its inception until December 2009, the network was majority owned by global media conglomerate News Corporation...
Radio
- ANT1 97.2 FM (radio station in Athens)
- ANT1 97.5 FM (radio station in Thessaloniki)
- ANT1 FM Cyprus
- Ryhthmos FM (radio station in Athens)
- Banana 104 FM (radio station in Thessaloniki)
- Radio ExpressRadio ExpressRadio Express is an independent radio syndication company based in Burbank, California, whose main focus is in markets outside the USA. The company was founded by Tom Rounds, one of the creators of American Top 40...
(radio station in Bulgaria)
Telecommunications
- Antenna Internet (Internet service, music downloading)
- ANTEL (wireless transmission of data)
- Audiotex (mobile phone service)
Publishing
- Daphne Communications S.A. (publishing company)
- Niki Publishing (printing company)
Music
- Heaven MusicHeaven MusicHeaven Music is an independent record label in Athens, Greece, founded in 2001 by ANT1 Group. It is known for signing new and young artists.-Overview:...
(record label) - Antenna Open School (TV/Radio broadcasting)
- Fame Studio (school of music production, phonetic arts & lyrics, only one of its kind in Greece)
Other
- ANT1 Visa (credit card business in collaboration with Emporiki Bank)
- Mediterranean (business journal)