Antenna Group, formerly known as ANT1 Group, is a media company in Greece and currently the largest Greek media company. It was established on 2 August 1989 by

Minos Kyriakou Minos Xenophon "Minas" Kyriakou ( el, Μίνως (Μηνάς) Κυριακού, ; 31 May 1942 – 2 July 2017) was a Greek media and shipping magnate and businessman. He was the president of the H ...

. Today, his son,

Theodore Kyriakou Theodore M. Kyriakou (born 1974) is a Greek businessman, the CEO of ANT1 Group, the largest Greek media company, which was owned by his father Minos Kyriakou until his death in July 2017. Theodore Kyriakou was born in 1974, the son of Minos K ...

, heads up a media empire whose operations include broadcasting, radio, publishing, digital, educational services, telecommunications and a record label. At the cornerstone of the company is

ANT1 Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece. The alternate spelling is wordplay in Greek; ''ena'' (ένα) is the Greek number ''1'' (one), thus ''ANT1'' is pronounced the same as ''Antenna'' (Αντέννα). It laun ...

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 Cyprus Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece. The alternate spelling is wordplay in Greek language, Greek; ''ena'' (ένα) is the Greek number ''1'' (one), thus ''ANT1'' is pronounced the same as ''Antenna'' (Αντέ ...

History

On 2 August 1989, Antenna TV S.A. was established, which was the main unit of the group, after starting in 1988 with Antenna 97.1 and Antenna 97.5 in Thessaloniki (now Easy 97.2 and Easy 97.5 respectively) which stations were established and operate from different companies but belonging to the same entity. At the end of that year, the group, through the aforementioned company, founded and launched the TV station of the same name, ANT1, one of Greece's first private networks and one of the highest rated for many years. ANT1 Group expanded yet again, this time internationally launching

ANT1 Satellite Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece. The alternate spelling is wordplay in Greek; ''ena'' (ένα) is the Greek number ''1'' (one), thus ''ANT1'' is pronounced the same as ''Antenna'' (Αντέννα). It laun ...

in 1993 and ANT1 Pacific in 1997. 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 Audiotex (initially as a telecommunications company and now as a multimedia software development services company), Daphne Communications S.A. (publishing company),

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 During its first five years of operation under the control of George Levendis, Heaven Music was ...

(recording label) and ANTEL (wireless transmission). In March 2011,

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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. On October 1, 2021, ANT1 Group acquired

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portfolio (22 channels and two on-demand services). In early 2022,

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Operations

Broadcasting

Greece

Makedonia TV Makedonia TV (Greek language, Greek: Μακεδονία TV) is a Greece, Greek private national free-to-air television channel broadcasting from Marousi, Athens and earlier from Thessaloniki, the capital of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia in Greece. ...

Cyprus

Romania

AXN AXN is a pay television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television, which was first launched in September 1997 in Asia. Local versions have since been launched in several parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Funded th ...

AXN Black AXN Black is a television channel, channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International, Sony Pictures Television International Networks Europe. Its programming is basically focused on action and crime television series and movies. The chan ...

AXN Spin AXN Spin is a television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television International. When was launched was aimed primarily at a younger audience, which broadcasts reality shows, cartoons, anime and television series, but now shows reruns of other AXN ...

* AXN White *

Kiss TV Kiss TV is a commercial hip-hop and dance music television channel owned by Channel Four Television , with permission to use the Kiss brand from Bauer Media Audio UK. The playlist predominantly consists of old skool and mainstream hip-hop, ...

*Magic TV *Rock TV

Hungary

*Viasat 2 *

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Viasat 6 Viasat 6 (formerly known as TV6 until February 11, 2011) is one of the thematic television channels of Antenna Group. History The channel launched on January 28, 2008. On April 1, 2013, the aspect ratio was changed to 16:9 and the channel got ...

*Viasat Film

Poland

* AXN White

Czech Republic and Slovakia

* AXN White

Balkans

International

* ANT1 Europe * ANT1 Pacific *

Defunct channels

ANT1 Prime Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece. The alternate spelling is wordplay in Greek; ''ena'' (ένα) is the Greek number ''1'' (one), thus ''ANT1'' is pronounced the same as ''Antenna'' (Αντέννα). It laun ...

(classic ANT1 programming service in North America) * B92 Info (24-hour news channel in Serbia and Montenegro) *Blue (music channel in North America and Australia)

Divested channels

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(Sold to

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and later to Advance Media. Currently owned by

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) *Planet TV Slovenia (First sold to

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and later to TV2 Csoport. Formerly a joint venture with TS) **Planet 2 **Planet Plus (was renamed Planet Eva) *

Prva Srpska Televizija Prva (; sr-Cyrl, Прва) or Prva Srpska Televizija ( sr-Cyrl, Прва српска телевизија, lit=First Serbian Television), is a Serbian commercial television network with national coverage. Launched on 31 December 2006 at 7&nbs ...

(Sold to Kopernikus Corporation) **

B92 RTV B92, or simply B92 (stylized as b92, formerly BΞ92 and B 92), is a Serbian news station and broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade. Founded in 1989 as radio station, it was a rare outlet for Western news and informat ...

**Prva Files **Prva Kick **Prva Life **Prva Max **

Prva Plus Prva Plus is a Serbian cable television channel owned by Antenna Group. Programmings Series and miniseries *2 Broke Girls ''(Dve devojke bez love)'' *Betty White's Off Their Rockers ''(Beti Vajt i otkačeni matorci)'' *Budva na pjenu od mora ...

**Prva World

Radio

Greece

*Easy 97.2 FM (Athens) *Easy 97.5 FM (Thessaloniki) *Rythmos 94.9 FM (Athens)

Cyprus

*ANT1 FM 102.7 & 103.7

Romania

*Asha *

Kiss FM Kiss FM, Kiss Radio or variants may refer to: Asia-Oceania * Various Kiss FM-branded stations in the Philippines ** 95.1 Kiss FM, Lucena, Quezon ** 102.3 Kiss FM, Tagbilaran, Bohol * Kiss92 FM, Singapore * KISS 969, Sri Lanka * Kiss Radio Taiwan ...

*Magic FM *One Dance *Rock FM

Divested stations

*Play Radio Serbia *Prvi Srpski Radio

Telecommunications

*ANTEL (wireless transmission) *Audiotex (multimedia software development services)

Publishing

*Daphne Communications S.A.

Music

*314 Records *

Education

*Antenna Media Lab *Antenna Screenwriting Academy

Antenna Digital Ventures

Antenna Digital Ventures is the investing arm of Antenna Group focusing on setting up digital start ups in the regions the group operates. Antenna Digital Ventures has launched three start-up companies, Pricefox with Samlino Group, Stargram and Jukebooks.

References

External links

Official Site

PricefoxStargramJukebooks
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History

Operations

Broadcasting

Greece

Cyprus

Romania

Hungary

Poland

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Balkans

International

Defunct channels

Divested channels

Radio

Greece

Cyprus

Romania

Divested stations

Telecommunications

Publishing

Music

Education

Antenna Digital Ventures

See also

References

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