Greece’s largest independent online media house chooses Escenic
Oslo, Norway October 12, 2009
24 Media, producers of Greece’s largest online network, has chosen Escenic’s Content Engine to manage their content. Located in Athens, Greece, 24 Media produces news, sports statistics and multimedia content for 24 Media sites such as www.sport24.gr & www.contra.gr , as well as all of Greece’s major mobile and SMS news services, and various third party sites.
24 Media is the first Greek customer to use Escenic for their content management needs, and has also signed up to be the first customer for the release of our new Widget Framework solution.
“We chose Escenic, not only for the excellence of their products and services, but because their philosophy for continuous improvement matches with the goals of our sites and our company“, said Stavros Drakoularakos, 24 Media’s General Manager.
24 Media has developed a comprehensive rollout plan for the implementation of their sites and content services onto the Escenic platform. Their first release is scheduled for Autumn this year.
About 24 Media: www.24media.gr
24 Media, based in Athens, is the largest online network in Greece. With more than 15 sites, 24 Media provides news, services and other online content to more than 2.5 million absolute unique users and 90 million page views per month.
About Escenic (www.escenic.com ):
Escenic is strategic content management software for digital media publishing. Escenic technologies drive over 600 of the most dynamic and exciting news media websites in the world. Escenic has been closely tied to the media industry since 1997. Today we are proud to be considered industry leaders in our sector.
With Escenic, competitive commercial enterprises gain access to the same robust technologies that professional publishers have preferred for years. In July 2008, Escenic was acquired by Vizrt.
About Vizrt (www.vizrt.com ):
Vizrt creates leading-edge content production tools for the digital media industry - from award-winning 3D graphics & maps through integrated video workflow solutions and online publishing tools.
We propose a new vision for content creation, management and delivery with an end-to-end solution from conception to multi-format distribution. Through constant innovation and a good measure of fun, we create software and services that push creative boundaries and develop new ways of telling stories.
Vizrt's product suite is used by the world's leading broadcasters and publishing houses, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, BBC, Sky, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, NHK, The Globe and Mail, The Telegraph, and Welt Online.
Furthermore, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions, including both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, utilize Vizrt solutions.
Vizrt is a public company traded on the Oslo Main List: VIZ, ISIN: IL0010838154.
For more information:
Knut I. Skeid, Managing Director, Escenic, +47 9222 0352, knut.skeid@escenic.com
Tom Skolbekken, VP Sales & Mktg, Escenic +47 9512 5687, tom.skolbekken@escenic.com
