Darren Childs was most recently the CEO of Premiership Rugby UK. He was previously the CEO of UKTV, a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive, which he joined in 2010.
Before starting at UKTV, Mr. Childs was Managing Director of BBC Worldwide Global Channels, where he was responsible for growing and managing…
Athan Stephanopoulos has spent more than 25 years working at the intersection of media and technology, and currently operates in an advisory capacity focused on innovation between media and AI. Most recently, Mr. Stephanopoulos served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of CNN Worldwide, where he was responsible for overseeing the digital…
Patrick Steel was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of POLITICO from April 2017 until July 2021. POLITICO was acquired by Axel Springer in 2021 for over $1 billion, the largest digital news sale ever completed. Mr. Steel’s leadership at POLITICO included oversight of global operations, revenue, strategy, and growth. During his tenure, Mr. Steel…
Mike Lang is currently the President of Lang Media Group.
Previously, Mr. Lang was the CEO of Pixel United — the mobile first games business of publicly traded Aristocrat Leisure (based in Australia), responsible for all aspects of the strategy, operations and future expansion of the global digital business.
Prior to Pixel United, Mr. Lang…
Marc DeBevoise is an accomplished leader with wide-ranging experience in the media, technology, direct-to-consumer, and streaming industries with a track record of leading, growing and transforming global businesses. In addition to serving on the Advisory Board of Antenna Group, Mr. DeBevoise is currently the CEO and a Board Director of Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the…
Hans – Holger Albrecht was most recently CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of Deezer, a French online music streaming service. Prior to joining Deezer, Mr. Albrecht worked at Millicom where he was President and CEO of the international telecom and media group, offering digital services to over 50 million customers in Africa…
Jim Gianopulos has played a prominent role in the entertainment and media industry for over 40 years.
Until December of 2021 he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures. In this role, he oversaw all feature film production, marketing, and global distribution of film and television in all media. During Mr. Gianopulos…
Investments Timeline
1988
2026
1988
Kyriakou’s family first media investment by establishing Antenna Radio in Greece
1989
Launched Antenna TV, a pioneer in Greek private broadcasting
1991
Established the Antenna Studies Centre for media education to train and educate young professionals in the media industry
1993
Antenna Cyprus established, free-to-air channel for Cypriot community, and became a commercial partner of the Antenna Group
Antenna Satellite launched in North America, as a pay-tv channel for Greeks abroad
1996
Theo Kyriakou joined Antenna
1999
Invested in NetMed
Listed Antenna TV on NASDAQ with a market cap of $0.6bn
2000
Acquired Nova TV for $3m
2001
Antenna TV’s valuation reached $1bn
2003
Kyriakou family bought back the 19% free float and Antenna TV was delisted from the NASDAQ
2005
Invested in TIM Hellas
2006
Sold NetMed
2007
Sold TIM Hellas
2008
Sold Nova TV in Bulgaria to Modern Times Group for $970m
2010
Acquired Fox Televizija from News Corp in Serbia
2011
Invested in The Raine Group’s first fund
Invested in Jagex
Invested in Twitter
Invested in Facebook
2012
Invested and partnered with The Raine Group
Expanded in Montenegro with the acquisition of Pro TV and Pro FM rebranded as PRVA
2013
Formed a JV with Telekom Slovenije
2014
Acquired Kiss TV in Romania from ProSieben Sat.1
2015
Acquired a controlling stake in Serbian broadcaster B92
Invested in Spotify
2016
Invested in Imagine
2017
Launched and invested in Antenna Capital Partners
Partnered with Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global
2018
Invested in Cheddar
Launched Thrive Global in Greece
Launched cable channels in Serbia
2019
Sold Planet TV in Slovenia
Sold operations in Serbia and Montenegro for €180m
2020
Launched Thrive Global in Romania
2021
Acquired Sony Pictures Television Network Portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe
2022
Antenna Group acquires cinema chain Village Roadshow Operations, Greece
2025
Partnered with DAZN to exclusively bring premium global sports content to Greece.
Acquired Options & Town Cinemas, further expanding its cinema and entertainment operations.
2026
Invested in Semafor (K Group’s investment)
Partnered exclusively with Warner Music in Greece and Cyprus.
Antenna Group’s affiliate has had 100% control of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
Partnered exclusively with DAZN in Italy to launch news service
