Daniel Sandelson is the Group’s Chief Counsel, responsible for all legal matters worldwide across all our business lines, covering investments, financing, and operations.
He was previously a partner in a leading global law firm where he was a corporate finance and TMT lawyer and one of the founders and leaders of the worldwide TMT practice. He…
George has spent the last 30 years in pivotal senior executive roles across a range of media operations within the television,
entertainment and music industry. He has overseen the international business and creative operations for Simon Cowell’s
SYCO Entertainment including the expansion of over 50 versions of Got Talent and The X Factor formats globally. Among his…
Yiolanda Kourasmenaki is the Chief Human Resources & Administration Officer at ANTENNA Group.
She brings more than 25 years of experience in senior HR and leadership roles across a range of sectors, including media, telecommunications, finance, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG. Before joining ANTENNA Group, she held key executive positions at PQH as Chief Operating Officer, at PwC…
Ralf Peter Gierig has over 30 years of broad experience in finance and the media and entertainment business, where he has held a variety of management positions.
Before joining Antenna Group, as a Senior Financial Advisor in January 2025, he was a consultant to Antenna Group in 2024. Prior to this, he was Group CFO of…
Kim has 20 years’ experience in executive positions within the European media and broadcasting industry. Prior to joining Antenna Group he was EVP & Chief Commercial Officer at, Viaplay Group Nordics responsible for streaming, TV and radio. Until appointed in charge for the Nordic business, Kim was EVP and Group Chief Commercial Officer overlooking sales…
George has over 30 years’ experience in Finance/Management positions across the TMT sector.
Before joining ANTENNA, as Group CFO in 2020, he acted as CFO of WIND Hellas, a leading integrated telecommunications operator in Greece. He played a key role in the significant operational turnaround of the company and leading a number of corporate transactions. Prior…
Henning Tewes has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Antenna Group, effective January 1st 2025. He is leading the Group’s wide-ranging current portfolio.
Prior to joining Antenna Group, Henning Tewes held senior leadership roles at RTL Group, across multiple countries. Most recently he served as Chief Content Officer at RTL Deutschland, Germany’s leading entertainment company with…
Marc has 35 years’ experience in Leadership Finance/Management positions, mainly in the TMT sector.
Before joining ANTENNA Group, he acted as Group CFO of Millicom International, a leading emerging markets Telco targeting Latin America and Africa. Prior to that he was part of the executive committee of Modern Times Group where he spent 12 years…
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…
Theodore Kyriakou is the lead shareholder of K Group and the Chairman of Antenna Group.
K Group is an international, multi-sector business owned by the Kyriakou family, with controlling interests in shipping, media, content, news and entertainment, real estate, and asset management.
The Kyriakou family has been involved in global shipping for four generations. Through…
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
