Billboard Greece
Encyclopedia
Billboard Greece is a Greek
online magazine
that launched on 18 March 2011. It serves as the localized version of Billboard
, also featuring independent coverage of both Greek and international music repertoire.
The complete presentation of the top 10 singles and albums, and later the top 20, was started in 1976 on the radio show "Studio 344" hosted by Akis Evenis on B. Program. The presentation would take place every Friday, a week earlier than the official publication of Billboard in the United States, as he would receive the charts directly from Voice of America
.
On 2 February 2011, it was announced that a Greek version of Billboard called Billboard Greece would launch online
by the end of the month. The date was later pushed back to 14 March 2011, then once again to 18 March 2011.
The site also feature interviews of artist— both written and on video —as well as exclusive broadcasts of songs, reviews of concerts in real time, reviews on albums and songs, tributes, and an agenda of all the music events taking place in Athens. Billboard Greece also plans to organize concerts, fan gatherings, and will support a wide range of music event in all of Greece.
International
Domestic
is made up of high profile editors
in music reporting, amongst them:
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
online magazine
Online magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
that launched on 18 March 2011. It serves as the localized version of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
, also featuring independent coverage of both Greek and international music repertoire.
Background
Billboard was first introduced to the Greek public in the 1970s. Giannis Petridis was the first to present the top 10 from his radio show, where he also regularly presented various reports from the magazine.The complete presentation of the top 10 singles and albums, and later the top 20, was started in 1976 on the radio show "Studio 344" hosted by Akis Evenis on B. Program. The presentation would take place every Friday, a week earlier than the official publication of Billboard in the United States, as he would receive the charts directly from Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
.
On 2 February 2011, it was announced that a Greek version of Billboard called Billboard Greece would launch online
Online magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
by the end of the month. The date was later pushed back to 14 March 2011, then once again to 18 March 2011.
Content
Billboard Greece is an an online magazine, featuring independent coverage, but also works closely with Billboard and has access to its exclusive press content. Billboard Greece covers all genres of music, and is not limited to specific types only. At launch, it planned to allocate 70% of it's coverage to international repertoire and 30% to domestic repertoire.The site also feature interviews of artist— both written and on video —as well as exclusive broadcasts of songs, reviews of concerts in real time, reviews on albums and songs, tributes, and an agenda of all the music events taking place in Athens. Billboard Greece also plans to organize concerts, fan gatherings, and will support a wide range of music event in all of Greece.
Charts
Billboard Greece currently includes the following domestic and international charts, and plans to add more in the future:International
- Billboard 200Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
- Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
- Dance Club Songs
Domestic
- Billboard Greek AirplayBillboard Greek AirplayThe Billboard Greek Airplay is the is the Greek music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard Greece. It is powered by Media Inspector and IFPI Greece ever since March 2011. Media Inspector monitors a total of 150 radio stations around Greece, and compiles a combined...
- MTV Hit List (MTV GreeceMTV GreeceMTV Greece is the Greek version of MTV, launched on September 1, 2008.MTV Greece broadcasts mainly English, American and Greek music, MTV's shows like Date My Mom, Made, Nitro Circus, RoomRaiders, America's Most Smartest Model, etc. subtitled in Greek, as well as three Greek shows...
)
Contributors
Giannis Petridis serves as the consultant of Billboard Greece, with Maria Markouli and Dimitris Kanellopoulos serving as head editors. The contributing photographers are Olga K. and Nikos Maravegias, while the editorial teamEditorial board
The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.- Board makeup :...
is made up of high profile editors
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
in music reporting, amongst them:
- Katerina Kafentzi (En Lefko 87.7)
- Giorgos Mouhtaridis
- Haris Pontida
- Matoula Kousteni (EleftherotypiaEleftherotypiaEleftherotypia is a daily newspaper published in Athens . It is one of the most widely circulated newspapers in the country. Eleftherotypia also publishes a Sunday edition Kyriakatiki Eleftherotypia . It was first published in 1975. Breaking the trend of Greek press, it was originally owned by its...
) - Nikos Triantfillidis
- Giannis Papaefthimiou
- Evi Eleftheriadou
- Tina Pappa
- Efi Papazahariou
- Vasia Tzanakari
- Maro Papanagiotakopoulou
- Spiros Dimas
- Fotis Valatos (LiFoLIFO (magazine)LiFo is a free magazine published and distributed every Thursday in Athens, Greece. It contains articles with general socio-political content, articles on the matters of the city of Athens, interviews, reportages and information about events in Athens as well as with articles about cinema, theatre...
) - Theodoris Mihos (Esquire)
- Inkrint Kehagi
- Fotini Kokkinaki
- Aris Karapeazis
- Giannis Papagopoulos (Ethnos)
- Nikos Petropoulakis (105.5 Sto Kokkino)
- Thodoris Kanellopoulos (Imako)
- Markos Fragkos
- Manolis Kilsmanis
- Klimentini Markou