Nikolaos Koklonis (entrepreneur)

Nikolaos Koklonis (born August 4, 1983) is a Greek entrepreneur, producer and TV presenter.[1]

Early life and Professional career change

Nikos Koklonis studied business administration at the Athens University of Economics and Business and got a master’s degree in marketing at the Cornell University in New York.[2]

In 2012, he founded Air Fast Tickets.[3]

In 2015, Koklonis appeared on Fortune 's list of the 40 most successful entrepreneurs under 40.[4]

He was a representative of the electronic platform Dealber , which was based and housed on Syngrou Avenue.[5] The company cooperated with the TV station SKAI, giving prizes to the winners of the game show Kane Pazari.[6][7][8]

Television career change

Kokloni's television career began in 2016 with the travel show Celebrity Travel, which was initially broadcast on the SKAI television network.[2]

He is the founder of the television production company Barking Well Media and the publisher of the magazine OK! as well as the websites Znews[9] and OK mag.[10]During the 2020–2021 season Barking Well also produced the Mega Channel 's Roomies and Celebrity Game Night.[11]

In 2020, Koklonis acquired the rights of the OK! brand for Greece. In 2021 he launched the OK! website in Greece for the first time at okmag.gr.[9].

During the 2021-2022 season, Barking Well expanded its partnership with Mega, assuming production responsibilities for the live entertainment shows Hamogela Xana (which still airs on Mega Tv every weekend) and Ti Les Tora.[12]

In 2023, Barking Well Media assumed the production of the “IQ 160” TV series for Star Channel. In September of the same year Barking Well Media produced for Star Channel the Greek version of “Star Academy” talent show, that was launched under the name “Fame Story”.[13][14]

References change

  1. "Companies house".
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Η μεταγραφή της σεζόν! Σε ποιο κανάλι θα δούμε το Celebrity Travel του Νίκου Κοκλώνη μετά το «διαζύγιο» με τον ΑΝΤ1; - People Greece". People Greece. Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. "Νίκος Κοκλώνης - Η λίστα 40 under 40 2014 - FORTUNE 500 - Fortunegreece.com". Fortunegreece.com (in Greek). 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. Newspistol. "Πως ο Νίκος Κοκλώνης κατάφερε να κάνει το μεγάλο come back στην showbiz και να πάρει δική του εκπομπή στην τηλεόραση; | NewsPistol - Πεθαίνεις να μάθεις..." Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  5. "Νέες δικαστικές περιπέτειες για τον Νίκο Κοκλώνη". eReportaz (in Greek). 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  6. "Κάνε Παζάρι: Τι απαντά ο ΣΚΑΪ στις καταγγελίες των παικτών ότι δεν έχουν πάρει τα δώρα τους" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  7. "ΣΚΑΪ κατά DEALBER IKE για τα δώρα στο "Παζάρι"". Τυπολογίες - όλα γύρω από τα media. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  8. "Ο Νίκος Κοκλώνης αδειάζει τον ΣΚΑΙ! Τα λεφτά που δεν πήρε ποτέ και η απάτη!". Athens magazine (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Znews: Το ηλεκτρονικό περιοδικό του Νίκου Κοκλώνη (Upd)". VNG Digital Group. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  10. "Στη Barking Well Media του Νίκου Κοκλώνη το περιοδικό OK!". VNG Digital Group. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  11. "Celebrity Game Night". MEGA TV (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |ημερομηνία= ignored (help)
  12. "Η μεγάλη πρεμιέρα του Fame Story, απόψε στις 21:00, στο Star". ProtoThema. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  13. Fashion TV: Οι λαμπεροί καλεσμένοι στο World’s Excellence Gala 2023
  14. Αρχική συμφωνία Open-Barking Well Media, Ο Ν. Κοκλώνης αναλαμβάνει την ψυχαγωγία και του Open