2025 Honoree

George Levendis

ANT1 TV, Mak TV & Antenna Studios, Greece

North Star

Celebrated for a commitment to innovation, an uncanny ability to adapt to emerging trends, and advocating for burgeoning talent in Greece and beyond, as well as a knack for creating key partnerships that have driven the success of multiple global hits.

George Levendis has spent the last 30 years in pivotal executive roles across the TV, entertainment and music industries, rejoining Antenna in 2020 after a prior stint there as MD of Ant1 TV and GM of Heaven Music.

He started as a music executive in Sydney, Australia in a career that spanned London, New York, Athens and Istanbul, and has worked closely with international superstars including Beyoncé, P!NK, John Legend and Carlos Santana, to name a few.

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. And he recently executive-produced shows for Red Bull Media House in London and LA.

Among his previous positions, he was SVP of Global Marketing for SONY BMG Music Entertainment, SVP of International & Marketing for Arista Records and COO of Acun Medya Global.