Amplify Europe
Tailored coaching for European media
Amplify Europe was a program running between 2023 and 2025 that provided tailored mentoring, capacity building and targeted grants to support revenue development and business sustainability of the most promising digital media from selected countries in Europe.
Key features
- One-on-one coaching, training, networking and community-building to drive business growth
- Diverse media management advice by hand-picked experts with understanding of local markets
- Media start-up specialists to help young media identify and develop optimal business strategies and models
- Focus on developing new revenue streams and building audience while maximising engagement and customer experience
- Advice on organization, leadership, project structure and execution workflow
- Small, targeted grants tied to capacity support to maximize effectiveness
- Pathway to MDIF loan and equity investment and ongoing Media Advisory Services support
Participating media
Country: Bulgaria
Type: Digital
Boulevard Bulgaria is a dynamic news and entertainment platform based in Sofia that helps readers go beyond headlines by providing clear analysis and context to better understand the broader significance of current events.
Country: Romania
Type: Digital
Hotnews.ro is Romania’s leading independent digital outlet with around 5 million unique users per month, known for providing credible, consistent news.
Country: Bulgaria
Type: Digital & Print
Mediapool.bg is one of Bulgaria’s oldest news websites providing national coverage and enjoys a reputation as a reliable, ethical and objective source of information.
Country: Romania
Type: Digital
Panorama.ro is a Bucharest-based economic and business multimedia platform focusing on slow journalism, longreads, interactives and data visualization.
Country: Romania
Type: Digital
Recorder.ro is one of the most important independent video-journalism platforms in Romania, producing impactful independent documentaries and investigations.
Country: Croatia
Type: Digital
ŠibenikIN is one of the most-read local portals in Croatia and is the first and most reliable news portal in Šibenik-Knin County. It is recognized for its high quality diverse content.
Country: Romania
Type: Digital
Spotmedia.ro is a fast-growing online platform launched in 2020 by a group of experienced journalists, publishing mostly interviews, analysis and constructive journalism.
Country: Bulgaria
Type: Digital
Pod Tepeto is a regional digital media outlet based in Plovdiv known for its unbiased and independent reporting that extends beyond its regional base.
Country: Romania
Type: Digital
Uh.ro is a Hungarian-language media based in Transylvania acting as a watchdog of local democracy.
