Introducing hk Media
South Tyrol is an autonomous province in northern Italy.
Its official languages are Italian, German and Ladin. Popular with tourists because of its diverse nature and culture with a Mediterranean flair, the province hosts many major sporting events.
In 2008 Hannes Kröss set up his sports press agency hkMedia in Bolzano, a small town of 100.000 inhabitants in the Italian Alps. Events covered by the South Tyrolean communication company include:
- Alpine Ski World Cup in Val Gardena
- Skicross World Cup in San Candido
- Biathlon IBU Cup in Ridanna
- IBU Biathlon European Championships
- Ice Climbing World Championships in Covara
- Ice Hockey
- Skicross World Cup in San Candido
- Ice Climbing World Cup in Covara
- Tobogganing
- The road cycling event Giro delle Dolomiti
- The vintage cycling event Eroica Dolomiti
- Südtirol Three Peaks Alpine Run
- Südtirol Ultra Skyrace mountain race
- Bressanone Dolomites marathon
- The Hufeisentour running race
- Via ferratas in the Dolomites
- Bozano City Trail
- South Tyrolean handball
- BOClassic athletics competition in South Tyrol
- Ice Hockey
- Vertical Arena climbing event in Sesto
Information for tourists includes:
- Via ferratas in the Dolomites
- A feature on the publication “The walk-through summit book” by Ulla Hell
- Features on the collaboration of the towns and villages in the Mountain Region 3 Peaks Dolomites
The activities of Hannes Kröss and his team range from classical media work, the production of image and highlight videos to maintenance of all social media channels. He also collaborates with sports organisers, clubs, and associations.
hk Media is happy to take on the content management of its clients’ websites and realise tailor-made journalistic products, ranging from an exclusive interview for a print product, an audio statement for a radio station or, in cooperation with external partners, a video for a TV station.
Of course, the construction or maintenance of a page in the social network Facebook, a YouTube channel or a Twitter account is also part of hkMedia’s service, which the company delivers with the greatest care and the necessary creativity.
The communication experts of hkMedia are not only in their element in the world of sport. Companies from other sectors, such as tourism, business or medicine are also among the satisfied customers of the South Tyrolean company that works in German and Italian but also issues many press releases in English.