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Files under: Mobile, News
Posted by: Quintura @ 08:58 [22. 09. 08]
The investment company A&NN Capital Management Fund of Alexander Mamut, who owns a significant stake in LiveJournal-owner SUP, agreed to acquire the largest mobile phone retailer in Russia, Euroset, reported business daily newspaper Kommersant. The deal valued Euroset at an enterprise value of $1,250 million including $850 million in debts, the daily said.
Founded in 1997, [...]
Files under: News, Web 2.0
Posted by: Quintura @ 09:59 [18. 08. 08]
Following a success in making Championat.ru the leading Russian sports site, LiveJournal-owner SUP has launched online football and sports TV site, Championat.tv. The popularity of football has surged in Russia. Zenit of St. Petersburg won the UEFA Cup in May 2008. The Russian national team won bronze medal in the European football championships in June [...]
Files under: News, Web 2.0
Posted by: Quintura @ 14:01 [11. 08. 08]
The most popular blog service in Russia, LiveJournal, which is owned by SUP, has revealed a new format for display advertisments on its Russian news blog. Being the 5th most-visited site in Moscow (according to TNS Web Index), the company is looking for more effective ways to monetize its audience.
LiveJournal will no longer sell top [...]
Files under: News
Posted by: Quintura @ 20:08 [1. 08. 08]
The Emerging Markets Group at Yahoo!, which leads the company’s expansion into new markets across the globe, has identified Russia among its top priority markets. Yahoo! is looking for two senior level full-time executives in Russia – General Manager and Head of Product Management. Both jobs are exclusively available via LinkedIn. According to business daily [...]
Files under: News
Posted by: Quintura @ 13:12 [21. 07. 08]
The leading Russian “interest media” publisher, Gameland, acquired a popular hockey website, AllHockey.ru, for ca. $0.5 million, reported business daily Kommersant.
AllHockey.ru was founded in March 2007 by a team that previously co-founded a football site, Championat.ru, now the leading Russian sports site. Championat.ru was acquired by SUP in November 2006.
Gameland publishes 19 magazine titles and [...]
Files under: News, Tech
Posted by: Quintura @ 14:18 [31. 03. 08]
Former Morgan Stanley investment banker Andrew Tisdale who used to advise CTC Media, Yandex, and Altimo in Russia joined the global private equity investment firm Providence Equity Partners as a Managing Director in the London office. Previously, Andrew was Co-Global Head of the Media and Communications Group at [...]
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