Slavic media changes newsletter 29

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Russian Business website BFM.ru without its Chief Editor and Deputy Director

BFM.ru Chief Editor Anton Nossik left his editorial position on March 15 at one of the major business websites in Russia. He informed about it on his blog yesterday:

http://dolboeb.livejournal.com/2015630.html.

Business and financial web portal BFM.ru is published by a media holding company United Media. It covers financial and economics news, currencies, stock quotes, providing expert opinion and interviews.

The editorial team welcomes trade news and press releases at bfmnews@businessfm.ru.

Check out RussianMediaOnline for further information on BFM.ru.


Polish Radio Station Zlote Przeboje with a new morning program

Entertaining radio station with oldies from Warsaw has launched a new morning program ZP na Dzien Dobry.

Program host presenters Monica Richardson and Jarek Budnik offer a mix of music and news, traffic news and weather for a good start of a day, daily from 6.00 to 9.00 a.m.
Both of the presenters have had their own programs on TV and radio previously. Jarek Budnik can be reached at jarek@zloteprzeboje.pl

They can be contacted with news and suggestions on rano@zloteprzeboje.pl.





Kazakhstan with a new construction magazine in its 2 cities

Russian publisher Pronto-Moskva has launched a new building magazine Vsya stroyka i remont in Karaganda and Astana cities in Kazakhstan.

It is a specialized advertising guide for goods and services in construction and renovation sectors. It provides information on building, renovation and home improvement.

The magazine is published fortnightly with 10,000 copies' circulation in Karaganda and 12,000 copies in Astana.

The editorial team can be reached at pronto_krg@hands.kz.




A new motoring website Automoto.sk in Slovak Republic

Slovak Internet publisher Azet and CPress Media have started a new automotive website Automoto.sk this month. It provides motoring news and covers automotive technology.

Chief Editor of Technology Media Filip Hanker can be contacted on fhanker@cpmedia.sk and Executive Editor Jan Trangel on jtrangel@cpmedia.sk.


Czech and Slovak Fashion TV with a new TV program

Fashion TV Czech&Slovak has moved to the satellite Astra 3B and has launched a new program called Fashion VIP.
It is a lifestyle TV magazine hosted by TV presenters Denisa Mendrejova and Nikol Moravcova.

http://www.tvfashion.eu/2011/03/pozor-premiera.


A new Editor at Russian magazine Zagorodnaya Rezidentsiya

Filipp Urban has been appointed for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Russian magazine Zagorodnaya Rezidentsiya.

Filipp Urban has got reach experience working at property magazines: Property Bulletin, Real Estate of Moscow and Moscow region and Country Review. In 2004 Urban won the National Prize of the Russian Guild of Realtors in the nomination - Best journalist covering the real estate market.


Zagorodnaya Rezidentsiya or Country Home is published by FineStreet Media Group in St. Petersburg.

The magazine provides information for buyers and owners of country homes.
Each issue covers home projects, a comparative analysis of real estate services, expert opinions, market news. it has been published bi-monthly with 25,000 copies' circulation since April 2010.

Julia Kashlakova, PR Manager of FineStreet Media Group, can be reached at julia.kashlakova@finestreet.ru.

Check out RussianMediaOnline for further information on Zagorodnaya Rezidentsiya.




First issue of Forbes Ukraine on market on March 11

The first issue of Ukrainian Forbes went on sale on March 11 with 30,000 copies' circulation.


Main article of the first issue is about Ukrainian businessman Victor Pinchuk, written by Lesya Voytitskaya and Vladimir Fedorin, based on their interview with him. The issue also includes ideas for private investors, the history of DragonCapital company, photo story about construction of Hilton hotel in Kiev.

Issued by the Publishing House Ukrainian Media Holding.

Check out RussianMediaOnline for full contact information on Forbes Ukraine.

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All media changes are reflected in our media directory RussianMediaOnline.com.
Please contact us to subscribe at info@mediarussia.co.uk or the publisher David Reade on david@netmedia.bz.

The Editor-in-Chief of Russian Forbes has left his position

As the Russian publisher Axel Springer Russia has announced today, Forbes Editor-in-Chief Maxim Kashulinsky has left the business magazine after his six years' stint, as of March 14, 2011.

His position is filled in by his Deputy Editor Kirill Gorsky, who is the Acting Editor of the publication. In the past Kirill was a Deputy editor-in-chief of Russian business newspaper Vedomosti.

Kirill Gorsky can be reached at kirill.gorsky@axelspringer.ru
and the editorial team of Forbes Russia can be contacted on info.forbes@axelspringer.ru.

Forbes Russia is to see on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/forbesrussia.
The publisher's announcement can be found here: http://www.axelspringer.ru/company/news/detail.php?ID=14350.

Maxim Kashulinsky has started as a Director General of Online business daily Slon.ru. He twits at http://twitter.com/kashulinsky.




Cosmopolitan is now in Armenia

Cosmopolitan Armenia has been launched this month in Yerevan. The local edition will be published in Armenian language with over 30% of their original content. It covers beauty, fashion, relationships and gives experts' advice.

It will appear monthly with 5,000 copies' circulation. It is published by Media Partners CJSC.

Its Editor-in-Chief Hrachuhi Utmazyan and the editorial team can be reached at info@cosmo.am.

They are present on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cosmoam and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CosmoAM.
The magazine's website is already available at http://www.cosmo.am.



Russian magazine St. Petersburg Investment Guide nominated for a prize in the nationwide contest

Russian magazine St. Petersburg Investment Guide has been nominated for a prize in the nationwide contest in the category the Best Corporate Media.

It is a quarterly bi-lingual business publication in Russian and English languages, covering investments in St Petersburg, its investment climate, market analysis of its real estate and business developments, its economic, financial and legislative changes. The magazine provides interviews with businessmen and local officials, and gives assessment of the situation on the local investment market.

As we have been told by their Editorial Assistant and Press Officer Svetlana Afonina, the magazine targets strategic investors, businessmen, top executives and managers of government agencies.

It is published with 5,000 copies' circulation. FPC costs 100000.00 RUR.


Their publisher Saint-Petersburg Agency for Direct Investments is present on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Санкт-Петербургское-агентство-прямых-инвестиций/200053986672562?sk=info.

The magazine is also distributed at trade fairs and trade exhibitions such as: MIPIM Cannes (Cannes), MIPIM Asia (Hong Kong), Expo Real (Munich), Transport of Russia, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and International Investment Forum (Sochi).

Svetlana Afonina can be reached at pr@spadi.spb.ru.





A new Director at Slovak radio station Jemne melodie

Martin Hauptvogel will be a new Director of commercial Slovak national radio station Jemne melodie. Prior to this he was Sales Director at TV Markiza. Martin has been with TV Markiza since 2006.

Jemne melodie is the entertainment radio station, which boasts to have 325,000 listeners daily.

The editorial team can be reached at jemnemelodie@jemnemelodie.sk.

The prime program of the station is the morning Prijemne rano s Evou with various topics, opinions and insights.
Its editorial team and the presenter Eva Pribylincova can be contacted on rano@jemnemelodie.sk.

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A new cooking magazine in Poland

This week a new monthly cooking magazine Bistro has been launched in Poland. It is published by G+J Polska with 40,000 copies' circulation.
Its Editor-in-Chief Jolanta Orlowska can be reached at jolanta.orlowska@guj.pl.

Jolanta Orlowska is the Editor of the women's magazine Naj and the culinary magazine Moje gotowanie. Prior to this Jolanta Orlowska was the editor of the monthly Kuchnia, editor of the magazine Jestem and Deputy Editor of monthly Claudia.





More motoring titles on Polish media market

Another new start has happened in Poland this week, this time of a automotive magazine.
Publishing house Ringier Axel Springer Polska has launched a new bi-monthly magazine Auto Test with professional car tests and cars comparisons.
It includes testing of new and used cars, their driving, their performance and technical characteristics of models.


Its Editor-in-Chief Stanislaw Sewastianowicz, who is also the Editor of all their motoring magazines, and the editorial team can be contacted on their email redakcja@auto-swiat.pl.
http://www.ringieraxelspringer.pl/prasa,Auto-Test-nowy-dwumiesiecznik-od-jutra-na-rynku,1932,1.html.


Polish Murator has resumed publishing their yachting magazine

Polish publishing house Murator SA has re-launched issuing Yachty Motorowe, a luxury magazine targeting people interested in water motor sports.

The publication will appear twice a year and will be available exclusively at trade fairs: Wind and Water Fair in March in Warsaw and the other one in August in Gdynia.

The expected circulation about 30,000 copies.
Its Editor-in-Chief Waldemar Heflich and the editorial team can be reached at zagle@murator.com.pl.


A new gardening magazine of Bauer Media SK in Slovak Republic

Bauer Media SK launches a monthly Nasa zaharada, a supplement to the magazine Rytmus zivota. The first issue appears on March 11.

It will cover practical topics related to gardening and will provide solutions to gardening problems, tells about exotic plants and gives advice on their cultivation.

It will be published with 75,000 copies' circulation and with a cover price of 1.00 EUR. FPC is 4000.00 EUR.

Its Editor-in-Chief Lubica Augustinova can be contacted on laugustinova@bauermedia.sk.


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A new weekly newspaper in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan

This week's Wednesday, March 2, saw a new weekly newspaper Vecherka appearing on Tajikistan media market.

The newspaper has got the same editorial team that left the newspaper Vecherniy Dushanbe at the beginning of this year in January 2011, after their conflict with its former publisher Charkhi Gordun.

The new newspaper is currently published with 2,000 copies' circulation and distributed in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe. Their website is to be set up shortly.

Vecherka is a socio-political newspaper covering city news, international and domestic affairs, culture and entertainment, sports in Russian language.

As we have been informed by their Editor-in-Chief Gulnora Amirshoeva, the editorial team can be reached at vecherkatj@gmail.com. and at +992 37 238 54 18.

Gulnora is a well-known journalist in Tajikistan. She graduated from the Tajik State Pedagogical University. Afterwards, Gulnora worked as a reporter at the Tajik branch of the Interstate TV and Radio company MIR, Chief Editor of the newspaper Evening Dushanbe, the Chief Editor of the newspaper Businessman.


A new presenter at Slovak TA3 television

Andrea Vadkerti returns to work on TV, at the program Portret on TA3 to replace Petr Bohus. She will start with her duties on March 27 this year.
Portret is a weekly program hosting interviews with Slovak celebrities, artists and known persons. It is broadcast on Sundays. The editorial team can be reached at portret@ta3.com.

Andrea Vadkerti is a television and radio journalist. She started as a journalist at Slovakia's daily business newspaper Hospodarske noviny, and later hosted radio programs at Ragtime and Twist.
She is on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AndreaVadkerti#!/AndreaVadkerti?v=wall
and has her own webpage: http://andreavadkerti.sk.



Russian BLIZKO Remont will appear in St. Petersburg in April 2011

Russian magazine BLIZKO Remont is a richly illustrated guide of building and furnishing materials.
It presents articles about building materials, gives answers to questions on home repair and renovation and is full of advertising and promotional inserts.

It will be launched in St. Petersburg is April 2011 and initially will come out fortnightly and then will switch to a weekly schedule.
The expected circulation is about 30,000 copies. Advertising rates for FPC: 24360.00 RUR.

The editorial team can be contacted on blizko@spb.apress.ru. The magazine's Editor Elena Shevtsova can be reached with industry and trade news at eShevcova@spb.apress.ru.

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A new monthly film magazine is launched in Slovakia

The magazine FilmMax has joined the stable of magazines published by Slovak Bauer Media SK.
It is managed by the editors of a TV guide, the Eurotelevizia magazine. The Group Editor Eva Vargova can be reached at evargova@bauermedia.sk.


FilmMax covers film and show business, providing film and DVDs reviews.

The first issue has come out today on Wednesday, March 2. Its circulation is expected to be 20,000 copies. Cover price: 1.99 EUR. The magazine's volume is of 48+4 pages. FPC: 4000.00 EUR.



Slovak Radio Hey! is broadcasting anew in Bratislava

Radio Hey! is broadcasting again after a short break in its transmission.
It can be heard at 100.3 MHz frequency in Bratislava. The radio station has seen new investors arriving, who want to see a rockier edge of the radio station.

Hence, there will be more changes in music format with a bigger addition of Czech and Slovak rock songs.
Director General of Radio Hey! is still Mino Urbanik, who can be reached at urbanik@radiohey.sk.


Editorial team can be contacted with music news and relevant music releases at radiohey@radiohey.sk.

Editorial promotions at Czech business newspaper E15

The editor of a Czech daily newspaper Mlada fronta E15 Tomas Skrivanek has been appointed for the position of Editorial Publisher at Czech publishing house Mlada fronta. He has become a director of all publications of their economics division.

Tomas Skrivanek, the Chief Editor and Publishing Director, still can be reached at skrivanek@mf.cz, +420 225 347 290. He has been the Editor at the publication since 2007. Prior to this Tomas was a deputy editor of the economic weekly Euro. He studied economics and economics journalism at the Prague University.

E15 is a business newspaper targeting employees of medium and large companies, and key managers of firms. The daily circulation is around 70,000 copies.
The FPC costs 244260.00 CZK.

A new TV channel will start in Czech Republic shortly

Prima Love, a new Czech satellite TV channel for women, will be launched on March 8, 2011. It will include programs of their original production and of TV Prima as well.
You can find them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/primalove and the website http://prima-love.cz.

Chief Editor Jitka Obzinova can be reached at jitka.obzinova@iprima.cz.

Russian Blizko Remont magazine with a regional director

Nadezhda Sidorkina, a director of Samara's edition of the Blizko Remont magazine, has been appointed the director of their branch editions in Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Rostov-na-Donu. Her new position Nadezhda Sidorkina shares with managing the magazine in Samara.
She can be reached at sidorkina@blizkosamara.apress.ru.

Blizko Remont is a network of weeklies for buyers of construction and building finishing materials.

It is published by ABAK-Press in 6 cities with a total weekly circulation of 1,100,000 copies.

Ukraine has seen a start of a new online monthly magazine

Ukraine has seen the publication of the first online magazine about bikes customizing - Pride Kustoms Magazine and namely the creation of unique design and art for bicycles, motorcycles and cars.
It can be viewed on http://mag.pridekustoms.com.

Its Editor-in-Chief Julia Semerkina and the editorial team can be reached at pridekustoms.mag@gmail.com.

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A new wedding magazine in Ukraine

Sanoma Media Ukraine launches a new wedding magazine Cosmo Bride. It will come out twice a year: in March and July.

Editor of the new publication will be Anna Zemskova, a current Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainian Cosmopolitan. She can be reached at anya.zemskova@sanomamedia.com.ua.

Cosmo Bride circulation is expected to be about 25,000 copies. The volume of the magazine 172 pages. An issue's cover price will be 25.00 UAH.

The publisher's announcement here: http://www.sanomamedia.com.ua/news/show/85/cosmo-bride-noviy-zhurnal-v-ukraine.


A special supplement of a cooking magazine Sale&Pepe in Serbia

Last week Serbia saw Sale&Pepe magazine with a special supplement Okusi SAD covering gastronomy and restaurants in the United States, as we were informed by its Editor-in-Chief Danica Adzic.

It includes coverage of US cuisine and culinary outlets.

You can read there why New York is called the center of international cuisine, or about culinary arts in Chicago, and find out why San Francisco is a paradise for vegetarians, plus many other exclusive descriptions and recommendations.

Sale&Pepe is a Serbian edition of an Italian cooking magazine with recipes, published in Serbia since 2007. It is published by Attica Media Serbia Group
with 20,000 copies' circulation. FPC costs 800.00 EUR.

It contains special recipes and cooking techniques with the focus on interaction and personal contacts with its readers.

Sale & Pepe Srbija can be found on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sale-Pepe-Srbija/139992266060225.

The Editor-in-Chief Danica Adzic can be reached at danica.adzic@atticamedia.rs.





A new digital monthly football magazine in Russia


Russian publishing house Future Media Group has launched Football Magazine - Russia's first electronic magazine about soccer. Its Editor-in-Chief Chermen Dzgoev can be reached at chermen@fmg-russia.ru.

The magazine is published once a month and available free of charge on their website: http://www.footballmag.ru. It contains football news, interviews, photographs, video recordings and audio comments.

Ekaterina Bykova, News Editor, can be contacted on katya@fmg-russia.ru.

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Editorial Changes at Serbian broadcaster B92

Sanda Savic, Director of News Programs at B92, is leaving the company after almost 17 years to pursue her individual consulting work.

She started at the company in 1994 as a a reporter and then news editor of Radio B92. Since 2004 she has been leading the joint newsroom of B92 radio, television and website.

Sanda Savic will carry on with her duties until March 15.

Veran Matic, the Chief Executive Officer of B92, can be reached at veran.matic@b92.net.


A launch of an astronomy magazine in Serbia

Astronomski magazin is a magazine for popularization of astronomy and its related sciences, such as natural sciences. The magazine appears every two months, being published six times a year.
Magazine contains 76 pages, printed in color on high quality paper and is richly illustrated.
The magazine is aimed at the members of the Astronomy Club and is distributed free of charge.
The Editor-in-Chief Aleksandar Zorkic can be reached at urednik@astronomija.co.rs.

A motoring magazine ceased in Ukraine

Ukrainian Media Holding has stopped publishing its motoring magazine Auto i Tseny (Cars and Prices). The last issue of the weekly was released on February 22.

Magazine has been published for last three years with the average circulation of 68,000 copies and 292 pages. The publication was published every Tuesday. It has not been announced what happens to its editorial team.

Ukrainian Media Holding has informed that its personal finance magazine Dengi.ua has issued a special edition dedicated to car owners, covering such topics as car insurance, car mortgage, car leasing, etc. It came out on February 24.

Dengi.ua is a fortnightly publication with 30,500 copies circulation. Its Editor Alexander Kramarenko can be contacted on kram@dengi.ua.