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News agency launched in Vladivostok in Russian Far East

A news agency called Primorye24 has appeared in Russian city Vladivostok in Russian Far East.

It is published by Business-Case and provides their online newswire at http://www.primorye24.ru.

It covers regional news and has a strong social media presence, including Facebook, VKontakte, Twitter and YouTube.

The Editor-in-Chief Evgeniy Khvan and the editorial team can be reached at info@primorye24.ru.




Regional edition of Russian business daily Kommersant Ural with a new Editor-in-Chief

One of the Russian biggest business dailies Kommersant in Ural region has got a new Editor-in-Chief Nikolai Yablonsky.


Their former editor Ella Bidileeva has moved to one of the Ural banks, after over 6 years stint on the editor's position at the publication.


Nikolai Yablonsky can be reached at editors@kommersant-ural.ru. He has been with the newspaper since 2003 and started his new duties on April 4.


Kommersant Ural is a daily business newspaper covering economics, finance and regional politics with the circulation of 6,580 copies' daily.
FPC advertising costs 123310.00 RUR.


Russian Forbes with a new Editor-in-Chief

As Axel Springer Russia has announced today, a new Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Russia will be Elizaveta Osetinskaya, who commences her duties in May 2011.

Elizaveta Osetinskaya has been the Chief Editor of Russian Vedomosti.ru. She has been with the online edition of the business daily Vedomosti for over 8 years.

At the same time Johann Sattler, the current CEO of WAZ Media Group Russia, moving to his new position of a publisher of Russian Forbes, as of May 1.


Russian Forbes is published with 100,000 copies' circulation.
http://www.axelspringer.ru/company/news/detail.php?ID=14363.





A new lifestyle magazine for lawyers started in Poland

Mida. Magazyn dla prawnikow has appeared in Poland. It is a lifestyle magazine covering legal industry and law. Provides interviews, articles on lifestyle, interiors and beauty.

It comes out with 30,000 copies' circulation. It will be delivered free of charge to Polish legal advisers, lawyers, barristers, bailiffs, judges and prosecutors in all largest Polish cities.

The editorial team can be contacted on redakcja@e-mida.pl.

Jolanta Budzowska is Editor-in-Chief and can be reached at j.budzowska@e-mida.pl, 0048 604 622 522.





Serbian publisher Color Press Grupa has launched a home magazine Casa

A new home and interiors magazine Casa appeared in Serbia on April 4.

It covers interior design and decoration of apartments, houses and backyards, with tips and ideas for the interiors, information on products, expert's advice on home planning.
It is a monthly magazine with 116 pages and FPC advertising costs 350.00 EUR.

Its Editor-in-Chief Tatjana Maric-Ivkovic can be reached at tatjana.maric@color.rs.






Deputy Editor of Slovak weekly Plus 7 Dni leaves the publication

Roland Kyska, Deputy Editor of the weekly Plus 7 leaves the magazine.

Roland Kyska was born in 1978 in Kosice and graduated from the Philosophical Faculty of Presov University. He worked at the Slovak Television as an investigative reporter and in 2005-2006 he was the editor of business news, current affairs and sport at STV. In 2006 he joined Plus 7.

Plus 7 Dni is an entertainment weekly covering social events and society. Includes world science and medicine, automotive, fashion and gourmet coverage.

Published by SPOLOCNOST 7 PLUS s.r.o. with 200,000 copies. FPC advertising costs 6500.00 EUR.

The editorial team of Plus 7 can be reached at plus7dni@7plus.sk.

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Russian lifestyle and city guide Vybirai is in Volgograd now

Russian magazine Vybirai (Choose) has appeared on April 1 in Volgograd city. The magazine comes out already in 29 cities in Russia and Kazakhstan.

The city guide is distributed free of charge and covers entertainment, city events, leisure activities, restaurants and cinema, shopping.

The new regional edition is a monthly magazine with 10,000 copies' circulation. FPC advertising costs 15000.00 RUR.

Regional Editor in Volgograd Yana Egorova can be reached at yaegorova@mail.ru.




Magazine Doctor Metro in Russian St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg saw a new magazine Doctor Metro on March 28 on its streets. It is a free magazine dedicated to health issues. It was published with the circulation of 50,000 copies.

48 pages of the first issue of Doctor Metro are dedicated to pregnancy, childbirth and health immune problems in spring season.

The key topics of the magazine are IVF, pregnancy planning and children's health. Journalists, beauticians and specialists provide recommendations on how to protect yourself from vitamins' deficiency and how to improve the immune system after winter months.


The Editor of the publication Julia Nikiforova can be contacted on julia.nikiforova@metronews.ru.

The magazine is available in pdf format at http://www.metronews.ru/about/files/metro-doctor.pdf.



Editorial changes at Polish interiors and architecture magazine Weranda Country

Polish magazine Weranda Country has seen new editors joining the editorial team.
Ewa Czaczkowska has been appointed a deputy editor of the magazine. A newly created position of Executive editor of the magazine has been taken over by Miroslawa Kopoczek.

Czaczkowska has replaced Michalina Kaczmarkiewicz on her position. In the past Ewa Czaczkowska was editor of the magazine Pani Domu, and previously led magazines She and Swiat kobiety.

Ewa can be reached at e.czaczkowska@weranda.pl.

Miroslawa Kopoczek was the editorial secretary of the monthly Claudia for the last two years, and prior to that was a deputy editor of Naj and of Shape magazines.

Miroslawa can be contacted on m.kopoczek@weranda.pl.


Weranda Country is a bi-monthly magazine covering countryside houses and mansions, gardens, country home decorations and interiors, with the circulation of 35,000 copies.





Milan Jovanovic is a new Online Editor of Serbian CKM.rs

As Serbian publisher Color Press Grupa has announced, Milan 'Strongman' Jovanovic, one of the most famous Serbian bloggers, became a chief editor at CKM.rs, one of the websites from the online portfolio of Color Press Grupa.

Milan Strongman has written for CKM and Playboy, as well as for B92 in the recent years.

Milan Jovanovic can be reached at milan.jovanovic@color.rs.

CKM.rs is a online edition for a men's magazine with 53,634 unique visitors monthly.




Polish Art & Business with a new Editor-in-Chief

Polish arts magazine has undergone through some changes. It has appeared with a new graphic design and new sections. The magazine's volume has been increased to 240 pages, and the circulation has reached 14,000 copies. The cover price remains however the same: 16.00 PLN.

Boguslawa Deptula, a new Editor-in-Chief of Art & Business, has replaced Katarzyna Wlodarska on her position. Deptula is an art critic and was a journalist of Rzeczpospolita, and also worked at TVP Kultura.

Boguslawa Deptula and the editorial team can be reached at redakcja@artbiznes.pl.


The monthly Art & Business has been published and distributed since 1989, and covers national arts and the art market. The magazine is aimed at art collectors, artists and art market dealers.

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The newspaper Moskovskie Novosti on market again

Today, on March 28, the re-branded edition of Moskovskie Novosti has appeared on sales in Moscow after being suspended for last several months.

It is a daily social, political and business newspaper with 33,000 copies' circulation. Provides coverage of political and economic problems in the country and in the world, developments in business and finance, science and education, culture and medicine, urban and sports news.

It appears on 16 pages of the format 320x540mm. FPC advertising costs 255000.00 RUR.
The newspaper updates are available on Twitter @newmnru and on Facebook.

The Editor-in-Chief Vladimir Gurevich and the editorial team can be contacted on info@mn.ru.




Ukrainian publisher Edipresse launches a new women's home magazine

Edipresse Ukraine is about to start a new home and interiors magazine Kreativa, with a first issue to appear on March 30.

The magazine aims at providing inspiration and creating ideas for living and decorating your home.

The main regular sections: Ideas for table decoration; Interior projects; Stylish accessories; Ideas for arranging your living space.

The magazine will be published quarterly with 30,000 circulation.

Editorial Director Valeria Trunilina can be reached at Valeria.Trunilina@edipresse.com.ua.




New journalists have joined Slovak daily newspaper SME

The journalists Maria Mihalikova and Martina Hilbertova have joined the editorial team of the Slovak daily national newspaper SME. Both of them worked at the business newspaper Hospodarske Noviny prior to joining SME.

Martina Hilbertova started at SME on March 22 and can be reached at Martina.Hilbertova@sme.sk. As Martina has told us, she covers all topics related to Bratislava and the capital living.

Maria Mihalikova starts on April 1, 2011 and will be writing about politics. Her email address is Maria.Mihalikova@sme.sk.

Check our RussianMediaOnline directory for the detailed information on SME newspaper and their full journalists' listing.

SME is published by Petit Press, a.s. and appears six times a week on 48 pages with the circulation of over 72,000 copies.
Readership: 336,828.

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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.


New Editor-in-Chief at Russian arts magazine Artchronika

Editor-in-Chief Milena Orlova is leaving ArtChronika, to be replaced by Maria Roguleva.
Milena Orlova steps down as the Chief editor of ArtChronika. She has led the magazine since June 2009. Maria Roguleva is to start at the magazine in April 2011.

Maria Roguleva is an art historian and studied at Moscow State University and Columbia University in New York. She has written articles on contemporary art and the art market. Prior to this she was the editor at Art section at the website Openspace.ru and the chief editor at the Russian version of U.S. magazine for collectors ART+AUCTION.

http://artchronika.ru/news.asp?idnews=782

ArtChronika is a Russian monthly magazine on contemporary arts, antiques and fine arts with the circulation of 15,000 copies. Its Deputy Editor-in-Chief Eva Ruhina can reached at eva@artchronika.ru and the editorial team can be contacted on info@artchronika.ru.



Slovak Hospodarske noviny with editorial changes

Slovak business and economics daily Hospodarske noviny has seen its Deputy Editor-in-Chief Marek Tettinger leaving the newspaper. He was responsible for politics, international business, culture and sport. His replacement at the publication is Dag Danis, current Opinions and analysis editor.
He still can be reached at dag.danis@ecopress.sk.

Supplements Editor Slavomir Sikuda is leaving the newspaper on April 1, and Zuzana Kollarova is stepping in. She can be contacted on zuzana.kollarova@ecopress.sk.

Check our RussianMediaOnline directory for the detailed information on Hospodarske noviny and their full journalists' listings.

Hospodarske noviny is a daily newspaper covering business, economics, finance, politics, society and culture. FPC advertising costs 5050.00 EUR.



New women's website Ljepotaizdravlje.ba launched in Bosnia and Herzogovina

A new women's website covering beauty and health Ljepotaizdravlje.ba has appeared in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It includes articles on relationships and sex, travel tips, living and housing advice, astrology, recipes, culture and entertainment.

The website supports and promotes Serbian magazine LJEPOTA & ZDRAVLJE published by Color Press Grupa and distributed in former Yugoslavia.

The Online Editor Jelena Joksimovic can be reached at ljepotaizdravlje@color.co.ba.




A new Polish magazine Sielskie Zycie about country living

Polish publisher Burda Publishing Polska has launched a new magazine Sielskie Zycie this month covering country living.

The magazine writes about people living in the country, gives tips for home decoration and on gardening, provides recipes, articles on local produce, nature and information about Polish regions.
The magazine comes out with 50,000 copies' circulation.

The Editor-in-Chief is Malgorzata Szczepanska, who also leads magazines Elle Decoration and Moj Piekny Dom and their editorial teams.

The Editorial Assistant Anna Chwalinska can be reached at anna.chwalinska@burdamedia.pl.

The Brand Manager Marta Stefanska can be contacted on marta.stefanska@burdamedia.pl.

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Mikhail Borzenkov has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Russian magazine Stereo&Video

Russian publishing House KATMAT has announced today about the appointment of Mikhail Borzenkov for the position of the Editor-in-Chief of Stereo&Video magazine.

Mikhail came to the publishing house KATMAT in 2010 as a deputy chief editor of the same publication. He can be reached at borzenkov@stereo.ru.


Stereo&Video covers latest audio and video products on Russian and world markets, runs comparative tests and provides reviews.

Its circulation is 123,000 copies. FPC costs 338000.00 RUR.

http://www.stereo.ru/onenews.php?news_id=3398

Check out RussianMediaOnline for the full details on the magazine and full listing of their journalists.


Polish digital magazine Organic about green living has gone into print

Polish magazine Organic, a bi-monthly digital magazine about ecology, green living, environment, ecological products and healthy lifestyle, appears this month in the print format for the first time.

It will be available at selected newsagents in Poland on March 21-25.

Its Editorial Director Magdalena E. Sala can be contacted on msala@organicmagazine.pl.

They have Facebook presence at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Organic/139546259391933.




Serbian publisher Retail Media launched a specialized magazine for professionals in Information Technologies in Retail

Retail Media based in Serbian Novi Sad has published a new magazine about Retail IT technologies.

Retail IT magazine covers POS, Supply Chains, RFID, Self-Checkout and retail technologies in commercial trade.

The quarterly magazine is published in English language with 10,000 copies' circulation. FPC costs 4100.00 EUR.
It targets retailers and manufacturers of technological products on the trade market.

The Managing Editor Svetlana Kosic and the editorial team can be approached with relevant trade and industry press materials on office@retail-media.info.





Serbian daily newspaper Press has seen some design, layout and content changes this month

Serbian daily newspaper Press appears in March with a new design, new authors, news editorial columns and new approach to presenting news.

The newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Veljko Lalic and the editorial team can be reached at redakcija@novinepress.rs.

Press is published by Press Publishing Group d.o.o. FPC costs 327000.00 RSD.






Russian newspaper Kaskad-podrobnosti in Kaliningrad region has ceased

Russian newspaper Kaskad-podrobnosti appeared for the last time on March 15. It was published by Media Group Kaskad.
It was shut down due to financial problems and was issued for the last time with with 5,600 copies' circulation.


The newspaper started in 1997 as a daily newspaper, later on however was transformed into a weekly one.

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Print format and regular features changes at Russian lifestyle magazine Markuis

Russian magazine Markuis will have a new section Around the World, with a series of articles and photo coverage of places of travel interest in Russia, starting from its April issue. It will include tourist routes and attractions, historical and cultural monuments, to better present Russia and its ethnic diversity.

Besides, the national magazine is published in a new format 145x210mm as of the beginning of this year.

Markuis is a free trendy lifestyle magazine providing interviews with Russian and foreign movie stars, showbiz news, technological innovations and consumer goods, personal finance, travel, cooking, mobile telecommunications, beauty and reviews of fashion collections.

The magazine appears monthly with 835,000 copies' circulation. The FPC advertising costs 217000.00 RUR. It is published by Markuis Media Group.

Its Editor-in-Chief Olga Sherikova can be reached at sher@markuis.com.





Editor-in-Chief of Polish women's magazine Zwierciadlo Manana Chyb leaves her position

Manana Chyb, Editor-in-Chief of the monthly magazine Zwierciadlo (The Mirror), is leaving the company. Manana has led the magazine since 2008 and has been in its editorial team for 8 years.

Anna Bimer, Deputy Editor, has been appointed Acting Editor of the publication. She can be contacted on a.bimer@zwierciadlo.pl.

Anna Bimer has been with the magazine since May 2008. Prior to this she was a deputy editor of color supplements at the newspaper Polska The Times, Head of Culture at Pani magazine, and also Editor at Polish weekly magazine Gala.

Zwierciadlo is a monthly magazine with 140,000 copies' circulation. FPC costs 38000.00 PLN.

The magazine covers women's issues, fashion, beauty, relationships, home, culture and entertainment.


Russian radio station Kommersant FM93.6 has launched a new website

The website contains head news, program announcements, interviews, and archives. It also provides online broadcasting.

Their Sales Manager Valeria Nazarova can be reached at Nazarova_V@kommersant.fm.
1 Minute of prime time advertising at the radio station costs 50000.00 RUR.

Kommersant-FM is a news radio station broadcasting at the frequency of 93.6 MHz in Moscow. Provides latest political and business news, up-to-date traffic information and weather, current situation on financial markets.

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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.

Russian interior design magazine Moy lyubimy Dom appeared on the market on March 14

We have written already about home magazine Moy lyubimy Dom to be launched by Russian publisher Edipress Konliga.

The magazine provides advice on home arrangements and interior design in a city apartment and a private house.
The magazine targets young property owners, who are well-educated and are socially active, in the age group of 30-40 years.

Regular sections of the magazine: Apartment, Private House and Ideas and solutions provide insight on home arrangements, current trends in construction and renovation, novelties in the field of interior design.

It is a monthly publication with 128 pages and the circulation of 135,000 copies, distributed in Russia, Baltic states and the CIS.
FPC costs 130000.00 RUR.
The Commercial Director Irina Shevtsova can be reached at i.shevtsova@konliga.ru.
Its publishing director Galina Arefieva can be contacted on g.arefieva@konliga.ru.
The magazine has got its own website now at http://ml-dom.ru.




Yuri Saprykin has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of a Russian business website Slon.ru

This week has seen Yuri Saprykin on his new job position in Slon.ru.
Prior to this Yuri was Editorial Director at the city guide and entertainment magazine Afisha. Yuri Saprykin graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University. He worked at radio stations Autoradio and Nashe Radio. In 2000 he came to Afisha magazine, first as a deputy chief editor, three years later he moved to the position of the editor-in-chief. In 2008 he was appointed to be Editorial director of Afisha Industries publications.

Yuri Saprykin can be reached at editor@slon.ru.


Slon.ru was launched in 2009 and informs about economics, business, politics and lifestyle of Russian middle-class.

Check out RussianMediaOnline for further information and listings of Slon.ru 25 journalists with contact information.



Layout and design changes at Polish political weekly Uwazam Rze

We have already written about the start of a new political weekly Uwazam Rze, published by Presspublica Sp. z o.o.
It is a publication looking into international and Polish political affairs. Covers political events, interviews, reviews and reports.

On March 14 the magazine changed its print format from A3 to A4 and appears on glossy paper now. The current cover price is 2.90 PLN. Its circulation has increased up to weekly 336,000 copies.

The magazine has got its own website now at http://uwazamrze.pl.

The Editor-in-Chief Pawel Lisicki and the editorial team can contacted on redakcja@uwazamrze.pl.