http://webplanet.ru/english/2007/02/13/regnum_sale_eng.html Comments for "Last Russian independent online media to be sold" ru http://webplanet.ru/english/2007/02/13/regnum_sale_eng.html <p><noindex><a href="http://www.finamrus.com" / target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Finam</a></noindex>'s Russian website publised a <noindex><a href="http://2b.finam.ru/rumors/viewrumor00204/default.asp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">rumour</a></noindex> from anonymous 'reliable source' about information agency <noindex><a href="http://www.regnum.tu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Regnum</a></noindex>'s 25+1% share being sold to 'an investor who has nothing to do with media'. According to Finam the transaction has been already approved at unofficial rate and the agency was in the course of 'Great Four' financial consultancies' evaluation by the moment. The rumour arrowsed much interest considering lack of any more independent media assets in the Russian Internet with <noindex><a href="http://www.lenta.ru" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lenta.ru</a></noindex> joint with <noindex><a href="http://www.rambler.ru" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rambler</a></noindex> and <noindex><a href="http://www.gazeta.ru" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gazeta.ru</a></noindex> sold to Gazprom's <noindex><a href="http://www.http://www.kommersant.ru/corp" / target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kommersant publishing house</a></noindex>. However this rumour may appear to be a hint dropped by Regnum's owner to attract probable investors who are now pretty excited about investing to online media on the eve of coming president elections-2008.</p> <p><a href="http://webplanet.ru/english/2007/02/13/regnum_sale_eng.html">Далее</a></p> http://webplanet.ru/english/2007/02/13/regnum_sale_eng.html#comment Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:06:19 +0300 translator 14649 at http://webplanet.ru