Ukrainian News Agency Explained
The Ukrainian News Agency (Ukrainian: Інформаційне агентство "Українські Новини"|Informatsiine ahentstvo "Ukrainski Novyny") is a Kyiv-based[1] Ukrainian news agency. It produces and provides political, business and financial information, as well as a popular photo reporting service. Since February 2008[2] the company is part of the Inter Media Group Ltd., formerly U.A. Inter Media Group, which itself is a subsidiary of the Russian-based company GDF Media Ltd.[3] [4] [5] Inter Media Group Limited also owns 61% of the Ukrainian TV channel Inter.[6]
Founded in 1993,[7] by Mykhailo Kolomiets and Volodymyr Hranovskiy[8] the agency now used by about 10,000 clients daily. The agency offers 27 information and analytical products in Russian, Ukrainian and English. Ukrainian News is the only agency in Ukraine that translates 100% of its products into English.[9]
Valery Khoroshkovsky held a 50% stake of Ukrainian News because Mykhailo Kolomiets 50% stake was nominal and the other 50% stake was held by the Agency for Humanitarian Technologies (AHT) (Russian: Агентство гуманитарных технологий (АГТ)) which lists Viktor Pinchuk as its owner. Maxim Karizhsky, the general director of AHT, however, stated that Pinchuk is not the owner of AHT. AHT signed an agreement with the United States public relations firm Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey (BKSH) for the period of 1 January 2001 to 30 September 2001. Volodymyr Granovsky established Humanitarian Technologies agency.[10] [11] [12] [13]
On 18 November 2002, the body of founder Mykhailo Kolomiets was found dead hanging from a tree near Molodechno, Belarus, after being missing for four weeks.[8] [10] He met with Volodymyr Hranovskiy just before he deleted all files on his computer and left for Minsk on 22 October 2001.[10] On 30 October 2001, his body was found and he was buried two weeks later as unidentified.[10]
In May 2006, the agency opened a modern press conference hall.[7]
The agency has its own building. It is located just outside Palats Sportu subway station in central Kyiv.[1]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Contact section – official website.
- http://www.uaimg.com/en/press/ukrainski_novini_stali_chastju_u_an_inter_media_group_limited.html "Ukrainian News Agency Enters U.A. Inter Media Group"
- https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=37849678 "Company Overview of Inter Media Group Limited"
- https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=228823703 "Company Overview of GDF Media Ltd."
- https://groupdf.com/en/press-center/news/gdf-media-limited-acquires-inter-media-group-limited/ "GDF Media Limited Acquires Inter Media Group Limited" (press release)
- http://www.uaimg.com/en/about.html U.A. Inter Media Group – Official website
- Web site: About the agency – Official website.
- News: IPI concerned about death of independent news agency's director . . 27 November 2002 . 30 March 2022 . 19 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071019012435/http://www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/statements_detail.html?ctxid=CH0055&docid=CMS1146579086027&year=2002.
- http://www.uaimg.com/en/structure/media/ukr_news.html The Ukrainian News agency
- News: Волчек . Дмитрий (Volchek, Bmitry) . Украинские журналисты проводят независимое расследование убийства директора агентства "Украинские новости" Михаила Коломийца . Ukrainian journalists conduct an independent investigation into the murder of the director of the agency "Ukrainian News" Mikhail Kolomiyets . ru . . 21 November 2002 . 30 March 2022.
- News: Лютый . Петр (Lyuty, Petr) . Провал . Failure . ru . Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua) . 26 July 2001 . 30 March 2022 . 5 August 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010805201113/http://www.pravda.com.ua/ru/?10726-3-1. Alternate archive as PR-кампанию Кучмы в США проводит фирма, которая создавала имидж филиппинскому диктатору Маркосу и африканским режимам (Kuchma's PR campaign in the US is run by a firm that created the image of Philippine dictator Marcos and African regimes)
- News: НАЙЄМ . МУСТАФА (NAYEM, MUSTAFA) . Американська місія сірого кардинала Віктора Януковича . The American mission of Gray Cardinal Viktor Yanukovych . ru . Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua) . 17 May 2011 . 30 March 2022 .
- News: Зятек напиарил . Zyatek PR . ru . Корреспондент.net (korrespondent.net) . 3 August 2001 . 30 March 2022.