EMG leave top managers

In "European Media Group" (EMG), at the end of last year held the Kemerovo was holding "Siberian Business Union" (VTS), the next reshuffle. Largest after the founder Georges Polinski radio revenue left after holding several executive Vice President for Commercial Affairs Maria Smirnova led. Sale House EMG - the "Media Plus" let a few key employees, particularly its director and vice president of EMG for trading Maria Smirnova, Sales Director Julia Selezneva, Director of Radio Yury Isaev, director of the foreign assets of Paul Belyanin. The press service of EMG indicated that the manager to leave the group on 1 August. The end of December the French Lagardere EMG sold for $ 162 million of the VTS. Then in April, the band by its founder and president George Polinski was left, he planned with VTB bought radio holding. In an interview with "Kommersant" said Mr. Polinski resignation, do not want to be a puppet in the hands of the "United Russia" and the deputy of the State Duma, one of the beneficiaries of the PIF Vladimir Gridin. According to Georges Polinski, Mr. Gridin (the new president of EMG Catherine Vladimir Tikhomirov then denied involvement in operations Gridina radio holding) "on policy issues that interfere with economic and trade relations." Maria Smirnova yesterday refused to clarify whether it is connected with the withdrawal of care Georges Polinski. EMG now operates a radio station "Europe Plus", "Retro FM" (in 240 cities aired) (240 cities), "Radio 7" (50 cities), "Cake FM" (4 cities) and metropolitan regions "Radio Sport" and relay in Moscow, St. Petersburg, "Radio Record". The "Media Plus" the greatest EMG radio holding income countries, with sales in 2011 of almost 2.2 billion rubles. "Media Plus" also deals with online advertising, radio advertising revenue is only 1.9 billion rubles will be appreciated. The main competitor of EMG - Broadcasting Corporation "Prof Media" (PMBC managed "car radio", "Radio Energy", "Humor FM" and "Radio Romantica") announces that, 1.8 billion rubles. Sales last year. The third largest metropolitan area radio talk "Russian Media Group" (RMG, "Russian Radio", "Hit FM", maximum, DFM, "Radio Monte Carlo") earned on advertising last year, claims to be 920 million rubles. The total turnover of the broadcasters in 2011 is estimated by the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia, at 11.8 billion rubles. Thus, the market share of about 16% EMG, PMBC - 15%, RMG - 8%. The "Media Plus" not only sells advertising on stations EMG. Back in 2006, the project launched a sales house "Total Radio" in the ads on the station "Gazprom-Media" ("Echo of Moscow", Relax FM, etc.) and are posted "Chanson". "You can not be used in a draft horse and trembling doe" - said in an interview with "b" in 2007 to "Total Radio" RMG CEO Sergei Kozhevnikov. But already in 2009, and offered RMG PMBC the market a similar service "Radio Alliance. All inclusive" Later, two holding even their advertising services combined in a single structure, but the joint venture was only lasts a few months. "Media Plus", last year began selling the advertising and transmitter "Media Holding" Vitaly Bogdanov ("Nashe Radio", Rock FM, Best FM and Ru.fm). EMG CEO Alexander Polesitskiy ensure that personnel changes in the "Media Plus" will not affect the external partner sales house. The new head of the "Media Plus" Daria Chuikov. She now heads the advertising agency "United Media" at the stations of Vladimir Lisin Business FM and "Chocolate" is one. Its advertising revenue in 2011, "Media Plus" already estimated at 190 million rubles., Or less than 2% of the cost of radio advertising. "Kommersant"