Wednesday, July 3, 2013

"Our radio" could not sell

American media mogul Rupert Murdoch is ready to leave, not only in Russia, with News Outdoor advertising operators and three radio stations. True to buyer for the assets of his News Corp not yet. The fact that News Corp. search for a buyer for its Russian radio station "Vedomosti," said a top executive of the four media ownership. According to them, this year Managers News Media (Russian "daughter" News Corp.) offered purchase of three radio stations - "Our Radio", Best FM and Ultra - for several companies, in particular, "Prof-Media" and "AF Media Holding" ( owned by Alisher Usmanov). Sources in the last two companies have confirmed that an offer will be treated to acquire radio stations, but is not reached to concrete negotiations. News Media President Vladimir Voronov and representative "Prof-Media" refused to comment on it. Contact CEO "AF Media Holding" Andrew Galiyev failed. The intention of the business in Russia in turn Murdoch said in July last year. "We have a large growing company, but the more I read about investments in Russia, the less I like it, - he said -.. More successful we are, the more vulnerable we are when our business stolen" According to sources, "Vedomosti "for his station News Corp. President requested $ 16,000,000 Broadcasting Corporation" Prof-Media "Alexander Varin said the figure of the" normal price ", and the top manager of another holding company, on the contrary, too high. According to the "European media group," Murdoch radio revenue in 2009 is unlikely to be less than 100 million rubles. Evaluation "Prof-Media" optimistic - $ 5-6 million daily "Our Radio" 619000 Muscovites hear over 12 years, the metropolitan audience Best FM - 361 000 people of the same age, Ultra - 128 000 (ComCon data, October 2009). In the top 50 radio stations in Moscow in the number of students they take on the 12th, 24th and 40 Places.

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