The Ukrainian News Agency (Ukrainian: Інформаційне агентство "Українські Новини", romanized: 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]
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| Industry | News agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Website | www.ukranews.com |
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][a]
On 18 November 2002[clarification needed], 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[clarification needed].[10] On 30 October 2001[clarification needed], his body was found and he was buried two weeks later as unidentified.[10][b]
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]
Notes
edit- ^ Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey (BKSH) had formerly been the firm Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly (BMSK) before 1991 after which it merged with several other firms to form BKSH.
- ^ Volodymyr Mykolayovych Hranovskyy (Ukrainian: Володимир Миколайович Грановський; born 1966 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) received a philosophical degree in Moscow and returned to Kyiv to advise World Bank or Svitovy Bank (Ukrainian: Світовий банк) and the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting. He co-founded Ukrainian News. He worked with the channel Inter until 2006 but allegedly received $2 million from the Party of Regions on 8 June 2012 for channel Inter.[14][15] Hranovskyy is very close to Dmitro Firtash and co-founded the Ukraine Modernization Agency (Russian: Агентство модернизации Украины) in 2015.[16] In 2017, he began working with NewsOne. On 10 June 2021, he became the general producer of the Yevhen Muraev owned NASH (Ukrainian: НАШ).[17][18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Contact section – official website".
- ^ "Ukrainian News Agency Enters U.A. Inter Media Group", U.A. Inter Media Group Ltd. (5 February 2008)
- ^ "Company Overview of Inter Media Group Limited" Bloomberg
- ^ "Company Overview of GDF Media Ltd." Bloomberg
- ^ "GDF Media Limited Acquires Inter Media Group Limited" (press release) (7 February 2013) GDF
- ^ U.A. Inter Media Group – Official website Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "About the agency – Official website".
- ^ a b "IPI concerned about death of independent news agency's director". International Press Institute. 27 November 2002. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ The Ukrainian News agency, U.A. Inter Media Group Ltd. (5 February 2008)
- ^ a b c d Волчек, Дмитрий (Volchek, Bmitry) (21 November 2002). "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]. Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Лютый, Петр (Lyuty, Petr) (26 July 2001). "Провал" [Failure]. Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 August 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) 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) - ^ НАЙЄМ, МУСТАФА (NAYEM, MUSTAFA) (17 May 2011). "Американська місія сірого кардинала Віктора Януковича" [The American mission of Gray Cardinal Viktor Yanukovych]. Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua) (in Russian). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Зятек напиарил" [Zyatek PR]. Корреспондент.net (korrespondent.net) (in Russian). 3 August 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Політтехнолог Грановський каже, що не отримував 2 мільйони доларів на піар регіоналів на «Інтері»" [Political technologist Granovsky says he did not receive $ 2 million for regional PR at Inter]. Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Лещенко, Сергей (Leshchenko, Serhei); Марчук, Антон (Marchuk, Anton); Мусаева-Боровик, Севгиль (Musayeva-Borovik, Sevgil) (31 May 2016). "Рукописи не горят. Черная бухгалтерия Партии регионов: фамилии, даты, суммы" [Manuscripts do not burn. Black bookkeeping of the Party of Regions: names, dates, amounts]. Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua) (in Russian). p. 2 see third line from the top. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Лещенко, Сергей (Leshchenko, Sergey) (28 September 2015). "Спрут Дмитрия Фирташа. Агенты влияния на Западе" [Dmitry Firtash's Octopus. Agents of influence in the West]. Украинская Правда (pravds.com.ua) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Володимир Грановський очолив телеканал «Наш» (ДОПОВНЕНО)" [Volodymyr Hranovskiy headed Nash TV channel (UPDATED)]. detctor.media (in Russian). 10 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Володимир Грановський став генеральним директором телеканалу "Наш"" [Volodymyr Granovsky became the CEO of the Nash TV channel]. nash.live (in Russian). 16 June 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.