Independent Media Sanoma Magazines Ukraine changes its name
Kiev, 2 December 2008 - From 1 November 2008 onwards, Sanoma Magazines Ukraine is the new name of Independent Media Sanoma Magazines Ukraine.
Sanoma Magazines Ukraine was founded as Independent Media Ukraine (IMU) in 1999 with the launch of the Ukrainian edition of Cosmopolitan. Since then the company has developed a strong portfolio of consumer magazines, becoming one of the leading publishing houses in Ukraine.
When Sanoma Magazines International acquired Independent Media in 2006, IMU was renamed into Independent Media Sanoma Magazines Ukraine. Now the company changes its name to Sanoma Magazines Ukraine. The name change underlines the fact that the company is part of Sanoma Magazines, one of the leading European publishers of consumer magazines and digital media.
Together with its name change, Sanoma Magazines Ukraine launches a brand new corporate website. This website features relevant information about the company’s product portfolio, both for advertisers as well as readers, corporate news, and information for potential employees.
About Sanoma Magazines Ukraine:
Sanoma Magazines Ukraine (SMU) is one of the leading publishing houses in Ukraine. SMU publishes a strong portfolio of consumer magazines like Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health and Story. The company is part of Sanoma Magazines International since 2006.
Sanoma Magazines International, located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a business of Sanoma Magazines. Sanoma Magazines is a leading publisher of magazines and digital media that actively reaches out to an audience of 290 million consumers at every life stage. The company has business operations in thirteen countries, spanning the European continent from the North Sea to the Bering Sea and from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. Sanoma Magazines International is responsible for the activities of Sanoma Magazines in Central, Eastern and South East Europe and Russia.
Sanoma Magazines is a division of the Sanoma Group, a strong European media group operating in diverse fields of media in twenty countries.
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