Monday, December 21, 2009 at 04:00PM Moscow, Russia – December 21, 2009 – CTC Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCM), Russia’s leading independent media company, today announced the launch of international broadcasting under the CTC brand in North America through the DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), one of the country’s largest pay-TV providers with 13.6 million subscribers.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 05:12PM MOSCOW -- Leonid Reiman, advisor to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and former information technology minister, met in Moscow with Michael Oxley, vice-chairman of NASDAQ and co-author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to discuss the Russian climate for foreign investment. Reiman briefed Oxley on the anti-corruption legislation President Medvedev has introduced and discussed the need to increase corporate transparency in the Russian telecommunications sector.
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 08:20PM NEW YORK, June 6, 2008 ---- The fourth installment of the irreverent glossy quarterly (recently hailed as "one of the best new magazines of 2007" by Library Journal) hits newsstands nationwide on June 6. "The most spectacular thing about this issue," says Editor-in-Chief Michael Idov, "has to be the matching of material to author. Khrushchev's great-granddaughter writes about the man who once printed 'Khrushchev Not Welcome Here' stickers. The New Yorker's Julia Ioffe chats with a porn star. And Manhattan's current succes de scandale, Emily Gould, conclusively proves that she can write about people other than Emily Gould."
Monday, March 10, 2008 at 05:16PM NEW YORK -- After a scandal in Moscow that piqued curiosity around the world, works from the controversialSots Art show have made their way across the Atlantic as part of a new exhibition curated by Russian gallerist Marat Guelman.
Friday, February 1, 2008 at 05:23PM NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES -- RUSSIA! Magazine is proud to present actor Viggo Mortensen, the star of David Cronenberg's hit Eastern Promises, with its inaugural Rolling R – an annual award for the best "Russian" performance by a Hollywood actor. The official citation commends Mortensen for his "sensitive, multifaceted and authentic" portrayal of Nikolai, a morally conflicted thug.
"Unlike the Muslim, Jewish and other communities, the Russians have been historically docile about being portrayed as drunk, murderous plotters," explains Michael Idov, the editor of RUSSIA!, "But that's not the offensive part. The offensive part is being portrayed as a drunk, murderous plotter with a Czech name and a Transylvanian accent."