Company Information

Media3 closed joint-stock company was established in 2007 to manage the media resources of “PromSvyazCapital” Group. Assets under Media3 management are currently concentrated in four segments of Russian media market – print media, printing business, press distribution and Internet. The following assets are under the company’s management: “Argumenty I Fakty”, “Extra M Media” and “Trud” publishing houses, “Media-Pressa” and “Extra M” printing complexes, distribution network under “ARIA-AiF” brand (“Soyuzpechat”, “Metropress” “Rospechat-Chelyabinsk”, etc.) 2007 Media3 company assets turnover exceeded 500 million US dollars. Aggregated assets’ turnover makes Media3 the major private media holding of the country and aggregated print circulation demonstrates its print media market leadership.

Media3 works to creatie, manage and operate audiences through the system of unique content creation, production and distribution.

Our brands’ authority – largest and most reputable Russian publishing houses – helps us to create and manage the audience. While getting control over our assets we took great responsibility for millions of “Argumenty I Fakty”, “Trud” and “Extra M” newspapers readers.

Through our online editions development we form new audiences, create new content, we issue magazines and invent new media communities based on our publishing houses.

We serve our audiences though taking advantage of our platforms – largest Russian print production capacity and extensive distribution networks.

We use unique expertise and experience of professional managers, analysts and experts of Media3 company team to make our business maximum efficient.

Media3: The company that integrates great achievements of past for present leadership and future success.


The chronology of media assets acquisition

1999 – “Pressa-1” joint-stock company (former “Pravda” newspaper publishing house, “Media-Pressa” printing and publishing company at the moment) major minority shareholding

2000 – “AiF” company majority shareholding

2003 – “Metropress” company (St. Petersburg) distribution network

2004 – “Trud” newspaper, Moscow regional enterprise “Soyuzpechat” 50% minority shareholding, “AiF” company 74.9% consolidation.

2005 - “Trud” newspaper 50% minority shareholding

2006 – Acqquisition of 75% minus one share of “Extra M” closed joint-stock company