Vladimir Gusinsky

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Gusinsky
Born (1952-10-06) 6 October 1952
Moscow
Nationality Israeli
Spanish
Ethnicity Jewish
Occupation Media executive
Known for Founder of Media-Most

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Gusinsky (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Гуси́нский [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ɡʊˈsʲinskʲɪj]; born 6 October 1952) is a Russian media tycoon. He is known as the founder of the Media-Most holding company that included the NTV[1] free-to-air channel, the newspaper Sevodnya, the radio station Echo of Moscow and a number of magazines.

Early life and education

1969

1973

1975

1979

Early career

1986

1988

1989

1992

Involvement in media

1993

1994

1996

Consolidation & development of media assets

1996

1997

1998

Confrontation with Kremlin

1999

2000

Legal confrontation with Kremlin & later life

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2007

2008

2009

2012

2014

Other investments

Gusinsky had a shareholding in Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team for a period of three and a half years, acquiring 60% of the team in November 2000.

Until November 2008, Gusinsky held 27% of the shares in the prominent Israeli second largest newspaper Maariv, which he exchanged with Bank Hapolaim to settle a debt to the bank.[147]

Notes

  1. Lesin had Gusinsky sign a statement that Gusinsky would "отказ от всех шагов, включая публичные заявления или распространение информации организациями, акционеров и руководителей, которые повредили бы основы конституционного строя и нарушение целостности Российской Федерации, подрыв безопасности государства, разжигание социальной, расовой , национальной или религиозной розни или привести к дискредитации государственных учреждений Российской Федерации. [renunciation of all steps, including public statements or dissemination of information by the organizations, shareholders, and executives, which would damage the foundations of the constitutional regime and violate the integrity of the Russian Federation, undermine the security of the State, incite social, racial, national, or religious discord or lead to the discrediting of the State institutions of the Russian Federation]."[53][54]

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