25 Mar 2010
| by John Reynolds
LONDON - Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev, the new proprietor of the Independent and the Independent...Read one of the few interviews Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev has granted to the press ...
slot with him last year , a sneaker-clad Lebedev maintained the same tone and expression on subjects ...
waiting to happen".
How long Lebedev will be able to remain an enigma is in question. As the new owner ...
08 May 2009
| by Staff
LONDON - Alexander Lebedev, the billionaire Russian owner of the Evening Standard, has been forced...Lebedev said yesterday that he would delay paying 120 journalists on the paper "for a week" because of business problems at the German airline he owns, Blue Wings. The financial problems are not expected to affect the Evening Standard , which is gearing up for a relaunch on 11 May. Lebedev bought ...
15 Jan 2009
| by John Reynolds
KGB agent Alexander Lebedev in a dramatic deal, according to reports....Lebedev is reportedly poised to take a controlling 76% stake of the struggling newspaper ...
how much Lebedev will pay for the Standard, but the move could have dramatic implications for the paper's future editorial and commercial direction. It is thought Lebedev's son, Evgeny, will today sign ...
17 Nov 2010
| by Staff
Alexander Lebedev, the proud owner of the London Evening Standard, the Independent and i, talks
26 Mar 2010
| by Matt Cartmell
it was bought by Alexander Lebedev....for the sum of 1 yesterday. This follows Lebedev's purchase of the Evening Standard for 1 in January. Unity co-founder Gerry Hopkinson said: The challenge for Lebedev is to allow the editorial team to get ...
] Tony O'Reilly. Lebedev has kept the Evening Standard in good shape - so far so good. So if we get a ...
30 Sep 2010
| by John Reynolds
Alexander Lebedev has continued the rationalisation of his UK newspaper empire...Lebedev is currently reviewing the operations of The London Evening Standard, The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.
The review is being carried out on a day-to-day level by Andy Mullins, managing director of the three titles.
At an internal meeting yesterday, it was announced that Jon O ...
06 Oct 2009
| by John Reynolds
LONDON - Alexander Lebedev's decision to swamp the London newspaper market with 600,000 free copies...parent DMGT, appear limited. According to sources, Lebedev has no interest in diluting his shareholding ...
. In the background, the London Lite buys content from the Standard. Lebedev, meanwhile, is banking on the Standard ...
own future. Mr Lebedev has been very generous with this move. I am not worried about high ...
23 Apr 2009
| by Ian Darby
Sources close to the paper suggest that the relaunch, under the guidance of its Russian owner, Alexander Lebedev, and his son, Evgeny, is planned for Monday 11 May. Editorial changes to the title ...
distribution methods, including coverprice reductions. Lebedev acquired a 75.1 per cent stake in the loss ...
21 Feb 2007
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06 Jan 2012
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
Alexander Lebedev's 20p daily i is to embark on another burst of TV advertising on Monday (9