VNU Business Media USA and publishing house Karavan Media announced they have signed a multi-year licensing agreement to launch Europa Star in the Ukraine. Under the agreement, Europa Star Ukraine will be published six times per year and will allow retailers in the Ukrainian market to get watch industry news in their own language directly from the leading source.

Europa Star has an international presence and is currently published in English, Spanish and Chinese. The launch of Europa Star Ukraine will enable Europa Star’s Swiss and other international brand manufacturers to target one of the most promising markets in Europe.

Philippe Maillard and Pierre Maillard, respectively managing director and editor-in-chief of Europa Star, said, “the addition of the Russian language to our network of business publications for the specific coverage of the Ukrainian market is definitely an added value for all our customers.”

Commenting on the launch, Helen Chernova, Managing Director of Karavan Media, said: “We are happy to welcome the Russian language edition of Europa Star in the Ukraine. I’m absolutely positive that the magazine will meet the needs of the local watch distributors as well as their clients. In my opinion, the Ukrainian issue of Europa Star will help the local watch market participants to establish firmer relations with their clients and foreign partners. Also, the magazine will provide an immediate and constant source of highly professional and reliable information.”

Watch, Style & Time magazine Editor-in-Chief, Elena Serebryanskaya, and the magazine’s Administrator, Yuriy Titarenko, said the launch is much welcomed in the Ukraine. “Karavan Media is one of the best Ukrainian companies in the sphere of media business. We congratulate VNU Business Media and Karavan Media on this decision. We believe that the popularity of Europa Star in the Ukraine will proliferate and will bring new energy to our market.”


About Europa Star
With worldwide distribution, three websites and four languages, the various geographic editions of Europa Star offer direct communication with the international watch trade. Published out of Geneva since 1927, the circulation of Europa Star and its unique mailing list are guaranteed by 78 years of continuous partnership with the watch communities in all the world's markets. The international nature of Europa Star’s editorial product is known and respected by all players working in developing the high quality watch retail sector.

About Karavan Media
Karavan Media ranks in the top five publishing companies in the Ukraine. The company focuses on glossy magazines and now presents four publications in the Ukrainian market: the Ukrainian edition of Karavan Historiy (Caravan of Stories), Academia, ArchIdea, and S toboy (With You).

About VNU Business Media
Europa Star is published by VNU Business Media, the world’s preeminent business-to-business publisher, providing must-have information through comprehensive, customized and integrated marketing solutions with 44 market-leading trade publications, over 70 executive conferences, 59 trade shows and exhibitions, 174 electronic B2B products and over 1000 book titles in the entertainment, media, marketing, performance, travel and design industries. Authoritative brands include Adweek, Billboard, Couture International Jeweler, The Hollywood Reporter and Training.

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Helen Chernova
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