April 20, 2012
By Christo Volschenk
Poland-based Allegro Group, a subsidiary of MIH Internet Europe, which is in turn a subsidiary of South Africa-born media group Naspers, is in the midst of a restructuring process, which recently saw Allegro CEO Grzegorz Wójcik being moved to the position of head of corporate relations at MIH Internet Europe and Hein Pretorius, Amsterdam-based CEO of MIH Internet Europe, assuming the role of CEO of Allegro Group on top of his job in Amsterdam....
April 13, 2012
By Christo Volschenk
Ringier Axel Springer, the joint-venture of media groups Axel Springer and Ringier, confirmed today (here in German) that it is negotiating to acquire a majority stake in Onet.pl, Poland’s most-visited news and entertainment portal. It aims to conclude the deal before the end of May. Should Ringier Axel Springer get...
April 5, 2012
By Christo Volschenk
Christian Unger (44) handed his job as CEO of Ringier, Switzerland’s biggest media group, over to a colleague Marc Walder (46) and left the company. A Ringier media release said Unger “will be accepting new responsibilities”. A spokesman in Ringier’s communication department confirmed Unger will be looking for new responsibilities outside Ringier. He also said he can’t be more specific, because “Unger doesn...