Conde Nast partners with UMH; All set to launch 'Vogue' Ukraine

Vogue magazine will publish an edition in Ukraine, it was announced by Jonathan Newhouse, Chairman and Chief Executive of Condé Nast International.    

 

“The Ukraine is ready for Vogue. Kiev is booming, and there is a strong market demand for luxury products and the experience Vogue can offer the reader,” said Newhouse.  

 

Condé Nast International has signed a license partnership with UMH Group, one of the region’s leading media companies.  Vogue will be the first magazine to launch in print and digital as part of this licensed publishing relationship, and is expected to debut in the next 12 months. 

 

Boris Lozhkin, President of UMH Group, remarked “A partnership with Condé Nast is a great honour and responsibility for UMH Group.  This will take the media business in Ukraine to a new level, while the launch of Vogue has great significance for the entire luxury market.”

 

Carol Cornuau, President of Condé Nast New Markets, added “UMH Group is an experienced media company, and one that shares our dedication to quality and excellence.  We look forward to working together, and to our arrival in Ukraine as we launch Vogue, the pre-eminent fashion title.” 

 

Vogue Ukraine will be the twentieth edition of the magazine worldwide.  Vogue is published in the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Russia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Mexico & Latin America, Korea, Brazil, Greece, Australia, Portugal, India, Turkey and The Netherlands.         

 

UMH Group is a rapidly growing Eastern-European multimedia group with a portfolio of over 50 brands, and a leader in the Ukrainian Internet, radio and press markets.  It is one of top ten players of the Russian publishing market, and since May 2008, the company has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.  The company has over 4,400 employees working across its 43 offices in Russia and Ukraine. 

 

Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, sets the benchmark for multimedia publishing excellence.  Condé Nast currently operates in 25 markets, publishing 141 magazines, over 100 websites and over 170 tablet and Smartphone apps under iconic brands such as Vogue, GQ, Glamour, Wired, Condé Nast Traveller, and Vanity Fair.  Recent launches include Vogue in the Netherlands, Glamour in Brazil, Condé Nast Traveller in Russia, and AD in China and India.