Aram Gabrelyanov, whose nationality is Armenian, is a well-known Russian businessman. He is the president of a holding that produces high-circulation tabloids in the Russian Federation. Launched the Life.ru video portal. He is the chairman of the board of directors of the Izvestia newspaper.
Education
Aram Ashotovich Gabrelyanov was born in 1961 on the tenth of August in Dagestan, in the city of Derbent. He spent his childhood there. Gabrelyanov Aram Ashotovich, whose biography is closely connected with business and the media, like many, first graduated from high school. Then he entered the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University.
Career
In 1985, Aram Gabrelyanov, whose wife was originally from Ulyanovsk, moved to his wife's homeland. First, he trained in the newspaper "Ulyanovsky Komsomolets". Then he began to work as a correspondent. Gradually climbed the career ladder. First he became the head of the department, then deputy editor, executive secretary. And finally, the editor-in-chief of the publication.
Activities in Ulyanovsk
At the plenumThe regional committee proposed to transform "Komsomolets" into a new edition - "The Word of Youth". This has been approved. As a result, in the early nineties, the newspaper began to be published with the features of the yellow press. In 1991, the publication was privatized by employees and changed its name to Simbirsk Gubernskie Novosti. And Aram Ashotovich turned out to have a controlling stake. The company became a Closed Joint Stock Company, and Gabrelyanov became its head.
By 1997, the circulation of the publication had grown significantly, reaching two hundred thousand copies. The newspaper had its informants, whose work was paid. The latest information about significant regional events has always been delivered to the newspaper very promptly. Therefore, the publication quickly gained circulation and enjoyed success with the population.
Creation of a publishing holding
In 1995, Aram Gabrelyanov, whose biography from the point of view of his work began with printed publications, bought the Ulyanovsk edition of Local Time in Dmitrovgrad. At the end of the same year, he acquired fifty percent of the shares of the SKiF commercial organization. She owned the newspaper "Scythians", which had an economic direction. After some time, a new edition with the name "Skif" was created on its basis. The founder of the new newspaper was Joint Stock Company "SGV".
On the basis of the last two newspapers mentioned above, a publishing holding called Vedomosti-Media was gradually created. Somewhat later, it included printed editions of Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd and Saratov.
Moving to Moscow
In ninety-sixAram Gabrelyanov, whose photo is in this article, moved to Moscow. He registered and began publishing the weekly Moskovskie Vedomosti. Due to the default in 1998, Gabrelyanov had to save his business with his own funds. Not only did he put all his money into it, but he also sold his cars, mortgaged his apartment, and borrowed money from friends.
By 1999, the situation in business leveled off, and Aram Ashotovich already owned twenty-nine newspapers. In the same year he returned to Ulyanovsk, but already as the editor-in-chief. In 2000, the press controlled by Gabrelyanov helped in the election campaign of the governor and mayor of Ulyanovsk. But Aram Ashotovich could not work well with the new leadership and again left for Moscow.
First mainstream tabloid
There he renamed Moskovskie Novosti into the weekly Life, for which he created a separate publishing house. The format was borrowed from the famous English tabloid. The publication quickly became popular, as it published scandals related to the personal lives of Russian show business stars. In 2006, the circulation of the weekly exceeded two million copies. Gabrelyanov Aram Ashotovich became the general director and editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
In 2001, on the basis of the publishing house, the holding company News Media Open Joint Stock Company was established. "Life" became a brand under which other publications began to be printed ("Life. Ulyanovsk", etc.). The newspaper was on a par with the main Russian tabloids. In 2004, she entered the top five most popular. Mainly foraccount of paid informants who provided exclusive content.
By 2005, the Life brand already united fifty-two Russian printed publications and had a representative office in Kyiv. In some cities newspapers were issued daily, in others once a week. At the end of 2005, there was a reshuffling of personnel in Zhizn, Aram Gabrelyanov resigned from the post of editor-in-chief and became chairman of the board of directors.
Starting from 2000, negotiations were underway to sell part of News Media. The deal took place in 2006. As a result, slightly less than 50% of the shares were sold to a fund created by former Finance Minister Boris Fedorov and his partners.
With the funds received from the deal, Gabrelyanov increased the circulation of many of his publications and organized a large-scale advertising campaign. At the same time, he rebranded the newspaper "Life". Crime and sexual themes were removed from the publication. As a result, the newspaper has become a solid family reading.
Business Growth
In 2006, a new edition appeared - "Your Day". Regional branches were located in several cities of Russia. In 2007, Gabrelyanov Aram Ashotovich replaced the post of General Director of News Media with the position of Editorial Director and Chairman of the Holding. Subsidiaries of the company appeared in Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine.
In 2006, Gabrelyanov planned to open his own printing houses and develop a distribution network. But he changed his mind and spent the available funds on the Life.ru website, which was based on exclusivevideos.
The idea was originally to create not just an Internet portal, but an operational news agency, so that visitors could not only provide their materials, but also receive fees for this. In a short time, the site Life.ru was in seventh place in terms of popularity in Runet. In 2009, Gabrelyanov divided it into three parts. The first is breaking news. The second is show business news. The third is sports.
In 2009, journalism courses were opened at News Media. Along with other specialists, Aram Gabrelyanov himself taught. In the same period, two more new projects appeared. The first is "Heat" (secular magazine). Philip Kirkorov was appointed its editor-in-chief. And the second project appeared in 2010 - the Marker business newspaper. It was supposed to be strikingly different from similar publications due to exclusive materials and the speed of their placement. At the same time, the calculation was mainly on the popularity of the publication among young people.
In 2010, News Media Open Joint Stock Company became the first Russian company to sell video materials to leading TV channels. By this time, the holding had already managed two - REN-TV and Petersburg-fifth channel. In 2011, Gabrelyanov became the deputy general director of NMG, who oversaw the holding's Internet projects and the Izvestia publication. In the same year, Aram Ashotovich headed its board of directors.
Then an agreement was to be signed, according to which the News Media holding began to deal with the newspaper. He covered all publishing costs. In 2012because of Gabrelyanov's plans to integrate Izvestia, many employees and the editor-in-chief quit. New personnel were recruited.
Gabrelyanov and politics
Some journalists paid attention to the pro-Kremlin direction of Aram Ashotovich's printed publications. Notes appeared in the media about his connection with United Russia. Gabrelyanov is on good terms with the head of the presidential administration.
Thanks to Surkov, Gabrelyanov has access to the presidential press pool. The printed publications of Aram Ashotovich professionally and objectively covered the Crimean events in connection with the return of the republic to Russia. For this, Gabrelyanov was awarded the Order of Honor on behalf of the President in April 2014
Aram Ashotovich Gabrelyanov: reviews, criticism, scandals and conflicts
Aram Ashotovich's publications were periodically criticized. He was accused of unethical, illiteracy and unprofessionalism. In 2010, a screenshot of one of the Life News articles was posted on Kashin's blog, which spoke of provocations at the rally. As a result, Gabrelyanov spoke in strong terms at the planning meeting regarding employees. This angry speech was recorded on a voice recorder and posted online.
Some of the materials published in News Media were sued by the heroes of the articles. And they accused the publishing house of unreliability of published data and interference in personal life. But Aram Gabrelyanov believes that a public person already has his whole life in plain sight. In principle, it cannot be a secret, since celebrities are alwaysare in the center of attention. And public people need to be ready for this.
In 2011, the website Life News published pictures of MP Oleg Mikheev at the wedding in the fascist uniform of V. Canaris. As a result, a complaint was filed against Gabrelyanov to the court. But 4 experts confirmed that the pictures are genuine. As a result, Mikheev not only had to pay moral damages to Aram Ashotovich, but also published a refutation of the accusations against Gabrelyanov on REN-TV.
In April 2014, Aram Ashotovich decided to close the Ukrainian edition of Life. The reason was the refusal of the local editorial office to publish pro-Russian materials. As Gabrelyanov's son Ashot explained, the staff refused to publish the materials sent because of fears that the Ukrainian authorities would apply sanctions against them.
Family
Aram Ashotovich Gabrelyanov married his classmate. His marriage is happy, the spouses live in perfect harmony. Gabrelyanov Aram Ashotovich, whose wife bore him two sons, is a happy father.
The first son, Artem, graduated from Moscow State University, faculty of journalism. He successfully defended his diploma in tabloization of modern Internet media. But before that, in 2008, he had already worked as deputy chief editor in the international news department. Artem himself wrote many articles for glossy publications. In 2011, he was appointed editor-in-chief of Bubble comics.
The second son, Ashot, also became a journalist, like his father and older brother. He began publishing at the age of fifteen. His first reportwas about the American drunk director Tarantino. At the age of nineteen, Ashot was appointed editor-in-chief of Life News. In 2012 - Executive Director of News Media.
After a while, Artem left for permanent residence in the United States of America, in New York. Ashot until 2014 worked as the general director of the media resource.
Grandfather of Aram Ashotovich, Nikolai Ter-Gabrelyan, is known for having founded in the village. Tatev Orthodox Monastery.
Gabrelyanov's character and beliefs
Aram Gabrelyanov is convinced that the media must be emotional and truthful. Even if for the sake of this it is necessary to get video materials where and how a public person dies. Gabrelyanov first of all appreciates the result in his work, which pays well. He does not tolerate indifferent people next to him, he prefers active and efficient people. For his subordinates, he is an example of how a person can achieve heights by starting small - from the position of a simple correspondent.
