Billionaires Rotenbergs co-founder of Yandex Arkady Volozh are under sanctions of the European Union The shares of the Rotenbergs’ Långvik Capital and its shares in two other companies, as well the accounts of the Finnish division of Yandex, have all been seized. As a result of the arrest of Långvik Capital, Finnish authorities gained control over the shares of the Helsinki Halli ice arena and the Långvik company, which manages a hotel complex. In addition to the Rotenbergs, Russian… Source link
Read More »HS: Finland freezes more oligarch-related assets | News
According to Helsingin Sanomat, the National Enforcement Agency seized the shares and proceeds of Yandex Finland, while also freezing the shares of Långvik Capital and its holdings in two other companies. The data centre of the Russian-owned Yandex is located in Mäntsälä. Image: Ronnie Holmberg / Yle More assets linked to Russian oligarchs have been seized by the National Enforcement Authority, Helsingin Sanomat reported (siirryt toiseen palveluun) on Thursday. According to the paper,… Source link
Read More »Google Adds More Options to Manage Ad Assets and Extensions
Google has announced some new updates to Ads Manager that will better enable advertisers to take a broader view of their ad assets and campaigns, and may help to highlight new opportunities, based on new creative combinations, targeting tools, CTAs and more. First off, Google’s now referring to ‘ad extensions’ – like sitelinks, callouts and additional images – as ‘ad assets’, which aligns the broader scope of Google’s new approach to your various add-on elements. And with the… Source link
Read More »Google ad extensions are being rebranded as assets
Google just announced that ad extensions will be rebranded to assets in the Google Ads UI. The change will be rolled out over the next couple of weeks. What this means. Previously, creating and managing assets such as call extensions or sitelinks were done in a separate step of the campaign creation process. Now, when you set up a Search or Performance Max campaign, the extensions (now assets) are created in the same step. What it looks like. The… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Yandex Sells Assets to State-Backed Firm as Kremlin Tightens Grip on Internet
Yandex NV, which runs Russia’s largest search engine and ride-hailing service, sold its media interests to a state-backed company, deepening the Kremlin’s control over the Russian internet. Often referred to as “Russia’s Google,” Yandex said it was selling its news aggregator, its Zen social-media platform and its homepage to VK, Russia’s largest social-media company, in exchange for VK’s food delivery app Delivery Club. Source link
Read More »Russian tech giant Yandex sells media assets
The logo of Russian internet group Yandex is pictured at the company’s headquarter in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. — Reuters pic Tuesday, 23 Aug 2022 11:24 PM MYT MOSCOW, Aug 23 — Russian IT giant Yandex announced today the sale of its media assets to state-affiliated rival VK, the owner of Russia’s largest social network. The transaction is the latest sign of increasing government control over internet platforms available to a Russian audience, as Moscow continues the… Source link
Read More »Russia tightens grip on internet as Yandex sells assets to state-run VK
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government tightened its grip on the internet on Tuesday, as a state-controlled company with close links to President Vladimir Putin agreed to buy the news feed and homepage of the country’s most popular website. Yandex, often referred to as Russia’s Google, said it was selling its news aggregator, content platform Zen and yandex.ru homepage to VK to focus on other business areas, such as food delivery and… Source link
Read More »Russia tightens grip on internet as Yandex sells assets to state-run VK
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government tightened its grip on the internet on Tuesday, as a state-controlled company with close links to President Vladimir Putin agreed to buy the news feed and homepage of the country’s most popular website. Yandex, often referred to as Russia’s Google, said it was selling its news aggregator, content platform Zen and yandex.ru homepage to VK to focus on other business areas, such as food delivery and… Source link
Read More »Yandex’s Sale of Media Assets to VK Includes – Latest Tweet by TechCrunch
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Read More »Yandex’s sale of media assets to VK includes yandex.ru homepage – TechCrunch
Russian search giant Yandex has finalized the sale of its two flagship media properties to local rival VK, owner of the eponymous social network. The deal to sell the products, Yandex’s algorithmically sorted news aggregator (News) and blogging recommender platform (Zen), was inked back in April. But today’s binding agreement goes further than that — also including the sale of the main page, Yandex.ru, which integrates content from News and Zen into the search page, turning it… Source link
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