Forum of national media agencies to be held in Tatarstan

On January 14 at a summary session of Regional press and mass media agency Head of the agency Irek Minnakhmetov told that a forum of national media agencies will be held in Tatarstan in 2014.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Kamaltynov, Deputy Chairman of State Council, Chairman of the Union of journalists Rimma Ratnikova took part in the event.

According to Irek Minnakhmetov, the forum will be held to discuss urgent issues of interethnic and interconfessioanl relations, current state and prospects of Russian regional and national media agencies, to exchange experience, and hold seminars. 150 representatives of leading media agencies from 50 Russian regions are expected to take part in the forum.

Irek Minnakhmetov made a keynote report at today’s session. He told that the amount of state orders of media agencies made 1 bln 202 mln rubles. Two major media holdings, OAO Tatmedia and TNV, have main shares of the state order. The proceeds of OAO Tatmedia made 1 bln 303 mln rubles. Media agencies receive the biggest share of incomings due to commercial projects and advertisement.

The average salary of employees of media agencies made 21 300 rubles.

According to resolution of experts of the Association of communication agencies of Russia, total advertising volume of media agencies for 9 months of 2013 made 197 bln rubles. All media segments of advertising market showed positive dynamics except for press.