Aram Gabrelyanov, whose nationality is Armenian, is a famous Russian businessman. He is the president of a holding company that produces high-circulation tabloids in the Russian Federation. Launched the video portal Life.ru. He is the chairman of the board of directors of the Izvestia newspaper.
Education
Aram Ashotovich Gabrelyanov was born in August 1961 in Dagestan, in the city of Derbent. His childhood passed there. Gabrelyanov Aram Ashotovich, whose biography is closely related to business and the media, like many, first graduated from high school. Then he entered the Moscow State University at the faculty of journalism.
Career
In 1985, Aram Gabrelyanov, whose wife was originally from Ulyanovsk, moved to the homeland of his wife. First, he trained in the newspaper Ulyanovsk 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 chief editor of the publication.
Activities in Ulyanovsk
At the plenum of the regional committee, he proposed transforming Komsomolets into a new edition - The Word of Youth. It has been approved. As a result, in the early nineties, the newspaper began to be published with the features of a yellow press. In 1991, the publication was privatized by employees and changed its name to Simbirsk Provincial News. But Aram Ashotovich had 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 on significant regional events has always been delivered to the newspaper very promptly. Therefore, the publication quickly gained circulation and enjoyed success among the population.
Creation of a publishing holding
In 1995, Aram Gabrelyanov, whose biography from the point of view of labor activity began with the print media, bought the Ulyanovsk publication Local Time in Dmitrovgrad. At the end of the same year, he acquired fifty percent of the shares in the commercial organization SKiF. She owned the Scythian newspaper, which had an economic direction. After some time, a new publication 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 with the name Vedomosti-Media was gradually created. It later included the print editions of Samara, N. Novgorod, Volgograd and Saratov.
Moving to Moscow
In the ninety-sixth year, Aram Gabrelyanov, whose photo is in this article, moved to Moscow. Registered and began to publish the weekly "Moscow Gazette". Due to the 1998 default, Gabrelyanov had to save his own business. He not only invested all the money in this, but also sold his cars, mortgaged an apartment and borrowed money from friends.
By 1999, the business situation had leveled off, and Aram Ashotovich already owned twenty-nine newspapers. In the same year he returned to Ulyanovsk, but already as chief editor. In 2000, Gabrelyan-controlled press helped in the election campaign of the governor and mayor of Ulyanovsk. But with the new leadership Aram Ashotovich could not work together and again left for Moscow.
The first main tabloid
There he renamed Moscow News 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 life of Russian stars of show business. In 2006, the weekly circulation exceeded two million copies. Gabrelyanov Aram Ashotovich became the general director and editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
In 2001, the News Media holding company was created on the basis of the publishing house. “Life” became a brand under which other publications (“Life. Ulyanovsk”, etc.) began to be printed. The newspaper was on a par with the main Russian tabloids. In 2004, she entered the top five most popular. Mainly due to paid informants who provided exclusive materials.
By 2005, the Life brand had already united fifty-two Russian print media and had a representative office in Kiev. In some cities, newspapers were published daily; in others, once a week. At the end of 2005, a change of personnel took place in Zhizn , Aram Gabrelyanov resigned as chief editor and became chairman of the board of directors.
Since 2000, negotiations have been held on the sale of part of the News Media. The transaction took place only in 2006. As a result, slightly less than 50% of the shares were sold to the fund, which was created by the former Minister of Finance Boris Fedorov and his partners.
With the funds received from the transaction, Gabrelyanov increased the circulation of many of his publications and organized a large-scale advertising campaign. At the same time, he rebranded the newspaper Zhizn. Criminal and sexual themes were removed from the publication. As a result, the newspaper became solid for family reading.
Business sprawl
In 2006, a new edition appeared - “Your Day”. Regional offices were located in several cities of Russia. In 2007, Aram Ashotovich Gabrelyanov replaced the post of News Media CEO for the post 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 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 exclusive videos.
It was originally based on the idea of creating not just an Internet portal, but an operational information agency so that visitors could not only provide their materials, but also receive royalties for this. In a short time, the site Life.ru was in seventh place in popularity in Runet. In 2009, Gabrelyanov divided it into three parts. The first is urgent news. The second is show business news. The third is sports.
In 2009, journalism courses began 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 as the chief editor in it. And the second project appeared in 2010 - the business newspaper Marker. It should have been strikingly different from similar publications due to exclusive materials and the efficiency of their placement. In this case, 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 selling video materials to leading television channels. By this time, the holding had already managed two - REN-TV and Petersburg-Fifth Channel. In 2011, Gabrelyanov became deputy director general of NMG, who oversaw the holding’s Internet projects and Izvestia. In the same year, Aram Ashotovich headed the board of directors.
Then an agreement was to be concluded, according to which the News Media holding company began to deal with the newspaper. He took care of all the publishing expenses. In 2012, due to Gabrelyanov’s plans to integrate Izvestia, many employees and the chief editor quit. New frames were recruited.
Gabrelyanov and politics
Some journalists drew attention to the pro-Kremlin direction of the print media of Aram Ashotovich. Notes appeared in the media about his connection with United Russia. Gabrelyanov in good relations with the head of the presidential administration.
Thanks to Surkov, Gabrelyanov has access to the presidential press pool. Aram Ashotovich’s publications professionally and objectively covered Crimean events in connection with the republic’s return 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
Periodically, the publications of Aram Ashotovich were criticized. He was accused of unethicality, illiteracy and unprofessionalism. In 2010, Kashin’s blog posted a screenshot of one of Life News articles that talked about provocations at a rally. As a result, Gabrelyanov in strong terms spoke out on a meeting with staff. This angry speech was recorded on a voice recorder and posted online.
For some materials published in the News Media, the heroes of the articles sued. And they accused the publisher of the inaccuracy of the published data and interference in their personal lives. But Aram Gabrelyanov believes that a public person has his whole life in full view. In principle, it cannot be a secret, since celebrities are always in the spotlight. And public people need to be prepared for this.
In 2011, pictures were published on the Life News website as deputy Oleg Mikheev was at a wedding in a fascist form of V. Canaris. As a result, a complaint was sent to Gabrelyanov. But 4 experts confirmed that the pictures are genuine. As a result, Mikheev had to not only compensate moral damage to Aram Ashotovich, but also publish on REN-TV a refutation of the charges against Gabrelyanov.
In April 2014, Aram Ashotovich decided to close the Ukrainian publication Life. The reason was the refusal of the local editorial office to publish pro-Russian materials. As Ashot, the son of Gabrelyanov, explained, the employees refused to publish the materials sent because of fears that the Ukrainian authorities would apply sanctions to them.
A family
Aram Ashotovich Gabrelyanov married his fellow student. He has a happy marriage, spouses live in perfect harmony. Gabrelyanov Aram Ashotovich, whose wife bore him two sons, a happy father.
The first son, Artem, graduated from Moscow State University, faculty of journalism. Successfully defended a diploma in the tabloization of modern online media. But before that, in 2008, he already worked as deputy chief editor in the international news department. Artyom himself wrote many articles for glossy publications. In 2011, he was appointed editor-in-chief for the Bubble comic book.
The second son, Ashot, also became a journalist, like his father and older brother. Began to publish since the age of fifteen. His first report was 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 a media resource.
Aram Ashotovich’s grandfather, Nikolai Ter-Gabrelyan, is known for having founded in his village Tatev Orthodox Monastery.
The nature and beliefs of Gabrelyanov
Aram Gabrelyanov is convinced that the media must be emotional, 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 the work, which is good and pays. He does not tolerate indifferent people near him, he prefers active and quick. For his subordinates, he is an example of how a person can achieve heights by starting small - with the position of a simple correspondent.