FORBES TO LAUNCH FORBES ESTONIA IN MARCH 2012
NEW YORK, NY (07/12/2011 ) — Forbes announced today plans to launch its twenty-first local-language edition, Forbes Estonia, in partnership with SK Group Publishing in Estonia.
The launch will be held in Tallinn, Estonia with the first issue to be published at the beginning of March 2012. Forbes Estonia will have an initial circulation of 20,000.
The content of Forbes Estonia will consist of 60% Estonian business news, commentary and features and 40% editorial from Forbes U.S. The Estonian edition will be published monthly.
Arkadijs Steimans, Publishing Director of SK Media Baltic’s, said “We are very happy to launch Forbes magazine in Estonia, a country which Steve Forbes has praised as an example for the world in the use of a smart flat tax system and diversified economy. Forbes magazine’s unique entrepreneurial concept proved to be extremely successful and crisis-proof around the world. We are sure that it will become the leading business magazine in Estonia as well.”
Forbes Television and Licensing President Miguel Forbes stated: “We are excited about Forbes’ expansion into the Baltic countries starting with Latvia and we feel confident that SK Media will develop an important presence for the newly launched edition in Estonia.”
SK Publishing Group:
SK Media Baltic’s is a part of the international publishing house – SK Publishing Group operating in the Baltic’s, Russia and Ukraine. It publishes over 30 international and local magazines. In June 2010 it has successfully launched the Latvian edition of FORBES magazine.
Forbes Media:
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