VOYAGE

VOYAGE
Interview with the president
of “Voyage” media holding
Arkadiy Grigorievich, recently you have founded a Media holding, which
includes “Voyage” magazine, annual catalogue for downhill skiers “SKI
GUIDE”, “Luxe interior” magazine, TV company and advertising group
“A.D.F. TV”. What is common between these so different structures
The principal unifying idea is a cheerful mood, positive emotions, which
should be brought to people by means of our magazines. Apart of
publishing mass media, our holding includes two TV channels – RelaxTV
and Voyage HD TV. RelaxTV shall start its broadcasting in October in
AKADO network.
What is the difference between RelaxTV and other TV channels
Firstly, it is the first TV channel working in a mode of high clearness
of HD. Secondly, RelaxTV is a full-fledged interactive television. I
concern myself with interactive television for more than 10 years,
implementing elements of on-line voting on NTV channel as far back
as in the nineteenths. But only now technologies permit launching a
full-fledged interactive television in Russia. And, thirdly, RelaxTV brings
to the audience positive emotions only. In nowadays there is no other
television of such kind in Russia. All domestic channels are filled with
the same programs in a kind of mishmash, consisting of the same
products, dressed with different sauces. Not all spectators like to have
such mishmash for breakfast, lunch and dinner. But all of them, young
and old alike, do like a dessert. A television dessert – that’s what I intend
to produce. We shall have a possibility of receiving comments on it form
each spectator directly. Switching over to our channel, a spectator would
watch a picture pleasant for an eye as well as for a soul. RelaxTV would
help us to distract ourselves from the outer world and to relax.
How would you describe a target group of “Voyage” media holding
Our target group consists of successful people, able to make independent
decisions, active, open towards positive perception of novelties. They
take care of their health, like and know how to spend money.
Furman Arkadiy Grigorievich
Leningrad N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatoire
Military service in the Soviet Army – Conductor of the
Band of VV MVD of USSR
Film studio of the Ministry of defense of USSR – Chief
musical redactor
“Soyuzkontsert”, Senior redactor
Directorate of Cultural programs of “Olympiade-80”,
head of Concert department
Principal Director of Cultural programs of the Ministry
of culture of USSR
Since 1990 – Interart production LTD, London.
President
Le Club Russe Co, Paris. President
TV company “A.D.F. TV”, President
Advertising group “A.D.F. TV”, President
“Voyage” Media Holding, President
What are you planning concerning your Media Holding for the time
coming
In October we shall launch an e-portal dedicated to traveling. It is
designed by “Fluger” Design studio. A start of this project would be a
spectacular event for all the industry.
What would be interesting on the e-portal
News of tourism, the library of “Voyage” collected during 15 years of
existing of our magazine, useful and educational information on traveling,
photos and videos, competitions with luxurious prizes, but the main thing
– you would have a possibility to find people with the same views. That’s
why I consider creation of a place for meeting and contacting of hundreds
of thousands of connoisseurs of pleasant and beautiful recreation to be
my principal aim. A community of people would arise – people, who like
traveling, discovering new feelings and communicating. Apart from it,
TV channel Voyage HD TV with the elements of interactive shall start
broadcasting on the e-portal. That would be a real breakthrough in the
world of Internet and television.
I love our readers and spectators, that’s why I would do everything for a
pleasant dialog.
The world is bigger than it seems.
Yours sincerely, Arkadiy Furman.