KP Media

KP Media was founded in September 1995 by American entrepreneur Jed Sunden in Ukraine. Its first publication was the Kyiv Post, an English-language newspaper whose name provided the basis for the company’s name. The publication was aimed at readers seeking news and analysis about Ukraine in English, including international residents, business audiences, diplomats, and other readers outside the Ukrainian-language press market. The company subsequently expanded beyond its initial newspaper into a broader publishing portfolio. Reference material identifies Korrespondent and Novynar among the magazines associated with KP Media, and also describes the company as owning several internet websites. This combination of print publications and online properties placed KP Media among Ukraine’s cross-platform media businesses, although the available information does not document the precise launch dates, editorial structures, circulation figures, or commercial performance of each title. The Kyiv Post remained the company’s most clearly documented flagship asset. On 28 July 2009, KP Media sold the newspaper to Mohammad Zahoor. The buyer was identified in reference material as the husband of Ukrainian pop singer Kamaliya. This transaction transferred ownership of the publication that had originally launched KP Media’s publishing activity. The available sources do not provide sufficient information to establish the full terms of the transaction or to determine the subsequent status of KP Media’s other publishing and internet assets. For that reason, the company’s current legal and operating status remains unknown.

• 2009

  Kyiv Post is sold

  [1]KP Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  KP Media sold Kyiv Post to Mohammad Zahoor on 28 July 2009.

• 1995

  KP Media is founded

  [1]KP Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  American entrepreneur Jed Sunden founded KP Media in Ukraine in September 1995.

• 1995

  Kyiv Post becomes the first publication

  [1]KP Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  The company’s first publication was the English-language Kyiv Post, from which KP Media took its name.

A Ukrainian publishing and digital-media group serving both domestic audiences and English-language readers, with a portfolio spanning newspapers, magazines, and internet publications.

• English-language newspaper · 1995

  Kyiv Post

  Kyiv Post was KP Media’s first and most prominently documented publication. It was an English-language newspaper covering Ukraine and serving readers who required news about the country in English. The title formed the basis of KP Media’s name and was later sold by the company to Mohammad Zahoor on 28 July 2009.

• Magazine

  Korrespondent

  Korrespondent was one of the magazines associated with KP Media. The available reference material identifies it as part of the company’s publishing portfolio but does not provide enough verified detail about its launch date, language, circulation, editorial scope, or later ownership.

• Magazine

  Novynar

  Novynar was another magazine published by KP Media. It formed part of the company’s broader print-media portfolio alongside Kyiv Post and Korrespondent. Publicly available reference material supplied for this entry does not establish its detailed publishing history or present status.

• Digital media

  KP Media internet websites

  KP Media owned several internet websites in addition to its print publications. The available source does not identify all of the sites or provide reliable information about their launch dates, audiences, business models, or subsequent ownership.

• 2009

  Sale of Kyiv PostM&A

  Background

  Kyiv Post was the first publication launched by KP Media and its best-known identified asset.

  Action taken

  KP Media sold Kyiv Post to Mohammad Zahoor on 28 July 2009.

  Aftermath

  The transaction changed ownership of Kyiv Post. The available source does not establish the subsequent status of KP Media’s other publications, websites, or the wider company.

  Source

• 2009

  KP Media sells Kyiv Post to Mohammad Zahoor[1]KP Mediaen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  KP Media sold its Kyiv Post newspaper to Mohammad Zahoor on 28 July 2009. Zahoor was described in reference material as the husband of Ukrainian pop singer Kamaliya.

1. 1KP Mediaen.wikipedia.org