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BNS disseminates news in Russian and English (as well as the domestic languages of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian) via the internet and by other means. Subscribers include media, financial, industrial, and government institutions in the Baltic states. BNS also collaborates with Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Interfax.[citation needed]
In 2003, the BNS publishing company in Estonia, BNS Kirjastus, bought the bankrupt news agency ETA (Eesti Teadeteagentuur).[1][2]
BNS was wholly owned by the Finnishmedia groupAlma Media from 2001[3] until March 2014 when it was sold to Uudisvoog OÜ, a company fully owned by the Estonian Ilmar Kompus who is also the proprietor of the Sky Plus radio station.[4]
Later,[when?] BNS was acquired by Eesti Meedia (now Postimees Group), which is owned by Estonian entrepreneur Margus Linnamäe through investment firm MM Group. In late 2015, BNS was effectively joined by LETA (Latvia's formerly state-owned news agency) when UP Invest (a subsidiary of MM Group) acquired most shares in the Latvian agency.[5] To satisfy regulatory concerns, Eesti Meedia sold Latvian BNS operations (subsequently renamed Latvian News Service) and media monitoring service Mediju Monitorings to a third-party Estonian company named AMP Investeeringud on 31 August 2015.[5] Later, it was discovered that most employees of the Latvian News Service and Mediju Monitorings were transferred to LETA, but was not disclosed to the Latvian authorities at the time of the acquisition.[6] On 18 January 2019, the Competition Council of Latvia imposed a €32,200 fine on MM Group.[6]
^Kauppalehti osti kokonaan Baltian johtavan uutistoimisto BNS:n 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Press release by Alma Media Oyj, 5 December 2001. (In Finnish.)
^Alma Media myy BNS:n 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Press release by Alma Media Oyj, 3 March 2014. (In Finnish.)
^ ab"Competition watchdog okays sale of LETA news agency to MM Grupp". eng.lsm.lv. Public broadcasting of Latvia. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ ab"Owner of LETA news agency fined over 2015 acquisition deal". eng.lsm.lv. Public broadcasting of Latvia. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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baltic, news, service, this, article, expanded, with, text, translated, from, corresponding, article, latvian, january, 2022, click, show, important, translation, instructions, view, machine, translated, version, latvian, article, machine, translation, like, d. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Latvian January 2022 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Latvian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Latvian Wikipedia article at lv Baltic News Service see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated lv Baltic News Service to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Baltic News Service BNS is the largest news agency operating in the Baltic states Founded in April 1990 by a group of students the founding CEO was Allan Martinson it sought to inform foreign correspondents in Moscow of developments in the Baltic states struggles for independence from the Soviet Union Within a few months it had been recognized by numerous Western media sources Baltic News ServiceIndustryNews agencyFounded1990HeadquartersTallinn EstoniaWebsitewww wbr bns wbr ee Estonia www wbr bns wbr lt Lithuania Today BNS is a holding company for separate organizations in Estonia Latvia and Lithuania citation needed BNS disseminates news in Russian and English as well as the domestic languages of Estonian Latvian and Lithuanian via the internet and by other means Subscribers include media financial industrial and government institutions in the Baltic states BNS also collaborates with Agence France Presse Reuters and Interfax citation needed In 2003 the BNS publishing company in Estonia BNS Kirjastus bought the bankrupt news agency ETA Eesti Teadeteagentuur 1 2 BNS was wholly owned by the Finnish media group Alma Media from 2001 3 until March 2014 when it was sold to Uudisvoog OU a company fully owned by the Estonian Ilmar Kompus who is also the proprietor of the Sky Plus radio station 4 Later when BNS was acquired by Eesti Meedia now Postimees Group which is owned by Estonian entrepreneur Margus Linnamae through investment firm MM Group In late 2015 BNS was effectively joined by LETA Latvia s formerly state owned news agency when UP Invest a subsidiary of MM Group acquired most shares in the Latvian agency 5 To satisfy regulatory concerns Eesti Meedia sold Latvian BNS operations subsequently renamed Latvian News Service and media monitoring service Mediju Monitorings to a third party Estonian company named AMP Investeeringud on 31 August 2015 5 Later it was discovered that most employees of the Latvian News Service and Mediju Monitorings were transferred to LETA but was not disclosed to the Latvian authorities at the time of the acquisition 6 On 18 January 2019 the Competition Council of Latvia imposed a 32 200 fine on MM Group 6 See also EditBaltic News NetworkReferences Edit BNS ostis ara ETA kaubamargi 4 March 2003 BNS ostis uudisteagentuuri ETA kaubamargi Kauppalehti osti kokonaan Baltian johtavan uutistoimisto BNS n Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Press release by Alma Media Oyj 5 December 2001 In Finnish Alma Media myy BNS n Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Press release by Alma Media Oyj 3 March 2014 In Finnish a b Competition watchdog okays sale of LETA news agency to MM Grupp eng lsm lv Public broadcasting of Latvia 5 January 2016 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a b Owner of LETA news agency fined over 2015 acquisition deal eng lsm lv Public broadcasting of Latvia 24 January 2019 Retrieved 12 January 2022 External links EditBNS Estonia BNS Lithuania BNS Latvia This article about a publishing company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about mass media in Lithuania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Lithuanian corporation or company article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baltic News Service amp oldid 1115108482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
