Evening Standard is a daily newspaper in London, United Kingdom covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events. The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper distributed in the greater London metropolitan area and across southeast England. In January 2009, the newspaper was bought by Russian businessman and former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev. The Evening Standard was originally launched in 1827 as The Standard. This newspaper is owned by Alexander Lebedev. The web site is presented in the English language.
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Average (3 votes)
Political Bias: Leans Right (3 votes)
Credibility: Moderate (2 votes)
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Mondo Times editors Boulder, Colorado USA | Posted at 4:40pm on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 | On January 22, 2009, The Wall Street Journal confirmed that the Evening Standard, London's leading afternoon newspaper, has a new owner:
Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev agreed to bail out a prominent British newspaper in a deal that illustrates how struggling publishers are turning to unusual alliances and once-rare cooperation agreements to survive.
Mr. Lebedev, a former KBG agent, agreed after nine months of negotiations to pay a nominal sum to Britain's Daily Mail & General Trust PLC for 75.1% of the unprofitable Evening Standard.
While Fleet Street has had owners from Australia, Canada, the U.S. and Ireland, Mr. Lebedev is believed to be the first ex-security service agent or Russian to own a major British newspaper.
Lebedev is also the major shareholder, with former President Mikhail Gorbachev, in Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
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Eric Kallgren Boulder, Colorado USA | Posted at 12:49pm on Monday, January 19th, 2009 | On January 14, 2009, The Guardian newspaper in London reported that a Russian billionaire is buying the Evening Standard:
"The billionaire and former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev is to buy London's Evening Standard tomorrow, in a dramatic move that would see him become the first Russian oligarch to own a major British newspaper, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.
Lebedev is poised to buy a controlling stake in the ailing title, following a year of secret negotiations with Lord Rothermere, its owner and the chairman of the Daily Mail & General Trust.
Under the terms of the deal Lebedev will purchase 76% of the newspaper, with the Associated Newspapers group retaining 24%. His son Evgeny, who lives in London, is due to sign the deal with Daily Mail & General Trust tomorrow. The agreement will make Lebedev the paper's controversial new proprietor."
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