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TechMedia (Thematic Media)

Company

Thematic media is a Russian publishing house that tried to support several Internet projects. Some of them were closed, and some at the end of 2019 became part of the blog platform Habr.com.

Aktivs

At the end of 2017, the company's assets included the following Internet projects:

  • Habr.com
  • MoiKrug.ru (integrated into Khabr Career in 2019)
  • Freelansim.ru (integrated into Khabr in 2019)
  • Toster.ru (integrated into Khabr in 2019)

Closed projects

  • GeekTimes.ru (closed in 2018)
  • Megamozg (closed in 2016)

Financial performance

For indicators for subsequent years, see Habr.com

Khabr LLC

Revenue, million rubles:

  • 2016 - 78,9,
  • 2017 - 87,8
  • 2018 - 108,8
  • 2019 - 153

Net profit, million rubles:

  • 2016 - 14,7
  • 2017 - 20,0
  • 2018 - 11,4
  • 2019 - 7,8

Liquidated legal entities

TM Services LLC

Revenue, million rubles:

  • 2016 - 33
  • 2017 - 37,3
  • 2018 - 42
  • 2019 - 0

Net profit, million rubles:

  • 2016 - 9,8
  • 2017 - 12,1
  • 2018 - 19,3
  • 2019 - -1,3

TM Development LLC

Revenue, million rubles:

  • 2016 - 37,4
  • 2017 - 32,2
  • 2018 - 41,6
  • 2019 - 15
  • 2020 - 0

Net profit, million rubles:

  • 2016 - 0,067
  • 2017 - 2,1
  • 2018 - 3,3
  • 2019 - 0,169
  • 2020 - 0

History

2019: My Circle services, Freelansim.ru and Toster.ru closed

At the end of 2019, the My Circle network was closed. The service was renamed "Habr Career." The same fate befell the services of Freelansim.ru and Toster.ru.

2018

Cheating partners

On July 3, 2013, Alexey Polikarpov, Commercial Director of Thematic Media, contacted TAdviser with an offer to exchange banner advertising campaigns between TAdviser and the blog platform for developers Habrahabr.ru.

On August 19 of the same year, TAdviser fully fulfilled its obligations and received confirmation of this from Thematic Media.

On May 16, 2014, TAdviser sent its own banners for placement in Habrahabr.ru. During the campaign, it was planned to select only a small part of the volume guaranteed by "Thematic Media." The placement was successfully performed.

During the next period, TAdviser did not have any need for advertising designed for the "Habrahabr.ru" audience.

On October 1, 2018, TAdviser sent a letter to Thematic Media with dates to unscrew the remaining volume of banners. The answer was unexpected. A certain Alexander Telitsyn said literally the following:

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No documents were signed between us (regarding the exchange of banners), and you discussed all agreements with employees who no longer work for us. Now we are ready to offer only a commercial advertising option.
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Having initiated the deal, Thematic Media does not recognize the value of email correspondence and unilaterally renounces its own obligations, without even making any apologies. TAdviser views this statement as a direct deception and regrets the appearance on the market of teams whose employees are completely devoid of ideas about business ethics.

Geektimes.com closed

On May 28, 2018, the Geektimes.com, previously allocated by the Thematic Media publishing house from Habrahabr.ru, was closed. All materials were returned to the mother's website.

"Habrahabr.ru" renamed to Habr.com

Since April 24, 2018, the Habrahabr.ru blog platform has been renamed Habr.com and announced the start of international expansion.

2016: Megamozg project closed

On May 16, 2016, the Megamozg blog was closed. All materials were transferred back to Habrahabr.ru. Read more here.

2015

Gain control of My Circle Project

Initially, the career service for IT specialists "My Circle" belonged to the company "Yandex," from June 8, 2015 the new owner of the project was the company "Khabr."

Launch of the publication "Megamozg"

In January 2015, it became known that "Habrahabr.ru" launched a new site Megamind"" for startups and managers in IT. The collective blog service for programmers "Habrahabr.ru" was divided in half: a new project "Megamozg" was separated from it, which is positioned as a community of managers in the field. information technology

2014: GeekTimes is singled out from Habrahabr.ru

On October 13, 2014, part of the content of the Habrahabr.ru site is transferred to a separate domain and a blog is launched GeekTimes.ru. Then the head of Khabrahabr, Denis Kryuchkov, said that such an idea had been floating for a long time, but was finally formed after Habrahabr.ru was added to the register of organizers of the dissemination of information by Roskomnadzor.

To remove the "Habrahabr.ru" from the risks associated with the attention of Roskomnadzor, Geektimes was launched, where all the "problematic" topics moved. Geektimes is also being worked on by a team of editors dedicated to filling the site with users.

2013: Kryuchkov takes out a loan from Yandex and buys out a stake in Mail.ru

The founder, "Habrahabr.ru" Denis Kryuchkov bought from Mail.Ru Group a share in the company "Thematic Media," which owns the resource Habrahabr.ru. Mail.Ru shares were redeemed with borrowed funds provided to Kryuchkov by Yandex.

2006: Platform launch, Basov co-investor

The co-investor of the publication at an early stage was Alexey Basov. His investments, according to[1], fully paid off after the DST fund (later Mail.ru Group) bought a stake in Habrahabr.ru from him.

See also