NEWSWIRES MEDIA GROUP

Rossiya Segodnya is an international media group in terms of citation abroad and in * whose mission is to provide prompt and balanced social media audience** coverage of international events, and to inform its audience compared to other Russian news sources*** audiences about different perspectives on key events number of press events efficiency****  The group’s brands in Russia include RIA Novosti, number of digitized photographs in the image bank Prime, R-Sport, RIA Realty, RIA Rating, and InoSMI No.

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* According to Factiva.com, Integrum, ** Brand Analytics, social media *** Mediascope, Russia 0+, March 2017, Medialogia and other open sources, citation rating (SMR), March 2017 12-64 total for all Rossiya Segodnya products and brands **** The agency’s Blitz photo content delivery system NEWS SERVICE

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HOURS A DAY ITEMS PER DAY

News output in , > , , Montevideo 7 100 and Washington DAYS A WEEK CITIES COVERED BY CORRESPONDENT Newswires in Russian, NETWORK English, Arabic,

CONTENT DELIVERED TO SUBSCRIBERS Spanish and Chinese ONLINE BY EMAIL VIA FTP NEWS IN RUSSIAN

BASIC NEWSWIRES THEMATIC NEWSWIRES MULTIMEDIA AND SERVICES WIRES RIA Novosti. All News RIA Novosti. World RIA Novosti. Announcements Database RIA Novosti. Highlights RIA Novosti. Economy: Highlights RIA Novosti. Announcements RIA Novosti. Breaking News RIA Novosti. Economy: All News RIA Novosti. Photo Announcements RIA Novosti. Defense and Security RIA Novosti. Trending Today RIA Realty. Real Estate R-Sport. Sports RIA Novosti. CIS and the Baltic RIA Novosti. Russia’s Regions RIA Novosti. Fuel and Energy RIA Novosti. Heat Supply RIA Novosti. Crime and Law Enforcement RIA Novosti. Russian Media Digest RIA Novosti. Foreign Media Digest RIA Novosti. News of the Day Digest RIA NOVOSTI BASIC NEWSWIRES IN RUSSIAN

Newswire Items on average per day Description

RIA Novosti. All News 1,000 World news on politics, finance, the economy, society, culture and sports. Up-to-date reports from the agency’s correspondents across Russia and the globe

RIA Novosti. Highlights 700 Prompt coverage of international topics and events in Russia and the CIS, including news, analysis, interviews, commentaries by experts, and announcements of major events

RIA Novosti. Breaking News 300 Key events in Russia and across the globe in a single line, up-to-the-minute coverage of top stories RIA NOVOSTI, R-SPORT AND RIA REALTY THEMATIC NEWSWIRES IN RUSSIAN Newswire Items Description on average per day RIA Novosti. World 400 World news on politics, the economy and finance, sports, culture and society. Up-to-the-minute news from the agency’s correspondents and top stories by media outlets across the globe RIA Novosti. 250 Macroeconomics, financial markets and business news in Russia and abroad. Exclusive materials, analysis and forecasts by leading Economy: All News experts RIA Novosti. 120 Coverage of the main events which affect the Russian and global economies. Exclusive materials and analysis by leading Economy: Highlights experts

RIA Novosti. 100 News from the Russian and global defense industries: continuing coverage of talks, military and space contracts, armed conflicts, Defense and Security terrorist attacks and unrest, as well as the state of the army and navy RIA Realty. Real Estate 40 Up-to-the-minute coverage of property development, changes in the real estate market, land and property laws, and the implementation of government housing programs

R-Sport. Sports 150 Prompt coverage of major sporting events in Russia and abroad: news from championships and competitions, full coverage of tournaments, live reports from matches, interviews, commentaries by experts

RIA Novosti. 70 News on Russian and international companies, as well as oil, gas and power sector watchdogs: disclosure of information, Fuel and Energy deals and negotiations, the situation on the energy market, analysis, commentaries by experts and forecasts

RIA Novosti. 10 Full coverage of heating companies’ activities – a major topic in the fuel and energy industry – including investments and Heat Supply programs, incidents and maintenance of heating facilities, a reform by the Energy Ministry aimed at improving the reliability of heat supply in Russia and related discussions in the , tariff policy and payment discipline, as well as preparations for and operations during the heating season

RIA Novosti. 100 Latest news on crime and other incidents in Russia and abroad. Coverage of law enforcement, trial and litigation news Crime and Law Enforcement RIA NOVOSTI THEMATIC DIGESTS IN RUSSIAN Newswire Items Description on average per day RIA Novosti. 1 digest per day Digest of major national print media, released every morning between 3 and 5 a.m. Moscow time Russian Media Digest RIA Novosti. 1 digest per day Digest of opinions on top stories by major foreign media translated into Russian, released every morning between 7 and 8 a.m. Foreign Media Digest Moscow time RIA Novosti. 5 digests per day This product includes four wires: News of the Day Digest • Morning Mail – announcements of major events in Russia and abroad for the day ahead, released daily at midnight, Moscow time

• Foreign Media Digest – a digest of opinions on top stories by major foreign media translated into Russian, released every morning between 7 and 8 a.m. Moscow time

• Russian Media Digest – a digest of major national print media, released every morning between 3 and 5 a.m. Moscow time

• RIA Novosti Choice – a digest of major events in Russia and abroad prepared by the RIA Novosti editorial board, released twice a day, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Moscow time RIA NOVOSTI REGIONAL NEWSWIRES IN RUSSIAN

Newswire Items on average per day Description

RIA Novosti. CIS and the Baltic 150 Major events in the CIS and the Baltics: latest news on politics, the economy and society

RIA Novosti. Russia’s Regions 150 Daily news from all Russia’s federal districts from the agency’s correspondents: legislation, regional budgets and finances, resignations and appointments of local officials, protection of human rights and freedoms, operations of major regional companies, regional housing construction programs, cultural and sporting events, crime and emergencies RIA NOVOSTI MULTIMEDIA AND SERVICES WIRES IN RUSSIAN

Newswire Items on average per day Description

RIA Novosti. 150 Conveniently organized database of announcements of upcoming local, regional, Announcements Database national and international events up to one year in advance: meetings of heads of state and government, parliament and cabinet sessions, exhibitions, festivals, social events, news conferences

RIA Novosti. Announcements 150 Wire of short announcements of events for the day: event description, participants, venue, time, contacts for accreditation. Short announcements of events and notable dates for the upcoming month are released daily

RIA Novosti. Photo Announcements 10 Announcements of releases of new photographs in the sputnikimages.com image bank

RIA Novosti. Trending Today 150 Coverage of major events in Russia and the world in the form of headlines to give a quick overview of the news RIA RATING’S SECTOR BULLETINS are a unique product that helps assess the current situation in Russia’s leading industries and the outlooks for their development, including:

oil energy mechanical engineering metal production chemical production

Sector bulletins comprise:

analysis of major events and forces affecting the performance of a specific industry assessment of current trends by sector, as well as key growth drivers and threats growth prospects information on the state of key industries

RIA Rating research can be used as a tool for:

business  setting building   positioning a company decision making investment priorities a risk management system in an industry BULLETIN SCHEDULE

2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 2017 bulletins bulletins bulletins bulletins bulletins

Oil May August November August– November– June Energy September December March–April September December March–April Mechanical engineering 2017 2018 June– September– Metal production July October Chemical production July October

Q1 2017 bulletin May–July

H1 2017 bulletin August–October

Q1-Q3 2017 bulletin November–December INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE

Newswires run Radio broadcasting Information products Content around the clock in over 90 cities worldwide on social media for mobile applications in English, Arabic, and on the Internet Spanish and Chinese

Online 30 800

Sputnik websites are available in dozens of languages Coverage Over 800 broadcasting hours and carry a variety of content, including infographics, in over 30 languages a day video, photo essays, live video and audio streaming and Internet voting, analytical materials and exclusive interviews SPUTNIK NEWSWIRES IN ENGLISH, ARABIC, SPANISH AND CHINESE

BASIC THEMATIC SERVICES  Sputnik News Service/English Sputnik News Service: Russia/English  Sputnik Trending Today/English  Sputnik Arabic News Service Sputnik News Service: Russia, Ukraine  Sputnik Trending Today/Arabic  Sputnik Nóvosti/Spanish and the Baltics/English  Sputnik Trending Today/Spanish  Sputnik Chinese News Service  Sputnik Trending Today/Chinese SPUTNIK BASIC AND THEMATIC NEWSWIRES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Newswire Items on average Description per day

Sputnik News Service/ 200 Exclusive materials conveying Russia’s perspective on key global issues, English as well as the foreign policy, economy and national security of Russia, European countries, the US, and countries of the Middle East and Asia. Commentaries and interviews by representatives of the European Parliament, NATO, Pentagon, the US Department of State, Russia’s ministers and company heads. Up-to-the-minute information on developments in aerospace, defense, trade, energy, environment and other sectors

Sputnik News Service: 70 Top news on Russia, including Russia’s view on world issues, exclusive interviews Russia/English with high-ranking Russian politicians and globally renowned experts

Sputnik News Service: 50 Regional news from Russia, Ukraine and the Baltics, including exclusive news Russia, Ukraine by the agency’s correspondents across the region and the Baltics/English

Sputnik Arabic News 150 Coverage of events in Arab countries, exclusive materials, major events in international Service relations, Russia’s foreign policy, official statements by the Kremlin and Russia’s Foreign Ministry, key events for Russia and the Middle East in politics, international relations, finance, security and culture

Sputnik Nóvosti/ 200 Top world news. Exclusive materials on expanding cooperation and strengthening Spanish political, economic and cultural ties between Russia and Latin America in the international arena

Sputnik Chinese News 100 Exclusive materials on the foreign policies of Russia and China, world and regional Service events, Russian-Chinese economic cooperation, international and regional organizations, including the UN, SCO, BRICS, AIIB, Russia’s top political and economic news, etc. SPUTNIK SERVICES NEWSWIRES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Newswire Items on average Description per day

Sputnik Trending Today/ 150 English

Sputnik Trending Today/ 150 Arabic Coverage of top events in Russia and worldwide in the form of headlines Sputnik Trending Today/ 100 to give a quick overview of the news Spanish

Sputnik Trending Today/ 100 Chinese SPUTNIK NEWS SERVICE/ENGLISH

Exclusive materials conveying Russia’s perspective on key global issues, as well as the foreign policy, economy and national security of Russia, European countries, the US, and countries of the Middle East and Asia. Commentaries and interviews by representatives of the European Parliament, NATO, Pentagon, the US Department of State, Russia’s ministers and company heads. Up-to-the-minute information on the developments in aerospace, defense, trade, energy, environment and other sectors

REGIONAL FILTERS GENRES/FORMAT: ON NEWSWIRES: breaking news news SPUTNIK NEWS SERVICE: previews World and Russian news overviews SPUTNIK NEWS SERVICE: Russia background SPUTNIK NEWS SERVICE: opinion Russia, Ukraine and the Baltics analysis

ADVANTAGES FOR SUBSCRIBERS:

 24/7 news coverage Over 200 news items daily on average Prompt, balanced and objective coverage SPUTNIK ARABIC NEWS SERVICE

Coverage of events in Arab countries, exclusive materials, major events in international relations, Russia’s foreign policy, official statements by the Kremlin and Russia’s Foreign Ministry, key events for Russia and the Middle East in politics, international relations, finance, security and culture

OUR TEAM AND APPROACH GENRES/FORMAT: ARE OUR MAIN breaking news COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: news previews Team members are native speakers overviews writing new stories in Arabic, not background translating them opinion Our journalists have vast expertise analysis working in Russian and international media News output in Moscow and Cairo

ADVANTAGES FOR SUBSCRIBERS:

24/7 news coverage 150 news items daily on average Prompt, balanced and objective coverage SPUTNIK NÓVOSTI/SPANISH

Top world news. Exclusive materials on expanding cooperation and strengthening political, economic and cultural ties between Russia and Latin America on the international arena

ADVANTAGES FOR SUBSCRIBERS:

24/7 news coverage Over 200 news items daily on average Prompt, balanced and objective coverage

GENRES/FORMAT:

breaking news news previews overviews background opinion analysis SPUTNIK CHINESE NEWS SERVICE

Exclusive materials on the foreign policies of Russia and China, world and regional events, Russian-Chinese economic cooperation, international and regional organizations, including the UN, SCO, BRICS, AIIB, Russia’s top political and economic news, etc.

ADVANTAGES FOR SUBSCRIBERS:

24/7 news coverage 100 news items daily on average Prompt, balanced and objective coverage The Russian take on world news

GENRES/FORMAT:

breaking news news previews overviews background opinion analysis Contacts

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