Burda Moden goes digital

German media company BURDA is one of the biggest publishers in Russia, producing titles including fashion magazine Burda, women’s mag Liza and its children’s version Liza Girl, tech journals Chip and Computer Bild and men’s mag Playboy.

Worldwide the firm has been making strategic investments in digital media projects for more than a decade, and its German portfolio companies alone generate an annual revenue of more than $1.5 billion. It is now aiming to build a portfolio in Russia. Christian Graggaber, Burda’s Chief Digital Officer in Russia, told Rusbase about the company’s plans.