Users of LiveJournal.com Championat.ru now have access to unique services: communication on these sites and also with the help of downloaded branded programs.

Microsoft and SUP announced the joint launch of new services LiveJournal Messenger and Fanat Messenger in Russia. The two new items that have been developed on the platform of Windows Live, developed for instant messaging and are designed to make communicating with friends online fun and convenient. During the month to users of LiveJournal.com and Championat.ru will be available web-based version of the products, and soon after that they will be able to install them as a programs.

LiveJournal Inc., one of the world's most respected community publishing platforms, today announced that the company has completed an advertising sales representative agreement with MediaCorp.  Headquartered in Singapore, MediaCorp will be responsible for advertising sales and campaign delivery for LiveJournal advertisers in Singapore.

SUP’s media sales house +SOL will be responsible for selling advertising inventory on Gismeteo.ru, the most popular and best regarded weather site in Russia.

Ukraine’s leading online advertising sales, FISH, today signed an exclusive contract which gives them the exclusive right to sell the Ukrainian traffic for LiveJournal.com throughout 2009. This advertising will be targeted to the growing community of LiveJournal users in Ukraine.

LiveJournal Inc today announced a restructuring of their US and Russian operations to more effectively manage costs in light of the global economic downturn.

Annelies van den Belt was promoted today to the position of CEO of SUP, a growing international online media company. Previously, Ms. van den Belt had been General Manager of SUP’s Russian operations. SUP’s founder and first CEO, Andrew Paulson, will take up the position as Chairman of SUP’s Board of Directors.