All quiet on IM front

Poland's most popular instant messenger (IM) has denied media reports it is in takeover talks. "We are not in any talks with Internet Group," Gadu-Gadu spokesperson Jarosław Rybus told WBJ.

The Warsaw Equity Holding, which owns an 80-percent stake in Gadu-Gadu sp. z o.o., the company managing Gadu-Gadu, says it is not in negotiations with IG, whose recent financial report hinted at the company's interest in buying a stake in the messenger.

Over a year ago Warsaw Equity Holding announced it was looking for investors in Gadu-Gadu but no agreements have been signed so far. Media reports indicated that two internet portals were interested in the company, Onet.pl and Interia.pl.

Gadu-Gadu was created in 2000 and is now used by six million people out of the nine million internet users in Poland. It provides instant messaging services and has recently launched its own VoIP, Nagłos. Currently, tests are being carried out on Gadu Radio - Gadu-Gadu's online broadcaster.