Television and Radio Complex of the President
Kazinform stands as Kazakhstan’s national news agency, headquartered in Astana. Since its founding in August 1920, the agency has remained a central conduit of both domestic and broader Eurasian news.
Kazinform traces its roots to the Orenburg‑Turgai department of the Russian Telegraph Agency (ROSTA). It underwent successive rebrands—from KazROST (from 1925), to KazTAG (1937), and, following Kazakhstan’s independence, ultimately became Kazinform in 2002. In 2019, a government decree merged it with Kazcontent JSC, forming Kazinform International Information Agency JSC. By 2022, it was brought under the aegis of the Presidential Property Management Department, and since 2023 it has functioned within the Television and Radio Complex of the President, which also runs the television channel Jibek Joly (formerly QazaqTV). The Complex also owns the Documentary Film Center, producing and archiving documentary content.
Media assets
News agency: Kazinform
Television: Jibek Joly
State Media Matrix Typology
Ownership and governance
Kazinform is owned and operated by Television and Radio Complex of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (often abbreviated as the President’s TV & Radio Complex or TRK President).
Source of funding and budget
The activities of the media outlets run by the Television and Radio Complex of the President are fully financed from the government budget, according to information from the organization.
Editorial independence
According to interviews with Kazakh journalists in May 2024 and march 2025, Kazinform adheres strictly to government‑approved editorial lines. There is no domestic legal safeguard or independent mechanism to assess or guarantee its editorial autonomy.
August 2025