While government-controlled media remain dominant, the space for independent public service broadcasting has shrunk to historic lows. Read the full study here. The 2025 State Media Monitor reveals a further…
Established in 1964, Turkish Radio and Television (Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu, TRT) is the national public broadcaster of Turkey. It held a broadcasting monopoly until the early 1990s when…
The Demirören Group, a diversified holding company with business interests across multiple industries, embarked on its media-investment journey in 2011 with the acquisition of the Milliyet newspaper. Through strategic acquisitions (most significantly, the takeover of…
The public broadcaster Radio Television Serbia (RTS) operates multiple television channels and radio stations. It also runs a music records house, a symphony orchestra, a jazz band, and a children’s…
Albayrak Medya, a subsidiary of the Albayrak Group conglomerate, governs several print publications, magazines, a television channel, and news portals. The group has a broad business portfolio spanning sectors including…
Based in Novi Sad, Radio Television of Vojvodina (Radio Televizija Vojvodine in Serbian; Vajdasági rádió és televízió in Hungarian; Radio Televizia Vojvodiny in Slovak; Radioteleviziunea Voivodinei in Romanian) is a regional public…
Turkuvaz Medya, a subsidiary of Zirve Holding, is a media conglomerate that boasts an extensive portfolio. It publishes over a dozen renowned newspapers and magazines, such as Sabah, Takvim, and…
The Media Services and Support Trust Fund (Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap, MTVA) is the main organization responsible for public service media in Hungary. It was established in 2011 by the…
Polish Television (Telewizja Polska, TVP) is the national television broadcaster in Poland. The company operates 13 nationwide television channels—including both generalist and thematic channels focused on culture, sports, movies, history, and…