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Category: Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan

Azertac

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

The history of the news agency Azertac goes back to 1920 when it was founded. The agency operated under various names during the Soviet period.

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Yeni Azerbaijan

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

Yeni Azerbaijan (meaning the New Azerbaijan) is the newspaper of the New Azerbaijan Party, founded in 1992 by the current president’s father, which has been

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Real TV

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

Real TV is an all-news television channel that was launched in 2018 in Azerbaijan. Media assets Real TV Ownership and governance There is no information

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State press

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

The government directly owns three periodical media, namely Azerbaijan (Azerbaycan in Azeri), Khalg Gazeti and Respublika, and the Russian-language Bakinskiy Rabochiy. Media assets Azerbaijan, Khalg

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ARB Media Group

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

ARB Media Group was established in 2011 through the merger of a dozen regional television channels. Now, the chain operates the nationwide broadcaster ARB TV,

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SOCAR Media

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

SOCAR Media is an arm of the state-owned oil behemoth SOCAR, which runs the CBC, Dalga and Khazar television stations and a few radio channels.

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Azad Azerbaijan (ATV)

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

A privately owned channel, ATV has been in operation since 2000. Today, it is said to be the most popular channel in Azerbaijan. Media assets

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Space TV

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

Space TV is a private television channel launched in 1997. Media assets Space TV Ownership and governance The channel has been owned by the family

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Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (ITV)

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

İctimai Television (meaning “Public Television” in Azerbaijani language) was launched in 2005. Based in the capital city of Baku, the station is known in the

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Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting (AzTV)

February 23, 2022June 14, 2022 State Media Monitor

The history of Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting goes back to 1926 when Azerbaijan Radio was established. Azerbaijan Television launched broadcasting in 1956 when Azerbaijan

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Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Founded in 1964, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the public broadcaster in Malawi, the sole broadcast outlet with nationwide coverage. It runs one television channel and two radio channels. It is headquartered in Blantyre.

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