The Global List of State Media

  • Rossiya Segodnya

    Rossiya Segodnya (Россия Сегодня), literally translated as “Russia Today,” is a state-owned news agency created in 2013, inheriting the operations of the now-defunct RIA Novosti. Despite its name, it is…

  • Real TV

    Real TV is a 24-hour all-news channel that entered the Azerbaijani media landscape in 2018. Since its inception, it has sought to position itself as a fast-paced broadcaster delivering breaking news…

  • Azerbaijan state press

    The Azerbaijani government directly controls four major periodicals: Azerbaijan (also known as Azerbaycan in Azeri), Khalg Gazeti, Respublika, and the Russian-language daily Bakinskiy Rabochiy. Media assets Publishing: Azerbaijan, Khalg Gazeti, Respublika, Bakinskiy Rabochiy State Media Matrix Typology…

  • Zvezda

    Zvezda is a Russian state-run television channel. In 2024, Zvezda expanded its multimedia operations, strengthening its digital platforms and increasing its presence on social media networks as part of the…

  • Rambler&Co

    Rambler&Co is today the largest media holding in Russia by digital audience reach, attracting around 40% of RuNet users every month. The group’s media outlets aim to provide a “complete picture of the…

  • BelTA

    BelTA is the state-owned national news agency of Belarus, its lifeblood and direction fully under the remit of the Government. Media assets News agency: Belta Print media: 7 Days, Belruskaya…

  • Yeni Azerbaijan

    Yeni Azerbaijan, translated as “New Azerbaijan”, is the official newspaper of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party. Established in 1992 by Heydar Aliyev, the father of the current president, the party has…

  • Rossiyskaya Gazeta

    Rossiyskaya Gazeta, birthed in November 1990 during the glasnost reforms, serves as the Russian government’s official daily newspaper and legal gazette, supplanting Izvestia and Sovetskaya Rossiya in that capacity. Established…

  • Mir

    The International Television and Radio Company Mir (Межгосударственная телерадиокомпания Мир) is a multinational, state-run broadcaster created to provide Russian-language content across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The idea of establishing Mir was first…

  • Azertac

    Founded on 1 March 1920, AZERTAC is Azerbaijan’s official news agency, having endured multiple name changes throughout the Soviet period before restoring its present title in the post‑Soviet era. Today, the…