Media Influence Matrix 2021 Since Ukraine’s independence in 1991 when people had access to only a few television channels, the television market in the country has flourished as a plethora of new commercial channels launched operations. Currently, the most popular television channels are controlled by the four largest media groups in the country: Media Group…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 To describe the power dynamics in the Georgian media, one would not need much space. Two families, two brothers and the government control, own or fund most of the media in Georgia. The brothers Levan and Giorgi Kharamanishvili, two local entrepreneurs, and the Patarakatsishvilis and Tseretelis, two wealthy families, control the…
Media Influence Matrix 2020 The news media market in India is regionally and linguistically fragmented but ownership is concentrated within a handful of large players, more so in regional geographies. It is significant that the news business is largely run and owned by individuals (and families) with primarily non-media business interests and assets. Advertising makes…
Media Influence Matrix 2020 News consumption in Slovakia is high compared to other countries in Europe. More than two-thirds of Slovaks read news portals, newspapers or news magazines in 2017. Slovaks are also avid consumers of television, which remains the most dominant news medium in the country, but radio is also popular. At the same…
Media Influence Matrix 2020 In Spain, the advertising market is concentrated in the hands of a few large media groups while the government keeps pouring money into the media. Television is still the largest recipient of ad money, but the internet has been growing incessantly. At the same time, print media grapple with major financial…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 That media outlets in Kyrgyzstan take informal payments from politicians and state officials is not a secret anymore. The list includes prime ministers, mayors, MPs, current and former presidents. They sponsor content in their own media outlet, if they have one, or pay journalists from other news outfits to cover the…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 When Vlast.kz, a Russian-language news portal, launched operations in 2012, its founders pinned their hopes on readers to finance them. But not many people thronged to buy a subscription, prompting the portal to swiftly knock down its paywall and let readers binge on its content. Nobody else has since tested such…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 In Romania, media outlets able to generate sufficient cash on their own can afford to be apolitical. But only a few major television chains and best-selling tabloids newspapers are in that position. The rest, particularly print media and outlets serving local communities, are highly vulnerable to pressures coming from all directions:…
Media Influence Matrix 2018 During the past decade, the Czech media market has undergone major shifts that have radically changed the country’s journalism. Much of that was caused by technology. But changes in the country’s media ownership played an equally big role, according to a report by our director Marius Dragomir. It all started in…