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Gazprom-Media
Gazprom-Media (russian: ОАО Газпром-Медиа) is the largest Russian media holding. Gazprom-Media was established in January 1998 as a subsidiary of the 1997 established Gazprom Media Holdings. On its founding in 1997, Gazprom Media Holdings was a subsidiary of Gazprom, a large Russian company founded in 1989, which carries on the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of natural gas. The group owns more than 38 television channels and 10 radio stations. History In 2000 with pressure from Mikhail Lesin, Gazprom-Media acquired NTV, the only nationwide state-independent television in Russia at the time, as well as other media assets of Vladimir Gusinsky's ''Media Most'' group including the satellite operator NTV-plus, TNT-Teleset, the radio station Echo of Moscow (Ekho Moskvy), and the (Семь дней) publishing house, which raised a major controversy and resulted in considerable changes in their editorial policy. After Gazprom-Media took over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNT (Russian TV Channel)
TNT (russian: ТНТ, Твоё Новое Телевидение, Tvoyo Novoye Televideniye, lit=Your New Television) (russian: Телевидение нового тысячелетия, Televideniye Novogo Tisyachelyetiya, lit=Television for a New Millennium) is a Russian federal TV channel founded in 1997, and is considered one of the five most-popular TV channels in Russia. At the beginning of 2012, it reached more than 104 million people. Although its target audience is viewers 14 to 44 years old, its core demographic is ages 18 to 30. The channel focuses on entertainment, particularly comedy series. Since 2001 it has been a member of the Gazprom-Media, the flagship TV channel of Gazprom-Media Entertainment TV (founded in 2015). TNT's main source of income is advertisements. It has regional TV stations and regional partners, who receive advertising time on the channel. The channel delivers its signal via satellites in four orbits, which allow its 27 television stations to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
