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RUSSIAN MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND INFLUENCE
TELEVISION |
Institution |
Individual |
| ORT (Russian Public Television) 80% of Russia''s territory; 98.8% of population or 148,000,000 potential viewers |
Federal Government-51%. Consortium of banks (Alpha-Bank, "Menatep," "SBS" and United Bank)-38%. LogoVAZ-11%. Berezovsky-8%. |
Boris Berezovsky is rumored to have control since 1995, though formally directed by 11-member board, 6 of whom represent the Federal Government |
| NTV (Independent Television) 104,000,000 potential viewers |
MOST Media-70%. Gazprom-30% (although Gazprom has given control of its shares to MOST Media). |
Vladimir Gusinsky Igor Malashenko |
| RTR (Russian Television and Radio, Channel 2) 145,000,000 potential viewers |
Federal Government |
Minister of Information Mikhail Lesin (formerly RTR director of advertising) |
| TV Center 44,200,000 potential viewers in Moscow and 50 other regions |
Moscow City Government-90%. Sistema-10%. |
Yuri Luzhkov Vladimir Yevtushenkov |
PRESS* |
Institution |
Individual |
| Argumenty i Fakty |
Closed joint stock company Argumenty i Fakty |
Leading journalists are major shareholders. |
| Komsomolskaya Pravda |
Oneximbank |
Vladimir Potanin |
| Moskovsky Komsomolets |
Closed joint stock company. Linked to Moscow City Government |
Yuri Luzhkov Pavel Gusev-editor loyal to Moscow City Government Vladimir Yevtushenkov |
Izvestia |
Oneximbank LUKoil |
Vladimir Potanin Vagit Alekperov |
| Kommersant-Daily |
Purchased by Boris Berezovsky |
Boris Berezovsky |
| Rossiiskaya Gazeta |
Federal Government |
Minister of Information Mikhail Lesin |
| Novye Izvestia |
LogoVAZ |
Boris Berezovsky |
| Segodnya |
MOST Media |
Vladimir Gusinsky Igor Malashenko |
| Nezavisimaya Gazeta |
LogoVAZ |
Boris Berezovsky |
*Ranked in descending order by number of readers
RADIO |
Institution |
Individual |
| Ekho Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) |
MOST Media |
Vladimir Gusinsky |
Radio Rossiya |
Federal Government |