Profile Tele 3 Media runs the television channel Tele 3 in Gorj county. It is majority owned by Nicolae Davitoiu, president of the People’s Movement Party (PMP) in Romania, a small, extra-parliamentary party with a conservative ideology. Ownership Finances
Profile Tele M is the first privately owned television station launched in the city of Iasi, eastern Romania. The station, which covers Iasi county, is controlled by Aurel Dobasu, a journalist known for his connections with public institutions that have financed his media throughout the years. In addition to Tele M, Dobasu also set up
Profile TeleMoldova Plus is a local TV station that covers the counties of Iași, Vaslui, Bacău, Neamt, Suceava, Botosani, Vrancea, Galati, Braila, Tulcea, Constanta, Buzau, Ialomita and Calarasi. It has had a licence since 2013. The broadcaster has the same owners as the Radio M Plus: Petru Frasila and Alexandru Frasila. Petru Fratila, local writer
Profile Telegraf Advertising is the company that publishes the newspaper Telegraf and its associated news portal, both focused on Constanta county. The daily Telegraf was established in 1991 and was one of the most popular local newspapers in Romania after the fall of communism in 1989. Compromising its independence, the newspaper was increasingly used by
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Profile Radio Son was founded in 1995 as a station covering Mures county, but it later expanded to the counties of Harghita and Sibiu. The Radio Son network holds audiovisual licenses for six local stations: Targu Mures, Sighisoara, Reghin, Ludus, Sovata and Toplita. The chain is owned by Petru Basa (55%) and Georgeta Basa (45%).
Profile Televiziunea Locala Nord Est Media Image Telem runs the television broadcaster Telem airing in Botosani county. Ownership Finances
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Profile Terra Inter-Media holds the broadcast license for the radio channel Radio Terra that has coverage in the towns of Cernavoda and Medgidia, Constanta county. Ownership Finances
An analysis of the finances fueling the Romanian media during the past decade reveals a highly imbalanced market, with independent media struggling to survive and the government pumping millions of euros into politically aligned nationwide media groups. The local media market seems to thrive, with hundreds of news portals and small broadcasters competing for audiences.
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An analysis of the financial and audience metrics of “entertainment” broadcasting as compared to all-news broadcasting By Iulian Comanescu Pioneered in 2001 by Realitatea TV, a network striving to become a “Romanian CNN”, the all-news television sector has emerged as a prominent segment in the Romanian media landscape. Serving as a platform for political discourse
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Profile Times New Roman is the publisher of the Timesnewroman.ro satirical website. The company’s main shareholders are: Apsisware (90%) and Calin Petrar, its editor-in-chief, with 10%). Apsisware was incorporated in 2009 as a software publishing company. It had 51 employees in 2022 and three individuals as shareholders (Ciprian Badescu, Maria Badescu, George Oprea). Audience Ownership