National Media Group (Russian: Национальная Медиа Группа, romanized: Natsionalnaya Media Gruppa) is a private media conglomerate in Russia. It was founded in 2008 by Russian oligarch Yuri Kovalchuk, a close associate of president Vladimir Putin. The company's board of directors is chaired by Alina Kabaeva.
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Assets
As of 2023, National Media Group holds a majority ownership in the following media assets. Besides these, it owns several other companies related to content production and distribution.
Television
REN TV
Channel 5
STS Media
STS
Domashny
STS Kids
STS Love
Che
Channel 78
Newspapers
Izvestia
Delovoy Peterburg
Sport Express
National Media Group additionally has a minority stake in Channel One, and in partnership with Rostelecom it runs the paid television channel Media-Telecom and the online video platform Wink.