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Britel Media Group

Britel Media Group is a private media and television distribution company based in Madrid, Spain, established in 2006. The company operates in Spain and Latin America, working with more than 100 operators to provide television services. The company focuses on distributing television content, providing devices for receiving TV channels, internet-based television and streaming platforms, broadcasting transmitters, and interactive television applications.In 2023, the company joined a group of Spanish media in broadcasting “China-Spain Cultural Journey” (中西文化之旅), a series of programs marking the 50th anniversary of China-Spain diplomatic relations, organized between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and the China Media Group (CMG), the mega-conglomerate under China’s Central Propaganda Department. 

Radio Televisión Madrid

Radio Televisión Madrid (RTVM) is the public broadcasting organization of the Community of Madrid, Spain, operating television and radio services for the region. The Ente Público Radio Televisión Madrid was originally established in 1984 by Law 13/1984. The organization operates three channels: the TV station Telemadrid, the television channel La Otra, and the radio station Onda Madrid, providing news, cultural programming, and regional content to audiences in Madrid. 

Telemadrid

Telemadrid is a public television station that operates as the flagship channel of the regional public broadcaster Radio Televisión Madrid (RTVM). The channel began broadcasting on 2 May 1989. It offers general programming, including news, entertainment, cultural content, and regional coverage tailored to audiences in the Madrid area. In 2023, the broadcaster joined a group of Spanish media in broadcasting “China-Spain Cultural Journey” (中西文化之旅), a series of programs marking the 50th anniversary of China-Spain diplomatic relations, organized between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and the China Media Group (CMG), the mega-conglomerate under China’s Central Propaganda Department. 

Canal Sur

Canal Sur is the public broadcaster of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, launched on 28 February 1989. It broadcasts news, entertainment, sports, magazine shows, cooking programs, movies, and series, alongside content dedicated to Andalusian cultural traditions such as flamenco and regional festivals. The channel is part of Radio y Televisión de Andalucía (RTVA). In 2023, the broadcaster joined a group of Spanish media in broadcasting “China-Spain Cultural Journey” (中西文化之旅), a series of programs marking the 50th anniversary of China-Spain diplomatic relations, organized between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and the China Media Group (CMG), the mega-conglomerate under China’s Central Propaganda Department. 

Grupo Octubre

Grupo Octubre is an Argentine multimedia conglomerate created and directed by Víctor Santa María, Secretary General of the building workers union Sindicato Único de Trabajadores de Edificios de Renta y Horizontal (SUTERH) and former president of the Peronist Partido Justicialista in Buenos Aires. Administered by the Fundación Octubre de Trabajadores de Edificios, established in 1991, the group claims a unique ownership structure as the only media conglomerate in the world owned by a labor union rather than individual proprietors. Describing itself as “a creative and plural space that develops, brings together and promotes different cultural, educational, solidarity and communication undertakings,” the organization began with cultural and educational initiatives before expanding into media. Holdings include Página 12 newspaper (acquired 2016), Caras y Caretas magazine (relaunched 2005), El Planeta Urbano magazine, AM 750 radio, FM Malena 89.1, FM Aspen 102.3, OctubreTV streaming platform, and Latinoamérica Prensa portal. Educational institutions include the Instituto Superior de Octubre (2002) and Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo (2013). The group also operates Editorial Octubre publishing house, Caras y Caretas Sala cultural venue, and manages Sportivo Barracas football club.

Government of Tanzania

The Government of Tanzania operates as a unitary dominant-party presidential republic under the Constitution of Tanzania, with executive power vested in the president who serves as both head of state and head of government. The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has maintained single-party dominance since independence in 1961, operating as what observers describe as a de facto one-party state despite constitutional amendments in 1992 allowing multiparty politics. Tanzania comprises the mainland (formerly Tanganyika) and the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago, which merged in 1964 to form the United Republic. The government operates from the capital Dodoma, though Dar es Salaam remains the largest city and commercial centre. The 2025 general election saw the incumbent president declared winner with 98% of the vote amid widespread allegations of fraud and protests that were handled with lethal force that resulted in hundreds killed. The National Assembly serves as the unicameral legislature with 393 members.

Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation

Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, or ZBC, is the state broadcaster of the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago in Tanzania, officially established in 2013 when the House of Representatives passed enabling legislation signed by President Ali Mohammed Shein. Operating as ZBC TV (formerly Television Zanzibar, founded 1973) and ZBC Radio, the broadcaster is headquartered at Karume House in Zanzibar City and operates under the Public Investment Act of 2002. ZBC claims broadcast coverage across Tanzania and neighboring countries through FM, shortwave, and medium wave radio, plus television distribution via satellite decoders including Azam, ZMUX, and StarTimes. The organization is entirely state-funded with no commercial revenue, and is widely perceived as government-aligned with editorial content echoing ruling party messaging. President Hussein Ali Mwinyi appointed Ramadhani Bukini as Director General in April 2023. Abubakar Harith serves as communications officer and TV presenter. Harith participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation touring Chinese industrial facilities.

Página 12

Página 12 is an Argentine newspaper published in Buenos Aires, founded on May 25, 1987, by journalists Jorge Lanata and Ernesto Tiffenberg. The newspaper established itself as a progressive, left-leaning alternative publication known for investigative journalism and critical analysis of political and social issues. Since 2016, Página 12 has been owned by Grupo Octubre, a multimedia company created by Víctor Santa María, Secretary General of the building workers union SUTERH and former president of the Partido Justicialista in Buenos Aires. The newspaper is described as Argentina’s fourth most visited news portal and maintains a readership primarily composed of individuals aged 18-52 from medium and upper-middle socioeconomic groups. Página 12 has distinguished itself through revelations of various scandals while maintaining a critical stance against corruption, resulting in multiple journalism awards. In 2018, the Polish League Against Defamation sued Página 12 using Poland’s controversial Holocaust law over an article about the Jedwabne massacre. Javier Lewkowicz, a journalist and economist from the University of Buenos Aires who has worked at Página 12 since 2009, serves as economics editor and participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation.

Granma

Granma is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, established on October 3, 1965, through the merger of two previous papers — Revolución (the organ of the 26th of July Movement) and Hoy (the voice of the People’s Socialist Party). The newspaper’s first issue was published October 4, 1965, and it takes its name from the yacht Granma that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, launching the Cuban Revolution. Headquartered in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución, the newspaper publishes daily editions in Spanish along with weekly international editions in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and Italian, also printed in Argentina, Brazil, and Canada. Granma became the first Cuban media organization to establish a website in August 1996. Yailin Orta Rivera has served as editor-in-chief since December 2017, appointed by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. The newspaper explicitly functions as the party’s communication channel, stating it is “loyal to the Party’s policy, its ethical principles” in covering Cuban society and international relations. Deputy editor-in-chief Leidys María participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation touring Chinese industrial facilities.