RCS Media Group is one of Italy’s leading multimedia publishing groups, operating across newspapers, magazines, digital media, books, television, and advertising. The group also organises major sporting events. Founded in 1927, the group — which claims a commitment to freedom, fairness, and pluralism — operates in Italy and Spain. RCS publishes the daily newspapers Corriere della Sera, La Gazzetta dello Sport, El Mundo, Marca, and Expansión.
AUS-China TV Media (澳華電視傳媒), abbreviated as ACTV, is a Sydney-based multimedia company founded on February 21, 2006, that closely collaborates with China’s official state-run broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), under the CCP’s China Media Group (CMG). According to CCTV’s website, the company is registered with the Australian Taxation Office and has “always cooperated” with CCTV-4’s “Chinese World” program since its establishment, providing content about Australian Chinese communities. Led by Chairman James Ren (任傳功), ACTV positions itself as a bridge connecting overseas Chinese communities with China while explicitly supporting Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative and the “Chinese Dream” (中國夢). The company describes itself as focused on “overseas Chinese media unity” — according to a profile on the CCTV website from 2012 — and claims to promote “the prosperity and stability of multicultural Australia” and “mutual understanding between Australia and Asia-Pacific countries including China.”
The Post-Courier is the nation’s first daily newspaper, established on 30 June 1969 and headquartered in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Majority owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia, the publication was formed through the merger of two newspapers: the three-days-a-week South Pacific Post and the twice-weekly New Guinea Times Courier. The newspaper operates as Papua New Guinea’s primary daily publication, claiming an audited circulation of 26,262. It serves a predominantly urban readership with its news coverage and reporting. The Post-Courier has, according to its editorial board, an influential voice within Papua New Guinea’s media landscape, playing a crucial role in informing public discourse and maintaining its position as “the country’s leading newspaper publication.”
HT Media is an Indian mass media company headquartered in Delhi, operating across print, electronic, and digital media platforms, and founded in 2002. Going back to 1924 with Mahatma Gandhi’s editorial vision, according to the company, HT Media has grown into a multimedia conglomerate under the leadership of chairperson Shobhana Bhartia, a member of India’s influential Birla family. Its flagship publication, the Hindustan Times, ranks as India’s second-largest English newspaper, alongside business daily Mint, Hindi newspaper Hindustan, and magazines Kadambini and Nandan. The group operates 19 printing facilities nationwide, while its digital properties include Hindustantimes.com, Livemint.com, and recruitment platform Shine.com, plus radio stations Fever FM and Radio Nasha.
Based in Osaka, Acacia Communications Co., Ltd (阿卡西亞通訊有限公司), or Akashia Komyunikēshonzu, is a Japanese media company founded on May 29, 2002, by Michiko Kurose (黑瀨道子), who serves as its representative director and publisher. The company specializes in publishing foreign-language media and providing translation services. The company is best known for publishing the Kansai Chinese Times (關西華文時報), a Chinese-language newspaper launched in August 2002 that serves the Chinese community in Japan’s southern prefectures.
Nash Holdings LLC is a privately held investment company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company’s line of business includes providing management consulting services. Nash Holdings is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and serves as the holding company for his personal investments, most notably The Washington Post, which it acquired in 2013 for $250 million. The company operates independently from Amazon and manages Bezos’s media and other business investments. Nash Holdings maintains a low public profile, with limited publicly available information about its operations or other portfolio holdings beyond the Post.
ODK Media is a U.S.-based digital media company incorporated in December 2011 that operates as an Asian media hub in North America. The company launched OnDemandKorea, described as the first legal Korean over-the-top streaming service, and has since expanded into a multinational OTT platform reaching over 36 countries worldwide. ODK Media’s operations include digital magazines, e-commerce, content metadata production, and international content intellectual property distribution networks. The company positions itself as a bridge for Asian entertainment content in Western markets, particularly focusing on Korean and broader Asian programming. ODK Media has partnered with various international content providers to distribute programming across its digital platforms. The company’s business model combines streaming services with complementary digital media operations, targeting diaspora audiences and international viewers interested in Asian content.
Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) operates as Indonesia’s national public television broadcaster and the archipelago’s oldest television network, having launched on August 24, 1962, to cover the opening ceremony of Jakarta’s Asian Games. The state broadcaster maintained a television monopoly until 1989 when commercial competitor RCTI began operations, forcing TVRI to adapt to Indonesia’s evolving media landscape. Following decades under government control, TVRI transitioned to independent public broadcasting status in March 2005 under Broadcasting Act No. 32/2002, joining radio counterpart RRI as the nation’s dual public broadcasting institutions. The network now operates three national channels alongside 33 regional stations, claiming the country’s largest terrestrial coverage.
NIU Solomon is a local multimedia production company located in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The company provides comprehensive video production services, including pre- and post-video production, outside broadcasting with multi-camera operations, and hosting streams for social media platforms.