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Entity Type: Domestic Media Company

Classic Media China Internacional SAC

Classic Media China Internacional, a company mentioned in Chinese state media reports but having only an online presence on Facebook, seems to operate in close alignment with Chinese state actors in distributing Chinese media content — mostly entertainment — across Latin American markets, particularly Peru. In November 2024, Classic Media China Internacional directly collaborated with the National Radio and Television Administration (国家广播电视总局), Chongqing Municipal Propaganda Department (重庆市委宣传部), and Peru’s National Congress Cultural and Heritage Committee to launch the “China Time Slot” and “China Audio-Visual Exhibition Month” in Lima. There is no record of the company prior to 2023. The company’s generqal manager is Katherin Minna.

Voice of Vietnam

Voice of Vietnam, or VOV, is Vietnam’s national radio broadcaster established on September 7, 1945, shortly after the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. As a government agency, VOV serves as an official voice that “disseminates Vietnam’s Party guidelines and State laws, contributing to the people’s enhanced intellectual standards and spiritual lives.” The network began its first program at 11:30 AM on September 7, 1945, with the historic declaration “This is the Voice of Vietnam, broadcasting from Hanoi, capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.” VOV has evolved from a revolutionary communication tool into a comprehensive multimedia organization encompassing radio stations, television channels, print publications, and digital platforms, broadcasting in Vietnamese and 13 foreign languages to reach both domestic audiences and Vietnamese communities worldwide.

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. 

Antara News Agency

Antara News Agency, officially known as Perusahaan Umum Lembaga Kantor Berita Nasional ANTARA, is Indonesia’s national news agency and state-owned enterprise operating under the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises. Founded on December 13, 1937, by independence activist Adam Malik as a private company, it was placed under presidential control in 1962 and reorganized as a state-owned enterprise in 2007. Its website, antaranews.com, launched in January 1996, offers bilingual news content in Indonesian and English to serve both domestic and international audiences.

Box Brazil

Box Brazil Media Group is Brazil’s largest independent pay-TV programmer, operating in entertainment and technology with offices in Porto Alegre, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. The group comprises Box Brazil Channels, which operates seven pay-TV channels and ten streaming channels reaching 42 million people daily, along with subsidiaries Container Media, Media Mundus, and the Box Brazil Play streaming platform. Since 2021, the company has maintained a content-sharing partnership with China Media Group, broadcasting Chinese dramas, documentaries, and films to Brazilian audiences while distributing Brazilian content in China. Head of the company Claudia Dreyer participated in China Media Group’s December 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit in Yangjiang, where she discussed the partnership’s expansion. The relationship exemplifies how Chinese state media entities establish content distribution agreements with commercial broadcasters in emerging markets, positioning Chinese programming within mainstream Latin American media ecosystems.

Kompas Gramedia

Kompas Gramedia is a major Indonesian media conglomerate founded in August 1963 by journalists P.K. Ojong and Jakob Oetama with the launch of Intisari magazine. The company expanded into newspaper publishing with the establishment on June 28, 1965, of the daily newspaper Kompas, which has since become Indonesia’s largest-circulation newspaper. Today, Kompas Gramedia operates across eight businesses, including media, retail and publishing, hospitality, manufacturing, event organizing, education, property, and digital services. 

Arbejderen

Arbejderen (工人日報), also known as Dagbladet Arbejderen, is an online newspaper established on September 1, 1982, and headquartered in Copenhagen that claims to serve as the official media outlet of Denmark’s Communist Party (丹麦共产党). The publication positions itself as expressing “the policies of the Communist Party in its editorials and articles” and operated as a print daily newspaper until May 1, 2019, when it transitioned to online-only format citing media subsidies cuts and distribution costs. According to organizational listings, leadership has included Birthe Sørensen, who served as editor-in-chief for 19 years before being replaced by Anders Sørensen in April 2019. The newspaper claims approximately 60,000 monthly users visit its website and originally replaced another party publication called Gnisten.

Hindustan Times

The Hindustan Times, founded in 1924, ranks among India’s largest English-language daily newspapers with a circulation exceeding 700,000 as of 2023. Based in New Delhi and owned by HT Media Limited under the control of the Birla family, a prominent Indian business family based in and around New Delhi, the publication serves as the flagship newspaper for the media group headed by Shobhana Bhartia. Bhartia served as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian parliament, from 2006 to 2012. The Times maintains simultaneous editions across major Indian cities including Mumbai, Lucknow, and Chandigarh, establishing strong readership particularly in North India. Its digital platform reaches 81 million unique visitors monthly, making it one of India’s leading news websites. The media group also operates sister publications including business daily Mint and Hindi newspaper Hindustan.

The Multimedia Group

The Multimedia Group is Ghana’s largest independent media and entertainment company, operating six radio stations, three digital platforms, and the country’s first free-to-air multi-channel television network. Founded in 1995 by entrepreneur Kwasi Twum, a past President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters’ Association (GIBA), with 12 employees, the company now employs approximately 600 staff and reaches audiences across Ghana and beyond through brands including Joy FM, Adom FM, Multi TV, and platforms MyJoyOnline.com and AdomOnline.com. The organization has established itself as an independent voice reporting on corruption and social issues while supporting local communities through educational and healthcare initiatives. Multi TV, launched in 2009, extended media access to remote areas previously without coverage and exports Ghanaian programming across Africa and parts of Europe. The company positions itself as sub-Saharan Africa’s largest media entity.