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Slovakia
On November 5, 2024, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) and the News Agency of the Slovak Republic signed a cooperation memorandum during the Slovak Prime Minister's official visit to China from October 31 to November 5. The deputy director of CMG and TASR’s director general signed the agreement, which called for regular exchanges, content sharing, technological cooperation, and personnel visits between the two state-affiliated media organizations…
Albania, China
On October 19, 2019, Albania's public broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar, and China's National Radio and Television Administration (国家广播电视总局), a ministry-level agency under the CCP's Central Propaganda Department supervising state-run television and radio enterprises, signed an agreement to broadcast Chinese television programs in Tirana, the Albanian capital. The deal granted the Albanian broadcaster rights to air "China: Time of Xi" (习近平治国方略：中国这五年), a joint production between Discovery Networks and China's State Council Information Office that highlighted — and lauded — President Xi Jinpi…
Bulgaria
On June 4, 2025, the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a cooperation agreement in Beijing. According to BRN, the deal encompasses the exchange of news, music, and digital media content, as well as radio programs and information in the fields of culture and tourism, and the joint implementation of media projects — though the announcement made no mention of what this would entail. The China Media Group operates more than 40 television channels and 17 radio frequency bands, and broadcasts in several languages,
Slovakia
The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky), also known as TASR, is Slovakia's national public news agency, established in 2008 through Act No. 358/2008 of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Operating independently without state subsidies, TASR provides news coverage across domestic, foreign, economic, and sports. The agency offers news services in multiple languages, including English and Hungarian. TASR is also a member of the European Alliance of Press Agencies (EANA). The agency is governed by a director-general who is voted into the post by a five-member ad…
Albania
Albanian Radio-Television, known as Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), is the public service broadcaster of Albania, established with the founding of Radio Tirana, which began broadcasting on November 28, 1944. The television division, known as TVSH, commenced operations in April 1960. Today, RTSH operates more than 20 television and radio channels, including Radio Tirana International. While RTSH is formally governed by the Albanian Parliament and funded through license fees, state subsidies, and commercial revenue, its editorial independence has b…
Bulgaria
Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) is Bulgaria's national radio broadcaster, founded on March 30, 1930 by a group of engineers and intellectuals, before being nationalized on January 25, 1935. The broadcaster operates two nationwide channels — Horizont, which offers news and music, and Hristo Botev, focused on culture and the arts—alongside nine regional channels and Radio Bulgaria. BNR is governed by a five-member Management Board appointed by the Council for Electronic Media (CEM), Bulgaria's media regulatory authority, …
Bulgaria
The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) is Bulgaria's regulatory body for media services, established in late 2001. Operating under the Radio and Television Act, the CEM oversees both linear and nonlinear (fixed and on-demand) media services, including radio and television broadcasting, by setting standards and regulations that operators must comply with. The agency's members are appointed by the National Assembly and the President through a rotational system. The CEM's responsibilities include licensing broadcasters, monitoring compliance with advertising and content …
Bulgaria
On June 29, 2023, the Union of Bulgarian Journalists and the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會), China’s state-led professional body for working journalists, signed a memorandum establishing the "House of Chinese-Bulgarian Journalists" in Sofia. The agreement was signed by the executive secretary of the ACJA and the president of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists. The Chinese ambassador to Bulgaria, who was also identified as the Special Representative for China-CEEC Cooperation, attended the signing ceremony. Representatives from Xinhua News Agency (新華社), Peop…
Bulgaria
The Union of Bulgarian Journalists (UBJ) is Bulgaria's largest professional journalism organization, founded in 1904. The Union says it represents 4,500 members and advocates for professional standards, media freedom, and journalists' labor rights. UBJ maintains partnerships with journalism associations from 51 countries, cooperating with EU member states and non-EU member Balkan countries. The UBJ also conducts legislative advocacy, submitting proposals to Bulgaria's National Assembly on media ownership transparency and journalist protections.…
Australia
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 comm…
China
Haiwainet officially launched on November 6, 2012, as the official website and new media platform of the overseas edition of the Chinese Communist Party's People's Daily (人民日報). The overseas edition of People's Daily was first published on July 1, 1985. Haiwainet was established through Haiqiao (Beijing) Cultural Media Co., Ltd., which was founded on August 27, 2012, and later renamed to Haiwainet Media Co., Ltd. on March 1, 2014. In March 2018, allegations emerg…
Papua New Guinea
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 h…
China
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织), known as SCO, is a Eurasian political, economic, international security and defense organization established on June 15, 2001, and headquartered in Beijing, China, claiming to promote mutual security, political, and economic cooperation among member states. The organization emerged from the Shanghai Five mechanism formed in 1996 between China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, with Uzbekistan joi…
India
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 faci…
Afghanistan
Bakhtar News Agency (آژانس خبری باختر) is Afghanistan's official state news agency, established in 1939 by the Government Press Department and headquartered in Kabul. The agency operates under the supervision of the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture and publishes content in eight languages: Dari, Pashto, English, Arabic, Russian, Urdu, Uzbek, and Chinese, with its English-language service launched in 1992 to serve foreign diplomats and international audiences. Since the Taliban's return to power in August 2021, Bakhtar has become a key component of the regime's media infrastructure, with reports indicating t…
