Gazprom-Media controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2000
Controversy over the acquisition of NTV and Media Most
Gazprom-Media’s takeover of NTV and other Media Most assets was widely criticized as a politically pressured transfer of a major independent-leaning broadcaster to a Gazprom-linked owner. The transaction was followed by changes in NTV’s editorial policy and became a landmark controversy in the history of Russian media ownership and press freedom.
2000
Media Most security structures and former KGB personnel
Accounts of the post-takeover period describe Gazprom-Media receiving personnel, records and security-related structures associated with Media Most and former Soviet security-service officials. These allegations and institutional links added to criticism surrounding the takeover, although the available reference material does not establish a separate legal finding against Gazprom-Media.