ANS Group of Companies
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The ANS Group of Companies is a news and broadcasting company in Azerbaijan
.
It was founded by three young Azeri journalists, brothers Vahid and Seyfulla Mustafayev, and Mirshahin Agayev
in 1990. The Company name, ANS, derives from the first letters of Azerbaijan News Service.
ANS was the first privately owned company in the former Soviet Union
.
During many local wars following the breakup of the Soviet Union, ANS got popularized by reporting news from the frontlines in Chechnya
, Georgia
, Ossetia
, Karabakh
, Abkhazia
, Afghanistan
, Ingushetia
which were also had been sold to BBC
, CNN
, NBC
, ZDF
, ARD
, VOX, RAI
, TF
, RTR
, CBS
, TBS.
Being an independent news company, ANS Group of Companies has played a significant role in the development of the independent media in Azerbaijan
.
Currently ANS Group of Companies owns four sub-companies: ANS TV
, ANS ChM
, ANS Press and ANS Kommers.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
.
It was founded by three young Azeri journalists, brothers Vahid and Seyfulla Mustafayev, and Mirshahin Agayev
Mirshahin Agayev
Mirshahin Agayev Mirdilaver oglu also known as simply Mir Shahin is a journalist and reporter during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He's now the Vice President for Production of ANS Group of Companies and Executive Producer of ANS Independent Broadcasting Media Company. He's also the President...
in 1990. The Company name, ANS, derives from the first letters of Azerbaijan News Service.
ANS was the first privately owned company in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
During many local wars following the breakup of the Soviet Union, ANS got popularized by reporting news from the frontlines in Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, Ossetia
Ossetia
Ossetia Ossetic: Ир, Ирыстон Ir, Iryston; Russian: Осетия, Osetiya; Georgian: ოსეთი, Oset'i) is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The Ossetian language is part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-European...
, Karabakh
Karabakh
The Karabakh horse , also known as Karabakh, is a mountain-steppe racing and riding horse. It is named after the geographic region where the horse was originally developed, Karabakh in the Southern Caucasus, an area that is de jure part of Azerbaijan but the highland part of which is currently...
, Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Ingushetia
Ingushetia
The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg...
which were also had been sold to BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
, ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
, VOX, RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
, TF
TF
TF can refer to:* Task force* Teaching fellow, a member of the teaching fellowship* Transformation -Biology:* Theaflavin, a type ofn antioxidant polyphenols flavan-3-ols that are formed from catechins in tea leaves...
, RTR
RTR
RTR can mean:* UNIX-RTR * RTRFM RTR FM, an Australian radio station* Royal Tank Regiment, the British Army Tank Corps* Radio e Television Rumantscha - Rhaeto-Roman Radio and Television...
, CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, TBS.
Being an independent news company, ANS Group of Companies has played a significant role in the development of the independent media in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
.
Currently ANS Group of Companies owns four sub-companies: ANS TV
ANS TV
ANS TV is a news television channel in Azerbaijan, which owned by ANS Group of Companies since it was founded on March 9, 1992...
, ANS ChM
ANS ChM
ANS Radio or ANS ChM is a private news and music radio station located in Baku, Azerbaijan, which broadcasts on the 102 frequency. The station also streams content over the Internet for free...
, ANS Press and ANS Kommers.