The Shahar Media Group is now a state run media firm in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 which has several entertainment holdings across the country. The company is run by Nurali Nazarbayev, son of Dariga Nazarbayeva

Dariga Nazarbayeva

Dariga Nursultanqyzy Nazarbayeva is a Kazakh lawmaker and daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev....

 & grandson of Kazakh

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 president

President

A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...

 Nursultan Nazarbayev

Nursultan Nazarbayev

Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...

. Kayrat Kulbayev

Kayrat Kulbayev

Kayrat Kulbayev is a Kazakh music producer who rose to popularity as a jury member in SuperStar KZ 3, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol...

 is vice president & manages the company interests including local music television network HiT TV

HiT TV

Xit TV is a local Kazakh television station that has been in operation since 7am October 21 2003 as Хит ТВ . It is a dedicated youth oriented music television network showing all the latest music videos from Kazakhstan & abroad. Like many other national music video networks, Xit TV also has regular...

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Criticism

Independent journalists from around the world have debated the leadership of the Shahar Media Group as the Kazakh government are taking steps to control all mass media in the country , this issue was also juxtaposed with the head of "Alma-Media Group" Rakhat Aliyev

Rakhat Aliyev

Rakhat Mukhtaruly Aliyev served as the First Vice Foreign Minister in the government of Kazakhstan until February 2007 when he was appointed to his second tour as Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Austria...

 who is the husband of Dariga Nazarbayeva & Deputy Foreign Minister to Kazakhstan.