ANS Group of Companies

The ANS Group of Companies is a news and broadcasting company in Azerbaijan.[1][2]

It was founded by three young Azeri journalists, brothers Vahid and Seyfulla Mustafayev 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.[3]

Being an independent news company, ANS Group of Companies has played a significant role in the development of the independent media in Azerbaijan.[2][4] Currently ANS Group of Companies owns four sub-companies: ANS TV, ANS ChM, ANS Press and ANS Kommers. The group has also being know for its outspokenness, as seen through it media outlets.[5][6]

References
  1. "Human Right House". Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  2. "Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  3. "Azerbaijan Development Bulletin". UNDP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  4. "Eurasia insight". Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  5. "ANS GROUP OF COMPANIES STRONGLY CONDEMN BEATING OF JOURNALIST". azertag.az. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  6. "Azerbaijan suspends license of ANS TV". commonspace.eu. Retrieved 2022-09-01.


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