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The MAER Media Holding is a core organization in the Russian Federation, operating in the advertising market for over 20 years. It has the largest high-tech digital network of advertising surfaces for premium audience reach. The CEO of the media holding is Konstantin V. Mayor. The media holding’s ecosystem includes: a large format Digital Out-Of-Home screens, indoor digital screens, 26 online media, 200 media channels. The company has patents for 37 unique technological solutions in the field of advertising, an own analytical platform and provides verified campaign performance analytics based on three independent sources. MAER operates in over 85 regions of Russia. Its total audience exceeds 58 million people, generating more than 12 billion visual contacts per month. The holding has a successful track record of executing advertising campaigns for over 500 major Russian brands, as well as nationwide and social projects.

Bank PSB Public Joint-Stock Company is a universal bank founded in 1995

Bank PSB PJSC is one of the Russian largest banks and in the list of systemically important credit institutions, approved by the Central Bank, legally defined as a pivotal bank for carrying out operations under the state defense order and large state contracts.

Bank PSB PJSC offers a wide range of services for retail and corporate clients, including defense industry enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses, including settlement and cash services, various lending and savings programs, brokerage and investment services in the financial markets, leasing and factoring operations, payroll projects and remote services.

A leading Russian high-tech group, ranked among the top 3 largest national IT companies.

The three core business lines of X Holding are IT and telecommunications infrastructure, space and satellite communications, and information security.

The aerospace company BUREAU 1440 represents the space and satellite communications direction within the holding. It serves as a developer and operator of a domestic satellite constellation designed for high-speed data transmission with global coverage. The company is working on a broadband data transmission service, utilizing its own low-orbit satellite constellation. The service will provide Internet access speeds of up to 1 Gbps per user terminal with minimal latency.

The group also includes several leading technology companies such as YADRO, Micran, Citadel, Garda, Bastion and Kryptonite. The holding employs over 17,000 people, 70% of whom are highly qualified engineers.

X Holding companies design and manufacture world-class products across computing technology, telecommunications equipment, and space solutions. The group also develops hardware and software solutions in the cybersecurity area and conducts scientific research in information security, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence.

Following its strategic mission to foster Russia’s engineering culture, the Group has developed a long-term partnership with the leading national technical Universities. As part of the educational initiatives holding operates the Cryptography Museum.

State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Rosatom) is a multi-industry holding company which comprises assets in power engineering, machine building, and construction. Its strategy is to develop low-carbon generation, including wind power. Rosatom is the national leader in power generation (accounting for about 20% of the country's total output) and ranks first globally in terms of the size of its order portfolio for construction of NPPs (41 units at various implementation stages in 11 countries). Rosatom is the only company in the world that has all technologies of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining to the back end of nuclear facilities life cycles. Its scope of activities also includes production of innovative non-nuclear products, nuclear medicine, digitalization and software development, logistics and development of the Northern Sea Route. Rosatom incorporates over 550 enterprises employing nearly 415,000 people.

NexTouch, Nex-T Group is Russia’s largest producer of displays, interactive equipment, computing devices, and integrated hardware-software solutions. The company has held more than 30% of the interactive equipment market in Russia for the past five years.

The company manufactures more than 45 types of devices, including:
- Interactive displays and panels
- All-in-one PCs and children’s interactive tables
- Professional large-format screens
- Transparent gesture-controlled displays
- Projection systems and video conferencing solutions
- Proprietary motherboards based on Russian processors

NexTouch products are officially included in the Register of Industrial and Radio-Electronic Products of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, and are widely used in schools, universities, control centers, healthcare, transport, retail, hospitality, banking, and key sectors of the economy across nearly all Russian regions.

The company has been named Russia’s Best Brand, an achievement personally recognized by President Vladimir Putin. It has also received awards such as “Best Industrial Design in Russia”, “Brand of the Year”, and others. NexTouch is a resident of the Technopolis Moscow SEZ and holds the status of National Champion.

NexTouch continuously invests in the development of its own electronic component base, research and development (R&D), and production expansion for the creation of new products. The company is launching Russia’s first mass production of LCD modules using robotic systems, with an annual capacity of 500,000 units.

LCD modules are key components for devices such as automotive displays, ATMs, monitors, tablets, TVs, interactive panels, and industrial information systems.

Since 2021, Nex-T bonds have been traded on the Moscow Exchange, and the company is preparing to expand production further and pursue an IPO.

Gazeta.Ru is the socio-political online media, one of the top 3 most cited Internet resources in Russia (according to Medialogy, 2023). The media which around the clock covers the common Russian and world agenda and also shapes it with its exclusive materials. Gazeta.Ru is a part of the media holding Rambler&Co.

Lenta.ru is the largest federal online media in Russia, included in the top 5 most cited Internet resources in Russia (according to Medialogy, 2023), and is also one of the most viral media on the Russian-language Internet (Brand Analytics, 2023). Lenta.ru is a multiple winner of the Runet Prize, the finalist of TEFI-Multimedia and of a number of other industry awards and competitions. Lenta.ru is a part of the media holding Rambler&Co.

The Expert magazine is a unique business publication sharing with its readers its deep understanding of the Russian economy and international business, it delves deeply into the social and political context of world developments, reports on science and innovation. The Expert makes available to its readers a large body of carefully researched data, provides detailed economic analyses, forecasts and ratings, covering multiple industries, and also publishes interviews with key figures from the world of business.

Science Mail is a project that uses simple language to tell you about the latest achievements of Russian and foreign scientists, cutting-edge research and development, and their impact on our lives.

Russian information channel “Russia 24” Russian information channel “Russia 24” is the undisputed leader of fieldwork with the most important events – maximum live broadcasts, crews in the very action, access to true-to-fact information. Three quarters of Russians note that “Russia 24” is the main source of information for them and more than half of the respondents states that they watch the TV channel regularly. According to the information and analytics system Medialogiya, “Russia 24” holds the highest citation index among Russian TV channels as of the beginning of 2026. TV channel “Russia 24” has created a single information space in the country, providing one-time access to the news to everyone from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad.

RT is a global TV news network providing news, current affairs and documentaries in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Serbian, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi and Russian; it also includes sister multimedia news agency RUPTLY.

RT covers stories overlooked by the mainstream media, provides alternative perspectives on current affairs, and acquaints international audiences with a Russian viewpoint on news.

RT celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Bolshoi Theatre in 2025, with Russian President Vladimir Putin taking part in the official part of the event.

In 2025, RT became available to 950 million TV viewers in more than 100 countries around the globe. RT projects received more than 40 billion views online, almost twice as many as the year before.

RT India began broadcasting from its studios in New Delhi, India, in December 2025.

”RT has a bigger following in this country than this network [CNN] does”, former US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said. “BBC is one of the largest providers of English-language news; only Chinese news outlets or Russia Today have a larger reach,” Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of the British magazine The Economist, noted.

Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, renowned American journalist Rick Sanchez, Chair of the Indian Parliament’s External Affairs Committee Dr. Shashi Tharoor, and Kenya's eminent pan-Africanist and anti-colonialism activist professor P.L.O. Lumumba host shows on RT. Throughout the years, RT has worked with leading international media and public sphere personalities including renowned broadcasting legend Larry King, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and many others.

The network is the winner of the Monte Carlo TV Festival Award for best 24-hour newscast and an eleven-time Emmy finalist.

TASS is Russia’s leading state news agency, which celebrated its 121st anniversary on September 1, 2025. Every day, TASS publishes nearly 3,000 news items in six languages. More than 1,700 employees ensure the agency operates in real time.

pRegional information centers in St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Pyatigorsk, Vladivostok, Rostov-on-Don, and Kaliningrad, together with 66 offices across Russia and 59 international branches in 54 countries, enable TASS to quickly gather and disseminate accurate information about events in Russia and worldwide to the widest possible audience.Theaudience of tass.ru, one of Russia's largest online media platforms, surpassed 147 million users by 2025. TASS content is available across all social media networks in Russia, with a follower base exceeding 4.4 million

The TASS Mediabank contains about 70 million items, including over 1.2 million unique historical images dating back to the early 20th century and more than 1 million stock photos and videos. The Mediabank is updated daily with roughly 25,000 new photos and videos from TASS's own correspondents and over 200 suppliers, including international agencies, Russian organizations, and private authors.

RIA Novosti is Russia’s leading news agency and news website that is part of the Rossiya Segodnya international media group. With a correspondent network spanning 115 cities worldwide, it delivers accurate, up-to-date coverage of key developments in Russia and abroad. The agency offers 24/7 news feeds across a wide range of fields and industries. RIA Novosti is the most frequently cited Russian news source in both traditional and social media (Medialogia). The agency is committed to offering readers reliable information from verified sources and its own global correspondents in Russia and around the world.

The Expert magazine is a unique business publication sharing with its readers its deep understanding of the Russian economy and international business, it delves deeply into the social and political context of world developments, reports on science and innovation. The Expert makes available to its readers a large body of carefully researched data, provides detailed economic analyses, forecasts and ratings, covering multiple industries, and also publishes interviews with key figures from the world of business.

Lenta.ru is the largest federal online media in Russia, included in the top 5 most cited Internet resources in Russia (according to Medialogy, 2023), and is also one of the most viral media on the Russian-language Internet (Brand Analytics, 2023). Lenta.ru is a multiple winner of the Runet Prize, the finalist of TEFI-Multimedia and of a number of other industry awards and competitions. Lenta.ru is a part of the media holding Rambler&Co.

MIC Izvestia is the first multimedia information center in Russia.  MIC Izvestia includes Internet news portal IZ.ru, 24/7 news channel Izvestia (IZ.RU), Izvestia newspaper, Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, the news services of REN TV channel and Channel Five, and regional TV Channel 78. MIC Izvestia is a multi-purpose platform for generating multi-format information content (TV, print, online). Monthly online audience of MIC Izvestia is about 100 mln people, TV audience – 85 mln people.

Channel One Russia is a recognized leader of Russian television broadcasting and the most popular and widely watched Russian-language channel worldwide.

“RG Media” is a media holding with a 35—year history that provides timely and reliable information about the most significant events of federal, regional and international scale 24/7. It explores news, reports, exclusive interviews, and comments from statesmen and influential representatives of business, political and cultural life of the country in all digital formats and print.

The media holding includes:

“Rossiyskaya Gazeta” , a daily print publication that is the leader in terms of the volume of the federal audience among daily socio-political newspapers.

“Rossiyskaya Gazeta – Nedelya”, a weekly issue for family reading, offering its audience not only key topics analytics for the week, but also explaining federal initiatives and significant events in the country in an accessible way.

“Rodina”, a monthly historical magazine with a 145–year history.

 RG.RU,  an information portal that occupies a leading position in terms of the site's audience among the media.

Komsomolskaya Pravda Media Group is the largest multimedia holding with a 100–year history, producing its own unique content for an audience of millions.

The list of publications of the Media Group includes the daily newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, the weekly issue of Komsomolskaya Pravda, the online publication Komsomolskaya Pravda, radio Komsomolskaya Pravda, the TV guide Teleprogramma, the specialized publication for doctors The Good Doctor and the book publishing house Komsomolskaya Pravda.

Monthly traffic to the KP website — 62.9 million worldwide, and the total number of subscribers in KP communities on social networks is 7.8 million.The FM broadcasting area of the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station is more than 400 settlements in Russia, and the average daily audience of the radio station is 2.2 million people.

News Media Holding is a Russian media holding company. It was founded in 2001. The holding includes the media outlets LIFE, Mash, SHOT, Baza, Super, the author’s show "Алёна, Блин!!", the Gigarama laboratory, the newspaper "Жизнь", Mash na Moyke, and others. Every year, the media holding creates unique projects and covers all segments of the country’s target audience. News Media Holding comprises over 250 media platforms, 44 constituent entities of the Russian Federation (the reach of its regional community network), 46 million social media audience, and more than 3.4 billion monthly social media views. The holding’s media projects create content that sets a benchmark for others and, in doing so, is transforming the modern culture of information consumption in Russia.

Avtoradio is a modern music and information radio station for a broad audience.

Snob is a media project about people and events, trends and changes in the world. Snob participants share an interest in the world around them and willingness to take action to make it a better place.

Snob today:

• digital media about art, culture, architecture, business, science, enogastronomy, fashion, literature and travel. Snob's heroes are trendsetters, creative and reflective individuals who are able to adapt and embrace the changing times, while remaining true to themselves at their core.
• club — a community of like-minded individuals united by shared interests and goals. Snob club members blog on the website and attend over 200 events per year: meetings with collectors, writers, and leading experts in the creative industries, private theater and film screenings, tours, wine and food tastings, and much more.
• print magazine — a leader in the intellectual glossy media, publication for literary connoisseurs and aesthetes who enjoy reading. Key topics include trends in film, theater, music, business, literature and other fields. Issues are published four times a year.
• The annual "Made in Russia" award is a significant cultural event. Established in 2012, the award aims to introduce audiences to Russian ideas and projects, businesspeople, cultural and public figures and scientists who see opportunities for growth in the new environment.
• Content Bureau — since 2015, Snob has been developing editorial and partnership projects, producing by-Snob and white-label content for partners, working with digital activations, video and photo production, and creating printed materials and turnkey events.

Ruptly is the first Russian video news agency.

The “Kommersant” publishing house is one of the leading media holdings in Russia, specializing in business journalism and materials and news.

Its media assets include the daily newspaper “Kommersant” and a variety of thematic supplements such as “Kommersant AUTOPILOT,” “Kommersant MONEY,” and “Kommersant SCIENCE,” as well as lifestyle supplements like “Kommersant STYLE.” It also owns the radio station “Kommersant FM” and the official website kommersant.ru with active social media accounts. 

Kommersant is trusted by businessman’s, top managers in state owned-companies, business executives, and the intellectual elite.

The company’s reputation is built on timely, reliable, and objective reporting about key business events that shape the daily business agenda, making it a respected source in Russia’s media landscape.

Aqua Holding Group is the largest Russian full-cycle company for production, bottling and distribution of natural mineral water from the Caucasus Mineral Waters region in Russia. The company has two head offices – in Moscow and Essentuki.

The company is in top-2 producers of mineral waters in Russia and is the largest private subsoil user in the North Caucasus Federal District, besides it is one of the main taxpayers in the region.

Today, the products of “Aqua Holding” can be purchased not only throughout Russia, but also in many countries from Canada to China, and its quality remains impeccable!

NOVATEK is Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons.

The company’s reserve to production ratio as of the end of 2024 is 26 years.

Developing competitive natural gas liquefaction facilities is the Company's main strategic focus.

Yamal LNG, the Company's largest LNG project, is located on the Yamal Peninsula. It is an integrated project for production, liquefaction and export of natural gas. NOVATEK has developed and patented its own medium-scale and large-scale natural gas liquefaction processes.

NOVATEK has developed and patented a unique innovative technology to build LNG plants consisting of large-sized modules on gravity-based structures (GBS). The Company has applied this proprietary GBS LNG train solution to implement its Arctic LNG 2 project and plans to use it for future LNG projects.

The Company engages hundreds of Russian companies to develop its projects. Some of the solutions are tailor-made for the Company's projects, making them truly unique.