7 TV
7TV is a general-interest television station in Moldova, available through cable and IP TV networks. Broadcasting news bulletins in both Romanian and Russian, 7TV also rebroadcasts the talk show "7Zile," which is also aired on another TV station owned by the Stețco family, Cinema 1. Cinema 1 is owned by Irina Stețco, the sister-in-law of Nichita Stețco, the owner of 7TV.
In May 2024, the Audiovisual Council conducted a content monitoring and discovered that several programs were broadcast simultaneously, or with minor time differences, on both Cinema 1 and 7TV. These programs included "Новое утро" (with a difference of approximately 3 minutes), "500" (with a difference of about 10 seconds), "Азбука вкуса" (with a difference of about 8 minutes), and "7 Days" (with a difference of about 5 minutes).
7TV adopted its current name in November 2023, following a rebranding from Ren TV. Prior to that, it was known as DTV and Look TV.
Media Production TV, the company holding the licence for 7TV, has faced multiple sanctions from the Audiovisual Council due to various violations, some of which have been recurring. These violations include insufficient local content, failure to submit program recordings, and biassed coverage of certain socio-political events.
Key Facts
| Audience Share | 1,92% |
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| Ownership Type | Private |
| Geographic Coverage | National |
| Content Type | Free |
| Data Publicly Available | ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc. |
| Media Companies / Groups | Media Production TV |
Ownership
| Ownership Structure | 7 TV is owned by the company Media Production TV SRL, which belongs to Nichita Stețco. |
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Facts
| Founding Year | 2019 |
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| Founder | Ella Grițenco According to media-azi.md, Ella Grițenco has a degree in administrative management, political science, and English. Before founding the company Media Production TV and applying for a broadcasting licence for a TV channel from the Audiovisual Council, Ella Grițenco worked as a freelance journalist. |
| CEO | Nichita Stețco Nichita Stetco, the owner and administrator of the company that holds the license for 7TV television station, is the son of Valentina Stetco, who owns several companies with activities in the advertising field, including television advertising, through the sales house Novadsail, which operates in the Republic of Moldova and Uzbekistan, according to information on its website. Nichita Stețco's brother, Victor Stețco, is an experienced entrepreneur who serves as the CEO and founder of Novadsail. Victor Stețco is also the sole owner of TV-Content SRL, a company that has service and other contracts with Media Production TV SRL worth over 200 thousand lei (USD 11,276), according to the 2023 activity report submitted to the Audiovisual Council. Irina Stețco, Nichita Stețco's sister-in-law, is the owner of "A.Video-Content", the company behind the TV channel Cinema 1. |
| Contact | str. M. Bănulescu-Bodoni, nr. MD-2012 mun. Chișinău office.pehtv@gmail.com +37369333349 |
| Revenue | MDL 4.71 million / USD 265.8 thousand |
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| Operating Profit | MDL -1.59 million / USD -90 thousand |
| Advertising (in % of total funding) | MDL 4.71 million / USD 265.8 thousand (100% of total revenue) |
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| Meta Data | Financial data on the company Media Production TV was obtained from the 2023 report submitted to the Audiovisual Council. | |
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