N4

Logo of N4

N4 television channel was founded in 2002 by Alexandru Sîrbu, who at that time controlled one of the largest cable TV and internet operators - Sun Communications (Sun TV). Until 2006, the channel was called Rif TV and predominantly broadcast films in Russian. Currently, N4 is a general channel with national coverage, featuring news, talk shows, interviews, TV series and artistic films. The channel's most well-known and popular product is the political show "The Fourth Power," hosted by Gheorghe Gonța.

In 2022, N4 broadcast, for several months, a show produced by Natalia Morari, a former television journalist who was at that time at the center of a scandal related to her relationship with controversial businessman Veaceslav Platon. The collaboration between Morari and N4 ended in December 2022.

In the last three years, Selectcanal-TV SRL, N4's founder, has been repeatedly sanctioned by the Audiovisual Council with public warnings or fines for insufficient local programming, as well as for the lack of Romanian language dubbing in children's films.

Key Facts

Audience Share2,69%
Ownership TypePrivate
Geographic CoverageNational
Content TypeFree
Active Transparency
company/channel informs proactively and comprehensively about its ownership, data is constantly updated and easily verifiable
Media Companies / GroupsSelectcanal-TV

Ownership

Ownership Structure

N4 television channel is owned by Selectcanal-TV SRL, which in turn is owned by three people: Alexandru Sîrbu (80%), Eugeniu Sîrbu (10%), and Andrei Borșevici (10%).

Individual Owner
Group / Individual Owner
  • Eugeniu Sîrbu

    Eugeniu Sîrbu, who owns 10% of Selectcanal-TV SRL, is the son of Alexandru Sîrbu, the majority shareholder of this company (80%). Eugeniu Sîrbu is a co-founder of several companies, including Radio-Star SRL, which represents over 150 local and international television channels in Moldova. He is also a co-founder of "The Kitchen Moldova" studio, specialized in translation, subtitling, and dubbing of video productions. Until December 2023, Eugeniu Sîrbu was an associate (50%) and administrator of Jevise SRL, which held the broadcasting license for Agro TV channel.
    10
  • Andrei Borșevici

    Andrei Borșevici, owner of 10% of Selectcanal-TV SRL, was previously also the company's administrator and general director of N4. According to available public information, Borșevici is associated with several companies, including the Elit-Centru Model Agency SRL, which organizes miss pageants in Moldova. He is also the director of the "Intervision" Association of Audiovisual Production Distribution Agents.
    10

Media Companies / Groups

Facts

Founding Year2002
FounderAlexandru Sîrbu

Alexandru Sîrbu is known to the public in Moldova as a former majority shareholder of Sun Communications (Sun TV), a cable TV and internet operator sold to mobile operator Orange in 2016. At the time of the transaction, Sun TV was one of the largest cable operators in Moldova. Currently, Alexandru Sîrbu is associated with several companies and owns 80% of Selectcanal-TV SRL, which manages the N4 television channel. Another 10% is owned by his son, Eugeniu. His wife, Galina, was co-owner of a company that held a share in the company that managed RTR Moldova television channel, whose license was suspended in December 2022 and subsequently withdrawn at the founders' request.

CEOJohn Maxemchuk

John Maxemchuk, the current administrator of Selectcanal-TV SRL and general director of N4 television, is a long-time business partner of Alexandru Sîrbu from the period when both were active at Sun Communications, where Maxemchuk served as director. Originally from the USA but settled in Moldova for many years, Maxemchuk was the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham Moldova) between 2006 and 2012. From 2017 to 2019, he was Chief Operating Officer at Purcari Winery. He became general director at N4 in December 2022.

Editor-In-ChiefValentin Afteni

Valentin Afteni, a lawyer by profession, is the director of N4 television channel in the Republic of Moldova. Additionally, Valentin Afteni is the founder or administrator of several companies registered in the Republic of Moldova: Satelit Vizual SRL, Video Content SRL, Content Publishing SRL and Video Distribution SRL.

Contact38 B Hîncești Highway
MD-2028 Chișinău
office@n4.md
0795-02-269
www.n4.md
RevenueMDL 8,68 mln / USD 486,16 thousand
Operating ProfitMDL 1,75 mln / USD 98,38 thousand
Advertising (in % of total funding)MDL 8.2 million / USD 459 thousand. 94% of total revenue
Market ShareMissing Data
Headlines
Meta Data

Revenue data was extracted from the Activity Report of the media service provider Selectcanal-TV SRL for 2023 submitted to the Audiovisual Council. Representatives of Selectcanal-TV did not respond to the information request sent by the MOM team via email.

Sources
Documents (PDF)