A.Video-Content
A.Video-Content LLC is 100% owned by Irina Stețco, who is also the administrator of the company. A.Video-Content is the holder of the broadcasting licence for the TV station Cinema 1. In September 2023, the Audiovisual Council denied A.Video-Content the licence for a new station - Cinema 2, which was to be oriented towards a male audience.
Irina Stețco's mother-in-law, Valentina Stețco, was among the founders of the company that owned RTR Moldova before the station's licence was withdrawn. Valentina Stețco also owns several companies active in advertising, including television, through her Novadsail sales house, which operates in Moldova and Uzbekistan, according to information on her website. Valentina Stețco also held shares in the companies that owned the television channels RTR Moldova and Bravo TV, whose broadcasting licenses were revoked by the Audiovisual Council in December 2023 at the request of the founders, after their licenses had previously been suspended by the authorities. Before the decision to suspend the licenses, RTR Moldova and Bravo TV received several public warnings and sanctions for violating audiovisual legislation, mainly for failing to ensure accurate information and the lack of local programs.
Irina Stețco's husband, Victor Stețco, presents himself on Linkedin as the CEO and founder of Novadsail. At the same time, Victor Stețco is the sole partner of the company TV-Content LLC, with which, according to the activity report for 2023 submitted to the Audiovisual Council, A.Video-Content has concluded service and other contracts with a cumulative value of more than 200 thousand lei (USD 11,276).
Irina Stețco's brother-in-law, Nichita Stețco (Valentina Stețco's son), is the owner of 7TV station (former Ren TV Moldova), through the company Media Production TV LLC.
Key Facts
| Business Form | Commercial / For-profit |
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| Legal Form | Limited Liability Company LLC |
Ownership
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Media Outlets
Facts
| Founding Year | 2013 |
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| Founder | Irina Stețco Irina Stețco (maiden name Arjint) is the owner of A.Video-Content, the company that founded the Cinema 1 TV channel. She is the daughter-in-law of Valentina Stețco, who owns several companies active in advertising, including TV advertising, through the Novadsail sales house, which operates in Moldova and Uzbekistan, according to information on its website. Valentina Stețco also held shares in the companies that owned the television channels RTR Moldova and Bravo TV, whose broadcasting licenses were revoked by the Audiovisual Council in December 2023 at the request of the founders, after their licenses had previously been suspended by the authorities. Before the decision to suspend the licenses, RTR Moldova and Bravo TV received several public warnings and sanctions for violating audiovisual legislation, mainly for failing to ensure accurate information and the lack of local programs. Irina Stețco's brother-in-law, Nichita Stețco (Valentina Stețco's son), is the owner of the TV station 7TV (former Ren TV Moldova), through the company Media Production TV LLC. |
| Employees | 13 |
| Contact | Mun. Chișinău str. Nicolae Bălcescu 9 cinema1.office@gmail.com + 37369074721 |
| Tax / ID Number | 1013609001100 |
| Revenue | USD 882.2 thousand / MDL 15.56 million |
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| Operating Profit | USD 185.84 thousand / MDL - 3.27 million |
| Advertising (in % of total funding) | MDL 15,29 mln / USD 861,855 (98% of total revenue) |
| Other Influential People | Victor Stețco Irina Stețco's husband, presents himself on Linkedin as CEO and founder of Novadsail. At the same time, Victor Stețco is the sole shareholder of the company TV-Content LLC, with which, according to the activity report for 2023 submitted to the Audiovisual Council, A.Video-Content has concluded service and other types of contracts with a cumulative value of more than 200 thousand lei. |
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| Data Publicly Available | ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc. | |
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| Meta Data | According to the 2023 report submitted by A.Video-Content to the Audiovisual Council, Cinema 1 employs 13 people. The financial data has been taken from the 2023 report submitted by A.Video-Content to the Audiovisual Council. Advertising revenue can include both income from traditional advertising and income from other types of advertising, such as teleshopping and product placement. The administration of "A.Video-Content" LLC did not respond directly to our questions from the information request sent via email. Representatives of "A.Video-Content" LLC informed us that "all public-interest information about our company can be accessed on the official website of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Moldova, as well as from the State Tax Service upon a simple request regarding all income and financial transactions. As for the editorial policy, the Cinema 1 television station reflects an impartial policy based on balance and opinion pluralism. We are a television station with no hidden groups, individuals, or organizations behind us, as demonstrated by the reports of the Audiovisual Council, other documents issued by competent authorities, and validated by our day-to-day activity." | |
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