Muz-TV

Muz-TV is a privately owned company headquartered in Russia. Founded in 1996, the company operates with approximately 70 employees and reported $31.2M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer, the company primarily provides broadcast television and radio services. Muz-TV is a Russian music and entertainment television channel initially launched on May 1, 1996, in Moscow and Saint Petersburg as part of Boris Yeltsin's "Vote or lose" presidential campaign. Modeled primarily after Western music networks such as MTV, it was founded by Sergey Lisovsky and Boris Zosimov, and operates as a private commercial broadcasting entity under the ownership of Media1 and the National Media Group. The channel originally broadcast exclusive music video programming before shifting its content structure in the late 2000s and early 2010s to include reality television and general entertainment shows. The company also hosts the annual Muz-TV Music Awards to recognize domestic pop musicians.