How much control does the Kremlin have over Russian media?

Notes on the media in Russia and links to broadcasters and newspapers. ... A law which came into force in 2016 caps foreign ownership of media outlets at 20 per cent. Since then, foreign companies have either quit the market or else ceded majority control of their Russian operations to local partners. read more

The answer is a lot. The rating Freedom House has given Russian Media has been falling year on year since 2000, with it’s current classification as “Not Free”. This is no accident, as the Kremlin/Putin know that managing the media is key to maintaining power. read more

After Putin came into power in 2000, he established control over the three main TV stations. In 2001 and 2002, he took control of the two biggest TV channels, ORT (now First Channel) and NTV. read more

In 2015 Freedom House report Russia got score of 83 (100 being the worst), mostly because of new laws introduced in 2014 that further extended the state control over mass-media. The situation was characterised as even worse in Crimea where, after annexation by Russia, both Russian jurisdiction and extrajudicial means are routinely applied to limit freedom of expression. read more