Viasat was a satellite and pay television brand, co-owned by the Swedish media group Viaplay Group in the Nordic countries, Antenna Group in Hungary, and by Viasat World internationally. Founded in Sweden in 1991, Viasat has previously been owned by Modern Times Group. The channels of both companies were broadcast from London.
Mindaugas Gervaldas is a Lithuanian radical nationalist and a Neo-Nazi. He was a member of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces. He has been a member, founder, and chairman of several different Neo-Nazi political parties. Only one party, the National Democratic Party of Lithuania, was officially registered and participated in the 2003 municipal elections. Murza and three others were elected to the council of the Šiauliai City Municipality.
MBC Group, is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Middle East and North Africa region. Launched in London in 1991, the company moved to its headquarters to Dubai in 2002 then moved to Riyadh in 2022.
Marijus Mikutavičius, known better as Marijonas Mikutavičius, is a Lithuanian singer, musician and songwriter, a television journalist, a comedian and a talk show host from Vilnius. He is best known for his sports anthem Trys Milijonai as well as an official Eurobasket 2011 song Celebrate Basketball and for representing his country at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 as part of LT United.
TV3 Lithuania is a Lithuanian free-to-air television channel that was launched on 11 April 1993. It was owned by Modern Times Group (MTG) until 2017, when it was acquired by Providence Equity Partners for €115 million.
TV1 is a TV channel in Lithuania, launched in 2003. It is a sister channel of LNK television. In 2018 TV1 logo has been changed and placed up left corner on the screen. April 29, 2003 – 2005 TV1 broadcast only in Vilnius, Klaipėda and the surroundings of these cities. Since 2005 began to be broadcast in Kaunas.
Violeta Riaubiškytė-Tarasovienė is a famous Lithuanian singer and show host. She used to be the co-host of a Lithuanian music show "Penktadienio muzikos šou" alongside Edmundas Kučinskas and also, and the co-host of a music show "Padainuokim!" alongside her husband Vilius Tarasovas.
Before the independence from the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1990, Lithuanian print media sector served mainly as a propaganda instrument of the Communist Party of Lithuania (LKP). Alternative and uncontrolled press began to appear in the country starting from 1988, when the Initiative Group of the Reform Movement of Lithuania Sąjūdis was established. After the declaration of independence the government stopped interfering in the media outlets which for the most part were first privatised to their journalists and employees and later to local businessman and companies. Currently media ownership in Lithuania is concentrated among a small number of domestic and foreign companies.
Paramount International Networks (PIN) is the international division of Paramount Global. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key Paramount brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Network, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET and Colors TV, as well as CBS-branded channels, which are co-owned with AMC Networks International. PIN also owns a 30% stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio in Italy until 2023, as well as a 13.01% stake in an Indian joint venture with domestic partner TV18, Viacom18.
Alanas Chošnau is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter of Lithuanian and Iraqi Kurdish origin. In 1992 – 2001 and 2014 – 2018 he was the frontman of the band Naktinės Personos. In 2001 – 2009 and since 2019 Chošnau successfully develops solo career. He owns the 'Best Performer of the Year', 'Best Song', 'Best Video', 'Golden Disc' national awards. Chošnau is continuously named as one of the most played and most performing artists of Lithuania.
Inga Jankauskaitė is a Lithuanian actress, singer, and piano player.
LRT Plius is a Lithuanian television station owned and operated by LRT. LRT Plius was launched on 16 February 2003 as 'LTV2', then changed its name to LRT Kultūra on 28 July 2012. The station's name was changed on 1 October 2018 to LRT Plius.
TV8 is a Lithuanian terrestrial, satellite and cable television channel aimed at women, owned by TV3 Group. It was launched on 3 October 2011. On the air: programs, series, lifestyle shows. TV8 shows mostly Lithuanian productions but also shows Turkish, German, Indian, Mexican etc.
Lietuvos balsas is a Lithuanian reality talent show that premiered on January 29, 2012 on the LNK. Lietuvos balsas is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.
Aš matau tavo balsą is a Lithuanian television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme of the same name. It premiered on LNK on 13 March 2022 before moving to its sister station BTV on 30 April 2022.
Monika Liubinaitė, known professionally as Monika Liu, is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. She represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Sentimentai". She was announced as one of the qualifiers and took 14th place at the Grand Final.
Nekviesta meilė was a Lithuanian TV soap opera series. Its director was Alvydas Šlepikas assisted by Saulius Balandis and Kristina Kunčinaitė. It run for 4 seasons during 2007–2009 on the LNK TV channel.
Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas is a Lithuanian television group and broadcaster belonging to the "MG grupė, UAB". LNK mainly broadcasts local entertainment, dubbed movies, lifestyle shows and news.
