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MOM Armenia reports that Kentron TV operates under Multi Media-Kentron TV CJSC, wholly owned by Sedrak Arustamyan.
Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source
Kentron TV operates under Multi Media-Kentron TV CJSC, which is wholly owned by Sedrak Arustamyan. MOM Armenia reports that Arustamyan has deep business ties with Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan and directed Tsarukyan family company Multi Group from 1998 to June 2020.
Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source
Currently, the 100% shareholder of “Multi Media-Kentron TV” CJSC, which manages “Kentron” TV channel, is Sedrak Arustamyan, who has deep business ties with Gagik Tsarukyan. From 1998 until June 2020, he was the director of “Multi Group” CJSC, whose owners are Gagik Tsarukyan and his son. MOM Armenia reports a long-standing belief that Gagik Tsarukyan is Kentron TV's de facto owner despite Arustamyan's formal ownership.
Media Ownership Monitor Armenia · 2025 · Open the source
A long-standing belief exists in Armenian society that Gagik Tsarukyan is the de facto owner of Kentron TV channel, despite Arustamyan's formal ownership status. ODIHR found that Kentron, together with other named outlets, consistently portrayed the government and Civil Contract negatively while giving favourable coverage to selected opposition contestants.
OSCE/ODIHR · 2026-06-08 · p. 18 · Open the source
By contrast, Kentron, H2 and Yerkir Media televisions, as well as the news.am and panorama websites consistently portrayed the government and the Civil Contract Party negatively, while providing favourable coverage to selected opposition contestants ODIHR found that Kentron devoted 24 per cent of its coverage to Prosperous Armenia, mostly positively, and 10 per cent to Civil Contract, predominantly negative in tone.
OSCE/ODIHR · 2026-06-08 · p. 18 · Open the source
Kentron devoted 24 per cent of its coverage to Prosperous Armenia, while Yerkir Media devoted 13 per cent to Armenia Alliance, and Panorama 20 per cent to Strong Armenia, mostly in a positive tone. H2 and news.am each devoted between 12 and 13 per cent of their coverage to Strong Armenia and Armenia Alliance each, mainly positively. The Civil Contract Party received 10 per cent of the coverage on Kentron, 13 per cent on Yerkir Media, 18 per cent on H2, 21 per cent on news.am and 24 per cent on Panorama, predominantly negative in tone. Yerevan Press Club recorded zero positive and 49 negative references to Civil Contract on Kentron.
Yerevan Press Club · 2026-07 · p. 9 · Open the source
On “Kentron”, “Civil Contract” had zero positive and 49 negative references. 7 articles analysed: 4 with loaded wording, 3 neutral.
What happenedZelensky: US has resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine
Loaded word The headline uses the phrase 'Zelensky is lying', attributed to Rubio, whereas the summary says only that Rubio maintains the data sharing was never halted.
OriginalWhat happenedRelatives say a 32-year-old woman nine months pregnant was taken to the Aparan medical centre, where the fetus was found dead; they accuse the obstetrician-gynecologist of inaction.
Loaded word Uses the word 'newborn' although the summary says the fetus died before birth; the relatives' accusation against the gynecologist is attributed to them.
OriginalWhat happenedPolice said a foreign national lured two foreigners to Armenia with false job promises, took their passports and forced them into computer fraud at a Yerevan hotel, where 39 others did the same under his coordination; he was arrested.
Emphasis The headline says the suspect is accused of trafficking more than 40 people, whereas the summary says he brought two people with false promises and that 39 others were involved in the same scheme under his coordination.
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