New loan fund makes first investments MDIF clientsMDIF update 7 April 2017 MDIF’s new loan fund, MDIF Media Finance I, has made its first investments in three countries where access to independent … Read more
Media Forum Insights: El Faro’s José Luis Sanz explains how quality journalism protects against violence MDIF clients 2 February 2017 Media Forum Insights: El Faro’s José Luis Sanz explains how quality journalism protects against violence Read more
Media Forum Insights: Samir Patil of Scroll.in on opportunities for digital media MDIF clients 16 December 2016 Media Forum Insights: Samir Patil of Scroll.in on opportunities for digital media Read more
MDIF launches blended-value loan fund with Sida-backed first-loss protection MDIF clients 16 November 2016 New York, November 16, 2016: MDIF today announced the launch of MDIF Media Finance I, a blended-value loan fund for … Read more
Himal Southasian magazine forced to suspend publication MDIF clients 25 August 2016 In a statement on 24 August, The Southasia Trust announced the suspension of its groundbreaking publication Himal Southasian due to … Read more
US investment fund acquires stake in leading Polish media business Agora MDIF clientsMDIF update 7 June 2016 New York, June 6, 2016: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a specialized US-based investment fund with a global portfolio of … Read more
Russian Media Commission finds NTV attack on independent media ‘unsubstantiated and false’ MDIF clients 16 May 2016 The Public Commission for Media Complaints found a program broadcast by Russian national television network NTV, one of the main … Read more
Nepal’s Supreme Court orders release of detained journalist MDIF clients 4 May 2016 On 3 May, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the release of Kanak Mani Dixit – co-publisher of MDIF client Himalmedia, and … Read more
MDIF rolls out $2.4m capacity building program for Burmese media MDIF clientsMDIF update 25 April 2016 MDIF is rolling out a $2.4 million capacity building program for media in Myanmar, the Myanmar Media Program (MMP), funded … Read more