Bernard Poulet steps down as MDIF Board Chair, Sheila Coronel steps up MDIF update 14 April 2019 After 10 years as Chair of MDIF’s Board of Directors, Bernard Poulet stepped down at a Board meeting today. He … Read more
Independent media leaders gather in Warsaw for Media Forum 2019 MDIF clientsMDIF update 11 April 2019 178 MDIF clients, investors, staff and Board members from 46 countries attended the Media Forum 2019 in Warsaw, Poland. The … Read more
SFS Ventures acquires a controlling interest in Polish radio company Eurozet MDIF update 20 February 2019 Prague, February 20, 2019: SFS Ventures s.r.o. today announced that it has acquired 60% of the share capital of Polish … Read more
MDIF launches private equity impact fund for independent media MDIF update 7 February 2019 New York, February 7, 2019: As illiberal democracies advance around the world and even digital darlings like Buzzfeed, HuffPost and … Read more
MDIF Statement on Djukanovic ‘fascist’ remarks MDIF update 13 April 2018 New York, April 13, 2018: Media Development Investment Fund is alarmed and appalled at remarks by Milo Djukanovic, President of … Read more
MDIF closes $6-million media impact fund MDIF update 19 March 2018 Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) today announced final close of MDIF Media Finance I, a $6-million impact fund investing in … Read more
Harlan Mandel appears on The Back Story podcast MDIF update 5 March 2018 MDIF’s CEO Harlan Mandel appeared on WAN-IFRA’s new media freedom podcast, The Back Story. The episode, entitled ‘Show me the … Read more
MDIF selected for ImpactAssets 50 for seventh straight year MDIF update 27 February 2018 Media Development Investment Fund has been selected for the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free online resource for investors and … Read more
MDIF publishes two digital media management guides MDIF update 10 January 2018 Media Advisory Services, MDIF’s technical assistance hub, has published the first two handbooks in a series of practical guides for … Read more