Category: MDIF update

Media Forum Insights: Jørgen Ejbol of JP/Politikens Hus A/S on why Facebook and Google are bad for democracy

24 January 2017

Media Forum Insights: Jørgen Ejbol of JP/Politikens Hus A/S on why Facebook and Google are bad for democracy

Media Forum: Separated by geography, united in mission

12 November 2016

The Media Forum 2016 in Prague closed after two days of insightful, practical and sometimes passionate panels, keynotes and workshops …

Media Forum 2016 kicks off in Prague

11 November 2016

More than 130 MDIF clients, investors, staff and Board members from nearly 40 countries attended the opening ceremony of the …

Заявление MDIF в связи с объявлением Фонда «нежелательной организацией»

18 August 2016

Мы выражаем свое недоумение по поводу решения Генеральной прокуратуры Российской Федерации о включении Фонда инвестиций в развитие СМИ в список …

MDIF statement on being declared ‘undesirable’ in Russia

18 August 2016

We regret the Russian Prosecutor-General’s decision to designate Media Development Investment Fund as an “undesirable” foreign organization. MDIF is an …

Leading Puntland radio station back on air 12 days after closure

29 June 2016

A closure order issued to Radio Daljir, the leading news station in the Puntland region of Somalia, was lifted on …

US investment fund acquires stake in leading Polish media business Agora

7 June 2016

New York, June 6, 2016: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a specialized US-based investment fund with a global portfolio of …

MDIF rolls out $2.4m capacity building program for Burmese media

25 April 2016

MDIF is rolling out a $2.4 million capacity building program for media in Myanmar, the Myanmar Media Program (MMP), funded …

Harlan Mandel talks to EMPEA about generating and measuring impact

21 March 2016

MDIF CEO Harlan Mandel talks to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association about generating and measuring impact in portfolio companies …