Teleradio Moldova

Name

Teleradio Moldova

Legal name

Instituţia Publică Naţională a Audiovizualului Compania Teleradio-Moldova

Website

https://trm.md

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Broadcasting Services

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Nonprofit Radio Networks (NPR-style) (MPABABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Talk/News/Sports Radio Networks & Syndication (MPAIAEAG), News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Public broadcasting
• National television
• Radio broadcasting
• News media
• Cultural programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Chisinau

HQ country

Moldova

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public funding / State budget: As a public broadcaster, Teleradio Moldova operates primarily through state funding allocated from the national budget of the Republic of Moldova, consistent with its role as the public media service institution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Teleradio Moldova is the public broadcaster of the Republic of Moldova, operating two national television channels (Moldova 1 and Moldova 2) and three radio stations (Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Tineret, and Radio Moldova Muzical). It delivers news, cultural programming, music, sports, documentaries, and entertainment content via terrestrial broadcast, online streaming, and a digital news portal, supported by an in-house documentary film studio (TeleFilm Chișinău) and a professional training center (CIC).

Product overview

IP Compania Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) is Moldova's public broadcasting service operating a unified multi-platform media portfolio. The core offering consists of two television channels (Moldova 1 and Moldova 2) and three radio stations (Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Tineret, and Radio Moldova Muzical), all providing news, cultural, educational, and entertainment programming. Supporting units include TeleFilm Chișinău for documentary production and the Centrul de Instruire Continuă (CIC) for staff development. The organization delivers content via traditional broadcast, online streaming, and its digital news portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Moldova 1 Primary national public television channel of Teleradio Moldova, broadcasting news programs, cultural shows, documentaries, sports coverage, and entertainment including the Eurovision national selection on a 24-hour schedule.
• Moldova 2 Secondary public television channel featuring cultural programming, musical shows, theatrical performances, documentaries, and international co-productions.
• Radio Moldova National public radio station broadcasting news bulletins, talk shows, cultural programs, radio theater, music programming, and coverage of national events across Moldova.
• Radio Moldova Tineret Youth-oriented public radio station broadcasting across 24 frequencies nationwide with news, music, cultural content, and educational features for young audiences.
• Radio Moldova Muzical Classical and music-focused radio station featuring orchestral concerts, jazz programs, opera broadcasts, European music co-productions via EBU, and coverage of international music festivals.
• TeleFilm Chișinău Documentary film production department producing documentaries, essays, art films, ethnographic films, and scientific films for broadcast on public TV channels, TV archives, and international film festivals.
• Centrul de Instruire Continuă (CIC) Continuing education center providing professional training, qualification, and development for TRM employees and other media professionals, having trained 1,483 participants from 2017-2022.
• Online News Portal (trm.md) Digital news platform covering categories including Social, Political, Economic, Regional, Cultural, Sports, Diaspora, Eurovision, and Electoral news with RSS feed subscriptions, available in Romanian, Russian, and English.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full territorial coverage across Republic of Moldova and audiences beyond its borders

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• BBC Media ActionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2025TRM implements a safeguarding policy in partnership with BBC Media Action, as part of the 'MOL: Supporting TRM's Transformation' project, following an agreement signed in 2023 with the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Training sessions involved over 100 TRM employees.
• ERR (Estonian Public Broadcasting)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Estonian public broadcaster ERR visited Teleradio Moldova in October 2023 for bilateral cooperation discussions, led by Chairman Erik Roose.
• European Broadcasting Union (EBU/UERT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Teleradio Moldova has been a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU/UERT) since 1994, providing access to international broadcasting cooperation, content exchange, and participation in events like the Eurovision Song Contest.
• Deutsche Welle (DW)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of collaboration signed with Deutsche Welle for content exchange and media cooperation.
• NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRM participates in trilateral cooperation with Japan's NHK and Ukraine's Suspilne in the public media service sector, coordinated by JICA.
• Suspilne (Ukrainian Public Television and Radio)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRM participates in trilateral cooperation with Ukraine's Suspilne and Japan's NHK in the public media service sector, coordinated by JICA.
• TVR (Romanian Television)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement for content exchange and broadcasting collaboration between the two national public broadcasters.
• SRR (Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with the Romanian national radio broadcaster.
• TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with TRT for content and broadcasting exchange.
• BNT (Bulgarian National Television)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with the Bulgarian national public broadcaster.
• LRT (Lithuanian Teleradio Company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with the Lithuanian public broadcaster.
• Radio-Televiziunea de Stat din BelarusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with the state broadcaster of Belarus.
• Council of Europe (CoE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe TeleFilm Chișinău studio was reopened in 2017 with support from the Council of Europe and the EU. The TRM web portal was developed with support from the EU-CoE Joint Project 'Promoting Media Freedom and Pluralism in the Republic of Moldova.'
• European Union (EU)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU co-funding for TeleFilm Chișinău's reopening in 2017 and ongoing support for media freedom and pluralism initiatives. EU-supported projects also include reflecting Moldova's European journey.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BNT (Bulgarian National Television): Bulgaria's public broadcaster with multiple TV channels and radio stations, comparable small EU-accession-state broadcaster with whom TRM has a formal cooperation agreement.
• ERR (Estonian Public Broadcasting): Estonia's national public broadcaster operating TV and radio channels; engaged in bilateral cooperation with TRM (October 2023 visit), serving comparable small Eastern European market with similar digital transformation trajectory.
• Suspilne (Ukrainian Public Television and Radio): Ukraine's national public broadcaster, direct peer as fellow post-Soviet EBU member public broadcaster with TV and radio channels, also participating in the JICA-coordinated trilateral cooperation with TRM and NHK.
• TVR (Romanian Television): Romania's public broadcaster with multiple TV channels; TRM has a content cooperation agreement with TVR and the two share linguistic and cultural proximity, serving Romanian-speaking audiences across borders.
• LRT (Lithuanian Public Broadcaster): Lithuania's national public broadcaster operating TV and radio services; TRM has an active cooperation agreement with LRT and both are EBU members serving similarly-sized European markets.

Broad incumbents

• TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation): Turkey's large national public broadcaster with extensive international operations (including multilingual channels). TRM has a content cooperation agreement; a much larger EBU-member broadcaster serving as a scale reference point.
• NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation): Japan's national public broadcaster; participates in JICA-coordinated trilateral public media cooperation with TRM and Suspilne, providing training and modernization support as a global public broadcasting leader.
• Deutsche Welle: Germany's international public broadcaster with global multilingual operations; has a memorandum of collaboration with TRM for content exchange and media cooperation, serving as a partnership counterparty rather than direct competitor.

Others

• BBC Media Action: BBC's international development charity supporting public media globally; actively partnered with TRM on safeguarding policy implementation and journalist training as part of 'MOL: Supporting TRM's Transformation' project.

Regional players

• Belarusian State TV and Radio (BTRC): Belarusian state broadcaster with cooperation agreement with TRM; comparable post-Soviet broadcasting infrastructure but operates in a different political/media environment and does not share the EU-accession trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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