Moby Media Group (

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. Moby Group is privately owned, with headquarters in

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and 15 bureaus throughout Afghanistan. The company also has an office in

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, where regional business is conducted.

History

Moby Group was founded by

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Saad Mohseni with the start-up help of United States government money and with a cash injection from

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, led by his friend

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. The company has partnered with

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in Afghanistan, and the US government has continued funding some of its broadcasts. Mohseni is an Afghan-Australian who returned to his native Afghanistan in 2002. He is the founder and

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of Moby Group. Based in the Afghan capital

, as of 2023 the company employs over 1200 staff across 16 businesses. In 2015, the

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labeled TOLO TV a 'propaganda network'. In 2016, its subsidiary Lapis was paid AU$1.6 million for promoting a "anti-refugee" film commissioned by the Australian Department of Immigration. The film was also broadcast on TOLO TV. Besides Afghanistan, Moby Group also has offices in the

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, and

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Group structure

The company has three divisions: * Moby Media Group, with the broadcast brands TOLOnews, TOLO TV, Lemar TV, Arman FM, Kana TV, Barbud Music, Kaboora, Toot and Darya streaming service, along with production, media distribution, talent management, print media and directories. * Moby Technology Group, which operates technology companies Afghan ITT and 456 in the IT&T and

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arenas. * Moby People Group, which includes the advertising agency Lapis and the AndeshaGah

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chain.

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Moby Media Group
Mass media companies of Afghanistan Mass media companies established in 2002 2002 establishments in Afghanistan {{media-company-stub Radio stations in Afghanistan

History

Group structure

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