Media Ownership & Control Map

Outlet-level view of owners, hierarchies, cross-border links, and resilience — standardized, explainable, confidence-scored.

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Why this matters

Traditional ownership databases (like Orbis, Refinitiv, PitchBook) give corporate trees, but not outlet-level alignment or explainability. Web or registry scraping adds fragments, but no standardization.

This segment blends structured feeds from trusted corporate data APIs with Starzdata Smart Queries, harmonized into one taxonomy. For consultants, regulators, and foresight units, it means moving from scattered, static ownership charts to a refreshable, explainable map of who controls media outlets — and how concentrated, cross-border, or financially resilient they are.

How Starzdata solves this

Normalize outlets, domains, legal entities, and registry IDs in a unified taxonomy.
Reconcile owners and beneficial owners; compute hierarchy depth and control %.
Flag cross-border structures and add compliance notes when signals exist.
Score financial strength with transparent, documented rules.
Deliver field-level confidence based on source availability, freshness, and methods.

This segment is activated with a blend of trusted sources and your own inputs

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What you get:

Outlet / operating-company rows with owners and legal traceability.
Concentration indicators and financial strength proxy with explainable scores.
Compliance-ready datasets for regulators, NGOs, and consultants.
API / CSV / Sheets outputs, workflow-ready for BI and CRM tools.

Sample data for this segment

#	row scope	row scope confidence	outlet name	outlet name confidence	primary domain	primary domain confidence	legal entity name	legal entity name confidence	company registry id	company registry id confidence	parent entity name	parent entity name confidence	geo country	geo country confidence	ownership type	ownership type confidence	beneficial owners	beneficial owners confidence	ownership hierarchy depth	ownership hierarchy depth confidence	cross border flag	cross border flag confidence	shareholding percentage	shareholding percentage confidence	financial strength score	financial strength score confidence	market concentration index	market concentration index confidence	notes compliance	notes compliance confidence
1	outlet	96%	Le Monde	98%	lemonde.fr	99%	Le Monde Libre SAS	95%	447 897 465	94%	Groupe Le Monde	92%	France	99%	family	95%	[{"name":"Xavier Niel","share_pct":51,"role":"indi...	92%	3	90%		95%	51	90%	78	86%	0.42	88%	Minority partners hold governance rights.	70%
2	outlet	96%	The Guardian	99%	theguardian.com	99%	Guardian News & Media Ltd	97%	00908396	96%	Scott Trust Limited	97%	United Kingdom	99%	foundation	99%	[{"name":"Scott Trust","share_pct":100,"role":"fou...	98%	1	96%		98%	100	98%	65	86%	0.36	88%
3	operating_company	94%	Fox News	98%	foxnews.com	99%	Fox News Network, LLC	96%	2000586	94%	Fox Corporation	95%	United States	99%	listed	95%	[{"name":"Murdoch Family Trust","share_pct":39,"ro...	90%	2	90%	true	92%	39	88%	84	88%	0.48	89%	Cross-border trust involvement noted.	75%
4	outlet	95%	El País	98%	elpais.com	99%	Diario El País, S.L.	95%	B-28307994	92%	PRISA	94%	Spain	99%	private	95%	[{"name":"PRISA Group","share_pct":70,"role":"enti...	90%	4	88%	true	90%	70	86%	55	83%	0.51	86%	Debt load may affect resilience.	70%
5	holding_company	95%	Al Jazeera	99%	aljazeera.com	99%	Al Jazeera Media Network	98%	N/A	60%			Qatar	99%	state	99%	[{"name":"State of Qatar","share_pct":100,"role":"...	98%		98%		97%	100	98%	90	91%	0.62	90%	State ownership; governance transparency varies by...	72%
6	outlet	94%	Süddeutsche Zeitung	97%	sueddeutsche.de	98%	Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH	95%	HRB 73002	92%	Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding	94%	Germany	99%	private	95%	[{"name":"SWMH GmbH","share_pct":81,"role":"entity...	90%	3	89%		96%	81	87%	72	84%	0.45	87%
7	outlet	93%	Globo	98%	globo.com	99%	Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A.	95%	33.000.002/0001-04	93%	Grupo Globo	94%	Brazil	99%	family	95%	[{"name":"Marinho Family","share_pct":100,"role":"...	94%	2	90%		97%	100	95%	82	87%	0.58	89%	Family concentration may limit diversity.	70%
8	outlet	95%	Times of India	98%	timesofindia.indiatimes.com	99%	Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.	96%	U22120MH1913PLC000391	92%			India	99%	family	96%	[{"name":"Sahu Jain Family","share_pct":100,"role"...	95%	1	94%		96%	100	96%	75	84%	0.57	88%	High family dominance in market.	72%
9	outlet	95%	Asahi Shimbun	98%	asahi.com	99%	The Asahi Shimbun Company	96%	0100-01-000123	90%			Japan	99%	private	95%	[{"name":"Employee Shareholders Association","shar...	90%	2	89%		97%	45	88%	70	85%	0.4	86%	Shared ownership structure mitigates concentration...	75%

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Each row represents either an outlet, an operating company, or a holding company. The first fields identify the entity — name, domain, legal registration, parent company, and country. Ownership details then show the type of ownership, the list of beneficial owners with percentages where available, the largest known shareholding, the depth of the ownership chain, and whether it involves foreign jurisdictions. Risk fields provide a financial strength score and a market concentration index for comparability across outlets and markets. Finally, a compliance note highlights any governance or transparency issues. Every enriched field is delivered with a confidence score, reflecting source availability, freshness, and methods.

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