In Russia, plans for a so-called patriotic media holding to support "politically-correct artists" are making headway. The state-run Kremlin Media plans to buy MUZ-TV, one of Russia's oldest music stations, and incorporate it into the new holding, says Russia's Vedomosti daily, quoting sources in the music industry.
Deutsche Welle: Russia mulls promoting patriotic artists
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian pop singer Larisa Dolina sing the Russian national anthem as they take part in a rally and a concert by the Kremlin Wall in central Moscow on March 18, 2015, to mark one year since Russia's President Vladimir Putin signed off on the annexation of Crimea in a epochal shift that ruptured ties with Ukraine and the West.
