They rely on sponsors and advertising, yet face high costs for transmitters, equipment, labour, etc. The financial conditions for independent newspapers is probably even more difficult. Circulation is low, as are income from advertising and sales. At the same time, printing, paper and distribution costs are high. Some papers, however, receive foreign assistance.
T here are some organisations that own a stake in the media.
However, media concentration is certainly not apparent. The broadcast media B ecause the steadily deteriorating economic situation has rendered newspapers an unaffordable luxury for a large percentage of the Azeri population, the role and influence of the broadcast media are disproportionately greater than those of the press. According to one source, the company employs 1,500 people. Siyazan and Kanal-6 . They can only broadcast locally, since state TV has a monopoly on nation-wide broadcasting.