The story
Founded by Saad Mohseni in 2002.1
Moby Group was founded by Afghan entrepreneur Saad Mohseni with the start-up help of United States government money and with a cash injection from News Corporation, led by his friend Rupert Murdoch. The company has partnered with Voice of America 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 chief executive officer of Moby Group. Based in the Afghan capital Kabul, as of 2023 the company employs over 1200 staff across 16 businesses.
In 2015, the Taliban labeled TOLO TV a 'propaganda network'.
In 2016, its subsidiary Lapis was paid AU$1.6 million for promoting an "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 UAE, Pakistan, and Ethiopia.
From Wikipedia’s article on Moby Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4