Moby Media Group (Pashto: د موبي ډله/Dari: گروه موبی) is the largest media company in Afghanistan. Moby Group is privately owned, with headquarters in Kabul and 15 bureaus throughout Afghanistan. The company also has an office in Dubai, where regional business is conducted.

History

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. Saad Mohseni is an Afghan-Australian who returned to his native Afghanistan in 2002. Saad is founder and current chief executive officer of Moby Group. Based in the capital city of 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 a "anti-refugee" film commissioned by the Australian Department of Immigration. The film was also broadcast on TOLO TV. Moby Group has offices in Afghanistan, UAE, Pakistan, and Ethiopia.

Group structure

The company has three divisions: