Ismat Sattarov was born in Baku in 1983. He received a bachelor's degree from the "Economic Cybernetics and Applied Mathematics" faculty of Baku State University in 2002, a master's degree from the same faculty in 2004, and a PhD in technical sciences in 2008.

He worked in the banking sector in 2000-2004, and from 2004 to 2010 he worked in the Analytical and Information Department of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Since 2011, he has been the director of the "Region TV" production group, and since 2014, he has been the director of the "Region TV" television channel established on the basis of that production group. Since 2016, he has been the head of "ARB Media Group" and the director of "ARB 24" LLC.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated April 04, 2020, Ismat Sattarov was appointed a member of the National Television and Radio Council for a period of 6 years. In accordance with subparagraph 4.2 of the Decree No.1589 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 08, 2022, he continues his activities in the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan as an unexpired member of the National Television and Radio Council until the end of his term. He was elected Chairman of the Council at the meeting of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 09, 2022.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated July 21, 2025, he was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for his contribution to the development of the national media.

Gasham Najafov was born in 1957 in Imishli district. In 1981 he graduated from the Faculty of Azerbaijan Language and Literature of the Ganja State University.

For many years, he worked as a teacher of Azerbaijani language and literature and deputy director in various secondary schools in the Imishli region. In 1999, he moved to Baku. He worked in secondary schools in Baku, at Tafakkur University and Baku Slavic University.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union, head of the Children's Literature Department, head of the poetry department of the "Azerbaijan" magazine. He is the author and host of the "Ve ya" program on the “Culture TV" channel, and a teacher of the "Language of Radio and Television" subject at the Television and Radio Academy operating under the "Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting" CJSC.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 8, 2025 Gasham Najafov was appointed as a member of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

He has been awarded the title of “Honored Worker of Culture.”

Bakhtiyar Balakishiyev was born in 1957 in Khojavend district. In 1976, he began his studies at the Faculty of Philology at Azerbaijan State University. From 1979 to 1982, he continued his studies at the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University.

From 1982 to 1989, he worked as an editor at the State Publishing Committee. From 1989 to 2006, he held the positions of editor, head of the department, and chief editor at the Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee. In 2006, he resigned from his position at the state television channel for personal reasons and began cooperation with various TV channels. From 2010 to 2016, he served as head of the department at the "Azerbaijan" newspaper.

From 2014 to 2015, he served as a member of the Working Group on Assessment of Losses and Damages in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, operating under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From 2016 to 2017, he held the position of Deputy Director of the “CultureTV” channel at “Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting” CJSC. In 2019, he was appointed Head of the Department of Author Programs and Special Projects at “Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting” CJSC.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 12, 2019 Bakhtiyar Balakishiyev was appointed a member of the National Television and Radio Council for a period of 6 years. In accordance with subparagraph 4.2 of the Decree No.1589 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 08, 2022 he continued his activities in the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan as an unexpired member of the National Television and Radio Council until 2025. 

By Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 8, 2025 Bakhtiyar Balakishiyev was again appointed a member of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

For his contribution to the development of the national media in Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Balakishiyev was awarded the "Progress" medal in 2010, and the title of "Honored Journalist" in 2025. He is a member of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union and the Azerbaijan Journalists' Union. He is the author of the books "Meteor Rains", "Between Earth and Sky", "Independence Thoughts", numerous articles, feature and documentary films.

Telli Aliyeva was born in 1954 in the Vedibasar region of Western Azerbaijan (now the Republic of Armenia). She studied at the Faculty of Journalism of Azerbaijan State University from 1971 to 1976.

In 1977-1980, she was the chief librarian at the Republican Youth Library named after Jafar Jabbarli, in 1980-1981, a correspondent at the Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee, in 1981-1982 a junior editor at the Youth editorial office of the Azerbaijan State Television, in 1982-1992 an editor at the socio-political and economic information editorial office of the State Television, in 1992-1993 deputy head of the "Screen of the Day" Creative Union of the State Television Information Studio, in 1993-1995 head of the Information Service of the "Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Company", in 1995-1997 director of the Second Program of Television, in 1997-2005 deputy chief program director for the Second Program, and since 2005 deputy director of Television Programs of "Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting" CJSC.

In 2021-2025, she was the rector of the Television and Radio Academy operating under the "Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting" CJSC.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 12, 2019 Telli Aliyeva was appointed a member of the National Television and Radio Council for a period of 6 years. In accordance with subparagraph 4.2 of the Decree No.1589 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 08, 2022, she continued his activities in the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan as an unexpired member of the National Television and Radio Council until 2025.

By Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 8, 2025 Telli Aliyeva was again appointed a member of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

For her contribution to the development of the national media and culture, Telli Aliyeva was awarded the title of "Honored Cultural Worker" in 2006, the "Progress" medal in 2008, and the "Service to the Motherland Order of the 2nd degree” in 2024. She has been awarded the "Golden Pen", "Hasan bey Zardabi", "Mammad Araz", and "Natavan" awards in various years. She is a laureate of the "High Media Award”. Telli Aliyeva is the author of 10 books, 4 of which are poetry books. She is a member of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union and the Azerbaijan Journalists' Union.

Aslan Khalilov was born in 1962 in the Shamakhi District. From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the Faculty of History of Baku State University, and from 1985 to 1988 he continued his education at the Faculty of History of Moscow State University. 

From 1989 to 2003, he worked at the Department of History at Baku Slavic University, first as a teacher and then as a senior teacher. Since 2003, he has been working as an associate professor. He has been a doctor of historical sciences since 2018.

In 2003, he was appointed a member of the National Television and Radio Council for a period of 2 years by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By the relevant orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2005, 2011 and 2017 he was again appointed a member of the National Television and Radio Council for a period of 6 years. He continued his activities in the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan until 2023 as a member of the National Television and Radio Council whose term of office has not expired, in accordance with subparagraph 4.2 of Decree No.1589 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 8, 2022.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated April 14, 2023 Aslan Khalilov was appointed a member of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
In 1996, he defended his dissertation on the topic "The Genocide against the Muslim Population of Transcaucasia in Historical Sources" and received the PhD in history. This work is the first dissertation in our national historiography to evaluate the mass killings committed by Armenian state organizations against the Muslim population of the South Caucasus in 1917-1920 as genocide. Based on that dissertation, the book of the same name, published in Russian in 2000, is kept in the Library of the US Congress, the Holocaust Memorial Museum in the US, and the libraries of a number of leading countries of the world.

According to the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated July 21, 2025 he was awarded the "Progress" medal for his contribution to the development of the national media in Azerbaijan. He is the author of 2 monographs and over 60 scientific and scientific-publicist articles.

Isa Mammadov was born in 1953, in Lankaran District. In 1970 he enrolled in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute. In 1975 he graduated from the institute and received the title of engineer on the specialty "Radio communication and radio broadcasting". 
He began his professional career in 1976 at the "Republic Radio and Television Transmitting Center" of the Ministry of Communications of the Azerbaijan SSR, initially working as a senior electromechanics, and from 1977 onwards, as an engineer. 
Isa Mammadov was sent to the purposeful full-time postgraduate course at the Moscow Electrotechnical Communications Institute on the initiative of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev. He entered the full-time postgraduate course in 1978 and graduated from this institute in 1982, receiving the degree of PhD in technical sciences. He defended his doctoral dissertation at the Odessa National Academy of Communications in 2002. By the decision of the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 19, 2010 Isa Mammadov was awarded the academic title of Professor.
Since 1983, he has been working as an assistant, senior lecturer, associate professor and professor at the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute (now Azerbaijan Technical University). From 1996 to 2005, he periodically worked as a head of the department and dean at the Azerbaijan Technical University, and in parallel from 1997 to 2003, he was the head of the "Radio Equipment of ships" department at the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy.
He has worked in National Television and Radio Council as the Head of the Technical Department (2004-2008), as the Deputy Head of the Financial and Technical Control Department (2008-2021), and as the Head of the Financial and Technical Control Department (2021-2022). Since April 25, 2022 he has worked as the Head of the Department of Technical Control of Audiovisual Broadcasting and Information Technologies of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 14 April 2023, Isa Mammadov was appointed a member of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 

Isa Mammadov has served and continues to serve in numerous public and academic roles. From 1985 to 1990, he worked as a secretary of the scientific publication “Radio Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Communications” and member of the Technical Council of the Ministry of Communications. From 1997 to 2013 he worked as a deputy chair of the “Electronics and Communications” section of the Scientific-Methodological Council at the Ministry of Education, member of the Scientific Councils of both Azerbaijan Technical University and the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy, and as Scientific Secretary of the Expert Board of the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of Azerbaijan.
In 2016, he was awarded the title of "Honored Engineer". Isa Mammadov is the author of a number of books, numerous monographs and articles. 

Mubariz Asgarov was born in Ujar in 1962. In 1986 he entered the Faculty of Journalism of Baku State University. Later he continued his education at the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University. He graduated from the same university with honors in 1992.
In 1992, he started working at the Azerbaijan State Television, where he worked as a senior editor and head of the artistic-experimental group. During those years, he was the author and host of the programs "Ve..." and "Gulp". Since 1998, he has worked as a leading editor, head of the author's program bureau, and chief producer at the independent television company "ANS". He was the author and host of the programs "Gulp" and "Mubariza" broadcast on the "ANS" television channel. Since 2013, he has been the founder and director of "Gulp studio" LLC, and the author of the program "Rezonans".
By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated April 29, 2021 Mubariz Asgarov was appointed a member of the National Television and Radio Council for a period of 6 years. In accordance with subparagraph 4.2 of the Decree No.1589 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 08, 2022, he continues his activities in the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan as an unexpired member of the National Television and Radio Council until the end of his term.
In 2015, he was awarded the title of "Honored Journalist". He is the author of the documentaries "The History of a Press Conference", "The Mountains of Shusha are Covered in Black Fog", "The Lesson of Khojaly", "Death Sentence - Life Sentence", "The Last Day of Kalbajar", "The Sign of Khojaly", "44 Days, 44 Moments", "Shusha", "Black Fate - White Death".