Politika
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(full legal name: ''Politika a.d. Beograd'') (
BELEXPLTK is a Serbian media corporation founded in present form in 2005, and it has continually existed in various legal forms since 1904.
It is partly owned by
Government of Serbia
The Government of Serbia ( sr, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Government ( sr, ...
and companies in which the Republic of Serbia has majority of shares with the other part belonging to small shareholders.
Management
The company is run by a 10-member Managing Board and 4-member Executive Board. The Managing Board is composed of the following individuals:
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(''In Serbian'')
* Darko Ribnikar
* Zeferino Grasi
* Srećko Bugarinović
* Danilo Jakić
* Zoran Mašorinski
* Jasmina Mitrović-Marić
* Slobodan Bogunović
* Kosta Sandić
* Nemanja Stevanović
* Suzana Vasiljević
The board is structured such that one member is the government's representative, one member represents small shareholders, a number may be proposed by the government, and all board members need to be confirmed by a shareholder's meeting.
Assets
Politika Newspapers & Magazines
Since 2002, together with German madia concern
WAZ, Politika AD maintains a 50-50 joint venture called Politika Newspapers & Magazines that's registered as a limited liability company. That joint entity controls two daily newspapers (''
Politika
''Politika'' ( sr-Cyrl, Политика; ''Politics'') is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans.
Publishing and owners ...
'', ''
Sportski žurnal
''Sportski žurnal'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Спортски журнал) is a Serbian sports daily newspaper. About half of the pages are devoted to football, whereas the rest deals with athletics, auto racing, basketball, boxing, cycling, judo, k ...
''), and eight periodical publications (''Ilustrovana politika'', ''
Svet kompjutera'', ''Ana'', ''Viva'' (discontinued), ''Bazar'', ''Enigmatika'', ''Huper'' (discontinued mid-December 2008), ''
Politikin zabavnik'', and ''Razbibriga''). The same joint venture also owns a large printing facility using
Komori
is a Japanese press manufacturer that manufactures web offset presses, security printing presses, sheet-fed offset presses, package printing presses and printing related equipment.
It is one of the last privately-owned press producers. Komo ...
technology controlled through a company called Politika stamparija d.o.o. as well as a large distribution network.
RTV Politika
Politika AD also owned controlling stake (50.97%) in
RTV Politika
RTV Politika ( sr, РТВ Политика) was a major Serbian TV station, owned by Politika AD, that was on the air from June 28, 1990 until December 31, 2010.
It was founded on June 28, 1990 and it was a majority-owned subsidiary of the afor ...
, local radio-television broadcaster seen and heard throughout city of
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
and surrounding municipalities that eventually stopped broadcasting in 2007.
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.politika-ad.rs
Credit Risk Monitor reportGoogle Finance report
1904 establishments in Serbia
Companies based in Belgrade
Magazine publishing companies
Mass media companies established in 1904
Publishing companies of Serbia
Newspaper companies