Politika AD
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Politika a.d. (BELEX
: PLTK) is a Serbia
n 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
and companies in which the Republic of Seriba has majority of shares with the other part belonging to small shareholders. Since November 20, 2008 Milorad Gušavac is the CEO
of Politika a.d. replacing Zoran Vacić. The company is run by a 10-member Managing Board and 4-member Executive Board.
The board is structured such that one member is the government's representative (currently Jovan Simić), one member represents small shareholders (currently Baljkas), a number may be proposed by the government, and all board members need to be confirmed by a shareholder's meeting.
Executive Board members:
, 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
, Sportski žurnal
), and eight periodical publications (Ilustrovana politika, Svet kompjutera
, Ana, Viva, Bazar, Enigmatika, Huper (discontinued mid-December 2008), Politikin zabavnik
, and Razbibriga). The same joint venture also owns a large printing facility using Komori
technology controlled through a company called Politika stamparija d.o.o. as well as a large distribution network.
, local radio-television broadcaster seen and heard throughout city of Belgrade
and surrounding municipalities that eventually stopped broadcasting in 2007.
Belgrade Stock Exchange
The Belgrade Stock Exchange is a stock exchange in Belgrade, Serbia.-History:The first ideas about establishing an institution which would control the movement of the value of money appeared in Serbia in the 1830s. The Serbian Trading Association, important for the development of the entire...
: PLTK) is a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n 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
Government of Serbia
Officially the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the executive branch of government in Serbia.-Current government:The current government was elected on 7 July 2008 by the majority vote in the National Assembly of Serbia and restructured on 14 March 2011...
and companies in which the Republic of Seriba has majority of shares with the other part belonging to small shareholders. Since November 20, 2008 Milorad Gušavac is the CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Politika a.d. replacing Zoran Vacić. The company is run by a 10-member Managing Board and 4-member Executive Board.
Managment
The Managing Board is composed of the following individuals:- Sonja Liht
- Jovan Simić
- Dr. Predrag Mihajlović
- Dr. Slobodan Marković
- Dr Zoran Stojiljković
- Branimir Dimitrijević
- Živko Baljkas
- Slobodan Bogunović
- Mladen Serventi
- Dr. Miroslav Pešić
The board is structured such that one member is the government's representative (currently Jovan Simić), one member represents small shareholders (currently Baljkas), a number may be proposed by the government, and all board members need to be confirmed by a shareholder's meeting.
Executive Board members:
- Milorad Gušavac, CEO
- Petar Radosavljević
- Dušan Petrović
- Srđan Markotić
Politika Newspapers & Magazines
Since 2002, together with German madia concern WAZWAZ-Mediengruppe
The WAZ-Mediengruppe is Germany's third largest newspaper and magazine publisher with a total of over 500 publications in eight countries. WAZ-Mediengruppe is privately held by the founders' families and is headquartered in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.The group's largest paper is Westdeutsche...
, 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
Politika is a Serbian newspaper. It is considered the newspaper of record and is the oldest daily in the Balkans, having been founded on January 25, 1904 by Vladislav Ribnikar. It is currently being published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines , a joint venture between Politika AD and...
, Sportski žurnal
Sportski žurnal
Sportski žurnal is a Belgrade-based sports daily. Each day, about half of its pages are devoted to football, whereas the rest deal with, in order of importance, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, handball, tennis, auto racing, skiing, boxing, cycling etc...
), and eight periodical publications (Ilustrovana politika, Svet kompjutera
Svet kompjutera
Svet kompjutera is a computer magazine published in Serbia. It is a computer magazine with the highestcirculation in the country Svet kompjutera (World of Computers) (Started October 1984) is a computer magazine published in Serbia. It is a computer magazine with the highestcirculation in the...
, Ana, Viva, Bazar, Enigmatika, Huper (discontinued mid-December 2008), Politikin zabavnik
Politikin zabavnik
Politikin Zabavnik is a popular magazine in Serbia, published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines. The first issue came out on 28 February 1939. In the beginning it was printed in the form of newspaper, and issued biweekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Nowadays it comes out weekly on Fridays...
, and Razbibriga). The same joint venture also owns a large printing facility using Komori
Komori
Komori is the fourth largest manufacturer of printing presses, behind MAN Roland, Heidelberg and Koenig & Bauer AG . Komori is based in Japan and was founded in October 1923....
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 PolitikaRTV Politika
RTV Politika was a major Serbian TV station, owned by Politika AD, that was on the air from 1990 until 2007.It was founded in 1990 and it was a majority-owned subsidiary of the aforementioned Politika AD media company that solely dealt in print media up to that point...
, local radio-television broadcaster seen and heard throughout city of Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
and surrounding municipalities that eventually stopped broadcasting in 2007.