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Zoran Kesić satirical show discontinued on Nova S
The satirical program ‘24 Minutes with Zoran Kesić’ will no longer be broadcast on Nova S television. The decision follows a failure to reach an agreement between the production team and Adria News Network (ANN), the owner of Nova S, which was recently acquired by the Portuguese investment fund Alpac Capital.
ANN management stated the decision was based on professional and economic rationales, noting that the show was one of the most expensive items in the programming schedule, costing over 500,000 euros annually for less than 30 hours of content. They described the show’s commercial impact as marginal and emphasized the need for financial discipline.
Zoran Kesić and his team have disputed these claims, suggesting the move is politically motivated to ‘discipline’ the station ahead of upcoming elections in Serbia. They indicated that the decision might be linked to timing rather than purely financial concerns. The production team announced that the new season will instead launch on September 19 via their YouTube channel.
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Adria News Network · Alpac Capital · European Movement in Serbia · Nova S · Pedro Vargas David · Zoran Kesić
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The decision followed the acquisition of Nova S by the Portuguese investment fund Alpac Capital. n1info.rs
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The annual cost of the show exceeded 500,000 euros for less than 30 hours of programming.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Zoran Kesic stated that the production team had signed their contract in June, but the network had not responded. n1info.rs
- [● 2 SOURCES] ANN decided to discontinue the satirical program '24 Minutes with Zoran Kesic' on Nova S. n1info.rs
- [○ 1 SOURCE] ANN claimed the show's commercial impact did not justify its production costs.