Serbian media owners control nearly 25 outlets

Saša Blagojević and Dragan J. Vučićević reportedly hold ownership stakes in nearly 25 media outlets across Serbia. Blagojević, through Alo Media System, holds a 90 percent stake in Best Media Team, while Vučićević’s Insajder tim holds the remaining 10 percent.

Best Media Team owns various local media, including Lotel plus, RTV Golija, Radio i televizija Bačka Palanka, and Infomačva. Alo Media System owns Bizmedia, Inimedia, Radio Karolina, Lola, TDI, and Studio B.

Veran Matić, president of ANEM, noted the difficulty in tracking the full extent of direct and indirect control exerted by these owners over local television, digital, and print media. He also stated that the publishers of Alo and Informer, along with their affiliated companies, received over 180 million dinars, exceeding 1.5 million euros, through project co-financing competitions this year.