Politika a.d.
Serbian media corporation
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Politika a.d. (full legal name: Politika a.d. Beograd) (BELEX: PLTK) is a Serbian media corporation founded in present form in 2005, and it has continually existed in various legal forms since 1904.
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Native name | Политика а.д. |
|---|---|
| Company type | Joint-stock company |
| BELEX: PLTK | |
| Industry | Newspapers, Radio broadcasting |
| Genre | News media |
| Founded | 31 October 1998 (Current form) 25 January 1904 (Founded) |
| Founder | Vladislav F. Ribnikar |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Zoran Mošorinski (General director) |
| Products | Politika, Sportski žurnal, Ilustrovana politika, Svet kompjutera, Politikin zabavnik, Bazar |
| Revenue |  €5.39 million (2024)[1] |
 (€12.08 million) (2024)[1] | |
| Total assets | €21.26 million (2024)[2] |
| Total equity | (-€40.66 million) (2024)[2] |
| Owner | Pension Fund (29.45) Government of Serbia (18.56%) Akcionarski Fond a.d. (10.06%) RFZO (10.00%) Others (as of 27 April 2025) |
Number of employees | 186 (2024) |
| Website | www |
It is majority owned by the Government of Serbia and companies in which it has majority of shares.
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:[3]
- 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, Sportski žurnal), 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 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, local radio-television broadcaster seen and heard throughout city of Belgrade and surrounding municipalities that eventually stopped broadcasting in 2007.