By Iulian Comanescu The economic crisis in 2007-2009 and the rise of online platforms, particularly global social networks, had a significant impact on the Romanian media. Unlike in more developed markets where traditional media’s role as a watchdog of democracy is at risk, the Romanian press can no longer assert itself as the “4th power […]
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By Iulian Comanescu Back in the early 2000s, the Romanian media market was filled with excitement about the potential of the World Wide Web and the emerging field of mobile apps. There was talk of interactivity, vibrant animated content, real-time audience reporting, and detailed analytics. Additionally, the cost of publishing online was much cheaper than
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An analysis of the financial and audience metrics of “entertainment” broadcasting as compared to all-news broadcasting By Iulian Comanescu Pioneered in 2001 by Realitatea TV, a network striving to become a “Romanian CNN”, the all-news television sector has emerged as a prominent segment in the Romanian media landscape. Serving as a platform for political discourse
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Profile Itsy Bitsy is a family oriented radio station, broadcasting shows for children and with parenting/educational themes. On Air Studio is the company that runs the station. It has two shareholders with equal stakes: Nadia Tataru and Felix Tataru. Ownership Finances
Profile Angus Resources holds the broadcast license for the radio station Gold FM, a channel with a history of over two decades. Angus Resources bought the station in November 2020. The company is fully owned by Cosmin Andrei Gusa, the son of Cozmin Gusa, former owner of Realitatea TV station and former MP. Gold FM
Profile Radio Guerilla was launched in 2004 as part of the Realitatea Catavencu media group, later Realitatea Media. It lost its 24 broadcasting licences in 2013 when Realitatea Media tried to sell them, a type of transaction that is forbidden by law. The radio recovered its licences and started to broadcast again under a different
Profile Czech Radio Center, a private company from Czechia, controls three radio channels in Romania. A company founded in 1999, Europe Developpement International R owns Europa FM. The company’s shareholders are Czech Radio Center with 99.86% and Czech Media Invest with 0.14%, both Czech-owned firms. The other two radio stations in the group, Virgin Radio
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Profile Romanian Radio Company (SRR), known as Radio Romania, is the Romanian public service radio network. It operates nationwide channels, a network of regional stations and Radio Romania International, a channel catering to the global audience, airing in 11 languages. The broadcaster also runs its own news monitoring agency known as Rador. The governing structures
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Profile AG Radio Holding is the company that broadcasts the radio stations Kiss FM, Magic FM and One FM. It also fully owns Canet Radio that holds the broadcasting licence for the Rock FM radio station.AG Radio Holding’s shareholders are Nova Music New Media with 99.9999% and the Netherlands-incorporated Antenna Group with 0.0001%. Nova Music