Radio and Television BN

Radio and Television BN

Radio i Televizija BN is a media company that owns multiple outlets, including BT TV and Radio BN. The prominent figures in the company are the founders, Jela Trišić and Vladimir Trišić. Vladimir Trišić serves as the CEO, while Jela Trišić is the Executive CEO of Radio i Televizija BN.

The company was originally founded in 1993 as Trišić-promet. In 1996, it established the BN Televizija company, and in 2001, Trišić-promet changed its name to Radio i Televizija BN.

Radio i Televizija BN and its outlets often align with opposition parties in Republika Srpska and frequently engage in open confrontations with the ruling SNSD party and members of Milorad Dodik’s family. In 2013, a phone call recording was published in which Milorad Dodik was heard threatening and insulting Trisic.

Key facts

Business Form

Private

Legal Form

Limited Liability Company

Ownership

Individual Owner

Media Outlets
Other Media Outlets

Other Online Outlets

Rtvbn.com

Facts

Media Business

TV production

TV BN

Radio production

Radio BN

General Information

Founding Year

1993

Affiliated Interests Founder

Jela Trišić

one of the two original founders of Radio i televizija BN and largest shareholder of the company, owning 66 percent. She is also the owner of BN Music, a music production company affiliated with Radio i televizija BN.

Employees

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Contact

Adress: Laze Kostića street 146, Bijeljina

Tel: +38765512-450,228-400,228-260

Web site: rtvbn.tv

Tax/ ID Number

4400330920001

Financial Information

Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)

6.75 mln USD / 11.65 mln BAM

Operating Profit (in Mill. $)

2.90 mln USD / 5.01 mln BAM

Advertising (in % of total funding)

3.35 USD / 5.78 BAM 49%

Further Information

Data Publicly Available

ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.

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Meta Data

Ownership data from 2023 is sourced from the Bijeljina Basic Court and is available through the court upon request. Media outlet was contacted on 8th of August 2023 and responded to our questions on 30th August 2023. Ownership data was obtained through a FOI request to the responsible municipal court in July 2023. Financial data is only available for RTV BN doo, not specifically for the BN TV or Radio BN outlets. The revenue and operating profit figures are from 2021, and obtained from the Agency for intermediary, IT and financial services - APIF. The amounts have been converted into USD using the Central Bank's average exchange rate for December 31, 2021. Audience share information for the period between March 2022 and March 2023 was obtained from the Audience Measurement and IPSOS market research firm.

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