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On the eve of the official start of the election campaign, Novi Sad Television received a new studio, as well as a new program that promotes members of the ruling party. In fact, Novi Sad Television is among the media that received the largest amount of funding from the public budget.

Radio 021 is soon entering its fourth decade of existence. Since its founding in 1997, through the confiscation of transmitters and the fire that destroyed the radio's premises, to the current protests, legal proceedings, and struggles for economic sustainability, the editorial team has faced various forms of pressure.

The president of ANEM, Veran Matić, stated for N1 that in the past year and a half, there have been as many as 35 attacks on journalists in the so-called Ćacilend, and that the former president Aleksandar Vučić is primarily responsible for the violence in the country.

The company "Best Media Team," owned by the publishers of the tabloids Alo and Informer, has established a new subsidiary, Infolim LLC, in Prijepolje, which will engage in the production and broadcasting of television programming, according to data from the Business Registers Agency (APR). Based on the domain from the published contact email, which is office@tvlim.rs, the new media outlet that this company will launch could be called TV Lim.

On the occasion of World News Day, Webinfo analyzes the state of the media in Serbia – from the decline in public trust in news and the deterioration of media freedoms to the increasingly challenging economic situation of independent and local newsrooms.

In the first eight months of 2026, 99 cases related to the endangerment of journalists and other media workers were established, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office announced at yesterday's meeting of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG). This is nearly 18 percent more than in the same period last year, which was, in terms of the number of cases, a record since the prosecution began keeping records. Of the 99 cases mentioned, only one resulted in a final conviction for the perpetrator of the criminal act against journalists.

Sixteen media and journalism associations and civil society organizations have submitted a request to Telekom Srbija to immediately stop the illegal broadcasting of programs from the television stations Informer, Kurir, and other channels on the terrestrial network, making their programs available for free through antennas without the appropriate licenses.

As of the beginning of 2026, at least 88 new media outlets have been officially registered in Serbia, according to data from the Media Register of the Business Registers Agency (APR). At this time, the Media Register counts 2,350 public media outlets.