Media from southern Serbia among the record holders in project co-funding competitions.

In a sample of 28 local self-governments (Aleksinac, Babušnica, Bela Palanka, Blace, Bojnik, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Crna Trava, Dimitrovgrad, Doljevac, Gadžin Han, Kuršumlija, Lebane, Leskovac, Medveđa, Merošina, Niš, Pirot, Preševo, Prokuplje, Surdulica, Svrljig, Trgovište, Vladičin Han, Vlasotince, Vranje, Žitorađa), it is observed that most of the funds from the competition have been allocated to larger cities and their main radio and television stations.

In two local self-governments - Surdulica and Gadžin Han - the competitions have not yet been published.

Local self-governments such as Trgovište, Blace, and Vladičin Han did not publish decisions on the allocation by the end of the observation period.

The biggest beneficiaries of the funds are media companies registered in Niš, Vranje, and Leskovac.

In Niš, notable television stations include Zona plus with a total of 41,430,000 dinars received, as well as TV Kopernikus with 31,300,000 dinars and INI media with 27,500,000 dinars.

Also highlighting in the amount of allocated financial resources is Televizija Leskovac, which received a total of 20,130,000 dinars from the competitions.

Among the media houses in Vranje, Radio Television Vranje stands out with 21,280,000 dinars and Vranjska plus with 21,230,000 dinars.

Author: Media Association

The ANEM database with results of the competitions for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026 is available at this link.

The register of selected members of competition commissions in 2026, initiated by ANEM, is available at this link.

The project of the Association of Independent Electronic Media "Participatory Monitoring of the Implementation of Project Co-Financing Processes" is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the MATRA program. ANEM is solely responsible for the content, which does not necessarily reflect the official views of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.