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Telekom Srbija has launched a new media outlet, TS Media Live, which currently features two shows by Milomir Marić – "Dan na dan" and "Ćirilica." Although TS Media Live has its place on the Move and Iris platforms, the channel does not have a license from the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM). Telekom claims that it is not a television channel, but rather a "temporary technical solution" that allows for live broadcasts within the Video Club. Former REM Council member Judita Popović states that the law does not recognize such "solutions."

In October, the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) recorded a total of **33 incidents involving journalists and media workers**. Furthermore, a significant number of attacks occurred during protests organized across Serbia, and there has also been a noticeable increase in threats and dangerous targeting by high-ranking officials.

Following the KRIK article "Ćaci(ji): Guardians of the Party," published on Wednesday, November 5, journalist Nataša Mijušković from TV Insajder recognized one of the men depicted in the article as the individual who harassed her on Sunday, November 2, around 11 PM, near the makeshift tent camp in front of the National Assembly of Serbia. The individual in question is Jelenko Pijevac, who repeatedly squeezed her arm and threatened that "all her bones would be broken" if she did not show them her phone and delete all the photos and recordings she had taken in that area.

The political decision for the ruling majority not to elect a candidate in any area would represent a nullification of everything achieved so far in the process of electing members of the Council of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), as well as a complete denial of the efforts of all involved actors to carry out the process in accordance with minimal legal standards, states a letter from 12 candidates for the REM Council.

"When a member of the Gendarmerie approached us, I repeatedly stated that I was a journalist, and he said in a harsh tone: 'What are you filming?' and struck me on the arm and the phone."

During October 2025, the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation recorded at least 163 cases of verbal attacks on critical journalists and media, directed by 22 high-ranking state officials and members of the ruling party through public appearances and posts on social media.

Vice President of the Assembly of Serbia Elvira Kovač called on the SNS and SPS to vote for 8 candidates for the REM Council, while boycotting the candidates in the category of national minority councils because the Hungarian candidate Bodžoni did not pass. Opponents of this proposal believe that this would sabotage the entire process, which has been unsuccessfully ongoing for a year.

If the media within the United Group are shut down, weakened, or 'tamed,' the independent media scene will be decimated.

The European Commission has published a report on Serbia's progress in the process of accession to the European Union. The section concerning media and freedom of expression begins with the assessment that "the environment for media and their free, independent, and professional operation is restricted."