RTV Politika
Encyclopedia
RTV Politika was a major Serbian TV station, owned by Politika AD
, that was on the air from 1990 until 2007.
It was founded in 1990 and it was a majority-owned subsidiary of the aforementioned Politika AD media company that solely dealt in print media up to that point. The station had its own broadcasting frequencies and transmitters that covered most of the territory of Serbia and more than 90% of the population of Serbia.
During NATO bombardment of FR Yugoslavia and afterward, the station has been known for broadcasting pirate copies of the latest Hollywood blockbusters. For example, on March 31, 1999, TV Politika broadcast The Matrix
two weeks before its official premiere in Yugoslavia
. On April 15, 2000 it showed a whole-day movie marathon with the illegal copies of The World Is Not Enough
, American Beauty
and Star Wars: Phantom Menace in order to divert public attention from the opposition protest rally in Belgrade
against Slobodan Milošević
.
The station didn't receive a new license and had to stop broadcasting in 2007.
Politika AD
Politika a.d. is a Serbian media corporation founded in present form in 2005, and it has continually existed in various legal forms since 1904....
, that was on the air from 1990 until 2007.
It was founded in 1990 and it was a majority-owned subsidiary of the aforementioned Politika AD media company that solely dealt in print media up to that point. The station had its own broadcasting frequencies and transmitters that covered most of the territory of Serbia and more than 90% of the population of Serbia.
During NATO bombardment of FR Yugoslavia and afterward, the station has been known for broadcasting pirate copies of the latest Hollywood blockbusters. For example, on March 31, 1999, TV Politika broadcast The Matrix
The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
two weeks before its official premiere in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. On April 15, 2000 it showed a whole-day movie marathon with the illegal copies of The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...
, American Beauty
American Beauty (film)
American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a middle-aged magazine writer who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela...
and Star Wars: Phantom Menace in order to divert public attention from the opposition protest rally in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
against Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
.
The station didn't receive a new license and had to stop broadcasting in 2007.