The sale of a part of the business premises of "Svetlost" from Sumadija, scheduled for June 21 in accordance with the decision adopted by the Commercial Court in Kragujevac after activation of a mortgage, has been perceived by the public as the beginning of the end for the weekly magazine published in 1935. The Commercial Court made the decision after the printing company "Family Press", which is the owner of the debt in the amount of 7.2 million dinars owed by Svetlost, had activated the mortgage which includes 15 offices in the commercial building.
(Danas, 12.06.2012)

Taking into account the important role of the independent media in Serbia, the USA has spent more than 40 million dollars in the last 15 years on assistance to independent Serbian media organizations, said the US Ambassador to Belgrade Mary Warlick. "Thanks to our programmes, journalists have received equipment, knowledge and skills which allow them to offer credible and unbiased information to citizens of Serbia. At the same time, we encourage the media to operate in a professional manner and achieve sustainability in the market where competition is growing", added Ms. Warlick.
(Danas, 09.06.2012)

Rumors and never-proven suspicions that TV B92 and TV Prva have the same owner – the Greek company Antenna – have been additionally increased recently because of the unusual cooperation of the two TV companies with regard to broadcasting of the Roland Garros tennis tournament, reports the daily newspaper Informer. The first six rounds were aired by B92, while semifinals and finals were aired by TV Prva. This kind of cooperation between two competing TV companies is certainly not common practice. The public had previously speculated that the ownership structure of B92 was "faked" i.e. that Greek businessman Theodore Kyriakou had bought this TV station as well. Goran Karadzic from the Republic Broadcasting Agency (RRA) said to Informer that the RRA had previously investigated whether TV B92 and TV Prva had the same owner, which would be in violation of the law, but that official documentation did not show any specific connection between these two TV stations.
(Informer, 12.06.2012)