gazetatema.net
Tema Online is the online publication of the daily Tema through domain gazetatema.net. The domain was registered in 2005 and is currently one of the most popular websites in Albania, offering news, comments and entertainment. The outlet is owned by journalist and media entrepreneur, Mero Baze.
The owner of the daily Tema pioneered online media in 1999 while Tema online became a reference point after 2009.
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Private
Geographic Coverage
Global
Content Type
free content
Media Companies / Groups
“Mero Baze”
Ownership Structure
Tema Online is published by Mero Baze, sole proprietorship
Voting Rights
Voting rights are the same as shareholders rights.
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1999
Affiliated Interests Founder
A journalist and media entrepreneur. He worked as journalist in various media outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe since 1990s and opened his own newspaper, Tema, in 1999. He is known for his daily editorials mostly on politics and for "Antena Brenda Familjes" (Antena within the Family), a satirical daily column. He headlined a TV Show called Faktor Plus in Vizion Plus TV channel between 2008 and 2012.
Mero Baze is known for being a supporter of former President and Prime Minister Sali Berisha up to 2008 when he was transformed into a formidable critic of his rule and faced government pressure, threats and attacks. More than a decade later, he continues to be the most vocal critic of Berisha, while his newspaper is widely perceived as a supporter of Rama’s government.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
A journalist and media entrepreneur. He worked as journalist in various media outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe since 1990s and opened his own newspaper in 1999. He is known for his daily editorials mostly on politics and for "Antena Brenda Familjes" (Antena within the Family), a satirical daily column. He directed a TV Show called Faktor Plus in Vizion Plus TV channel between 2008 and 2012.
He is known for being a supporter of former President and Prime Minister Sali Berisha up to 2008 when he was transformed into a formidable critic of his rule. Baze faced government pressure on his business, threats and attacks due to his critiques on government dealings.
His newspaper was evicted from a government owned building for which he signed a 20-year lease contract in 2009. Baze was violently beaten by Rezart Taçi, a controversial businessman, after reporting on the murky privatization of Albanian oil refinery Armo and tax evasion.
Baze pioneered online media in 1999 while Tema online became a reference point after 2009. Since 2014, he owns 20% of Tema TV, a news channel streamed online and on the Digitalb platform. Baze is the author of various non-fiction books.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
a journalist and the editor in chief of Tema Newspaper.
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Further Information
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The ownership structure and financial statement are publicly available on the Albanian National Business Registry. The financial data are not available since Tema Online is not a separate entity and its revenues and expenditures are reported along with its print edition through Mero Baze sole proprietor company.
