Oranews.tv
The website oranews.tv is primarily a republisher of materials produced by the journalists of the television stations Ora News and Rtv Ora. The website has a group of journalists working on online publications, while the video materials are sourced from the two television stations.
On the website, it is declared that Gloria Sadushi is the administrator, implying that the website is under the ownership of Ora News Shpk (formerly Channel One), owned 70% by Astrit Sejdini and 30% by the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets.
The confiscated shares belonged to Ylli Ndroqi, who is a brother-in-law of Astrit Sejdini. Ndroqi's shares in the company were confiscated by the decision of the Special Court of Appeal in April 2023.
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Ownership Type
Private; State Owned
Geographic Coverage
Global
Content Type
free content
Media Companies / Groups
Ora News LLC
Ownership Structure
OraNews.tv is owned by shareholder Astrit Sejdini, who holds 70% of the shares, while 30% of the shares are owned from the Agency for the Administration of Confiscated Assets.
Voting Rights
Decisions for the company are made by Sejdini and the administrator of the Agency for the Administration of Confiscated Assets.
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
2007
Affiliated Interests Founder
In 2006, Ilda Prifti, then 18 years old, founded a company named Ora with an initial capital of 100,000 lekë (1,067 USD) to establish a local television station based in Tirana. In January 2007, in addition to the television station, a website was also registered with the address oranews.tv. There are no other known interests associated with the founder. She is not involved in any other businesses after this.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Was appointed as the administrator of Ora News company in May 2023, by the decision of the administrator of the Agency for the Administration of Seized Assets, Farudin Arapi, who manages 30% of the confiscated shares of Ylli Ndroqi and Astrit Sejdini, who own 70% of the shares. Sadushi is also declared as an administrator on the oranews.tv website. She does not appear to have any other known interests.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Has been a journalist for over 15 years. He has mainly worked in print media, and in 2021 he joined RTV ORA and Ora News. He is the editor-in-chief of the website that serves both television stations.
Affiliated Interests other important people
the former owner of 60% of the shares of the Ora Sha company, made his first appearance as a businessman in Albania in 2003 when he registered the company Yldon sh.p.k, whose capital quickly increased. In 2007, Ndroqi entered the media industry and purchased the shares of Ora News (now RTV Ora) from Ilda Prifti for 25 million lekë. In 2011, he transferred 40% of the shares to his spouse, Mimoza Ndroqi
In December 2010, Ylli Ndroqi acquired 100% of the shares of Teknotrade sh.p.k for 265,000 euros. The company was renamed Channel One and later Ora News. The shares of this second company changed hands several times between Ndroqi and his partner Astrit Sejdini, who currently owns 70% of the shares.
Ylli Ndroqi has established several different companies. Based on publicly available financial statements, the years 2013-2016 were the best years for Ndroqi's businesses. In 2015, his main company, in cooperation with other firms, signed a concession contract for the construction of a yacht port in Durrës, a project that did not materialize. Albania Bay Marina, owned 50% by Ndroqi, has been suspended.
In 2020, the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) initiated investigations into Ndroqi's wealth based on anti-mafia law, citing his arrest in Turkey in 1998 and an arrest warrant from Italy in 2006 as reasons for suspicion. According to SPAK, Ndroqi is also linked to drug trafficking, and his wealth cannot be justified by legal sources. The anti-mafia law requires the accused person to provide evidence for their wealth. The First Instance Special Court and the Appeals Court found the accusations to be justified.
The shares of the Ora company, held under the name of Ylli Ndroqi (60%) and his spouse (40%), including the radio, were confiscated in April 2023 by a decision of the Special Court of Appeal Against Organized Crime and Corruption, based on anti-mafia law.
The shares were transferred to the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets in September 2023 after the Supreme Court rejected a request to suspend the decision made by Ndroqi and his spouse.
In addition to the shares of the company that controls RTV ORA, Ylli Ndroqi also had 30% of the shares in the sister television Ora News, formerly Channel One. Furthermore, his shares in all companies and several private properties were confiscated.
Ylli Ndroqi and his spouse have registered an appeal in the Supreme Court against the confiscation decision.
Apart from his business, Ndroqi served as the honorary consul of the United Mexican States in Albania for 6 years, from 2012 to 2018, and for a period of time as the President and later the Honorary President of the Association of Honorary Consuls in Albania. In 2022, he was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of State for involvement in organized crime and corruption.
is the wife of Ylli Ndroqi, amd active in media management.
hosts the show "Drejt" on RTV Ora and Ora News. Rama is a former journalist who entered politics in the 90’. He unsuccessfully ran for a seat in Parliament in the disputed 1996 elections for the Socialist Party, later winning a parliamentary seat in 1997. In the years 2001-2002, he served as the Minister of the Interior. In 2005, Rama joined a faction of socialists that formed the Socialist Movement for Integration and was a part of this party until after the 2021 elections. In September 2021, he returned to the media by becoming a part of RTV Ora.
is a seasoned journalist with a long career. In the 2023 local elections, Njuma was elected as a member of the Municipal Council for the "Bashkë Fitojmë" coalition, led by former Prime Minister Sali Berisha and former President Ilir Meta. Njuma is the host of the show "Ora e Betit".
Following the police seizure of the television station in August 2020, businessman Ylli Ndroqi released a series of messages exchanged between himself and Tirana's mayor, Erjon Veliaj. These messages revealed a derogatory language used by Veliaj against Njuma. Ndroqi asserted that his conflict with Veliaj was the cause behind the seizure of his assets. Media organizations strongly condemned the language used by the mayor.
A journalist with over 20 years of experience and has served as the editor-in-chief of the former daily newspaper "Metropol." For several years, Shima has held the position of Director of Information at RTV Ora and Ora News.
Contact
Rruga Aleksander Moisiu, Ish-Kinostudioja "Shqiperia e Re", Tirana, Albania.
Email: info@oranews.tv
Tel: +355 42 34 7577
Financial Information
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Further Information
Meta Data
The ownership structure and financial statement are publicly available on the Albanian National Business Registry. The financial data of the online website are not published separately from the data of the TV station. The Central Bank's average exchange rate for 2022 was used to convert the amounts into USD.
