Top-channel.tv
Top-channel.tv is the sole webpage of the national TV broadcaster Top Channel. The domain was registered in 2001. The webpage publishes news as text and video produced by the news department at Top Channel TV, but also other lighter information from show-business shows, sports and arts. Topchannel.tv is also popular for the online videos of the main shows of Top Channel TV like ‘Portokali Show’ (The Orange Show), ‘Fiks Fare’ or ‘The Voice’. Although its considered as one the most popular webpages in Albania, its traffic remains unknown. In a response to a MOM request for information, Top Channel’s parent company did not provide any data on the websites traffic.
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Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
Global
Content Type
free content
Media Companies / Groups
Top Media
Ownership Structure
Top-channel.tv is the official web-site of Top Channel TV station, owned by the Top Channel Incorporated. Vjollca Hoxha and her four children own 100% of the company.
Voting Rights
Voting rights are the same as shareholders rights.
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
2001
Affiliated Interests Founder
controversial business career started as a coffee importer; however, it was his investment in media that made him famous, often dubbed as a ‘pioneer of digital media’ in the region. In 1998 Hoxha founded Top Albania Radio and three years later Top Channel TV, which in a short period of time became the most popular television in Albania, due to his staff of famous journalists and cutting edge technology. In 2004 Hoxha launched the pay-per-view platform DigitAlb, which further strengthened his media conglomerate, Top Media. Hoxha died on May 23, 2008 at age 40, in a deadly accident with his Ferrari 599. His funeral was attended by high state dignitaries, like then President Bamir Topi and current Prime Minister Edi Rama. However, Hoxha did not have a smooth relationship with all politicians. Before he passed away he had a deep conflict with former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, over satellite broadcasting licenses and a number of corruption scandals of the Democratic Party led government broadcast by Top Channel TV. These investigations created a perception that the broadcaster was close to than Tirana mayor and opposition leader Edi Rama, now the Prime Minister of Albania. After Dritan Hoxha's death, his widow Vjollca and their four children, Lorela, Sara, Redia and Itan inherited his companies
Affiliated Interests Ceo
the eldest daughter of Dritan and Vjollca Hoxha. In February 2023, she took over the management of Top Channel from her mother, Vjollca Hoxha. Lorela is also the sole shareholder of Top News, an informative TV station of the pay per view platform, Digitalb.
Affiliated Interests other important people
a member of the supervisory council of Top Channel and the director of the satirical/investigative show ‘Fiks Fare’.
a member of the supervisory council of Top Channel and a TV moderator. He is married to Sara Hoxha, shareholder of the company and daughter of late company founder Dritan Hoxha. Lico is also a shareholder of the local radio station, Top Gold.
a member of the supervisory council of Top Channel and the chief financial officer at the same company.
Contact
Financial Information
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Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
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Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Market Share
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Further Information
Meta Data
The ownership structure and financial statement of Top Channel Incorporated are publicly available on the Albanian National Business Registry. The financial data of the website Top channel.tv are not separated and are impossible to calculate. Top Channel replied to the MOM information request on 26 August 2023. See sources for more.
