Klan Group

Klan Group

Klan is one of the biggest media groups in Albania, owned by former journalist turned businessman, Aleksandër Frangaj and his wife Alba Gina. TV Klan is active in TV and Radio Markets through TV Klan, Klan Plus, Klan News, Klan Macedonia and Radio Klan.

TV Klan is the biggest free on-air media company in Albania by revenues and profits. The group also owns one of the five digital terrestrial licenses.

TV Klan was founded in 1997 by three businessmen, Aleksandër Frangaj (50%), Marsel Skendo (25%) and Julian Roche (25%). Klan received one of the two national licenses in 2001.

Currently the owners of Klan Group are Aleksandër Frangaj (60%) and his wife Alba Gina (40%).

TV Klan is known for cultivating amicable relations with different governments and has been accused of receiving rewards for its pro government editorial line, including large volumes of government paid advertising in the past.

 

Key facts

Business Form

Private

Legal Form

Group

Business Sectors

Radio and Television Broadcasting; Music Production; Digital Broadcasting Network

Ownership

Individual Owner

Media Outlets
Other Media Outlets

Other TV Outlets

Klan News (Missing data)

Other Online Outlets

https://klanmacedonia.mk/

Facts

Media Business

TV Broadcasting

TV Klan (100%)

Radio Broadcasting

Radio Klan (100%)

Digital Distribution Network

DigitALB (8%)

Business

Construction

AS Construction (100%)

Real Estate

Irea. Al (100%)

TV Production

Media 66 (100%)

Lottery

Portat e Fatit (16.80%)

Telecommunication

Towers Network Albania (75%)

TV Broadcasting

Klan Macedonia

General Information

Founding Year

1997

Affiliated Interests Founder

Aleksander Frangaj

Former journalist and media entrepreneur, who during the last years has expanded his business also in the field of construction and real estate. He is a co-founder of the daily newspaper Koha Jone, the first independent newspapers published after the fall of communism in Albania. In 1997 Frangaj founded a company Media 6 with two other businessmen, Julien Roche and Marsel Skendo. Frangaj owned 50% of the company, while his two partners owned 25% each. Media 6 published the weekly magazine Klan and launched the television station with the same name. In 2013, the name of the company was changed from Media 6 to TV Klan. To date, Frangaj owns 60%, while his wife Alba Gina owns 40% at TV Klan. Over the years, Frangaj was involved in the establishment or acquisition of several other television stations in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, such as Klan Kosova, ABC News or Klan Macedonia, as well as initiating the paid platforms Satellite + in 2004 and Supersport in 2006, through shares owned by his wife. Today, his media group consists of TV Klan, Klan News, Klan Plus and Klan Macedonia as well as Radio Klan, while Gina owns 8% of the shares in the pay per view platform Digit-Alb.

Employees

Missing Data

Contact

Televizioni Kombëtar Klan, Rruga: “Aleksander Moisiu”, nr.97, Pranë Ish – Kinostudio, 1007, Tirana, Albania.

Tel: +355 42 347 821/2/3;

Email: info@tvklan.al

 

Tax/ ID Number

TV Klan (J71413001L); Radio Klan (K91826001A)

Financial Information

Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)

TV Klan - 18.24 Mln.$ / 2.069 Mln. lek Radio Klan - 0.34 Mln..$/ 38 Mln..Lek

Operating Profit (in Mill. $)

TV Klan - 1.13 Mln. $ / 128 Mln. Lek Radio Klan - 0.06 Mln..$/ 7 Mln..Lek

Advertising (in % of total funding)

Missing Data

Management

Supervisory Board

Sotir Bicka

Member of the Supervisory Council of the TV Klan

Other Influential People

Eduard Frangaj

Journalist and the director of the News Department in TV Klan. He is also the brother of the owner of TV Klan. Frangaj has previously worked as an adviser for the former Environment Minister, Fatmir Mediu (2012), and Media Assistant for the President Bujar Nishani (2016).

Further Information

Active Transparency

company/channel informs proactively and comprehensively about its ownership, data is constantly updated and easily verifiable

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Meta Data

Klan media group is not a legal entity, but a group of companies owned by Aleksander Frangaj and his wife Alba Gina.
The ownership structure and financial statement are publicly available on the Albanian National Business Registry. The financial data provided are for 2022. The Central Bank's average exchange rate for 2022 was used to convert the amounts into USD.
Audience share for Top TV stations was provided by IDRA Media. TV Klan replied to the information request made by the MOM team on 21 July 2023. See sources for more.

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