Gazeta Shqiptare
“Gazeta Shqiptare'' is one of the oldest daily newspapers in Albania still in print. It started publication on 22 April 1993 and was established by the Italian company Edisud LLC. In its webpage gsh.al, the daily claims that its history dates back to 1927, where a newspaper with the same name was published and continued until the fascist invasion of Albania in 1939. In 2011, Gazeta Shqiptare was sold by Edisud LLC and transferred to Focus Press, founded by businessman Irfan Hysenbelliu and late banker Artan Santo. Today the newspaper is part of Focus Group, together with News 24 TV, the online portal Balkanweb.com, Radio News 24 and the online web page Gsh.al.
Audience Share
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Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Paid Content
Media Companies / Groups
Focus Group
Ownership Structure
Gazeta Shqiptare is owned by “Focus Press” LLC. The sole shareholder of “Focus Press” is “Focus Group” LLC which is owned wholly by Hysenbelliu Family.
Voting Rights
Only the shareholders have the right to vote.
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1994
Affiliated Interests Founder
an Italian media company headquartered in the southern port city of Bari, which in 2002 was represented by President Giuseppe Lobuono. On March 26, 2002 the Italian company founded in Albania Edisud Radio TV, with a capital of 25 million lek with activities in radio and television broadcasting. The legal representative of the company was Carlo Bollino, at the time a correspondent for the Italian news agency ANSA and executive manager of the Albanian daily newspaper Gazeta Shqiptare. On May 20, 2011, EDISUD sold its media holdings in Tirana, including his trademarks News 24, Gazeta Shqiptare, Milosao, Nderkombetare, Telegazeta, Bluetooth and Shqiptare, to Focus Media Group, which was owned by the late banker Artan Santo and the businessman Irfan Hysenbelliu.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
studied engineering and telecommunications at the University of Tirana. He has previously held the post of secretary for public affairs of the Socialist Movement for Integration and also has served as the CEO of Albania’s postal service. Cela has been a member of the Tirana city council and in the parliamentary elections of 2021 ran as an MP for the Socialist Movement for Integration. He has been the CEO of the Panorama Group since January 2016.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Gazeta Shqiptare. He started his career in 2000 in the daily newspaper Koha Jone, where he worked as a journalist, editor and later as editor-in-chief in other print media.
Affiliated Interests other important people
a journalist and also an editor of the daily newspaper “Gazeta Shqiptare”.
a journalist and editor of culture at Gazeta Shqiptare.
Contact
Rruga Ali Demi,
ish- Drejtoria e Uzinës së Autotraktoreve, Tirana
Tel: +355 684063842
Website: http:// gsh.al
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
0.15 Mln. $ / 17 Mln. Lek
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
-0.02 Mln.$/ -3 Mln. Lek
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Market Share
5%
Further Information
Meta Data
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. “Focus Media News” replied to the MOM information request on 27 July 2023. See sources for more.
