Gener2

Gener 2 is the flagship company owned by the Ulaj brothers with businesses in construction, telecommunication and energy production. Since 2018, Gener 2 has expanded its activity into media business. Gener 2 is owned by Bashkim Ulaj with 34% of the shares and his brothers, Astrit and Ahmet Ulaj with 33% of the shares each. Gener 2 is the sole owner of G2 Media LLC, which operates the A2 TV - an exclusive partner of CNN in Albania. In January 2018, Gener 2 bought the company Albanian Byaty for a price of 6 million lek [44,924 Euro]. Founded in 2004, the Albanian Byaty owned an audiovisual broadcasting license and operated the music station Elrodi TV. In April 2018, the Audiovisual Media Authority, AMA, approved the change of the name of the television to A2 and the structure of the program from broadcasting of music to that of news. In September 2023, A2 announced that it had received a new license for audio-visual broadcasts in Kosovo as well.
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Limited Liability Company
Business Sectors
Construction; Energy; Telecommunication; Media; Fishery; Oil Production.
Individual Owner
Other Online Outlets
https://a2news.com/
Media Business
Radio and TV Broadcasting
G2 Media (100%)
Business
Construction
Gener2 (100)
G2 Blu (98%)
G2 Infra (100%)
Holding
Aba Holding (100%)
Energy production
Dragobia Energy (100%)
Energy Production
Fier Thermoelectric (30%)
Gizavesh Energy Albania (100%)
Telecommunication
G2 Datacom (30%)
2SmartSystems (60%)
Tirana Datacom (70%)
Oil Production
Vivid Power (100%)
Fishery
Greensol (100%)
General Information
Founding Year
2018
Affiliated Interests Founder
Bashkim Ulaj and his brothers, Astrit and Ahmet Ulaj are the founders of the A2 television. They own the television through their flagship company Gener 2, where Bashkim Ulaj has 34% of the shares and his brothers 33% each. Gener 2 owns 100% of the company G2 Media LLC, which operates the A2 television. In January 2018, Gener 2 bought the company Albanian Byaty, then owned by Elida Llupa, for a price of 6 million lek [44,924 Euro]. Founded in 2004, Albanian Byaty owned an audiovisual broadcasting license and operated the music station Elrodi TV. In April 2018, the Audiovisual Media Authority, AMA, approved the change of the name of the television to A2 and the structure of the program from music broadcasting to news.
Employees
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Contact
Rruga Papa Gjon Pali II, NR. 12, ABA Business Center,
Kati 10, Z. 1006, Tiranë, Shqipëri
Email: info@a2cnn.com
Tel: +355 4 562 0444
Tax/ ID Number
Gener 2 (K58615301M); G2 Media (K71616017T)
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
G2 Media: 3.62 Mln.. $/ 410 Mln.. Lek
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
G2 Media: 0.05 Mln.. $/ 6 Mln.. Lek
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Management
Other Influential People
The CEO of G2 Media LLC since February 2018. According to his LinkedIn profile, Kasneci worked for several years as a financial analyst in the United States, before returning to Albania and joining Gener 2 in 2010. Kasneci directed some of Ulaj's projects, before taking over the management of A2 television. He also owns 100% of the shares in the financial company "Platinum Investment" founded in 2011 by Bashkim Ulaj.
The editor in chief at A2. He started his career in journalism as a sports reporter and has continued as a commentator of football matches and “Formula 1” racing at Top Channel TV. Yzeiri has previously worked as an editor in chief at Top News and the website of Top Channel, top-channel.tv.
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.