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NOVA TV - 20 Years of Success and Unity
June 3, 2020

NOVA TV - 20 Years of Success and Unity

Exactly 20 years ago, on May 28, 2000, Nova TV, the first commercial TV network and today the largest Croatian multimedia company, started broadcasting its TV program.

As the first commercial TV network, Nova TV had to invest into the construction, installation and development of the broadcasting network, and using its own resources it managed to cover 89% of the territory of Croatia and became available in 90% of homes in Croatia. 20 years ago, Nova TV set the foundations of modern television in Croatia, successfully acquired top-notch programs, ensured around-the-clock premiere program broadcasting, and introduced the Croatian audience to the latest trends in the world with more recent productions from the workshops of the most distinguished distributors. Listening to its audience, Nova TV very soon started big investments into domestic production, built strong news and current affairs programming, developed sports and children's programming, devoted great attention to social responsibility in its operations, and with all the technological achievements and the development of digital platforms, the TV network grew into the leading multimedia company in the country.

For the last 10 years, Nova TV has been the most viewed TV network in Croatia, boasting the most popular entertainment programming which consists of a rich array of domestic and foreign productions, as well as current affairs programming, the flagship of this TV network, together with the most viewed evening news for the 11th year in a row. Nova TV is also a pioneer in the development of the digital segment. It establishes its strength and added value on the synergy of television and the digital world.

Combining their forces, the professional team led by stable management, with Dražen Mavrić at their head for the last 15 years, grew Nova TV into a leading media brand.

Celebrating 20 years of existence, we celebrate the unity and strength of the team that has created and keeps creating Nova TV for all these years. The key to success of Nova TV are people and human creativity combined with top-notch technology and innovations in which we constantly invest, as well as the vision required for creation, moving the boundaries and setting trends. In these challenging times that all the industries, but also all of us as individuals face, I find it important to look back and create a retrospective of all our values and qualities that define us. I am proud of the Nova TV team that has, as always, and especially during times of crises and when it was the toughest, stayed strong, reliable, authentic. That is just the kind of team that makes it possible to maintain the highest standards of business activity and turn to the future with new ideas and vision to contribute to the development of an individual and society as a whole. Thinking about the evolution of media, we are aware of all the changes. We have always been active in driving innovation, and that is our goal even today. The creativity, intuition, emotion and innovative strategic thinking will lead us in all the future transformations that await the media industry,said Dražen Mavrić, CEO of Nova TV.

We have come a long way, and it is exciting to follow the growth of Nova TV. We are looking towards the future aware of the fact that the results that we have achieved in these 20 years, and which make us number one, come from carefully listening to our audience and the need of our clients. At the core of our business activity are the people for whom we create our products and produce programming so that we, together with our clients and partners, can create a positive atmosphere and develop a healthier entrepreneurial climate,says Diana Roginić, board member of Nova TV.

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