PROTV Chisinau
PROTV Chisinau was launched in 1999 by Pro Digital SRL (formerly Mediapro SRL), a company established by CME Media Enterprises BV, marking one of the first private TV stations in Moldova. The media company managing the TV station has been led by Cătălin Giosan since its establishment.
In December 2008, the Audiovisual Council (CA) notified the TV station that its broadcasting license was set to be withdrawn, citing a regulation stipulating that only broadcasters with licenses granted under the 2006 Broadcasting Code were automatically eligible for renewal. According to the CA, broadcasters licensed under the 1995 law, like PRO TV Chisinau, were required to participate in a competitive procedure. PRO TV Chisinau contested this decision in court, and the Supreme Court of Justice ruled in its favour.
PROTV Chisinau was the only TV station to broadcast live coverage of the April 2009 protests in Chisinau, including the foreign TV channels.
The schedule of Pro TV includes three news bulletins, a political talk show ("In profunzime"), entertainment programs ("iSănătate", "O seară perfectă” (A Perfect Evening) and „Gusturile se discută”" (Tastes are Discussed"), as well as movies and TV series.
Pro TV’s funding comes from advertising revenues and grants from international organizations.
Key Facts
| Audience Share | 4,79% |
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| Ownership Type | Private |
| Geographic Coverage | National |
| Content Type | Free |
| Active Transparency | company/channel informs proactively and comprehensively about its ownership, data is constantly updated and easily verifiable |
| Media Companies / Groups | ÎCS Pro Digital |
Ownership
| Ownership Structure | PRO TV Chisinau is owned by Pro Digital SRL, which is 100% owned by CME Media Enterprises BV, registered in the Netherlands. CME Media Enterprises BV is fully owned by TV Holdco BV, also based in the Netherlands. TV Holdco BV, in turn, is entirely owned by PPF TMT Bidco 2 BV, founded by PPF Group NV. PPF Group NV has several shareholders: Redimco SARL (0.535%), founded in Luxembourg by Ladislav Bartonicek from Czech Republic; Flowervale SARL (0.535%), founded in Luxembourg by Belgian Jean Pascal Pierre A. Duvieusart ; PPF Holdings BV (14.3%); and Renata Kellnerova from Czechia(50.77%). Renata Kellnerova is also a majority shareholder (60%) in PPF Holdings BV, alongside her four children—Petr, Anna, Lara, and Marie Isabella—each holding 10% of PPF Holdings BV and 8.46% of PPF Group NV. Data from the Audiovisual Council indicates that Renata Kellnerova is the ultimate beneficiary of PRO TV Chisinau. Minority Shareholders - 1.07%: The minority shareholders include Redimco SARL, with 0.535%, a company founded in Luxembourg by Czech Ladislav Bartonicek; Flowervale SARL, with 0.535%, a company founded in Luxembourg by Belgian Jean Pascal Pierre A. Duvieusart. |
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Media Companies / Groups
Facts
| Founding Year | 1999 |
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| CEO | Traian-Cătălin Giosan Traian-Cătălin Giosan has been the General Director of Pro TV Chisinau since the establishment of the channel in 1999. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Giosan has shares in several businesses. In addition to his role as Director of Pro Digital SRL, he co-founded three other companies with Dorin Recean, the current Prime Minister of Moldova: Delta Consulting SRL (now liquidated), Performa SRL, and Food Network SRL. The third founder of the latter is Sphera Franchise Group SA, the franchisor of the American restaurant chain KFC in Moldova. |
| Editor-In-Chief | Diana Guțu Diana Gutu - news director - has been working at ProTV Chisinau since 2016. No public information is available about her professional background or education. |
| Other Important People | Lorena Bogza Lorena Bogza has been a journalist at Pro TV since 1996. Since 1999 , she has been the presenter of the channel’s main talk show, "In profunzime" (In depth). Initially, "In profunzime" was a segment within the news program, but it later transitioned to feature interviews with civil servants, and since 2004, it has been filmed on set. Lorena Bogza is a trained philologist. In 2009, she was awarded the Order of the Republic by Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu. She received a number of awards in Moldova for her journalistic work. In 2014, she married Iurie Nastas, who was serving as a city councilor representing the Liberal Party at the time. |
| Contact | PROTV Chișinău str. Petru Maior 7 Chișinău office@protv.md (+373) 79400508, 022 21-36-45 https://protv.md/ |
| Revenue | MDL 38,046,715 / USD 2,129,983 (2023) |
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| Operating Profit | MDL - 120,401 / USD - 6,737 (2023) |
| Advertising (in % of total funding) | Missing Data |
| Market Share | Missing Data |