Blic

What is Blic?

Blic is a Serbian website that shares news about politics, money, fun stories, and showbiz. It also tells people what is happening right now.

History

The first printed version of Blic came out in 1996. In 1998, they started an online version. In 2022, they also began showing news on TV through Blic TV.

Ownership

Blic is owned by Ringier Serbia. Ringier is a big company that works with news and media all around the world, and its main office is in Switzerland.

Ownership

The first issue of Blic, an independent news source in Serbia, was published on September 16, 1996, by Blic Press d.o.o.

The paper was first owned by two businessmen from Austria. In 2000, it was sold to a German company called Gruner + Jahr. Over the years, ownership changed several times. In 2010, Blic became part of a new joint venture between Ringier AG and Axel Springer SE. By 2021, Ringier bought out Axel Springer's shares, so Blic was fully owned by the Swiss company Ringier again. In 2022, Blic TV started broadcasting.

Assets

Since it began, Blic has been connected to many other publications. These include Alo!, a sister daily tabloid sold in 2017, Euro Blic, an issue for Republika Srpska that started in 1999, Blic Žena started in November 2004, Blic Puls, a celebrity gossip weekly magazine that began in March 2006, 24 sata, a free weekly newspaper that was once a daily from October 2006 but is no longer published, and Auto Bild, the Serbian version of a German magazine, launched in 2010.

The Blic news website shares content from the Blic daily newspaper and other publications under the Ringier umbrella in Serbia. Since the late 2000s, Blic has been one of the most visited websites in Serbia. Other online offerings from Ringier in Serbia include PulsOnline.rs and Zena.rs.

History

The newspaper Blic started in September 1996. A group of businessmen from Austria created it. It was the 10th daily newspaper in FR Yugoslavia at that time. The first issue was published on September 16, 1996.

At first, Blic was a simple newspaper with short stories and entertainment news. It sold 50,000 copies each day. The paper grew as it reported on important events, like protests in 1996, even though it faced pressure from the government.

Blic went through changes in leadership and ownership but continued to grow. It launched an online portal in 1998 and began TV broadcasting in 2022. Today, Blic is part of Ringier Serbia, an international media company based in Switzerland.

Awards

In October 2016, a photojournalist named Vladimir Živojinović received an award for photos called “Migrants Idomeni.” In June 2022, Marica Jovanović was honored for her writing. In February 2021, Jelena Medić was recognized for her series "Mothers of Champions." Also in March 2021, Ivana Mastilović Jasnić received an award for her articles. Finally, in September 2022, Mitar Mitrović was awarded for a photo named "Collision."