Balgarska Nacionalna Televiizija, also known as BNT, Bulgarian National Television, is a state-owned organization headquartered in Bulgaria. Founded in 1959, the organization employs approximately 380 individuals and reported $59.1M in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in broadcast television and radio. BNT serves as a public television broadcaster for Bulgaria, having been the first television service to broadcast within the country's territory, and has been stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018. The organization maintains memberships with the European Broadcasting Union (from 1993), EGTA, IMZ, CIRCOM Regional, FIAT, and BBLF, and was previously a member of the International Radio and Television Organisation until 1992.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1959

Headcount

375

Headquarters

Bulgaria

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

State Owned

News Summary:

On April 21, the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) Media Summit commenced in Sofia for the first time, with Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Director General Milena Milotinova in attendance alongside EBU Deputy Director General Jean-Philippe de Tender and Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova. During the summit's opening, Milotinova stated that the cooperation fostered within the EBU enhances media strength, adaptability, and resilience against contemporary challenges. Earlier, on April 11, Milotinova met with representatives of the Bulgarian community in Dublin, articulating that the Bulgarian diaspora living beyond the country's borders represents a significant part of Bulgaria's mission. This follows her announcement on April 6, that BNT 3, the public broadcaster's dedicated sports channel, would fully broadcast the three stages of the 2026 Giro d’Italia cycling race on May 8, 9, and 10.

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Balgarska Nacionalna Televiizija offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Balgarska Nacionalna Televiizija's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Balgarska Nacionalna Televiizija's revenues were less than $100M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Balgarska Nacionalna Televiizija's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Balgarska Nacionalna Televiizija's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Balgarska Nacionalna Televiizija currently holds 41 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including combat sports, aquatics and swimming, motorsports, sports sublicensing, horse racing, soccer | association football, multi-sport, winter sports, futsal, athletics, basketball, biathlon and rugby union.

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