Radio Televizioni Shqiptar, also known as RTSH, is a state-owned entity headquartered in Albania, founded in 1938 with approximately 100 employees. It reported $24.0M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as the national public broadcasting company of Albania and a tier 1 media tech buyer, it operates several radio and television channels over a domestic transmitter network and via satellite. Its international television service, RTSH Sat (formerly TVSH Sat), launched in 1993, is aimed at Albanian-speaking communities in Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and northern Greece, as well as the Albanian diaspora in the rest of Europe. The broadcaster is funded by commercial advertising, an annual licence fee of US$10.00, and grant-in-aid from the Albanian government, and is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union.
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) officially began implementing its 2026–2030 transformation and restructuring process on September 17, 2026, with the established Task Force holding its first meeting, organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as a workshop focusing on the Transformation Strategy. Previously, on May 8, RTSH awarded a two-year contract, valued at 899.2 million leks ($11 million/9.4 million euro), for the maintenance of its digital broadcasting infrastructure to a consortium led by local company Idea-Tel. This followed EBU Director General Noel Curran's remarks on March 6, expressing full support for RTSH's Director General Eni Vasili and offering EBU assistance for the broadcaster's reform. Earlier in the year, on January 17, the Union of Albanian Journalists reacted to Prime Minister Edi Rama's announcement threatening to close the Albanian Public Radio Television, stating opposition to the closure and advocating for autonomy to rebuild public media. Prime Minister Rama's warning on January 16 brought into focus the deep crisis and structural problems facing the public broadcaster.
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Radio Televizioni Shqiptar offers 6 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Radio Televizioni Shqiptar's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Radio Televizioni Shqiptar's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Radio Televizioni Shqiptar's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Radio Televizioni Shqiptar's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Radio Televizioni Shqiptar currently holds 29 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, athletics, cycling, basketball, futsal, multi-sport, motorsports, winter sports, beach soccer and cyclo-cross.
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