Koha.net
In 2009, Flaka Surroi established the online media platform Koha.net. This platform serves as a digital outlet for news previously featured in the daily newspaper "Koha Ditore" as well as other daily news content.
Koha.net operates under the umbrella of the company "Grupi Koha" Sh.p.k, alongside other media entities such as Gazeta Koha Ditore, KohaVision, KOHA Publications, KOHA Print, and ARTA TV.
The newspaper "Koha Ditore" ceased its print publication in March 2020 due to measures implemented by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19, opting to continue its operations exclusively online. Certain articles are digitally accessible on Koha.net, and interested readers have the option to subscribe or prepay for access.
Initially registered as an individual company, the Koha Group underwent reorganization on May 17, 2005, transforming into a "Limited Liability Company (Sh.p.k)" with equal ownership between Veton Surroi and Flaka Surroi. Currently, within "Grupi Koha," Flaka Surroi is the sole owner of 100% of the shares of "Grupi Koha" Sh.p.k.
"Grupi Koha" LLC is a co-owner, holding 37.49% of the shares in the company "Kosovo Terrestrial Telecommunication Network - KTTN LLC." . According to the Business Registry Agency, Arta Fetiu serves as the managing director in this company, Flaka Surroi is a member of the board of directors, and Afërdita Kelmendi also holds a position on the board. Other stakeholders in this venture include Radio Television of Kosovo (Public Television of Kosovo) with a 24.99% ownership stake and Company 21 Sh.p.k with a 37.49% ownership share
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International
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Free content and Paid content
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Grupi Koha Sh.p.k
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Flaka Surroi, 100%
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Founding Year
2009
Affiliated Interests Founder
Founded the Koha.net portal in 2009. This portal continued the legacy of the kohaditore.com page, an extension of the Koha Ditore newspaper, which was still in print at that time. Flaka Surroi is a publicist, owner, and director within the Koha Group. She is the sister of Veton Surroi, the founder of Gazeta Koha Ditore and KTV. She graduated from high school in Mexico while her father was an ambassador and later earned her degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Pristina. Before the Kosovo war in 1999, Surroi worked with several international NGOs, and post-war, she led a local foundation.
For a brief period, Surroi served as the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister of Kosovo when Bajram Rexhepi of PDK led the government. During that time, the newspaper was under the leadership of Veton Surroi.
"Grupi Koha" LLC was initially registered as an individual company. However, on May 17, 2005, it was reorganized into a Limited Liability Company (LLC) with two shareholders: Veton Surroi and Flaka Surroi, each holding 50% of the shares. In 2004, Veton Surroi formed his own party, ORA, and became a member of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2004 to 2007.
According to the file provided by ARBK, on November 8, 2006, Veton Surroi transferred ownership of the shares to Flaka Surroi. The agreement for the transfer of shares stipulated "transfer of shares without compensation." Since 2006, Flaka Surroi has owned 100% of the shares of "Grupit Koha" Sh.p.k.
Flaka Surroi publishes weekly columns on koha.net and in the online newspaper "Koha Ditore" and has authored and translated several books. Within the Koha Group, the company "Grupi Koha Sh.p.k" operates Television "KTV," "Stypshkronja Kohaprint," Gazeta Koha Ditore, and the portal Koha.net. The foundations of the Koha Group were laid in 1990 with the establishment of the weekly magazine "Koha" by Veton Surroi, Flaka Surroi's brother. "Grupi Koha" Sh.p.k is a co-owner of 37.49% of the shares in the company "Kosovo Terrestrial Telecommunication Network -KTTN LLC."
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Founded the Koha.net portal in 2009. This portal continued the legacy of the kohaditore.com page, an extension of the Koha Ditore newspaper, which was still in print at that time. Flaka Surroi is a publicist, owner, and director within the Koha Group. She is the sister of Veton Surroi, the founder of Gazeta Koha Ditore and KTV. She graduated from high school in Mexico while her father was an ambassador and later earned her degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Pristina. Before the Kosovo war in 1999, Surroi worked with several international NGOs, and post-war, she led a local foundation.
For a brief period, Surroi served as the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister of Kosovo when Bajram Rexhepi of PDK led the government. During that time, the newspaper was under the leadership of Veton Surroi.
"Grupi Koha" LLC was initially registered as an individual company. However, on May 17, 2005, it was reorganized into a Limited Liability Company (LLC) with two shareholders: Veton Surroi and Flaka Surroi, each holding 50% of the shares. In 2004, Veton Surroi formed his own party, ORA, and became a member of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2004 to 2007.
According to the file provided by ARBK, on November 8, 2006, Veton Surroi transferred ownership of the shares to Flaka Surroi. The agreement for the transfer of shares stipulated "transfer of shares without compensation." Since 2006, Flaka Surroi has owned 100% of the shares of "Grupit Koha" Sh.p.k.
Flaka Surroi publishes weekly columns on koha.net and in the online newspaper "Koha Ditore" and has authored and translated several books. Within the Koha Group, the company "Grupi Koha Sh.p.k" operates Television "KTV," "Stypshkronja Kohaprint," Gazeta Koha Ditore, and the portal Koha.net. The foundations of the Koha Group were laid in 1990 with the establishment of the weekly magazine "Koha" by Veton Surroi, Flaka Surroi's brother. "Grupi Koha" Sh.p.k is a co-owner of 37.49% of the shares in the company "Kosovo Terrestrial Telecommunication Network -KTTN LLC."
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Is the editor-in-chief of the media operated by the company "Grupi Koha" Sh.p.k.
Since the start of her journalism career in 1998, she has been associated with the newspaper Koha Ditore, initially as a journalist and later as an editor.
Rexhepi assumed the role of editor-in-chief at KTV following the appointment of the former editor-in-chief, Agron Bajrami, as the Ambassador of Kosovo in Brussels during the Vetëvendosja-led government of Albin Kurti. Agron Bajrami, a journalist at Koha for nearly 30 years and then the chief editor, transitioned to an ambassadorial role with a political focus.
Rexhepi took a hiatus from journalism from 1999 to 2002, during which she worked in the Media department at the OSCE.
Contact
Address: Xhorxh Bush p.n., former-Radio Prishtina building annex (Floor 1), Pristina, Kosovo 10000
Tel: +383 38 249 105
Email: info@koha.net
Web: www.koha.net
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Collecting data on media ownership was straightforward, as the information was readily provided through a request for access to public documents from the Business Registration Agency. The owner of the Koha Group has refused to respond to the requests submitted.
