Media Group Publico LLC

Media Group Publico LLC (100%)

Media Group Publico LLC (100%)

founded the company "Media Group Publico LLC" in 2022. During the establishment, Berat Buzhala held 95% of the shares, and Besnik Kallaba owned 5%. On June 3, 2022, Besnik Kallaba transferred his 5% ownership to Berat Buzhala, making Buzhala the sole owner with 100% of the shares in "Media Group Publico LLC."
Besnik Kallaba is the sole owner of "BK ONLINE LLC," and "Active Ads & Marketing LLC”.
Berat Buzhala, a law graduate, began his journalism career in 2000 at the daily newspaper Zëri, working there until 2003. He further contributed to Koha Ditore in 2003-2004 and Lajm newspaper in 2004.
Buzhala played a pivotal role in founding the Express newspaper in 2005, alongside journalists like Petrit Selimi, Dukagjin Gorani, Ilir Mirena, Astrit Gashi, Arlinda Desku, Gjergj Filipaj, and others. The newspaper operated under the "Media Works" company, where the telecommunications company "IPKO Telecommunicate LLC." held 100% of the shares, owned by Bujar Musa and Akan Ismaili at that time.
From 2010, Buzhala, along with Petrit Selimi and Ilir Mirena, joined the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), led by then-Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi. Buzhala served as a member of the Governing Council PDK. He successfully competed in the 2010 elections, becoming a deputy of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2011 to 2014.
After his term as a deputy, Buzhala returned to the Express newspaper and served as its director from 2014 to 2021. The ownership structure evolved during this period, culminating in the sale of shares to "ABC Management Sh.p.k" in Albania on April 21, 2021, for 1,182,500 Euros.
On March 2, 2022, Berat Buzhala and Besnik Kallaba established "Media Group Publico LLC," with Buzhala initially owning 95% and Kallaba 5% of the shares. Following Kallaba's transfer of ownership on June 3, 2022, Buzhala became the exclusive owner with 100% of the shares.
"Nacionale.com," the online newspaper, focuses not only on daily news but also extensively produces video content. "Media Group Publico" is registered in Albania, with Kosovo as its capital origin. Berat Buzhala is the registered owner, though there is no available information on the declaration of turnover or business activity in Albania.
Additionally, Buzhala had previous involvement in "Arena Invest Sh.p.k.," headquartered in Leposaviq. However, as of current data from Kosovo’s Business Registration Agency, he is no longer a shareholder, having withdrawn without any reported business activity. The former owners of Arena Invest include Akan Ismaili, the former ambassador of Kosovo in Washington DC, and Bujar Musa, in whose property former Prime Minister Hashim Thaçit resided for a period.

Ish-Roja Famëkeqe e Urës Ndihmoi në Ndërtimin e “Autostradës Patriotike” në Kosovë (The Infamous Former Bridge Guard Helped in the Construction of the "Patriotic Highway" in Kosovo) (2015), Accessed on October 27, 2023

Facebook profile of Berat Buzhala Facebook, Accessed on October 27, 2023