Televizija OBN
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Televizija OBN is a local television network broadcasting a TV channel in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Headquarters of this TV is in Sarajevo
, Pofalići neighborhood.
OBN originally stood for Open Broadcast Network, when the company was founded in 1996 by the Office of the High Representative and the European Union
. It was oriented towards general news, and the international owners invested some 20 million USD in its development as a neutral television channel.
The station became privately owned in 2000, when it was acquired by one Ivan Ćaleta, a Croatia
n entrepreneur and former owner of Nova TV. In late august 2011, Chellomedia
bought a 40% stake in the television.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Headquarters of this TV is in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Pofalići neighborhood.
OBN originally stood for Open Broadcast Network, when the company was founded in 1996 by the Office of the High Representative and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. It was oriented towards general news, and the international owners invested some 20 million USD in its development as a neutral television channel.
The station became privately owned in 2000, when it was acquired by one Ivan Ćaleta, a Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n entrepreneur and former owner of Nova TV. In late august 2011, Chellomedia
Chellomedia
Chellomedia, the European content division of Liberty Global, is a leading international media company & distributor of channels, content and video services. The division’s operating companies and business units currently own and operate 45 branded TV channels and run a suite of digital, on demand...
bought a 40% stake in the television.