Rumors that Dragan Šolak is launching a new portal or television station in Serbia received a response from Split. The businessman says that he no longer sees himself in the media story and wants to devote himself to football
Dragan Šolak and Viktoria Boklag assessed that the decision to sell Adria News Network was illegal and made against the rules of corporate governance, without the participation of minority shareholders.
Dragan Šolak and Viktorija Boklag initiated legal proceedings against entities controlled by BC Partners, claiming that the sale of United Group's media business is being carried out without their consent and contrary to the shareholders' agreement.
As "Vreme" first announced, the Portuguese fund holding Euronews is close to buying N1, Nova S, Danas and Radar. Now there is also a draft contract. As we learn, Dragan Šolak did not want to buy these media "over the price".
The Brussels portal "EU Political Report" retracted the texts and apologized to Dragan Šolak for false accusations that he had ties to Russia
The Court of Appeal in Amsterdam rejected the request of the companies Gerrard MIP Ltd and Gerrard Enterprise LLC, related to Dragan Šolak, judging that they are not shareholders of United Group and therefore have no legal basis to sue the majority owner BC Partners
Televisions Nova and Sport Club got new directors who can now practically decide on the fate of those televisions and their employees
Dragan Šolak assessed the entry of two police inspectors into the headquarters of the United Group as proof of the deep political and interest connection between the company BC Partners and the United Group with Aleksandar Vučić.
A British court has ruled that a firm owned by BC Partners LLP must pay a disputed bonus of 250 million euros to the ousted founder of United Group, Dragan Šolak.
Stan Miller's professional path is connected to telecommunication operators, from the Netherlands and Russia to Africa and the Middle East, but he has never had any contact with the media.
With the publication of the audio recording of the conversation between Sten Miller and Vladimir Lucic, the truth has finally come to light, says the director of United Media, Aleksandra Subotić.
The majority owner did change the management and replaced Dragan Šolak. The arrival of a new director at the head of United Group Serbia has no impact on the work of the media. N1 did not get a new director
Vučić is in a hurry. Although he announced the end of N1 and Nova S by November, the plan to use state money to buy control over these media has been accelerated, "Vreme" has learned.
The rebellion in BC Partners is expanding, because the directors of the United Group from different countries have expressed their support for the founder Dragan Šolak, writes the "Financial Times".
The managers of the United Group do not agree with the dismissal of Dragan Šolak and the chief executive officer of the company Viktorija Bocklag, writes the US agency Bloomberg.
Dragan Šolak, the founder of United Group, submitted a request to the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam due to alleged unpaid obligations and an unrenewed consulting contract, but the court refused to consider the case under urgent proceedings, the company United Group announced.
"The behavior of BC Partners shows a complete lack of respect for the achievements and rights of the management team that owns more than 42 percent of the business," believes United Group founder Dragan Šolak.
The founder of United Group, Dragan Šolak, sued the majority owner BC Partners, claiming that they refused to pay him a bonus from the sale of companies in Serbia, reports Law360, a portal specialized in legal news. Not even two weeks later, he was removed from all positions in the group
The dramatic appeal of United Media employees shows what can happen when the media is controlled by the regime and corporations. It is happening in Serbia now. If the audience does not recognize this, an even blacker media darkness threatens
After Dragan Šolak and Viktorija Boklag were dismissed from their leading positions, the editors within the United Media company addressed the European public with an appeal in which they express concern for the future of independent journalism in the Balkans. They warn that this change could open the door to political influence in one of the last bastions of free media in the region.
The founder of United Group, Dragan Šolak, is no longer the chairman of the Advisory Board. The previous CEO, Viktorija Bocklag, also retired. In addition to changes at the top, UG is also changing its business strategy - it will focus on markets within the European Union. She has already sold most of her business in Serbia
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić mentioned Dragan Šolak for the first time in a video on his Instagram account today in the context of the alleged plot to kill Vučić. Šolak's lawyer Zdenko Tomanović reacted to that and said that if the law is the basis in Serbia, then political irresponsibility and impropriety cannot be above the law.
The presence of the progressive state in the media through the guise of private companies is sad, the content of tabloids close to the authorities spills over into the streets, there are rare oases of free journalism, spitting on N1 comes to him as a good practice in the progressive camp, RTS is obviously under pressure, and the war in Ukraine has accelerated resolving the Kosovo knot
What kind of English football club is invested in by Dragan Šolak, a Serbian businessman in the diaspora, "the founder of United Group, within which N1 and Sport Club operate"
Sport Republic, whose main investor is Dragan Šolak, bought the English Premier League club Southampton. Thus, Šolak became the second businessman of Serbian origin to buy a European football club
