ANN leadership neither approved nor announced N1 and Nova S merger

The current leadership of Adria News Network (ANN), the parent company of N1 and Nova S, has not approved or announced any merger of the two television channels' programming. Brent Sadler, ANN's Chief News Executive, clarified this situation in a statement to the Journalists’ Association of Serbia (UNS).

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ANN continues to operate under its existing leadership and organizational structure, noting that the current leadership has not announced or adopted any changes of that nature.

UNS had inquired about potential mergers between the N1 and Nova S newsrooms, the discontinuation of Nova S's news programming, and the possible relocation of Nova S staff. Sadler affirmed that ANN continues to operate under its existing leadership and organizational structure. He explicitly stated that the current management has not announced or adopted any such changes.

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any decisions concerning the organization’s future, including its operational structure or staffing levels, will be the responsibility of the new owners and their management team.

Sadler also noted that Alpac Capital has not yet finalized its acquisition of ANN. He stressed that any future decisions concerning the organization's operational structure, staffing levels, or programming would be the responsibility of the new owners and their management team once the transaction is officially concluded. He deemed it inappropriate to speculate on decisions that will fall under the jurisdiction of Alpac Capital post-acquisition.

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it would be inappropriate for him to comment on or speculate about decisions that will rightfully fall under the jurisdiction of Alpac Capital once the transaction is officially concluded.