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Brent Sadler: N1-CNN partnership agreement expires
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia /Culture & Society

Brent Sadler: N1-CNN partnership agreement expires

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • N1โ€™s long-running partnership with CNN ended after the cooperation agreement expired on Aug. 31, 2026.
  • Adria News Network executive Brent Sadler said the company decided not to extend the arrangement.
  • N1 will continue operating independently across Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.

The partnership between N1 and CNN has ended after the agreement between the regional broadcaster and the U.S. media company expired on Aug. 31, 2026.

Brent Sadler, executive director of news programming at Adria News Network, confirmed that the contract ended when its agreed term ran out. He said the company decided not to renew the arrangement.

Adria News confirms that N1โ€™s partnership agreement with CNN ended when the current contract period expired on Aug. 31, 2026, following our decision not to extend the arrangement.

โ€” Brent SadlerThe Adria News Network executive explained why the partnership ended.

Sadler thanked CNN for what he described as a valuable partnership and for its contribution to N1 over the past several years.

N1 will continue as an independent regional news organization, maintaining its editorial standards and its commitment to audiences in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.

N1 will continue operating as an independent regional news organization, maintaining its editorial standards and commitment to audiences across Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.

โ€” Brent SadlerSadler described N1โ€™s operating model after the agreement ended.
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