Željko Mitrović
Career
In 1988, Mitrović founded one of Serbia's first music recording studios. He opened a radio station in 1993, followed by TV Pink station in 1994. Later on, Mitrović founded the music publishing house City Records, which has more than 500 performers under its label. After launching the satellite program, Mitrović launched TV Pink Montenegro in 2002 and Pink BiH, in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2003.
Mitrović included a subsidiary in the Pink International Company: the PFI—Pink Films International—a film production complex catering to blockbusters and TV show producers. In May 2008, the Los Angeles Times conducted an interview with Mitrović and wrote about his new project, a 452,000 square feet (42,000 m) film studio complex.
In 2004, Mitrović founded a business jet airline Air Pink, one of seven companies under Pink Media Group. They extended its eleven-airplane fleet with three new Cessna XLS+ aircraft. It specializes in VIP and corporate aviation services.
Mitrović created a new, digital company of the Pink Media Group. The Pink Digital Company is a regional provider of digital communications that bridges the gap between cutting-edge digital creative ideas, products and technologies. Pink Digital Media System has created applications, such as Pink.rs and KlikTV.
Honors and awards
In 2006, Mitrović received the "Manager of the Year" award from the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce (BCC) for the achievement in the growth and development of the Pink Media Group, as one of the strongest and most influential media/entertainment businesses in Southeast Europe. In 2012, Mitrović was awarded by The Man magazine in the category "self-made man". In 2014, the Karić foundation awarded Mitrović for his achievements in the sphere of the media, television and film production. In 2015, Mitrović received the "Golden Chain" award from the Cultural and Educational Community of Belgrade for his lasting contribution to culture.
References
- ^ PR-DC. "Željko Mitrović - PR-DC". Željko Mitrović - PR-DC. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Wilkinson, Tracy (10 May 2008). "Serbian media tycoon is chasing big-screen dreams". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Željko Mitrović: Srecan sam zbog nagrade, Hello, March 2012". Dev.hellomagazin.rs. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Milan Adžić. "Sledi nam sezona decenije, Večernjenovosti, August 2015". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ A. Č. "Jošjedan show Željka Mitrovića na Pinku, Blic, September 2015". Blic.rs. Retrieved 23 September 2018.