Croatia media guide

TV is the main source of news, followed by the internet. As well as a digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service, there are established cable, satellite and internet protocol TV (IPTV) operators.

Public broadcaster HRT is funded by advertising and a licence fee. It faces stiff competition from private networks, including leading national station Nova TV, which is owned by a US investment company.

Radio is a popular medium, with national and local commercial networks operating alongside public HRT.

Austrian and German media companies have stakes in the print media. A tabloid, 24 Sata, is the best-selling newspaper. In line with worldwide trends, circulation figures for the printed press are falling.

Reporters face harassment and occasional attacks, says US-based Freedom House. Reporters without Borders says government "meddling" at HRT is a problem.

There were 3.7 million internet users by December 2021, comprising 92% of the population (Internetworldstats.com).

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press

• Vecernji - daily

• Jutarnji - daily

• 24 Sata - tabloid daily

• Slobodna Dalmacija - Split-based daily

• Novi list - Rijeka-based daily

• Glas Istre - Pula-based daily

• Poslovni dnevnik - business daily

• Globus - Zagreb-based political weekly

• Nacional - Zagreb-based political, cultural weekly

Television

• Croatian TV - public, operates national networks

• RTL Televizija - national, private

• Nova TV - national, private

Radio

• Croatian Radio - public, operates three national networks

• Radio 101 - private, Zagreb area

• Otvoreni Radio - private, national

• Bravo Radio - private, national

News agencies/internet

• Hina - government-owned, English-language pages

• Index.hr - news portal

• Net.hr - news portal