Bulgarian National Television
Source Passport
BG-M-00004-5
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- Legal name
- Българска национална телевизия
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Type
- Television
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 7 November 2025
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- State-owned
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- БНТ
- Company registration number Pending check
- National registration number 000672350
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- EU Publications Office / TED procurement notice published 27/06/2014, buyer Българска национална телевизия (national registration number 000672350), read 2026-10-20
- BTA (Bulgarian News Agency), 24 Feb 2026: CEM elected Milena Milotinova Director General of BNT on 20 Feb 2026 by Decision No РД-05-5; appeal by Emil Koshlukov (adm. case 211/2026), preliminary enforcement by law, read 2026-10-20
- BTA, 12 Jun 2026: "Генералният директор на Българската национална телевизия (БНТ) Милена Милотинова" presents management programme to CEM, read 2026-10-20
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Ministry of Finance of Bulgaria, report to the Council of Ministers (2023) on the 2024 per-programme-hour cost norms for BNT and BNR under art. 70(4)(1) of the Radio and Television Act, on which budget transfers (subsidy) to BNT and BNR are calculated (BNT 2,300 BGN/hour; BNR 560 BGN/hour), read 2026-10-20
- BTA, 20 Feb 2026: CEM votes on the Director General who will lead "the public television" for three years, read 2026-10-20
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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