Native name | Танјуг |
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | News media |
| Founded | 31 October 1995 (1995-10-31)(Last form) 5 November 1943 (1943-11-05)(Founded) |
| Defunct | 9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) |
| Headquarters | Obilićev Venac 2,Belgrade , |
| Owner | Government of Serbia |
Tanjug (/'tʌnjʊg/) (Serbian Cyrillic:Танјуг; sometimes stylized asTANJUG) was a Serbian state news agency based inBelgrade, which officially ceased to exist in March 2021. Since then, the Belgrade-based private companyTanjug Tačno has acquired the rights to use the intellectual property and trademarks of the former agency.
Founded on 5 November 1943 asYugoslavia's official news agency, Tanjug is anacronym of its full original native name,TelegrafskaagencijanoveJugoslavije ("Telegraphic Agency of New Yugoslavia").
From 1975 to the mid-1980s, Tanjug had a leading role in theNon-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP), a collaborating group of news agencies of theNon-Aligned Movement (NAM).[1] Tanjug professionals helped equip and train journalists and technicians of state media in other NAM countries, mainly inAfrica andSouth Asia.
On 31 October 2015, according to media reports, Tanjug ceased its operations due to financial problems.[2] The state secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Information dispelled these rumors, but acknowledged the agency's difficulties and said that apublic–private partnership could be the solution.[3] The agency continued working, signing contracts with state bodies and winning various public tenders and related work.[4] Most of its employees were working on part-time contracts without guaranteed working rights.[5]
On 9 March 2021, Tanjug officially ceased to exist.[4] Since then, the Belgrade-based private companyTanjug Tačno, owned by Minacord Media (the majority owner beingŽeljko Joksimović) and Radiotelevizija Pančevo, acquired the right to use the intellectual property and trademarks of the agency for 10 years.[6][7]
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