Top Media Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia, Broadcasting, Radio broadcasting, Television production, Film production
Founded1998
FounderDritan Hoxha[1]
HeadquartersTirana, Albania
Area served
Albania
Products
  • Television broadcasting
  • Radio broadcasting
  • Film production
  • Cable and satellite services
  • Print and digital media
OwnerHoxha family[2]
DivisionsSee Subsidiaries
Websitetop-channel.tv

Top Media Group, also known simply as Top Media, is an Albanian media company founded in 1998 by Dritan Hoxha and headquartered in Tirana, Albania. The company became one of the largest and most influential media groups in Albania. It initially started with the creation of Top Albania Radio and later expanded to various audiovisual and print media outlets. Top Media Group is the parent company of the national television channel Top Channel. After the death of the founder, the Hoxha family took over the management of the company.[3][4]

Subsidiaries

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  • Top Channel – national television broadcaster
    • Top Channel Films – film production and distribution
    • Top Albania Radio – radio station
    • DigitAlb – cable and satellite service provider[5]
    • Top News – 24-hour news channel
    • Top Gold Radio – radio station
    • Lori Caffe – coffee company
    • Gazeta Shqip – news portal (operated as print newspaper from 2004 to 2016)
    • Video Graphic Agency (VGA Studio) – motion graphics production company[6]
    • Imperial Cinemas (95% ownership) – cinema chain
    • Fondacioni Dritan Hoxha – media foundation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Themeluesi i Top Media, Dritan Hoxha nderohet me titullin "Mjeshtër i Madh"". Dosja.al (in Albanian). 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  2. ^ "Familja që drejton Top Channel, Perandorinë mediatike të Dritan Hoxhës". Koha Jonë (in Albanian). 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "Hoxha Family". Media Ownership Monitor. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "Top Media". Media Ownership Monitor. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ "Grupi Union sells Digitalb shares, Hoxha family gains controlling majority". Hashtag. 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  6. ^ "VIDEO GRAFIC AGENCY (VGA) (formerly "EXTRA LARGE")". opencorporates.al (in Albanian). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Top Media". Top Awards (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-08-07.