Aleksander Frangaj

Albanian media owner whose group includes TV Klan. Media-ownership monitors list the Frangaj family as owners of TV Klan. Balkan Insight, as republished by the SEE Media Observatory in 2013 and 2015, reported that state advertising under the Berisha government (PD) went to firms linked to him. Reporting says he publicly supported Berisha after Berisha returned as prime minister in 2005. No documented ties to Socialist government advertising contracts were found in the sources reviewed.

TV Klan did not respond to Balkan Insight requests for comment, per the reporting cited. No direct statement from Frangaj was found.

No case in the research lists this person.

• Business relationship→Promo Sh.p.k. (also cited as Promo LLC)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Frangaj-linked agency received state TV-ad contracts under PD government

  Evidence: Reporting says Promo received government advertising contracts while the Berisha government (PD) was in office, and that Frangaj-linked firms were the main recipients of state advertising in 2012-2013.

• Business relationship←Zoom Events Sh.p.k. (also cited as Zoom Entertainment)Source label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Zoom Events, linked to Frangaj, received Defence Ministry ad contracts in June 2013

  Evidence: Treasury records cited by BIRN show two Defence Ministry contracts to Zoom Events worth 40 million lek on 6 and 14 June 2013, during the parliamentary campaign. The year is inferred from campaign context and the company formation date.

• Ownership→Media 6 / TV KlanSource label: VerifiedCode: VERIFIEDBacked by official documents, a final court decision, or several reliable independent sources.

  Frangaj family owns Media 6 / TV Klan (majority)

  Evidence: Media Ownership Monitor Albania lists the Frangaj family as owners of the TV Klan company. Wikipedia gives a 60/40 split between Aleksander Frangaj and Alba Gina. The two sources' splits are not fully reconciled in the sources reviewed.