{"id":"SRB-064","notes":"SCOPE BOUNDARY: Adjacent to Playbook core scope — media infrastructure attack. Distribution removal as pre-capture tactic — reduces audience before editorial control established. Part of SRB-CAMP-013 arc.","country":"Serbia","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"MFRR September 2025 (https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/serbia-mfrr-partners-warn-against-attempt-to-seize-political-control-of-last-remaining-independent-tv-stations-n1-and-nova); ARTICLE 19 September 2025 (https://www.article19.org/resources/serbia-safeguard-the-independence-of-united-group-media-outlets/)"}],"summary":"N1 and Nova S removed from satellite television service in April 2025, forcing viewers to watch exclusively via internet or cable. N1 was the most-watched TV channel on SBB network. Removal dramatically reduces reach to rural and older audiences who rely on satellite distribution. Documented by MFRR as part of systematic pressure campaign against independent broadcasters covering student protests. Follows pattern of distribution interference as pre-capture tactic — reducing audience before editorial capture.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-41","role":"primary","label":"Media Distribution Exclusion","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Official/Regulatory"],"entities":[{"id":959,"name":"Unknown regulatory/technical actor (state coordination suspected)","role":"actor","entity_type":"Government Official"},{"id":960,"name":"N1 Television; Nova S; independent media audience","role":"target","entity_type":"Individual Organization"}],"date_text":"Apr 2025","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":2,"harm_track":"Track 1 — Legal/Administrative","narratives":[{"code":"NF-06","role":"primary","label":"Destabilization Agent","needs_review":false},{"code":"NF-09","role":"secondary","label":"Political Interference","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":["SIG-SRB-064"],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2025-04-01","campaign_ids":["SRB-CAMP-013"],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-02: Civic Mobilization","campaign_phase":"Phase 2: Media Execution","civic_response":"MFRR documents incident; media freedom organizations protest","date_precision":"month","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Legal/Administrative","institutional_consequence":"N1/Nova S reach reduced; audience access limited to internet/cable only"}