The crew of the show "24 Minutes with Zoran Kesić" announced that they are saying goodbye to Nova S viewers after, as they say, they were informed that the new owners of the television station from Portugal are no longer interested in broadcasting their show, but they said that the audience will be able to watch them via the YouTube platform.
In a statement published on Facebook, they stated that the story of poor results, an expensive show and financial discipline is not the real reason why the show will no longer be broadcast on Nova S, but rather claim that they have learned that in "Portuguese circles", alluding to the new owner of Nova S - Alpac Capital, there was a thought that "24 Minutes" would not start broadcasting before the elections in Serbia, but that filming would be postponed until after they are over.
They added that there was no new offer that would reduce the price of the show and adjust it to the financial framework of the new owners. In the statement, they said goodbye to their colleagues who are staying at Nova S, thanked those who supported them and offered help, and told viewers that they would soon be able to watch them again from September 19th.
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We are publishing the statement from the "24 Minutes" crew in full:
"With the sound of falling leaves
Which the wind carries,
Some new fado will be created,
Free from the shackles of time..."
With the words of the beautiful song "Fado Final" (Fado for the End) by the legendary Amalia Rodríguez, we say goodbye to the viewers of Nova S and invite them to continue watching all the shows that they have loved so far, and that we will continue to watch ourselves.
We wish our colleagues who remain on television to persevere in this job that we love most in the world and to continue to do their best as long as they can.
To all our colleagues who have been supporting us these days, offering us help and space on the air, perhaps risking their own positions, we would like to say – we expected nothing less from you because we know each other. We love you!
And finally, we promise all of you who will be watching us in the new phase of "ours" - this is the last time we bother with Portuguese fado, we will soon continue with Serbian hardcore.
At the meeting to which we were invited to be informed of the final decision on the fate of our show, we spoke yesterday with an Englishman and a Dutchman, who conveyed to us the Portuguese position that they are no longer interested in broadcasting "24 Minutes" on Nova S.
In the joke, the Serb would turn out to be the smartest and outsmart them all in the end, but unfortunately this time the Serb didn't ask any questions.
Still, by the end of this text, they will probably be wondering.
A Serb, a Montenegrin, a Croat, a Bosniak, a Macedonian, even a couple of Slovenians who we caught watching our show.
The Englishman was very disappointed with the Portuguese's decision and stated that he had done everything in his power to explain to them how important and valuable our little show was.
The Dutchman nodded in the affirmative because he was a living witness to the Englishmen's superhuman efforts, but, well – the Portuguese are like that: "they just look at the numbers, and the numbers on our show aren't exactly amazing."
Then the Serb, ready for any eventuality, took out a piece of paper (he was not "missing a single piece of paper") and showed in black and white the official figures that speak of the television's solid annual income from our little show program.
After all, the Englishman did not mention any figures in June of this year, but, aware of the importance and viewership of our show, he very enthusiastically stated that we should definitely continue the cooperation, under the same conditions that had been in effect until then, and even kindly symbolically raised the price.
The contract is signed, hand in hand we are not Turks.
Ignore the Turks, it's already too complicated.
The crew of our show is convinced that the only numbers that really matter in this whole story are the numbers of days, weeks, and months that we count until the date of the elections in Serbia.
We conclude this from the fact that the new owners from Portugal, if they were not happy with the previously agreed terms and signed contract, did not inform us of this.
There is no new offer from them (beyond the already signed contract) that would lower the price of the show and reduce it to some financial framework acceptable to them.
Which would probably make "the wolf full and the sheep numerous."
However, in this case, the wolf can only be full if he eats all the sheep.
That the talk of "weak numbers", "expensive emissions" and "financial discipline" measures is just an excuse or, as the famous Amalia Rodriguez sang, "É mentira" (google it),
Our findings also speak for themselves, according to which, allegedly, in Portuguese circles, it was thought, and by God, it was said, that our show should not start before the elections, but that we should start filming only after the elections are over.
In that case, we assume, we wouldn't be so expensive.
The Portuguese resented us for speaking out publicly and violating their "Silencio".
Just when they thought everything could go smoothly, discreetly, in silence, some fools decided to stop being silent.
The eternal trauma of apartment burglars from annoying household members who just happened to wake up and scream at the intruder.
Instead of the ideal situation of "Shut up while I steal from you!"
And finally, Stipe Mesić's famous sentence is still remembered today: "I think I have accomplished my task, Yugoslavia is no more."
Last night, someone could rightly boast: "I think I've completed the task, 24 minutes are up."
Well, there is none!
The new season will start on September 19th on the incredible and ever-growing YouTube channel "24 Minutes with Zoran Kesić".
And that's where we wonder. All of us.
We who create the show and you who love it. Wherever you are.
A carpentry workshop offered to make us a table, a guy who imports LED screens wants to donate them for the studio, a woman offers us a house in the woods...
OK, the house in the woods is a little scary, but thank you anyway.
This of ours has long since ceased to be just ours.
And that's why, if we've been tearing up until now, we'll be tearing up from now on!
Out of spite. Out of love for truth and justice. Out of anger.
And because, let's not lie, we don't know what else to do.
Our greatest support will be if you continue to watch us.
And if "ours" are important to you, spread the word that from now on we are only on the YouTube channel "24 minutes with Zoran Kesić".
From door to door, from home to school, from morning to tomorrow, from the beloved to the unloved, from Vardar to Triglav, from heart to heart... tell each other the good news:
"24 minutes" begins!", the statement said.
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