Nova

Nova Serbia is a general entertainment channel that plays it surprisingly safe for a commercial broadcaster. Prime-time leans heavily on licensed reality formats, think cooking competitions and dating shows, but the local talk shows that follow the 20:00 news block have sharper teeth than you'd expect. The news bulletin itself is solid, if a bit formulaic: top stories, weather, sports, done in thirty minutes flat. What's notable is the mid-afternoon slot, which runs a mix of Turkish drama dubs and Serbian-produced soaps. The acting ranges from competent to hammy, but the production values are higher than what similar channels in the region deliver. For anyone wanting to get a sense of mainstream Serbian TV culture, this is the channel to watch. Nova live is reliably clean, 1080i feed, stable bitrate, no annoying bugs. If you want to watch Nova online, Tvivu's stream is the way to go. General TV Serbia doesn't get more representative than this: familiar formats, local flavor, and a schedule that assumes you're not looking for anything too challenging. It's comfort TV done competently.