2. Lovin Recommends

Malta and Gozo are full of enticing eateries, respectable restaurants and beloved bars… so where do you begin? Well, that’s where we come in.

Lovin Recommends takes an insane amount of submissions – we’re talking well over 10,000 just this year – and brings them down to the best of the best, awarding them with what’s now become our coveted red sticker.

If you were wondering which ones made the cut for 2024, by the way, check out the full list of 224 businesses.

3. The Lovin Music Awards

In 2019, we hosted the Lovin Music Awards, a no-holds-barred, live awards show celebrating the best artists the islands have to offer.

The LMAs featured a number of live performances… including this 10-minute whirlwind rollercoaster through the best hits of the one, the only, Ira Losco.

 

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4. Award-winning documentaries

From a heartbreaking, in-depth look at the murder of Lassana Cisse to a fly-on-the-wall doc on Roberta Metsola’s historic appointment as the European Parliament’s First Vice, Lovin Malta has published a number of hard-hitting documentaries over the years.

There’s a whole lot to check out, and you can binge-watch them all right here. So that’s your weekend sorted!

5. A historic court case challenging political party media

In early 2021, Lovin Malta filed a historic court case to determine whether propaganda on political party TV stations should be declared unconstitutional.

The court case argues that a law approved by Parliament in 1991 to permit the stations to open went completely contrary to the demands of the Constitution.

By October of that year, the court case had started, and now, nearly three years later, the case is still ongoing (along with a number of parallel cases surrounding both parties), but at one point in February 2023, a major statement by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti and judges Giannino Caruana Demajo and Anthony Ellul said the constitutional obligation for TV stations to provide “due impartiality” when reporting matters of political controversy also applies to stations owned by political parties.

6. Launching national campaigns through Kaxxaturi

From songs to billboards, the Jon Mallia-led satire show Kaxxaturi was a cultural moment that deserves its own documentary.

Seriously though, through a collaboration with who is now one of Malta’s most popular podcasters, Kaxxaturi pushed for everything from reform at the GU clinic to a complete breakdown of the Vitals-Steward kerfuffle.

And yes, Kaxxaturi led the campaign to stop ministers misusing public funds on Facebook, taking it to the next level by getting thousands of people to sign and donate and hold our leaders accountable.

7. An ever-expanding portfolio of exciting investments and partnerships

Through the years, Lovin Malta has evolved into so much more than one single media house, extending its reaches and offerings to include a number of brands and a group of companies across different industries.

Investments and partnerships in FreeHour Malta, Trusted Tutors and DealToday have dotted our last eight years, and just last week, Lovin Malta launched MeetInc., a new online platform and hub for local businesses.

8. Exceeding over 600,000 followers across platforms

Lovin Malta kicked off 2024 in style, hitting 600,000 followers across social media and reaching 4.6 million accounts on Instagram alone in the year’s first 30 days.

So while we started this year with a bang and even more milestones, we’re sure there are more milestones we can hit… and we know we couldn’t have done this – or any other milestone – without you.

So thanks for being with us on this wild ride, and here’s to even more!