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DIGIMEDIA: ONEPLAY IS PREPARING AN ADVERTISING PACKAGE, IVYSÍLÁNÍ IS LOOKING FOR A MODEL, ÓČKO REMAINS WITH MAFRA
3. 6. 2026 | 7 min read Oneplay is preparing to launch an advertising package and will provide data on user behaviour, Czech Television is exploring options for user registration on iVysílání, and Óčko remains under the ownership of the Mafra media group. These topics were also discussed at Wednesday’s Digimedia conference.
FERMATO IS HEADING TO TELEVISION. IN ITS FIRST MAJOR BRAND CAMPAIGN, IT IS FOCUSING ON ITS OWN LANGUAGE AND A SUMMER ATMOSPHERE
2. 6. 2026 | 3 min read The Czech brand FerMato is launching its first television brand campaign. It focuses primarily on promoting its flagship product – fermented dressings. The campaign will run from June on the Prima group’s channels and is based on a simple concept that plays on wordplay, a summer atmosphere and the personal involvement of the brand’s founder.
CME, THE COMPANY BEHIND TV NOVA, INCREASED BOTH ITS REVENUE AND PROFIT LAST YEAR
1. 6. 2026 | 3 min read The CME media group, which operates television stations and streaming services in Central and Eastern Europe, including TV Nova in the Czech Republic, reported year-on-year growth in its financial results for 2025.
DON’T WAIT UNTIL YOU NEED IT TO BUILD YOUR BRAND. FOOTSHOP HAS SHARED DETAILS OF ITS CORPORATE CRISIS
1. 6. 2026 | 5 min read After years of focusing heavily on performance marketing, Footshop has recently begun to fundamentally change its approach to branding. Internal data and research showed that brand awareness was significantly lower than the company had originally anticipated, leading to a re-evaluation of its marketing strategy and an increase in investment in brand building. This was discussed at the Brand Restart conference.
NOVA FOLLOWS IN PRIMA’S FOOTSTEPS. SKIPPING ADS WILL NO LONGER BE POSSIBLE ON ITS CHANNELS EITHER
28. 5. 2026 | 7 min read From autumn onwards, it will no longer be possible to skip ad breaks on Nova Group channels. TV Nova is including this requirement in its new terms and conditions with operators who offer catch-up services on their pay-TV platforms. This has been confirmed to Lupě by the broadcaster and also by some of the operators who have already received the contractual documentation. “The change is due to take effect on 16 November 2026. Negotiations with operators are ongoing,” wrote Zuzana Křížková, TV Nova’s corporate communications manager, to the editorial team.
“IT WAS WORKING JUST LAST YEAR, SO WHERE DID IT GO WRONG?” ASKED PARTICIPANTS AT THE CONTENT FIRST CONFERENCE
28. 5. 2026 | 13 min read The Content First conference provided an insight into the current state of content marketing. The central theme was artificial intelligence as a phenomenon that is transforming brands’ strategic thinking, their approach to communities, the way they work with influencers, and the very nature of SEO.
PRIMA LAUNCHES STREAMING DIVISION, HEADED BY WYKRYTOWICZ
28. 5. 2026 | 2 min read The Prima Group sees streaming and digital content distribution as a key pillar for its future growth. It is therefore establishing a streaming division.
CZECH PRODUCTIONS DOMINATE TELEVISION, WITH VIEWERS SPENDING ALMOST 60% OF THEIR VIEWING TIME ON THEM
27. 5. 2026 | 2 min read Domestic productions remain the main driver of the television market. Czech and Czechoslovak content accounts for just a third of the programming on offer, yet it accounts for 57 per cent of total viewing figures, according to Atmedia.
CZECH CONTENT ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME LINE-UP, BUT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MAJORITY OF VIEWING FIGURES
26. 5. 2026 | 3 min read In 2025, Czech and Czechoslovak content accounted for a significantly higher share of television viewing figures than its representation in the programming schedule would suggest. According to data from the Association of Television Organisations, as highlighted by Atmedia, local programmes accounted for 31 per cent of the broadcasts on the stations surveyed, but accounted for 57 per cent of the time spent watching television.
NOVA ESTABLISHES AN ETHICS PANEL FOR PROGRAMMES BASED ON REAL EVENTS
25. 5. 2026 | 4 min read Nova is establishing an Ethics Panel, an advisory body to the Chief Executive, focused on the ethical aspects of audiovisual productions inspired by real events.
CZECHS ARE STILL TRYING TO BUILD TRUST IN AI-POWERED ADVERTS. THEY WANT THEM TO BE TRANSPARENT
21. 5. 2026 | 4 min read More than half of Czechs (56%) expect brands to state whether an advert was created using artificial intelligence, according to a survey by the ResSolution Group.
OTO KLEMPÍŘ VS. MARTIN BAXA: THE DIGIMEDIA 2026 CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE A ‘MINISTERIAL’ DEBATE ON PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA
19. 5. 2026 | 4 min read The 21st edition of the DIGIMEDIA 2026 conference, taking place on Wednesday 3 June 2026 in the Congress Hall of Czech Television in Prague’s Kavčí Hory district, will feature a debate between the current and former Ministers of Culture: Oto Klempíř of Motoristé sobě and Martin Baxa of the ODS. Both politicians will take part in the opening discussion session focusing on the funding of public service media, specifically Czech Television and Czech Radio. It is precisely these media organisations that are affected by the draft Public Service Media Act, which was submitted by the Ministry of Culture in April and for which the inter-ministerial consultation process concluded last week. Continuation of the heated debate from TV Nova Oto Klempíř and Martin Baxa had already clashed during Saturday’s discussion on TV Nova’s ‘Za pět minut dvanáct’, with the new bill being the main topic on which both politicians did not mince their words. The debate at the DIGIMEDIA 2026 conference will offer more scope for discussion and confrontation with other guests: Marit af Björkesten, Director-General of the Finnish public service broadcaster YLE, Milan Fridrich, Deputy Director-General of Czech Television; Martina Májíček Poliaková, Director of Strategic Development at Czech Radio; Marek Singer, President of the Association of Commercial Television Stations; Jiří Hrabák, Chairman of the Association of Private Broadcasters; and David Smoljak (STAN), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Media.
CME LAUNCHES A PLATFORM FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CONTENT
18. 5. 2026 | 2 min read During the Cannes Film Festival, the CMEmedia group unveiled a new centre dedicated to the creation of socially responsible content.
PRIVATE MEDIA OUTLETS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT BILL REGARDING CZECH TELEVISION AND CZECH RADIO
15. 5. 2026 | 4 min read Private media outlets are criticising the draft Public Service Media Act. They object to online advertising and the lack of regulatory safeguards.
TV PRIMA IS SET TO AIR A CZECH VERSION OF THE DATING REALITY SHOW ARE YOU THE ONE?, WHICH IS BEING FILMED IN THAILAND
15. 5. 2026 | 2 min read The FTV Prima Group is set to expand its range of reality shows with the international dating format Are You The One?. The Czech version of the programme is being produced for Prima TV and the prima+ platform, and is currently being filmed in Thailand.
PRIMA TV TO TAKE ‘POLDA’ AND ‘POLABÍ’ OFF THE AIR DURING THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
15. 5. 2026 | 3 min read Prima TV is adjusting its evening schedule to accommodate the ice hockey world championship. Films will be replaced by the series Polda and Polabí.
NAKED ATTRACTION ATTRACTED 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS; ÓČKO IS PREPARING A NEW SERIES
12. 5. 2026 | 2 min read According to Óčko, the first Czech-Slovak version of the dating show Naked Attraction attracted more than 1.3 million viewers and exceeded 105 million views on social media.
PRIMA’S NEW ADVERTISING FORMAT, PAUSE AD, PROMISES 100% VISIBILITY
11. 5. 2026 | 2 min read The advert is only displayed to the viewer when they actively interact with the remote control and pause the content they are watching.
