THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE MONEY FOR ČT IS SHOCKING AND UNACCEPTABLE WITHOUT DISCUSSION

26. 9. 2023 | 12 min read The proposed major media amendment to provide more funding for ČT (Czech Television) and ČRO (Czech Radio) cannot be adopted without a discussion on the role of the public service. the discussion should have been held at the beginning of the preparation of the new legislation, says president of AKTV, Klára Brachtlová.

COMMERCIAL RADIO COMPANIES: THE DRAFT AMENDMENT POSES A THREAT TO THE DUAL MEDIA SYSTEM

25. 9. 2023 | 3 min read Commercial radio networks organised in the Association of Private Broadcasters (APSV) reject the draft of a major media amendment and consider it a threat to the dual media system.

STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PROPOSED “MAJOR MEDIA AMENDMENT”

20. 9. 2023 | 2 min read Czech publishers represented in professional associations SPIR (Association for Internet Development) and UV (Union of Publishers) demand an expert discussion on the financing of public media and their role alongside commercial media. They criticise the fact that the introduction of the amendment to the acts on Czech Television, Czech Radio, and radio and television fees (the so-called major amendment on public service media) was not preceded by any professional discussion with the media sector and that the proposal skews the balance between commercial and public service news publishers.

COMMERCIAL TV COMPANIES DEMAND WITHDRAWAL OF MAJOR MEDIA AMENDMENT

19. 9. 2023 | 3 min read The commercial television groups Nova, Prima and Óčko show their displeasure with not being invited to discuss the proposal to increase the fees for ČT (Czech Television).

THE TV BATTLE WILL BE TOUGH AGAIN. PRIMA WILL EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO

28. 8. 2023 | 12 min read Prima group CEO, Marek Singer, expects a fierce autumn battle between the top three TV networks. He also confirms that Prima is interested in expanding its portfolio.

OTT VIEWING TAKES OFF IN CZECH REPUBLIC

25. 8. 2023 | 1 min read The viewing of video content on the internet is growing by around a third each year in the Czech Republic.

CZECH TOP SHOWS OF THE SUMMER: POLICIE MODRAVA, SPECIALISTÉ, MÍSTO ZLOČINU

24. 8. 2023 | 1 min read The top show of this year's summer holiday broadcast was a rerun of the series Policie Modrava (Modrava Police). The most-watched non-legislative trio also included the series Specialisté (Specialists) and Místo Činu (Crime Scene).

MEDIA CLUB LAUNCHES AUTOMATIC HBBTV AD BUYING

15. 8. 2023 | 2 min read The Czech sales agency Media Club has with its technological partner KINET developed a new advertising platform which allows clients to quickly and automatically purchase the Switch-In advertising format on HbbTV.

NOVA’S SALES EXCEEDED SEVEN BILLION LAST YEAR, PROFIT OVER A BILLION

15. 8. 2023 | 2 min read Television group Nova increased its revenues to more than seven billion crowns in 2022. TV advertising brings in the strongest revenues, with Voya subscriptions growing the fastest.

PRIMA GROUP PULLED IN REVENUES OF FOUR BILLION LAST YEAR

14. 8. 2023 | 2 min read The Prima Group generated revenues of nearly CZK 4 billion last year, with profits exceeding half a billion.

THE AUTUMN PROGRAMME OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION FULL OF NEWS

12. 8. 2023 | 3 min read The summer has entered its second half and last week the commercial TV stations associated in the Association of Commercial Television presented a number of new programmes for the autumn. What can the audience look forward to? TV Nova will be introducing several new programmes in the autumn The autumn programming schedule of TV Nova will be enriched by a new series of Crime Angel, the series Dad in Trouble or the reality docu-reality Lost Family. The anticipated reality show BigBrother will be broadcast on the Voyo video platform and on one of the group's thematic stations.

THE MEDIA IS A SPEEDBOAT. OPPORTUNITY AHEAD IS HUGE, SAYS THE DEPUTY CEO OF CME

10. 8. 2023 | 8 min read Is media a field in decline? Few will refute that as forcefully as Dušan Švalek. The man who already largely runs the operations of CME, the multinational group that operates the Czech Republic's most-watched commercial television and has huge plans for the Voyo video library.

EFFIE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING, ONLY DAYS LEFT

8. 8. 2023 | 1 min read Agencies and sponsors don't have much time left to submit projects to the Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness Competition.

PRIMA+ WILL ALSO OFFER SERIALS FROM CZECH TELEVISION, AMBULANCE OR MARIA THERESA, ANNOUNCES THE HEAD OF TV PRIMA

8. 8. 2023 | 1 min read The commercial television Prima has reached an agreement with the public Czech Television on the transfer of selected series from the Czech Television to its streaming platform prima+. "We have already negotiated a deal with Czech Television," says Prima Group CEO Marek Singer in an interview with Médiář. He also explains his experience with the video platform to date, recent personnel changes in Prima's management and his view on the amendment to the Audiovisual Act.

THE WEEK WITH DEPECHE MODE WAS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR OČKO STAR

7. 8. 2023 | 2 min read The average audience share during Saturday's Best of Depeche Mode was 4.5 times higher than this year's average for Óčka Star in the 15 to 69 year old category. This selection generated a high level of interest from viewers aged 35 and over. For example, among female viewers aged 35 to 44, the audience share was 6.31%. This made Óčko Star the 5th most watched TV channel among this target group of female viewers during the programme's broadcast and even surpassed one of the top three TV stations.

VOD SERVICE PRIMA+ IS PREPARING NEWS

4. 8. 2023 | 2 min read The online video library prima+ will offer its users three premiere titles in September and October. These include the six-part co-production miniseries Na vlnách Jadranu and the series Malá velká liga (Little Big League) and Banáni (Bananas).

PRIMA IN AUTUMN: “ELIŠKA A DAMIÁN”, “POD HLADINOU” OR “PARTIČKA NOVÁ KREV”

3. 8. 2023 | 6 min read PRIMA TV WILL RELY MAINLY ON NEW SERIES AND NEW EPISODES OF ITS ENTERTAINMENT AND JOURNALISTIC PROGRAMMES IN THE AUTUMN. THE AUTUMN PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE WAS PRESENTED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY.

VOYO HAS OVER 570 THOUSAND PAYING USERS

3. 8. 2023 | 1 min read The Voyo app has over 570 thousand subscribers on the Czech and Slovak market. This was announced by CEO Daniel Grunt at the press conference for the autumn programme of TV Nova.