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RADIOHOUSE TO ALLOCATE ANOTHER 100 MILLION TO SUPPORT REGIONAL BUSINESSES
15. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Radiohouse is relaunching the RH 300 Cross programme, setting aside advertising space worth 100 million crowns for regional businesses.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER—AND FOR HOW LONG—NOVA REMAINS ON TERRESTRIAL TV
7. 9. 2026 | 8 min read Nova Media Group closely monitors technological developments and the market shares of individual television platforms. It reviews the situation every six months. In an interview with MediaGuru.cz, TV Nova CEO Daniel Grunt also discusses the current position of the Oneplay service and its near-term development.
TV NOVA WILL LAUNCH ITS PRE-ELECTION BROADCASTING ON 7 SEPTEMBER, WITH DEBATES TO BE BROADCAST ON TN LIVE
3. 9. 2026 | 2 min read On 7 September, TV Nova will begin its pre-election coverage of the local and Senate elections, which will take place on 9 and 10 October. On TN Live, it will feature thirteen regional debates, five pre-election ‘Superdebates’ and, during the election weekend, a special studio providing live results and analysis.
NOVA VIEWERS WANTED MORE ORDINACE. BOŽÍ PLÁN RESPONDS TO A NEW TREND
31. 8. 2026 | 8 min read The return of Ordinace v růžové zahradě (The Rose Garden Clinic) to TV Nova, albeit with older episodes, is a direct response to viewer demand, says Programming Director Silvia Majeská. Nova’s revised approach to Tuesday and Thursday evenings, which will feature the new series Boží plán (God’s Plan), likewise reflects changing audience preferences.
TELEVISION AUTUMN SEASON GETS UNDERWAY, NEW SHOWS ARRIVING FROM THIS WEEK
24. 8. 2026 | 4 min read The autumn television season is getting underway. This week, Prima will unveil its main new offerings. Nova and Czech Television will join in from next week. Some days of the week will have a new look in the autumn schedules.
‘I DON’T WANT TO WAIT THREE EPISODES BEFORE SOMETHING GRIPPS ME,’ SAYS ONEPLAY’S HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT
12. 8. 2026 | 1 min read These days, it only takes viewers a few minutes to decide whether to give a series a go. Michal Reitler, Head of Development at TV Nova and Oneplay, talks in an interview about how the TV audience has changed, why people say they mainly want comedies but actually watch a lot of crime dramas, and the new programmes Nova has in the pipeline. He also revealed why some series need to hook the viewer right from the start and what determines whether they are renewed.
NOVA PREPARES NEW MONETISATION MODEL FOR ONEPLAY AND AIMS TO RETAIN KEY SPORTS RIGHTS
12. 8. 2026 | 5 min read Nova is getting closer to launching a new ad-supported subscription tier for its Oneplay video platform. The move will also introduce a new approach to advertising sales across linear and digital viewing. Nova plans to reveal the details this autumn. At the same time, Nova CEO Daniel Grunt expects the cost of sports broadcasting rights to continue rising.
NOVA THIS AUTUMN: GOD’S PLAN, MEN IN FLIGHT, SUPERSTAR, THE WELL, CRIME UNIT ANDĚL AND THE SURGERY
10. 8. 2026 | 5 min read At its programming press conference, the Nova Group unveiled its line-up for this autumn’s season. Its television line-up will feature new series for Tuesday and Thursday evenings, tried-and-tested reality shows and entertainment programmes, as well as original productions from Oneplay Originals.
ONEPLAY TO LAUNCH ODDÍL B AND LOVE ISLAND, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS TO DRIVE ONEPLAY SPORTS OFFERING
10. 8. 2026 | 4 min read Oneplay will launch the new comedy series Oddíl B from the creators of Most! this autumn, along with another season of the reality show Love Island Česko & Slovensko. The main highlights of its sports offering will include UEFA European competitions, domestic football and ice hockey leagues, the NHL, NBA and Formula 1.
ONEPLAY SPORT HAS INVESTED IN A NEW STUDIO AND WILL EXPAND ITS BROADCASTING OF THE CHANCE LEAGUE
22. 7. 2026 | 3 min read The new Oneplay Sport multifunctional studio will feature television facilities including an LED screen with almost 16 million pixels, virtual graphics and a viewing area for spectators. The channel will use it for the first time at the start of the new Chance League season.
TV NOVA IS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SUSTAINABLE FILMING. THE BAFTA ALBERT CERTIFICATION COVERS 70 PER CENT OF ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS
20. 7. 2026 | 5 min read TV Nova has long been committed to developing sustainable television production. In 2024, 60 per cent of TV Nova’s programmes were awarded the BAFTA Albert international sustainability certification. Projects with this certification now account for 70 per cent of the channel’s in-house production, and Nova is outlining further steps it is taking to meet its goals in the area of sustainable filming.
THE WORLD CUP MATCHES HAVE SET A RECORD FOR NOVA ACTION, ACHIEVING A SHARE OF UP TO 18 PER CENT
16. 7. 2026 | 2 min read The World Cup is delivering record-breaking results for Nova Action. The tournament is also surpassing the viewing figures of the previous World Cup in Qatar.
TV NOVA CONSOLIDATES ITS SPORTS CHANNELS BUSINESS, HEADED BY JAN RADĚJ
16. 7. 2026 | 2 min read Nova is consolidating advertising sales for Nova Sport and Oneplay Sport, with the creation of the Sport Sales team, headed by Jan Raděj.
NOVA IS ATTRACTING AUDITIONERS FOR ‘SUPERSTAR’ THROUGH BORHYOVÁ AND KORANTENG AS WELL
7. 7. 2026 | 2 min read TV Nova has launched a campaign for the new series of the SuperStar talent show under the slogan “Where are you?”. The campaign encourages potential contestants to attend the upcoming auditions, featuring Televizní noviny presenters Lucie Borhyová and Rey Koranteng.
CZECH TELEVISION HAS MAINTAINED ITS LEADING POSITION AT THE HALWAY-THROUGH POINT OF THE YEAR, GROWING THANKS TO SPORTS BROADCASTING
7. 7. 2026 | 3 min read Czech Television’s channels recorded the highest share of the television market in the first half of 2026. Compared with the same period last year, they were helped in particular by sports coverage of the Winter Olympics and the Ice Hockey and Football World Cups.
NOVA INCREASED ITS TURNOVER BY A THIRD LAST YEAR, WITH NET PROFIT APPROACHING TWO BILLION
2. 7. 2026 | 3 min read TV Nova Group’s turnover rose by 2.5 billion crowns last year. Net profit was also higher, approaching the 2 billion CZK mark. Television advertising remains the main source of revenue, although its total volume fell slightly last year.
ONEPLAY IS PLANNING MAJOR CHANGES TO ITS BROADCASTING OF THE FOOTBALL CHANCE LEAGUE. THE NEW STUDIO WILL ACCOMMODATE 80 SPECTATORS
30. 6. 2026 | 6 min read Whilst the World Cup dominates television screens, behind the scenes at the Oneplay streaming service, major changes are afoot regarding the broadcast of the new season of the domestic Chance Liga. According to Marek Kindernay, director of Oneplay Sport’s pay-TV sports channels, this is set to be one of the biggest transformations in the service’s history. The changes will be visible on screen in just a month’s time. Programmes with a live studio audience are to be introduced It has been known for some time that Oneplay Sport is setting up a new television studio in the Stages Praha building. The pay-TV sports channels are due to move to the new premises in the middle of the summer holidays.“We’ve got a really busy month ahead of us. A new studio, new facilities, moving the editorial team and loads of details that need to fall into place,” explained Marek Kindernay on the professional social network LinkedIn.“It’ll be a big step forward. But it’s precisely moments like these that make the world of television so enjoyable for me,” he says. The new studio will also feature a visitor area with capacity for up to 80 spectators. It will therefore be used to film programmes for which Oneplay Sport has an audience, such as the popular sports show TIKI-TAKA.
THE SUMMER SCHEDULES OF CZECH TELEVISION, NOVA AND PRIMA WILL FEATURE REPEATS OF DRAMAS, FILMS AND COMEDIES
23. 6. 2026 | 3 min read Twice a week, Polda on Prima, Případy mimořádné Marty on Nova, or Vyprávěj on the main channel of Czech Television. The country’s leading broadcasters will rely primarily on their archives for their summer programming.
