PRIMA HAS LAUNCHED NEW BRAND IDENTITIES, LINKING THE CHANNEL’S PRESENTERS WITH THE BRAND

24. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The Prima Group is launching new on-air identities ahead of the autumn season. The brand spots link the channel’s familiar faces with the five letters of the Prima brand and make use of physically constructed sets rather than digital effects.

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.

MAJORITY STAKE IN TV PRIMA’S OPERATOR HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE GES GROUP

20. 8. 2026 | 2 min read A majority stake of 88.09 per cent in the operator of the Prima Group’s channels has been transferred from GES Media Europe to GES Group Holding.

PRIMA SPORT HAS LAUNCHED ITS BROADCASTING; ON ITS FIRST DAY, IT WILL FEATURE FOOTBALL, BEACH VOLLEYBALL AND NEWS

17. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The new sports channel, Prima sport, is launching. Its first day of programming will feature sports news, the Chance National League football, live coverage of the Hamburg Beach Pro Tour, and matches from the Polish Ekstraklasa.

PRIMA SPORT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN TV AUDIENCE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE TIME BEING; IT WILL SELL ADVERTISING ON A BLOCK BASIS

17. 8. 2026 | 3 min read The new sports channel, Prima sport, will not be included in the electronic TV audience measurement system upon its launch. For the time being, the Prima Group plans to sell advertising on the channel separately via a time-slot-based price list, with advertising rates determined by the appeal of individual sports broadcasts.

PRIMA IS PLANNING CHANGES TO ITS TERRESTRIAL TV SERVICE; A SHUFFLE IS ON THE WAY

11. 8. 2026 | 4 min read The Prima Group is set to expand its collaboration with Digital Broadcasting and plans to move most of its channels to its DVB-T2 multiplex 24 next year. In an interview, the director of the Prima Group explains the reasons behind the change in distribution strategy and also clarifies why the new Prima Sport channel will only be available in SD resolution via terrestrial broadcasting.

PRIMA SPORT TO LAUNCH ON 17 AUGUST AT 6:00 A.M., UNVEILS GRAPHICS AND STUDIOS

10. 8. 2026 | 2 min read At today’s press conference presenting its autumn programming schedule, the Prima Group introduced its new thematic channel, Prima sport.

BBC PLAYER IS SET TO LAUNCH ON PRIMA+, OFFERING OVER A THOUSAND HOURS OF BRITISH CONTENT

10. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The BBC Player streaming service will be part of the prima+ platform from this autumn. It will gradually offer subscribers more than a thousand hours of British series, documentaries, entertainment programmes and children’s content produced by BBC Studios.

PRIMA TO LAUNCH SPORTS NEWS. IT WILL ALSO AIR ON CNN PRIMA NEWS AND THE MAIN CHANNEL

10. 8. 2026 | 3 min read The Prima Group will add a new programme, sport news Sportovní zprávy, to its broadcasting schedule. In addition to results coverage, it will offer interviews, stories about sporting talents and people working behind the scenes at clubs, and will appear not only on Prima sport, but also on CNN Prima News and in TV Prima’s main news programme.

PRIMA SPORT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE ON SLEDOVÁNÍTV; THE OPERATOR IS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INCLUDING IT

6. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The inclusion of the new Prima sport channel in the SledováníTV line-up has not yet been definitively confirmed. Tuesday’s broadcast of Sparta’s match in the third qualifying round of the Champions League served merely as a promotional broadcast, whilst the operator and the Prima Group continue to negotiate the terms of the channel’s long-term distribution.

PRIMA THIS AUTUMN: NEW EPISODES OF POD HLADINOU, ZÁKONY VLKA, POLABÍ AND THE REALITY SHOW ZRÁDCI

6. 8. 2026 | 9 min read TV Prima unveiled its autumn programming schedule at Tyršův dům in Prague. This autumn, the broadcaster aims to attract viewers with new episodes of series including Zákony vlka, Kriminálka Slapy: Pod hladinou and Polabí, as well as reality formats Ano, šéfe! and Zrádci.

VODAFONE TV WILL INCLUDE PRIMA SPORT IN ALL ITS PACKAGES FROM TUESDAY

3. 8. 2026 | 2 min read Vodafone TV is set to expand its offering with a new sports channel, Prima sport. The channel will be available from 4 August as part of all the operator’s TV packages. At the same time, Vodafone will be offering a special deal on the Vodafone TV Lite & Sport service.

PRIMA SPORT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER; THE CHANNEL WILL IMPOSE A NUMBER OF OBLIGATIONS ON BROADCASTERS

2. 8. 2026 | 4 min read Pay-TV operators are preparing to include the new Prima Sport channel in their line-ups. In addition to the commercial terms, they will also have to comply with a number of technical and distribution rules relating, for example, to catch-up viewing, ad-skipping, the protection of sports rights and the number of devices on which the service can be used simultaneously.

PRIMA SPORT HAS LAUNCHED ITS DISTRIBUTION AND BEGUN SELLING ADVERTISING SPACE

30. 7. 2026 | 2 min read Magenta TV has activated a channel slot for the new Prima sport channel, and the programme guide confirms that the first broadcast will begin on 4 August with coverage of the match between Sparta Prague and Lyon. Furthermore, advertisers can book advertising slots from today.

PRIMA SPORT WILL REPLACE SPORTY TV AND WILL BE BROADCAST ON TWO NATIONWIDE CHANNELS

28. 7. 2026 | 2 min read The new Prima sport channel will replace the existing Sporty TV. It will begin broadcasting on 17 August.

PRIMA HAS INCREASED ITS REVENUE FROM OPERATORS TO HALF A BILLION AND IS ALSO CONSIDERING A SHIFT IN ITS TARGET AUDIENCE

23. 7. 2026 | 3 min read The Prima media group expects a significant increase in revenue from television operators this year. Revenue from the distribution of its channels is expected to reach around half a billion crowns, whereas in the past it stood at around 100 million.

PRIMA SPORT WILL BROADCAST SPARTA’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH, WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE HIGHLIGHT FOR THE CHANNEL’S OFFICIAL LAUNCH ON 17 AUGUST

20. 7. 2026 | 3 min read Prima will broadcast AC Sparta Prague’s home match in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The live broadcast will be shown on the new Prima sport channel, which viewers will be able to tune into even before its official launch, scheduled for 17 August.

JAN VLČEK JOINS PRIMA’S MANAGEMENT TEAM AND WILL ALSO DRAW UP THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS POLICY

15. 7. 2026 | 2 min read The Prima Media Group is expanding its senior management team. The newly created position of Executive Advisor to the Board will be filled by Jan Vlček, who has experience in management roles at TV Nova, the CME Group and in the investment sector. He will focus on business strategy, developing partnerships and identifying new growth opportunities.