ONEPLAY SPORT TO INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE IN ITS BROADCAST SCHEDULE

22. 9. 2026 | 3 min read From October, Oneplay Sport will expand its ice hockey coverage to include the University Ice Hockey League. In the 2026/2027 season, it will offer a total of 28 live broadcasts, complemented by reports from within the university teams and coverage of events surrounding the competition. The first match will be broadcast on 8 October.

WHAT ARE THE MOST ANTICIPATED TV SERIES? SERIAL KILLER OFFERS A SNEAK PEEK

21. 9. 2026 | 4 min read The international festival Serial Killer will showcase the most anticipated series from Czech broadcasters and streaming platforms, alongside previews of international productions. This year, the festival will place special emphasis on productions from Iceland and the Netherlands. In addition to international titles, it will introduce a new competition section, Czech Killer, and explore the topic of ethics in audiovisual production. For the first time, audiences will also have a say in deciding the award winners. The festival will take place in Brno from 23 to 28 September.

TRIAD AND SPARTA DOMINATED DIRECT IMPACT CZECH. BOURAČKA.CZ WINS THE GRAND PRIX

18. 9. 2026 | 6 min read The Direct Impact Czech competition has announced the winners of its 24th edition. Triad Prague was named Agency of the Year, whilst AC Sparta Prague received the Client of the Year award. The Grand Prix went to the project “Bouračka.cz – online accident reporting” by McCann Prague. The results were announced on Thursday at Jazz Dock in Prague.

DUBBING STILL LEADS THE WAY. ONLY 29 PER CENT OF CZECHS REGULARLY WATCH FILMS IN THEIR ORIGINAL LANGUAGE

16. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Dubbing remains significantly more popular amongst Czech viewers than watching foreign films and series in their original language. Although streaming services offer a choice between dubbing, the original version and subtitles, 71 per cent of Czech viewers prefer dubbing. Twenty-nine per cent of those surveyed regularly watch programmes in their original language. This is according to a survey by the media company AXOCOM.

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.

CZECH SERIES GO HEAD-TO-HEAD, EUROPE SENDS ITS FAVOURITES. SERIAL KILLER UNVEILS MORE OF ITS PROGRAMME

11. 9. 2026 | 9 min read Prison, a mystery crime drama, sporting records, family dramas and even a smallpox epidemic. Serial Killer unveils another part of this year’s programme, including five Czech series competing in the new Czech Killer competition and titles from Central and Eastern Europe in the Primetime Killer section. The programme is now complete. Only one final question remains: Who will lead the festival into its next chapter?

THE ‘GOLDEN SEMICOLON’ AWARD WAS WON BY THE HEPATITIS PREVENTION CAMPAIGN, CREATED BY HERO & OUTLAW

10. 9. 2026 | 6 min read The Golden Semicolon has announced its winners. The Prague Public Health Authority won the Project of the Year award, Hero & Outlaw was named Best Agency, Uljana Donátová was named PR Personality of the Year, and Alice Mikulášová was named Rising Star. The results were announced at a gala evening at the Empire Hall in Prague, organised by the professional organisation ASCOPA.

CZECHS WANT CERTAINTY ABOVE ALL ELSE FROM AI. SIX OUT OF TEN USERS HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE OUTPUTS

9. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Around two-thirds of adult Czechs currently use artificial intelligence. Although most of them have a positive attitude towards it, the question remains as to how much they can trust its answers. According to a survey by the STEM/MARK agency, 60 per cent of AI users are unsure whether the output they receive from the tool is actually correct. According to the survey results, users would therefore appreciate it if AI could distinguish more clearly between verified information, estimates and situations where it is simply unsure.

ADVERTISING ON THE MAIN SCREENS OF SMART TVS CAN BE PURCHASED PROGRAMMATICALLY

8. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Hybrid CTV Sales House is the first on the Czech market to make programmatic advertising buying available on the home screen of smart TVs running the Titan OS operating system. Advertisers and agencies can now purchase this advertising space via the Adform platform in the same way as other programmatic video campaigns.

TV ÓČKO IS FILMING THE SECOND SERIES OF ITS STRIPTEASE SHOW, WHICH WILL FEATURE ‘TWICE AS MANY WOMEN’ FOR VIEWERS

7. 9. 2026 | 2 min read The music channel Óčko, part of the Mafra group, is filming the second series of the striptease show *Naked Attraction*, which is about “finding love without clothes and without pretence”. The second series will be subtitled “Girls Want It Too!” and, according to the channel, will feature twice as many women as the first series, with a significant representation of the younger generation.

GOLDEN DRUM HAS EXTENDED THE ENTRY DEADLINE. CREATIVES CAN REGISTER UNTIL 8 SEPTEMBER

6. 9. 2026 | 2 min read There are still a few days left to submit the best campaigns to this year’s Golden Drum. The international festival of creativity has extended the deadline for entries to 8 September 2026 at 23:59 CET. The festival is thus giving teams a few extra days to finalise their entries. Portorož is also attracting visitors with a programme packed with prominent figures from the global creative scene.

MEDIA CLUB INCREASED ITS PROFIT BY A FIFTH LAST YEAR, WITH INTERNET ADVERTISING BEING THE MAIN DRIVER OF GROWTH

3. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Last year, Media Club increased its net profit by more than a fifth to CZK 706.4 million, whilst net turnover rose by 2.4 per cent to CZK 6.07 billion. Prima’s sales agency benefited primarily from growth in online advertising, whilst revenue from traditional television advertising remained virtually unchanged year-on-year.

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.

PAVEL VAŠEK HEADS UP THE PRIMA GROUP’S MARKETING DEPARTMENT

1. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Pavel Vašek has been appointed as the new marketing director of the Prima Group. He joins the media group from the Rohlik Group, where he led brand communications and marketing campaigns in international markets.

ONEPLAY HAS LAUNCHED A ‘COMING SOON’ SECTION, SHOWCASEING UPCOMING FILMS AND TV SERIES

30. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The Oneplay streaming service has added a new ‘ComingSoon’ section to its catalogue, in which it showcases titles scheduled for release in the coming weeks.

ONEPLAY SPORT WILL BROADCAST THE SPARTA VS SLAVIA DERBY WITH SPECTATORS RIGHT IN THE STUDIO

26. 8. 2026 | 2 min read Oneplay Sport is preparing a special broadcast for Sunday’s 318th Prague derby between Sparta and Slavia. For the first time during a Chance Liga broadcast, it will involve viewers in the match studio. The television production will also utilise 20 cameras, including a drone.

THE POWER OF CREATIVITY LIES IN HUMAN JUDGEMENT, A D&AD STUDY HAS SHOWN. TAKING SHORTCUTS CAN COST YOU DEARLY

26. 8. 2026 | 6 min read D&AD, an organisation bringing together designers and creatives across markets, has published its second report on AI and creativity. In it, it highlights one key point: the distinction between average work and truly high-quality work has not disappeared as a result of artificial intelligence tools.

PRIMA INCREASED ITS NET PROFIT TO MORE THAN HALF A BILLION LAST YEAR, BUT REVENUE REMAINED LARGELY UNCHANGED

25. 8. 2026 | 3 min read In 2025, the Prima Group maintained stable operating performance despite a decline in television advertising revenue. The growth in net profit was driven primarily by a significant improvement in financial performance and growing digital activities, led by prima+.