OTO KLEMPÍŘ VS. MARTIN BAXA: THE DIGIMEDIA 2026 CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE A ‘MINISTERIAL’ DEBATE ON PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA

19. 5. 2026 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.

PRIVATE MEDIA OUTLETS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT BILL REGARDING CZECH TELEVISION AND CZECH RADIO

15. 5. 2026 Private media outlets are criticising the draft Public Service Media Act. They object to online advertising and the lack of regulatory safeguards.

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISIONS HAS ENTERED ITS TENTH YEAR OF EXISTENCE; MAREK SINGER REMAINS AS PRESIDENT

28. 4. 2026 This spring marked the ninth anniversary of the Association of Commercial Television, which, during its existence, has become a respected voice for commercial broadcasters and a reliable partner in both professional and legislative debates. The AKTV continues to participate in key legislative processes that affect the operations of commercial television, is actively involved in the fight against internet piracy, and promotes awareness of television as a trustworthy and effective advertising medium. Marek Singer remains at the helm of the Association of Commercial Television, which brings together the Nova, Prima and Óčko television groups, for another year.

BITPLAY STREAMING SERVICE SHUT DOWN AFTER POLICE AND AKTV INTERVENTION

26. 2. 2026 The Association of Commercial Television Stations announced the successful shutdown of the pirate platform Bitplay, which illegally offered premium sports channels and series. The shutdown was based on a criminal complaint and subsequent investigation by the Czech Police, which identified the operator.

DIGITAL PIRACY IS TURNING INTO AN ORGANISED BUSINESS, WARNS EXPERT

6. 12. 2025 The grey area in its various forms has accompanied the distribution of digital content from the very beginning. A leading technology executive spoke to Broadband TV News about the long-standing problem that is "exploding".

KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REPRESENTS CME ON THE BOARD OF ACT

30. 10. 2025 Klára Brachtlová has won a position on the board of the Association of Commercial Television and Video-on-Demand Services (ACT).

WOOD AND HEGARTY: ADVERTISING NEEDS A NEW CREATIVE REVOLUTION

25. 9. 2025 Creativity is essential for business growth, and its importance is increasing in the age of AI. Agencies and CMOs have the opportunity to become drivers of creativity and strategic partners to company leadership, as emphasised in a webinar featuring John Hegarty and Orlando Wood.

CZECH MEDIA ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA HAVE PREPARED A SELF-REGULATION DECALOGUE

8. 8. 2025 On the occasion of the entry into force of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), Czech media associations and public service media presented a self-regulation decalogue reflecting the requirements of this European regulation. In the coming months, they will focus on adopting a memorandum to address the implementation processes of this decalogue.

TELEVISION STATIONS NOVA AND PRIMA DEAL A HEAVY BLOW TO ONLINE PIRATES

1. 5. 2025 The Czech online world has been rocked in recent days by the end of the Stream Cinema Community add-on. This service, operating in a legal gray area, offered free viewing of movies, TV series, and other video content.

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 8 YEARS, MAREK SINGER REPLACES KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ AS PRESIDENT

29. 4. 2025 This spring, the Association of Commercial Television is celebrating eight years since its founding. It continues to be actively involved in the fight against Internet piracy, where it has achieved significant success in recent years, and is also fulfilling its other goals, such as raising awareness of television as a powerful and effective advertising medium and actively participating in legislative processes affecting the business of commercial broadcasters.

ILLEGAL CONTENT FROM PREHRAJ.TO AND DATOID WILL DISAPPEAR THANKS TO AN AGREEMENT WITH AKTV

20. 3. 2025 The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has entered into a new settlement agreement with the services Přehraj.to and Datoid. The operators of these services have agreed to work with ACPV members to prevent the illegal sharing of protected works.

MEDIA 2024: NEW TV STATIONS, THE FIGHT OVER FEES AND THE DEMISE OF THE FIRST DAILY NEWSPAPERS

31. 12. 2024 New TV stations and the continued development of video-on-demand, changes in Jaromír Soukup's media companies, the demise of the first print dailies, the debate on the shape of media legislation and the development of DAB+. These are some of the main media events in 2024.

CZECHS WATCH TV FOR AN AVERAGE OF 3.5 HOURS A DAY

21. 11. 2024 The average time spent in front of the TV (ATS) in the Czech Republic is stable at 3.5 hours per day. This is shown by data from the electronic measurement of viewership for January-October this year for the target group of viewers over 15 years of age.

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES WORLD TELEVISION DAY WITH A JOINT SPOT AND A VARIED PROGRAMME FOR PARTNERS

21. 11. 2024 The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) is celebrating World Television Day for the eighth time this year. As part of the celebrations, a special promotional spot has been prepared for viewers to air on AKTV member television stations on Thursday, 21 November. Additionally, AKTV has organised an engaging programme at the headquarters of its members, culminating in an entertaining show offering a behind-the-scenes look at television—this year with the subtitle “Hell’s TV”.

AKTV CELEBRATES WORLD TELEVISION DAY WITH AN OPEN DAY, INVITES TO STUDIO TOURS AND ENTERTAINMENT SHOW

5. 11. 2024 Broadcasters around the world are celebrating World Television Day on 21 November. AKTV, which brings together the most important Czech commercial broadcasters, will not be left behind. In cooperation with its member broadcasters, AKTV has prepared an interactive "open day" for its clients, business partners and professionals in the field of television and media in the studios and behind the scenes.

MAPPING THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THEIR CONTRIBUTION AND NEEDS

18. 10. 2024 A national mapping of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) is taking place in the Czech Republic this year and next. In practice, these are two multi-year calls supported by the National Regeneration Plan under the Cultural and Creative Sector Development component managed by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION ESTABLISHED COOPERATION WITH GROUPM AND ITS RESEARCH PROJECT MPANEL

18. 9. 2024 Since this August, the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has partnered with GroupM Czech Republic from the WPP group. Thanks to the exclusive cooperation with the mPanel data source, AKTV’s website ScreenVoice.cz will publish monthly interesting articles exploring television as an advertising medium and the viewing behaviour of Czech audiences.

EDISK AGREES WITH NOVA AND PRIMA, THE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PIRATES CONTINUES

11. 9. 2024 Following a recent settlement agreement with the operators of the Fastshare.cloud storage service, the Commercial Television Association has managed to reach an agreement with the operators of eDisk and Sledujteto.