NOVA REMAINED IN THE LEAD IN NOVEMBER. ATMEDIA AND TELEVISION LIST IS GROWING

10. 12. 2024 Nova TV achieved the highest share of viewership in the TV market in November.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS HEADING TO CZECH TV SCREENS: PRIMA BROADCASTS AI ADS, NOVA “BETS ON PEOPLE”

5. 12. 2024 These humans look strange, I thought, as I was scrolling through my emails at the TV, my mind half elsewhere, and my eyes fell on the casting trailer for the new series of TV Prima's reality show Looking for Mom and Dad. Those people really looked weird, because they weren't human. In prime time of one of the biggest Czech commercial TV channels, they were really broadcasting a video generated by artificial intelligence. I was intrigued and thought: are we going to see more non-humans on our screens now? So I contacted the experts, as well as TV Prima, Nova and Czech Television. And it looks like we will.

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.

AMERICAN ELECTION NIGHT HIT OVER A MILLION VIEWERS ON TV AND CNN PRIMA NEWS

8. 11. 2024 At least three minutes of coverage of the U.S. presidential election results were sought by more than one million viewers on both news stations Tuesday night through Wednesday.

NOVA TOOK THE LEAD IN OCTOBER, TELEVIZE SEZNAM ATTACKS BARRANDOV

5. 11. 2024 The Nova group recorded the highest audience shares in October and was the only one of the top three groups to improve. Among the smaller stations, Televize Seznam grew and managed to improve its prime-time share thanks to Czech films and the series Professionals.

ČT AND CNN PRIMA NEWS BRING AMERICAN ELECTION NIGHT, NOVA SPECIAL

31. 10. 2024 ČT and CNN Prima News are both planning special coverage of the American election. A special edition of Snídaně will be brought to you on the morning of November 6 by TV Nova, which will offer all-day coverage on its website.

FROM KENNEDY TO THE CZECH VELVET REVOLUTION: TELEVISION WAS, IS AND WILL BE THE VIEWER’S GUIDE THROUGH MODERN HISTORY

28. 10. 2024 Television has shaped modern history: from the rise of John F. Kennedy in the USA, through the Watergate scandal, and the tragic footage of the Challenger disaster, to the fall of the Berlin Wall and Princess Diana’s funeral procession. It has been both a witness to and a catalyst for change, including in the Czech Republic—it broadcast the 1968 invasion, showed the revolutionary days of 1989, and shaped opinions during the first direct presidential election. Today, in combination with social media, television influences the world more than ever. What has been its historical role so far? The Rise and Fall of JFK: A Career Framed by the Lens John F. Kennedy’s political career unfolded on television screens. This was logical, as Kennedy’s charisma and celebrity status made him seem like a face made for television cameras. In 1960, he won the first televised presidential debate in the USA; this moment likely catapulted him to the top of the state. His opponent, Richard Nixon, looking tired after illness and refusing makeup, appeared less attractive than the fresh, youthful, and prepared Kennedy—an unfortunate strategic mistake. This debate beautifully illustrates the power of television: while Kennedy overwhelmingly won the hearts of television viewers, those who only listened to the debate on the radio were much more inclined towards Nixon. Presentation, to a degree, triumphed over content. Just three years later, on 22 November 1963, television cameras became witnesses to the last chapter of Kennedy’s life, when he became a victim of an assassination in Dallas. The whole of America mourned together with the screens. Along with the young idealistic president, the idea of an idealistic America died. Hope turned to sorrow, then to scepticism.

CZECH TV STATIONS THE BEST IN VIEWERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER

7. 10. 2024 Czech Television stations achieved the highest share of the television market in September and also improved the most compared to last September.

APA, FAMU, NOVA, ČT, PRIMA AND ARAS ESTABLISH A PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABILITY

27. 9. 2024 Six players in the domestic audiovisual industry have signed a Memorandum on the establishment of the Czech Platform for Sustainable Audiovisual.

THE SECOND WAVE OF AUTUMN NEWS IS COMING

23. 9. 2024 The tactical game Zrádci has arrived on our TV screens. Kamarádi, Taneční, Hrdina, Záhadné případy and StarDance will also be fighting for viewers.

TELEVISION AUTUMN BEGINS. NOVA, PRIMA AND ČT LAUNCH NEWS

26. 8. 2024 In the week of 26 August, the commercial TV channels Prima and Nova will present some of their news for the autumn season. For example, the new series of Kriminálka Anděl, the reality show Honeymoon or the series ZOO and Jedna rodina will return.

CZECH VIEWERS WERE MOST INTERESTED IN THE OPENING CEREMONY, ATHLETICS AND TENNIS

13. 8. 2024 Athletics, tennis and fencing were among the most watched sports at the Summer Olympics in Paris. This was reported by the chief commentator of CT Sport Robert Záruba.

CZECH TV REMAINED THE STRONGEST IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR

8. 7. 2024 Czech Television stations recorded the highest share of the TV market in the universal audience group over 15 years of age in the first half of the year.

TV STATIONS AGREE THAT WEATHER HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON RATINGS, THE EXCEPTION BEING SPORTS

5. 7. 2024 Especially in summer, weather news comes to the fore. However, the state of the sky and the forecasts of meteorologists are also of interest to TV station management. The weather has a major impact on whether viewers will even pick up the remote control and turn on the TV.

THE OLYMPICS IN PARIS IS A DRAW: MAX, THURS, NEW CHANNELS AND HDR

4. 7. 2024 This year is packed with sporting events - the hockey championship held in the Czech Republic, the Euro football tournament and finally the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. From a technological perspective, it's once again a feast for the viewer.

SUMMER SCHEMES LAUNCH, TV BETS ON PROVEN MIX

1. 7. 2024 The summer programming schedules of domestic TV stations start in full swing on 1 July.

KVIFF 2024: CZECH TV STREAMING AMONG FILMMAKERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A MAGNET FOR VIEWERS

1. 7. 2024 On the first day of the Industry section of the festival, a debate on Streaming Media and the Attention Economy took place.

NEWS VIEWERSHIP IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC IS DECLINING IN ALL MEDIA

18. 6. 2024 Czechs most often get their news from the internet and TV news. But even from these main channels, news viewership is declining. This is also true for social media, according to a new Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute.