VLADIMÍR MUŽÍK HEADS TO CME TO LEAD DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

28. 2. 2024 Vladimír Mužík will become the head of digital transformation in the area of news formats at media group CME, which operates in six markets including the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Vladimír Mužík, who is currently CEO of Mafra Slovakia, will be the Director of Digital Transformation and News Programming at CME (Central European Media Enterprises… Continue reading VLADIMÍR MUŽÍK HEADS TO CME TO LEAD DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Více informací



JAN VLČEK WILL LEAVE THE LEADERSHIP OF CME AT THE END OF MARCH

28. 2. 2024 After 13 years, Jan Vlček will leave the CME Group and the Nova TV Group. He will leave the management of CME at the end of March. Jan Vlček will leave his current role as Group Revenue Chief at CME at the end of March. He will move to the position at the end of… Continue reading JAN VLČEK WILL LEAVE THE LEADERSHIP OF CME AT THE END OF MARCH Více informací



CME’S VOYO PASSES 1 MILLION PAYING SUBSCRIBERS

26. 2. 2024 Voyo has surpassed 1 million paying subscribers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia, making it the leading local SVOD provider in most of CME Group’s markets. The announcement comes just three years after the acquisition of CME by PPF Group and represents a nearly seven-fold increase since 2020. When PPF acquired CME in autumn… Continue reading CME’S VOYO PASSES 1 MILLION PAYING SUBSCRIBERS Více informací



STUDY CZ: NETFLIX IN CZECH VOYO’S SIGHTS

16. 10. 2023 TV Nova’s Voyo is now the second most popular streaming service in the Czech Republic after Netflix. Quoting a new study by Behavio Labs, Media Guru reports that its brand awareness stands at 88%, behind Netflix (89%) but ahead of Disney+ (81%), O2 TV (77%), HBO Max (71%) and Amazon Prime (40%). Jakub Folauf, head of brand… Continue reading STUDY CZ: NETFLIX IN CZECH VOYO’S SIGHTS Více informací



NOVA’S SALES EXCEEDED SEVEN BILLION LAST YEAR, PROFIT OVER A BILLION

15. 8. 2023 Television group Nova increased its revenues to more than seven billion crowns in 2022. TV advertising brings in the strongest revenues, with Voya subscriptions growing the fastest. Last year, Nova Television Group’s revenues exceeded the seven billion CZK mark, reaching a total of 7.07 billion CZK. Profit after tax also increased to CZK 1.1 billion.… Continue reading NOVA’S SALES EXCEEDED SEVEN BILLION LAST YEAR, PROFIT OVER A BILLION Více informací



THE MEDIA IS A SPEEDBOAT. OPPORTUNITY AHEAD IS HUGE, SAYS THE DEPUTY CEO OF CME

10. 8. 2023 Is media a field in decline? Few will refute that as forcefully as Dušan Švalek. The man who already largely runs the operations of CME, the multinational group that operates the Czech Republic’s most-watched commercial television and has huge plans for the Voyo video library. The movements he indicates with his hand are telling enough… Continue reading THE MEDIA IS A SPEEDBOAT. OPPORTUNITY AHEAD IS HUGE, SAYS THE DEPUTY CEO OF CME Více informací



CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS

24. 7. 2023 Voyo subscribers spend two hours a day watching content, and the service has over 700,000 users in all markets. PPF Financial Group said in its annual report. “If you look at the TV business a decade ago, its technological expertise was close to zero. Today, TV is a digital business, and this is reflected in… Continue reading CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS Více informací



CME TO ESTABLISH BRUSSELS NEWS BUREAU

28. 6. 2023 Central European Media Enterprises (CME) will open a new bureau based in Brussels on July 1. It will be jointly staffed with experienced reporters from its leading commercial TV stations in Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic (the Czech correspondent will jointly cover both Czech Republic & Slovakia). Team members from RTL Hrvatska and Pop… Continue reading CME TO ESTABLISH BRUSSELS NEWS BUREAU Více informací



ESG INITIATIVE CME CARES WILL BE LED BY SOŇA SCHWARZOVÁ AND HANA DE GOEIJ

31. 5. 2023 ESG, an initiative of the media company CME, which operates TV Nova and the Voyo video platform in the Czech Republic, will be led by Soňa Schwarzová and Hana de Goeij starting June under the brand CME CARES. Soňa Schwarzová will be CME Chief People and Sustainability Officer and Hana de Goeij will be CME… Continue reading ESG INITIATIVE CME CARES WILL BE LED BY SOŇA SCHWARZOVÁ AND HANA DE GOEIJ Více informací



PPF: CME TELEVISION GROUP INCREASED PROFITS LAST YEAR

31. 5. 2023 PPF Group’s television business generated higher profits in 2022 than in the previous year, according to financial results. The net profit of the CME Media Enterprises TV group, which operates in six Central and Eastern European countries and includes the domestic TV Nova, increased to EUR 136 million (approx. CZK 3.3 billion) in 2022, up… Continue reading PPF: CME TELEVISION GROUP INCREASED PROFITS LAST YEAR Více informací



AKTV: NETFLIX, HBO AND OTHERS SHOULD PAY INTO THE AUDIOVISUAL FUND

23. 5. 2023 The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) wants foreign platforms like Netflix, HBO and Disney+ to contribute to the Audiovisual Support Fund in the same way as Czech services. Více informací



CME: WE WILL MAINTAIN THE PACE OF INVESTMENT IN VOYO IN THE COMING YEARS

15. 5. 2023 Local video platform Voyo will continue its set pace of investment in content production in the coming years. “The mathematics of the growth trajectory does not allow us to slow down,” says CME deputy CEO Dusan Švalek. Central European Media Enterprises (CME), the parent company of TV Nova, is confident in the set strategy of… Continue reading CME: WE WILL MAINTAIN THE PACE OF INVESTMENT IN VOYO IN THE COMING YEARS Více informací



VOYO WANTS ONE MILLION USERS, PLANS DOZENS OF NEW PROJECTS

22. 4. 2023 The viewership of the Nova Voyo streaming service is growing. It attracts viewers’ attention mainly with new original series. At the end of February, the service already had half a million active and paying users in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But the goal of the managers is higher, Voyo wants up to a million… Continue reading VOYO WANTS ONE MILLION USERS, PLANS DOZENS OF NEW PROJECTS Více informací



DIDIER STOESSEL: VOYO DOES NOT CANNIBALIZE TV NOVA, VIEWERSHIP IS GROWING

20. 4. 2023 Total time spent with content on the Nova Group’s channels, which includes SVOD service Voyo, is increasing, says Didier Stoessel. The Voyo video platform is on track to reach its goal of gaining the projected one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by 2025. Didier Stoessel, CEO of CME, owner of the Nova… Continue reading DIDIER STOESSEL: VOYO DOES NOT CANNIBALIZE TV NOVA, VIEWERSHIP IS GROWING Více informací



AKTV CELEBRATES SIX YEARS, JAN VLČEK IS SUCCEEDED BY KLARA BRACHTLOVÁ ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS PRESIDENT

5. 4. 2023 The trade association bringing together the most prominent commercial broadcasters is celebrating six years of existence. Following the organizational changes of one of its members, TV Nova, Jan Vlček was replaced by Klára Brachtlová, Chief External Affairs of the media group CME, in the board of directors and as president. The change is effective as… Continue reading AKTV CELEBRATES SIX YEARS, JAN VLČEK IS SUCCEEDED BY KLARA BRACHTLOVÁ ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS PRESIDENT Více informací



DANIEL GRUNT, HEAD OF TV NOVA: “IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE CZECHFLIX. IT’S NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE A CZECH TV”

19. 3. 2023 Listen to the interview (in czech) with Daniel Grunt not only about Voyo. How does the head of TV Nova see the development of TV broadcasting and pay services? Can Voyo become Czechflix? Will it ever be with advertising? And why was Voyo always overloaded on Thursdays? Not only that, in an interview for Médiář… Continue reading DANIEL GRUNT, HEAD OF TV NOVA: “IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE CZECHFLIX. IT’S NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE A CZECH TV” Více informací



HALF A MILLION PEOPLE PAY FOR VOYO. AND THEY DON’T WATCH ONLY ORDINACE ANYMORE, SAYS NOVA’S BOSS

2. 3. 2023 In the last month alone, two more video libraries have been launched in the Czech Republic. Eight services are already competing over paying customers that will watch movies and TV series on their platform each month. Voyo, operated by Nova TV, has just reached 500,000 subscribers for the Czech Republic and Slovakia combined, and is… Continue reading HALF A MILLION PEOPLE PAY FOR VOYO. AND THEY DON’T WATCH ONLY ORDINACE ANYMORE, SAYS NOVA’S BOSS Více informací



VOYO HAS HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA

22. 2. 2023 The pay-TV service Voyo has half a million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Nova group has announced. Media group Nova has announced that it has reached the half a million paying customers for its Voyo video library. These are customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Voyo is one of the Top… Continue reading VOYO HAS HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA Více informací