CME CEO: TV BROADCASTERS IN CENTRAL EUROPE MUST GO DIGITAL, OR THEY WILL BE OVERRUN BY NETFLIX

10. 6. 2026 According to CME CEO Samuel Barnett, traditional media companies in Central and Eastern Europe have a unique opportunity to harness the power of local content and the distinct characteristics of individual markets. However, if they fail to rapidly develop their digital services, they risk becoming irrelevant in the face of global platforms. Traditional television companies… Continue reading CME CEO: TV BROADCASTERS IN CENTRAL EUROPE MUST GO DIGITAL, OR THEY WILL BE OVERRUN BY NETFLIX

ONEPLAY TO BE SPIN-OFF INTO CME SERVICES

10. 6. 2026 CME is spinning off Oneplay into a new company, CME Services, with the aim of centralising streaming. The CME media group is preparing an organisational change within its digital operations, whereby the Oneplay streaming platform will be spun off from TV Nova into a new structure within the group. The spun-off division is to be… Continue reading ONEPLAY TO BE SPIN-OFF INTO CME SERVICES

CME, THE COMPANY BEHIND TV NOVA, INCREASED BOTH ITS REVENUE AND PROFIT LAST YEAR

1. 6. 2026 The CME media group, which operates television stations and streaming services in Central and Eastern Europe, including TV Nova in the Czech Republic, reported year-on-year growth in its financial results for 2025. The CME media group, which is part of PPF and includes TV Nova, increased its revenue by 12% last year to € 1.08… Continue reading CME, THE COMPANY BEHIND TV NOVA, INCREASED BOTH ITS REVENUE AND PROFIT LAST YEAR

CME LAUNCHES A PLATFORM FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CONTENT

18. 5. 2026 During the Cannes Film Festival, the CMEmedia group unveiled a new centre dedicated to the creation of socially responsible content. During the Cannes Film Festival, the CME media group officially unveiled a new centre dedicated to the creation of socially responsible content. The project, called the CME Social Impact Centre, is set to operate across… Continue reading CME LAUNCHES A PLATFORM FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CONTENT

PPF IS BUILDING A MEDIA ECOSYSTEM. ONEPLAY IS OUTPACEING GLOBAL STREAMING PLATFORMS AND SETTING THE STANDARD FOR EXPANSION

29. 4. 2026 PPF Group is developing a strategy for interconnected media and telecommunications platforms. The Oneplay streaming service serves as a model for other markets in Central and Eastern Europe, explained Didier Stoessel, co-CEO of PPF Group, at the Shifts conference. The PPF Group aims to further develop its own media platforms and integrate them with telecommunications… Continue reading PPF IS BUILDING A MEDIA ECOSYSTEM. ONEPLAY IS OUTPACEING GLOBAL STREAMING PLATFORMS AND SETTING THE STANDARD FOR EXPANSION

ONEPLAY TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO SLOVAKIA, ROMANIA, BULGARIA AND THE ADRIATIC REGION

9. 1. 2026 The popular streaming service, which merged the former IPTV platform O2 TV and the Voyo video library last spring, is heading beyond the borders of the Czech Republic. Within five years, Nova’s owner wants to bring it to all the markets where it operates. The first will be added this year. The CME media group,… Continue reading ONEPLAY TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO SLOVAKIA, ROMANIA, BULGARIA AND THE ADRIATIC REGION

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). Media group CME, owner of the Czech television station Nova, now has a representative on the board of the Association of European Commercial Television and Video-on-Demand Services (ACT). Klára Brachtlová, deputy CEO and director of external… Continue reading KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REPRESENTS CME ON THE BOARD OF ACT

THE CRIME GENRE HAS BEEN PULLING IN BROADCASTERS FOR A LONG TIME

25. 9. 2025 The announcement by media group Nova to rebrand the station Nova Gold to Nova Krimi is a significant step. Czechs have long been fascinated by crime formats, and true crime in particular. The crime genre has long been absent from the Nova media group ‘s channel portfolio. It is not that it does not broadcast… Continue reading THE CRIME GENRE HAS BEEN PULLING IN BROADCASTERS FOR A LONG TIME

JAKUB FOLAUF IS THE NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR OF THE NOVA GROUP

16. 7. 2025 The current marketing director of the Nova Group, Jakub Strýček, is moving to the parent company CME. He will be replaced by Jakub Folauf, who has been working at Nova since 2021. After more than four years at the helm of marketing for the Nova Group, Jakub Strýček is moving to the newly created position… Continue reading JAKUB FOLAUF IS THE NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR OF THE NOVA GROUP

PPF CEO STOESSEL: ONEPLAY IS 50 PERCENT AHEAD OF NETFLIX

8. 6. 2025 The PPF Group believes in a multi-platform future and the digital transformation of ProSieben, following the example of CME. Incoming co-CEO Didier Stoessel spoke about these plans in foreign media. In recent days, incoming co-CEO of the PPF Group, Didier Stoessel, has given interviews to foreign audiovisual media, in which he outlined PPF’s view of… Continue reading PPF CEO STOESSEL: ONEPLAY IS 50 PERCENT AHEAD OF NETFLIX

CME INCREASES OPERATING PROFIT, JIRÁSKOVÁ AND STOESSEL JOIN PPF MANAGEMENT

6. 5. 2025 The PPF Group has announced an increase in operating profit for media company CME in 2024 and the appointment of Jiří Šmejc’s successor at the helm of the group. Despite massive investments in the Oneplay platform, the CME media group reported a 5.5% increase in OIBDA operating profit in 2024 compared to 2023. This was… Continue reading CME INCREASES OPERATING PROFIT, JIRÁSKOVÁ AND STOESSEL JOIN PPF MANAGEMENT

THANKS TO DIGITAL, CME CHANGES ITS REVENUE STRUCTURE AND CONTINUES ITS TRANSFORMATION

2. 5. 2025 The media group CME, which includes the Czech TV Nova, is continuing its digital transformation, gradually changing the structure of its revenues. However, in the countries where it operates, it does not apply a purely centralised strategy, explains Klára Brachtlová, Deputy CEO of the CME group. Digital transformation, changes in viewer behaviour, and the growing… Continue reading THANKS TO DIGITAL, CME CHANGES ITS REVENUE STRUCTURE AND CONTINUES ITS TRANSFORMATION

BARNETT IS THE NEW CEO OF CME, REPLACING STOESSEL

8. 4. 2025 Sam Barnett will replace Didier Stoessel, who remains PPF’s chief investment officer, as head of CME’s media group. With effect from 1 May 2025, Central European Media Enterprises (CME), which includes TV Nova, has appointed Sam Barnett, a media executive with international experience in television and streaming, as CEO. In his new role, Sam Barnett… Continue reading BARNETT IS THE NEW CEO OF CME, REPLACING STOESSEL

VOYO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN, CONSIDERS DEPLOYMENT OF SPORTS PACKAGE

8. 8. 2024 Media group Nova expects its online video library Voyo to reach one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the first half of next year. Media group Nova expects to reach the milestone of one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with its Voyo online video library by the end of… Continue reading VOYO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN, CONSIDERS DEPLOYMENT OF SPORTS PACKAGE

CME INCREASED PRODUCTION HOURS FOR TV AND VOYO BY A FIFTH LAST YEAR

24. 5. 2024 The production of new content for the linear channels of the CME television group, which includes TV Nova, as well as for the Voyo service, was reflected in a 20 percent increase in production hours last year. Revenues of the Central European Media Enterprises (CME) television group, which includes the domestic TV Nova, increased by… Continue reading CME INCREASED PRODUCTION HOURS FOR TV AND VOYO BY A FIFTH LAST YEAR

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

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

NOVA WILL EXCEPTIONALLY INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL TITLE VOYO, IVETA GOES ON AIR

27. 2. 2024 The first title from Voyo Original production to appear on TV Nova’s linear broadcast will be the miniseries Iveta. According to a statement from TV Nova, this is an exceptional move. The first of the titles that the group has prepared for its Voyo video platform is heading to TV Nova’s linear broadcast. According to… Continue reading NOVA WILL EXCEPTIONALLY INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL TITLE VOYO, IVETA GOES ON AIR