TWO-THIRDS OF CZECHS SUBSCRIBE TO PAY-TV, PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 460 CZK

16. 4. 2026 Czechs continue to spend more on pay-TV. IPTV is gaining ground, particularly among younger viewers and in large cities, according to the Atmedia index.

PAY TV IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE, YET MORE CZECHS ARE USING IT. IPTV HAS OVER 50%

22. 9. 2025 Pay TV is getting more expensive, the average monthly spend has reached CZK 430 per month. But viewers are also staying with terrestrial broadcasting, the Atmedia index survey found.

CZECHS SPEND MORE ON PAY TV, WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF CZK 424

27. 5. 2025 In 2024, the monthly amount spent on pay TV exceeded CZK 400 for the first time. Thanks to catch-up viewing and the ability to skip adverts, IPTV has already won over half of all TV viewers.

STUDY USA: PARKS ASSOCIATES: 46% OF US INTERNET HOUSEHOLDS ARE CORD CUTTERS; 12% CORD NEVERS

8. 2. 2025 Parks Associates’ latest research from its Video Services Consumer Insights Dashboard reports 56 million (46%) US internet households are Cord Cutters, which illustrates the dominance of streaming video services. Additionally, 12% of US internet households are Cord Nevers, who have never subscribed to any sort of traditional pay-TV.

ATMEDIA: PAY TV IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE, CZECHS SPEND 419 CZK PER MONTH FOR IT

19. 11. 2024 The average Czechs' monthly spending on pay-TV has risen by 7% to CZK 419 this year, according to research by the atmedia index.

THE FIGHT FOR TV CONTENT. WHAT DO OPERATORS VALUE CUSTOMERS FOR?

27. 6. 2024 Long gone are the days when pay-TV was enough to offer customers a few dozen channels to choose from according to their preferences. Operators are trying to please future and existing customers with exclusivity.

WHY ARE GLOBAL PAY-TV PLAYERS ENTERING THE FREE-TO-AIR MARKET?

26. 6. 2024 Michaela Suráková from Atmedia summarizes the reasons that lead multinational pay-TV operators to enter the free-to-air TV distribution market.