VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT

19. 4. 2024 Daniel Grunt, who has been CEO of the Nova Group since January last year, has been given a difficult management assignment by the parent PPF Group. He is to transform the most-watched domestic broadcaster so that it can capitalise on the growing interest in online video while not cannibalising traditional broadcasting. Grunt’s task is to… Continue reading VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT

NOVA PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ABOUT INFORMATION BY LIBUŠE ŠMUCLEROVÁ

8. 4. 2024 Fourteen videos aimed at explaining the principles of information reception and monetization in the online environment are presented by TV Nova in the educational project Cyber Taboo. The idea and production was prepared by Libuše Šmuclerová. The creation of the videos was supported by the PPF Foundation. TV Nova is launching the educational project Cyber… Continue reading NOVA PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ABOUT INFORMATION BY LIBUŠE ŠMUCLEROVÁ

CZECH TELEVISION MOST WACTHED TV GROUP IN MARCH, NOVA LEADS IN PRIME TIME

8. 4. 2024 Czech Television was narrowly the most watched domestic TV group in March. In prime time, the Nova group has the highest share. The Prima group improved year-on-year among the top three. Czech Television stations remained the strongest TV group in all-day viewership in the over-15 category in March. Their share was 28.91%, down 1.3 percentage… Continue reading CZECH TELEVISION MOST WACTHED TV GROUP IN MARCH, NOVA LEADS IN PRIME TIME

ONLY 180K SUBSCRIBERS LEFT TO TAKE VOYO TO A MILLION. NOVA IS PREPARING 512 HOURS OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS.

5. 4. 2024 Nova TV’s Voyo streaming service is close to reaching the million subscribers on the Czech and Slovak markets. According to the station’s CEO Daniel Grunt at Thursday’s press conference, Voyo had 820,000 subscribers in these markets as of yesterday. Voyo still expects to have one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by the… Continue reading ONLY 180K SUBSCRIBERS LEFT TO TAKE VOYO TO A MILLION. NOVA IS PREPARING 512 HOURS OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS.

KUBA S NOVOU PODCAST ABOUT TN.LIVE

4. 4. 2024 TN Live was launched in May 2021. Since then, the line-up has evolved and currently focuses mainly on current news topics and offers several regular programmes. Jakub Strýček’s guest on Kuba s Nova was Martin Synek, head of editorial for TN Live. What does the future hold for viewers? And how is the broadcast from… Continue reading KUBA S NOVOU PODCAST ABOUT TN.LIVE

TV NOVA WILL OFFER ADVERTISING SPACE IN INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED PROGRAMMES TO BUSINESS PARTNERS

3. 4. 2024 Starting this May, TV Nova will begin offering its business partners advertising space in shows that have received international BAFTA albert certification. This is awarded by a UK platform focusing on sustainability in film and television and symbolises a commitment to environmental sustainability. The move is part of a drive to promote sustainable production practices… Continue reading TV NOVA WILL OFFER ADVERTISING SPACE IN INTERNATIONALLY CERTIFIED PROGRAMMES TO BUSINESS PARTNERS

TIPS FROM THE EASTER TV PROGRAMME

28. 3. 2024 The approaching spring holidays will bring four days off, which directly encourages spending time with loved ones and friends. Watching a series or movie together on TV is one of the most popular activities families spend their days off doing, according to recent research. Here are some tips from the Easter programming on czech commercial… Continue reading TIPS FROM THE EASTER TV PROGRAMME

TV NOVA HAS EXPANDED THE GRAPHIC INJECTION OPTIONS

27. 3. 2024 Sponsors may now take advantage of the wider graphic possibilities for sponsorship messages and injections on TV Nova. TV Nova has upgraded its graphic manual for sponsorship messages and injections: producers can use a wider range of graphic options for sponsorship injections. The injection now can be not only horizontal, but also vertical, so that… Continue reading TV NOVA HAS EXPANDED THE GRAPHIC INJECTION OPTIONS

AD-SUPPORTED VOYO? DEFINITELY NOT THIS YEAR, SAYS NOVA’S DIGITAL DIRECTOR, LUCIE ORAVČÍKOVÁ

19. 3. 2024 Lucie Oravčíková took over the management of Nova’s digital activities , including the voyo streaming service last year, from today’s Nova CEO Daniel Grunt. At the same time, she became head of digital at a sister TV group Markíza in Slovakia. Lucie Oravčíková has been in charge of Voyo and other digital activities of Nova… Continue reading AD-SUPPORTED VOYO? DEFINITELY NOT THIS YEAR, SAYS NOVA’S DIGITAL DIRECTOR, LUCIE ORAVČÍKOVÁ

TV NOVA SERIES ZLATÁ LABUŤ FLIES ABROAD

12. 3. 2024 The narrative romantic series set against the backdrop of the events of 1939 has entered the portfolio of the major international distributor ONZA Distribution. The Golden Swan convinced especially by the quality of processing and the audience reach that the series has gained on the domestic market. The series will be presented at major international… Continue reading TV NOVA SERIES ZLATÁ LABUŤ FLIES ABROAD

TV NOVA AND TV PRIMA DEPLOY STREAMING SERIES IN TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTING

11. 3. 2024 As expected – TV Nova and rival Prima’s series, which were primarily produced “exclusively” for SVOD platforms, will eventually appear in terrestrial broadcasting. The big stations are thus spreading the costs of production and inflating viewership numbers. From the end of March, Nova Television will air two series of Iveta, originally intended for and deployed… Continue reading TV NOVA AND TV PRIMA DEPLOY STREAMING SERIES IN TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTING

CZECH LION AWARD: BEST SERIES VOLHA, MINISERIES MATHEMATICS OF CRIME

9. 3. 2024 At the Czech Lion Film Awards, the Volha series and the miniseries Matematika zločinu (Mathematics of Crime) were also awarded. The prize for the best television series at this year’s Czech Lion Film Awards went to the series Volha, which brings together clips from normalised Czechoslovak television in the 1970s and 1980s and was broadcast… Continue reading CZECH LION AWARD: BEST SERIES VOLHA, MINISERIES MATHEMATICS OF CRIME

KUBA S NOVOU PODCAST: IVA DOHNÁLKOVÁ ON HBBTV

7. 3. 2024 “Thanks to HbbTV, viewers mainly watch their favourite series”, says Iva Dohnálková about the red button technology. Iva Dohnálková is in charge of HbbTV at Nova, which is better known in the Czech Republic as the “red button on the smart TV remote”. However, in an interview with Jakub Strýček, she revealed that the blue… Continue reading KUBA S NOVOU PODCAST: IVA DOHNÁLKOVÁ ON HBBTV

PRIME TIME DOESN’T CHANGE EVEN IN THE AGE OF STREAMING SERVICES

7. 3. 2024 Prime time, the time when most viewers sit down at their screens and TV stations show the latest or most attractive programmes, has always been between seven and eight in the evening. With the advent of internet TV, viewers have been given the opportunity to change that. According to the TV channels’ data, they continue… Continue reading PRIME TIME DOESN’T CHANGE EVEN IN THE AGE OF STREAMING SERVICES

NOVA SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS ITS TV COVERAGE IN THE NORTH OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

7. 3. 2024 Digital Broadcast, the operator of DVB-T2 multiplex 24, has launched a 10 kW transmission from the Usti nad Labem – Kukla site. The signal will cover up to one million inhabitants. The most important customer of the TV multiplex is the media group Nova, which in addition to its flagship channel also distributes thematic clones… Continue reading NOVA SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS ITS TV COVERAGE IN THE NORTH OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

THURS WAS STRONGER IN FEBRUARY, NOVA IN PRIME TIME. PRIME ROSE IN THE EVENING

7. 3. 2024 Czech Television stations remained the strongest in February in terms of viewership in the universal 15+ group in daytime. In primetime, Nova is still the number one group. The Prima group grew the most year-on-year in prime-time in February. Czech Television stations were the strongest in February in the 15+ group in terms of viewership.… Continue reading THURS WAS STRONGER IN FEBRUARY, NOVA IN PRIME TIME. PRIME ROSE IN THE EVENING

SILVIA MAJESKÁ: AUDIENCES WANT TO WATCH GOOD STORIES AND NOVA HAS A LOT TO OFFER

5. 3. 2024 At the beginning of february, nova tv celebrated its 30th anniversary since it began broadcasting. On this occasion, the programming director, silvia majeská, who is in charge of both nova’s and the slovak markíza’s programming revealed in an interview whether the two tv stations can be connected, what viewers in the czech republic and slovakia… Continue reading SILVIA MAJESKÁ: AUDIENCES WANT TO WATCH GOOD STORIES AND NOVA HAS A LOT TO OFFER

TELEVISION TO BOOST MARCH PRIME-TIME, SEVERAL NEWS LAUNCHING

1. 3. 2024 Several first-run shows will appear on the March evening primetime telecasts of the largest TV groups. Several new programmes are heading to the March primetime TV schedule, to be introduced by both commercial players and Czech Television. This will build on the programming news at the start of the new year and commercial TV in… Continue reading TELEVISION TO BOOST MARCH PRIME-TIME, SEVERAL NEWS LAUNCHING