NUMBER OF VIEWS AND TIME SPENT WATCHING ONLINE VIDEO INCREASED LAST YEAR

24. 1. 2022 The number of video views on the Czech Internet and the time spent watching online video increased last year. The strongest providers according to these indicators are Seznam and FTV Prima. The number of video views on the Czech Internet and time spent watching online videos increased last year. This is shown by the data… Continue reading NUMBER OF VIEWS AND TIME SPENT WATCHING ONLINE VIDEO INCREASED LAST YEAR



TELEVISION DELIVERED MORE ADVERTISING GRPS IN 2021

20. 1. 2022 TV stations delivered 3% more ad GRPs in the TV market last year than in 2020. Czech TV stations delivered 3% more advertising GRPs in the TV market in 2021 than in 2020. Media Club and Nova Group remain the strongest commercial networks in terms of GRPs delivered, with Czech Television and Atmedia posting the… Continue reading TELEVISION DELIVERED MORE ADVERTISING GRPS IN 2021



PRIMA INCREASED SALES THE YEAR BEFORE LAST. PROFIT EXCEEDED CZK 0.5 BILLION

12. 1. 2022 The Prima TV group reported better year-on-year financial performance in the “Covid” year 2020. It increased both its turnover and profit. Prima increased its profit after tax to CZK 510 million two years ago, which is nearly a 50% growth year on year. Sales of products and services grew by nearly 8% to CZK 3.5 billion… Continue reading PRIMA INCREASED SALES THE YEAR BEFORE LAST. PROFIT EXCEEDED CZK 0.5 BILLION



TV NOVA TO LAUNCH A NEW STATION SOON

11. 1. 2022 The family of TV channels of the Nova group will expand to include another programme, which will be focused on sports again. CME’s CEO, Didier Stoessel, confirmed that in an interview for Forbes. Nova Sport 5 is going to be launched “soon”, he said. “Sport will play a bigger and bigger role. What it has… Continue reading TV NOVA TO LAUNCH A NEW STATION SOON



TV SPRING STARTS, PRIMA AND NOVA TO LAUNCH NEW SHOWS

10. 1. 2022 The commercial rivals Nova and Prima start the spring season, each with a new series and a new reality show. In the week from 10 January, the leading commercial nation-wide TV stations start their spring programme schedules. The period between the end of the autumn season and the start of the spring season is shorter… Continue reading TV SPRING STARTS, PRIMA AND NOVA TO LAUNCH NEW SHOWS



MEDIA 2021: VIDEO AND AUDIO ON DEMAND, DIGITALISATION AND PAYWALL

30. 12. 2021 Ongoing efforts to impose a charge on online content, boosting the offering of content on demand or new thematic TV and radio stations. Here is the recapitulation of events in the media market in 2021. Ongoing efforts to impose a charge on online content, boosting the offering of content on demand, new thematic TV and… Continue reading MEDIA 2021: VIDEO AND AUDIO ON DEMAND, DIGITALISATION AND PAYWALL



SURVIVOR WILL START ON TV NOVA ON 11 JANUARY, ON VOYO THE DAY BEFORE

28. 12. 2021 TV Nova will launch the Czech-and-Slovak version of the Survivor reality show on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 at 8 pm. The day before, on 10 January, the first episode will be shown on Voyo. The competition will feature celebrities. TV Nova will launch the Czech-and-Slovak version of Survivor on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 at 8… Continue reading SURVIVOR WILL START ON TV NOVA ON 11 JANUARY, ON VOYO THE DAY BEFORE



MORE AND MORE CZECHS ARE WATCHING PAID STREAMS, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS PAYING FOR THEM

20. 12. 2021 Although more and more Czechs are using paid streaming services, not all people are actually paying for the content, notes Erika Luzsicza. The coronavirus pandemic and its associated lockdowns have taught Czechs to use streaming services. There were 1.3 million people over the age of 16 watching paid services like Netflix, HBO GO and others… Continue reading MORE AND MORE CZECHS ARE WATCHING PAID STREAMS, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS PAYING FOR THEM



NOVA IS WORKING ON ANOTHER SERIES OF THE COOKING SHOW MASTERCHEF

26. 11. 2021 Nova is planning another series of the show Masterchef Czechia, casting is currently underway. The broadcast of this year’s series ended on Wednesday 24 November. The Nova television group has announced that it has begun preparing the next series of the cooking show MasterChef Czechia for broadcast. The broadcast of this year’s autumn series ended… Continue reading NOVA IS WORKING ON ANOTHER SERIES OF THE COOKING SHOW MASTERCHEF



TV IS WATCHED MAINLY LIVE, IN DIGITAL ON DEMAND

16. 11. 2021 Live TV viewing remains the strongest type of linear TV viewing. TV content in the digital environment is watched most often on demand. Most TV viewing in the linear TV broadcasting is live, i.e. occurs at the time scheduled for individual programmes. According to the data from the official measurement of ATO-Nielsen Admosphere, live TV… Continue reading TV IS WATCHED MAINLY LIVE, IN DIGITAL ON DEMAND



MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA SHOW OFF THEIR OCTOBER PERFORMANCES

9. 11. 2021 Both czech major stations in the tv advertising market point to october’s successes in their materials. Nova TV Group and Media Club, the main players in the TV advertising market, boast about their October results. While Nova highlights the number of prime-time wins in the 15-54 audience group, rival Media Club presents the frequency of… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA SHOW OFF THEIR OCTOBER PERFORMANCES



CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES

2. 11. 2021 Number one and number two of the Czech commercial TV market invest in paid streaming services. Nova’s strategic priority is its video library Voyo. Prima will come with a competitive project within several months. In the upcoming months, the Czech Republic will witness the launch of paid on-line video libraries inspired by the success of… Continue reading CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES



NOVA STARTS APPLYING GREEN FILMING PRINCIPLES

27. 10. 2021 The Nova TV group starts applying green filming principles and plans to introduce them into all countries where the CME group operates, describes Hana de Goeij.



GOLDEN DAYS FOR TV. RATINGS ARE GROWING AND CHANNELS WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MORE ADS, SAYS NOVA’S CEO JAN VLČEK

25. 10. 2021 According to the CEO of the largest local commercial TV, with the pandemic remission the Czechs have returned to shopping, and retail chains, electronics producers or e-shops spend billions on ad spots with unparalleled intensity. “We have not seen such good times for TV ad sales for a long time,” says Nova’s CEO Jan Vlček… Continue reading GOLDEN DAYS FOR TV. RATINGS ARE GROWING AND CHANNELS WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MORE ADS, SAYS NOVA’S CEO JAN VLČEK



NOVA IS GOING TO INCREASE TV AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 12.5%

21. 10. 2021 The Nova TV group will increase the cost of TV advertising for 2022 by 12.5 %, says its CEO, Jan Vlček. Nova is going to increase its advertising cost for 2022 by 12.5 %. As part of GRPs of campaigns, the adjustment of monthly coefficients will be reflected in the increased price for the months… Continue reading NOVA IS GOING TO INCREASE TV AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 12.5%



VOYO

GRUNT: VOYO INCREASES THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AS PLANNED

12. 10. 2021 The number of subscribers to the pay video service Voyo is increasing as planned according to Nova’s Head of Digital Daniel Grunt. The number of subscribers to the pay video platform Voyo has been growing as planned, said the Head of Digital of CME and TV Nova, Daniel Grunt. In September, Voyo even exceeded its… Continue reading GRUNT: VOYO INCREASES THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AS PLANNED



NOVA AND PRIMA INCREASED THEIR SHARES IN SEPTEMBER, ČT AT THE TOP IN 15+

4. 10. 2021 In September, Česká televize was once again the most watched TV group in the 15+ category. The Nova and Prima groups rose year on year, closing on ČT. Stations of Česká televize remained the most watched TV group in September in the broadest category of viewers aged 15+. In all day broadcasting, their share was 28.32%.… Continue reading NOVA AND PRIMA INCREASED THEIR SHARES IN SEPTEMBER, ČT AT THE TOP IN 15+



Generální ředitel televizní skupiny Nova Jan Vlček

INTEREST IN TV ADVERTISING EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

23. 9. 2021 Strong demand is coming from advertisers in the e-commerce, retail and food and beverage segments. There is a high demand for TV advertising, confirms the CEO of the Nova TV Group Jan Vlček. Nova TV Group has seen a growth in demand for TV advertising since this spring and the interest in it continues to… Continue reading INTEREST IN TV ADVERTISING EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS