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.

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 markets and festivals such as MIPTV and Series Mania. "Golden Swan is an exceptional project, it is the very first period series of TV Nova in its history. The interest of a foreign distributor confirms that Czech series are competitive and have the potential to reach audiences outside our territory. We are thrilled that thanks to the merger with ONZA Distribution, the stories of our heroes will go out into the world, and not only Czech viewers will be able to appreciate the gripping story, brilliant acting performances and breathtaking sets and costumes," says Klára Follová, TV Nova's creative producer.

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.

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.

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.

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 to sit down in the evening most often, with only the rhythm of viewing during the week differing.

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.

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.

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 want to watch and how she sees the future of nova.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

VOYO IN SLOVAKIA WILL TEMPORARILY INCLUDE NOVA SPORT 5 AND 6

23. 2. 2024 Voyo users in Slovakia can watch the new Nova Sport 5 and 6 stations as part of a temporary offer.

STUDENTS GET THEIR NEWS MOST OFTEN FROM THE NET, BUT THEY TRUST READING THE MOST

21. 2. 2024 The level of information among high school students is declining, with social networks remaining the main source for receiving information. However, fewer students use them as a source of information than four years ago. They have the highest trust in information from public service television, but a full 37% of students place their trust in news on commercial television, such as Nova and Prima.

NOVA COLLABORATES WITH LAFLUENCE ON INFLUENCER MARKETING

21. 2. 2024 The influencer marketing team, which was created within the commercial department of TV Nova, cooperates with Lafluence agency on campaigns for TV clients mainly in the social media environment.

NOVA WILL NOT ENTER FREE-TO-AIR BROADCASTING WITH A SPORTS CHANNEL

19. 2. 2024 The Nova group's strategy is to operate paid sports channels, there is no economic sense in having a free-to-air sports channel, says CME’s CEO, Didier Stoessel.