RENATA TÝMOVÁ JOINS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NOVA GROUP

2. 2. 2026 Renata Týmová joins the Nova Group to head up viewer data and insights.

NOVA SPORT AND ONEPLAY ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO RUGBY TOURNAMENTS, INCLUDING THE WORLD CUP

27. 1. 2026 Nova Sport and Oneplay expand their rugby coverage, broadcasting the Six Nations and the 2027 World Cup.

THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS SERIES RETURNS TO THE AIRWAVES ON 10 FEBRUARY.

26. 1. 2026 From 10 February, the series Bratři a sestry and Polabí will clash again. The former will return with new episodes from this date.

A NEW SEASON OF SERIES AND REALITY SHOWS IS STARTING ON CZECH TELEVISION.

22. 1. 2026 After a festive television programme full of fairy tales and family films, television stations are returning to their ongoing series. Of course, they will also be launching new series and new reality shows. Commercial stations are then moving projects that have already been filmed and broadcast on their paid streaming platforms to linear broadcasting.

ONEPLAY STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION ON CZECH TELEVISION: STUDNA AND KRÁL ŠUMAVY 2 AMONG THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF THE YEAR

20. 1. 2026 Nine nominations, two series, one strong script. Following last year's success of the series Metoda Markovič: Hojer and the previous award for the project Matematika zločinu, the original work of the Oneplay platform is once again making a strong showing among the Czech Lion nominations. For the first time ever, two original series projects from the Oneplay platform are competing simultaneously in one year of the prestigious awards.

MICHAL PROKEŠ TO HEAD TV NOVA COMMUNICATIONS. BARBORA DLABÁČKOVÁ LEAVES

12. 1. 2026 The communications team at TV Nova is undergoing changes. Barbora Dlabáčková is leaving its management, and Michal Prokeš is taking over.

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.

THU IN 2025, DESPITE THE DECLINE, DEFENDED ITS LEADERSHIP, GREW NOVA

5. 1. 2026 The ranking of TV groups by share of viewership did not change last year. Despite the decrease in the share, Czech Television defended its top position in audience group 15. In prime-time and in younger audience groups, the Nova group won. CNN Prima News recorded the highest growth of all stations.

THE MOST WATCHED SHOW ON NOVA.CZ IS LOVE ISLAND

2. 1. 2026 On the Nova.cz website, they accounted for more than a third of all reality show views last year. Of these, Love Island is the most watched, followed by Bachelor.

MEDIA 2025: THE EMERGENCE OF ONEPLAY, THE FIGHT FOR THE CZECH AND THE CZECH ONLY AND THE FEARS OF AI

2. 1. 2026 Uncertainty about the impact of artificial intelligence, potential regulatory changes, changing user behaviour and a volatile and spillover advertising market are increasing pressures on the survival of media companies.

NEW YEAR’S EVE ON TV NOVA, TV PRIMA AND ČT1 MARKED BY SPECIAL PROGRAMS

31. 12. 2025 The largest domestic television stations have prepared special editions of their entertainment programs for the evening of the last day of 2025.

CHRISTMAS 2025 BROADCAST FOR ČT, THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME WAS THE FAIRY TALE ZÁHADA STRAŠIDELNÉHO ZÁMKU

30. 12. 2025 The most watched TV group during this year's Christmas holidays was again Czech Television. The new fairy tale The Mystery of the Haunted Castle attracted the most viewers.

TV JANUARY: PREMIERES ON CZECH TV, THE END OF THE SERIES ZOO, THE RETURN OF THE SERIES VYPRÁVĚJ AND CHALUPÁŘI

22. 12. 2025 January will bring only a few premiere shows to TV screens. On the contrary, some more archival titles will return.

ONEPLAY IS ALREADY AT THE LEVEL OF VOYO. THEY WON’T GET ANY MORE EXPENSIVE IN THE NEW YEAR

12. 12. 2025 Familiarity with the Oneplay brand, which was established in the spring, is already at the level of the former Voya. According to Nova CEO Daniel Grunt, awareness of the service has grown very quickly. But 2026 will be marked by further work with the brand, he says.

NOVA TV IN SPRING: BULDOK Z PODĚBRAD, ODZNAK VYSOČINA BADGE AND FINAL SERIES BRATŘI A SESTRY

11. 12. 2025 Nova TV will offer new detective stories and the return of well-known reality shows in this year's spring broadcast.

CZECH TV MAINTAINED ITS LEAD IN NOVEMBER, IMPROVED ITS PRIMA

10. 12. 2025 Czech Television remained narrowly in the lead in November, Prima improved and Nova maintained its lead in prime time and younger audience groups.

AI IS THE FUTURE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE BUILT A NEW TEAM AT NOVÁ, SAYS FUKÁTKOVÁ SOURCE

8. 12. 2025 The Kuba s Novou podcast continues! This time, we take a look behind the scenes at how artificial intelligence is created and works at Nova.

CHRISTMAS SCHEMES 2025: AN OVERVIEW OF FAIRY TALES, FILMS AND NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOWS

8. 12. 2025 We present an overview of the prime-time broadcasts of the flagship channels of domestic TV groups during this year's Christmas holidays, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.