DOCENT WAS SEPTEMBER’S MOST-WATCHED PROGRAMME. CZECH TELEVISION RETAINS LEAD, NOVA DOMINATES PRIME TIME

5. 10. 2026 | 2 min read The most-watched programme this September was the drama series Docent. Czech Television narrowly retained its position as the leading television group among viewers aged 15 and over. Nova Group maintained its lead among younger audiences and in prime time.

NHL MATCH SCHEDULE ON NOVA AND PRIMA CHANNELS. WHAT CAN YOU WATCH FOR FREE?

1. 10. 2026 | 4 min read From the start of the new season, two Czech television groups – Nova and Prima – will be broadcasting NHL matches. These can be watched free of charge on Prima Sport and, on selected dates, on Nova Action. Here is an overview of the matches on each channel and their broadcast times.

NEITHER ČT, NOVA NOR PRIMA WILL BROADCAST PROJECTED RESULTS AFTER THE POLLING STATIONS HAVE CLOSED

1. 10. 2026 | 4 min read On Saturday 10 October, once polling stations in the Czech Republic have closed, the media will not publish estimates of the election results – so-called exit polls – which are based on surveys of voters after they have cast their votes.

NOVA AND PRIMA TO SHARE NHL BROADCASTING RIGHTS; ONEPLAY PROMISES MORE MATCHES FEATURING CZECH PLAYERS

29. 9. 2026 | 4 min read From the new season, Nova and Prima will share the broadcasting rights to the NHL. The matches will be shown on Oneplay, Nova Sport, Nova Action, prima+ and Prima Sport. Thanks to a new sub-licence agreement, Nova will have greater flexibility in selecting which matches to broadcast, enabling it to feature games involving Czech and Slovak players more frequently.

NEW TV PREMIERES COMING IN OCTOBER, INCLUDING GERTA SCHNIRCH, HEC AND PŘÍPADY MIMOŘÁDNÉ MARTY

25. 9. 2026 | 3 min read The autumn television schedules will expand in October with a further selection of new programmes and series. The new additions are primarily heading to weekend slots, bringing new series, miniseries and documentaries, as well as premiere episodes of established titles.

PAVEL VAŠEK HEADS UP THE PRIMA GROUP’S MARKETING DEPARTMENT

1. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Pavel Vašek has been appointed as the new marketing director of the Prima Group. He joins the media group from the Rohlik Group, where he led brand communications and marketing campaigns in international markets.

PRIMA INCREASED ITS NET PROFIT TO MORE THAN HALF A BILLION LAST YEAR, BUT REVENUE REMAINED LARGELY UNCHANGED

25. 8. 2026 | 3 min read In 2025, the Prima Group maintained stable operating performance despite a decline in television advertising revenue. The growth in net profit was driven primarily by a significant improvement in financial performance and growing digital activities, led by prima+.

PRIMA HAS LAUNCHED NEW BRAND IDENTITIES, LINKING THE CHANNEL’S PRESENTERS WITH THE BRAND

24. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The Prima Group is launching new on-air identities ahead of the autumn season. The brand spots link the channel’s familiar faces with the five letters of the Prima brand and make use of physically constructed sets rather than digital effects.

TELEVISION AUTUMN SEASON GETS UNDERWAY, NEW SHOWS ARRIVING FROM THIS WEEK

24. 8. 2026 | 4 min read The autumn television season is getting underway. This week, Prima will unveil its main new offerings. Nova and Czech Television will join in from next week. Some days of the week will have a new look in the autumn schedules.

MAJORITY STAKE IN TV PRIMA’S OPERATOR HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE GES GROUP

20. 8. 2026 | 2 min read A majority stake of 88.09 per cent in the operator of the Prima Group’s channels has been transferred from GES Media Europe to GES Group Holding.

PRIMA SPORT HAS LAUNCHED ITS BROADCASTING; ON ITS FIRST DAY, IT WILL FEATURE FOOTBALL, BEACH VOLLEYBALL AND NEWS

17. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The new sports channel, Prima sport, is launching. Its first day of programming will feature sports news, the Chance National League football, live coverage of the Hamburg Beach Pro Tour, and matches from the Polish Ekstraklasa.

PRIMA SPORT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN TV AUDIENCE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE TIME BEING; IT WILL SELL ADVERTISING ON A BLOCK BASIS

17. 8. 2026 | 3 min read The new sports channel, Prima sport, will not be included in the electronic TV audience measurement system upon its launch. For the time being, the Prima Group plans to sell advertising on the channel separately via a time-slot-based price list, with advertising rates determined by the appeal of individual sports broadcasts.

PRIMA IS PLANNING CHANGES TO ITS TERRESTRIAL TV SERVICE; A SHUFFLE IS ON THE WAY

11. 8. 2026 | 4 min read The Prima Group is set to expand its collaboration with Digital Broadcasting and plans to move most of its channels to its DVB-T2 multiplex 24 next year. In an interview, the director of the Prima Group explains the reasons behind the change in distribution strategy and also clarifies why the new Prima Sport channel will only be available in SD resolution via terrestrial broadcasting.

PRIMA SPORT TO LAUNCH ON 17 AUGUST AT 6:00 A.M., UNVEILS GRAPHICS AND STUDIOS

10. 8. 2026 | 2 min read At today’s press conference presenting its autumn programming schedule, the Prima Group introduced its new thematic channel, Prima sport.

BBC PLAYER IS SET TO LAUNCH ON PRIMA+, OFFERING OVER A THOUSAND HOURS OF BRITISH CONTENT

10. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The BBC Player streaming service will be part of the prima+ platform from this autumn. It will gradually offer subscribers more than a thousand hours of British series, documentaries, entertainment programmes and children’s content produced by BBC Studios.

PRIMA TO LAUNCH SPORTS NEWS. IT WILL ALSO AIR ON CNN PRIMA NEWS AND THE MAIN CHANNEL

10. 8. 2026 | 3 min read The Prima Group will add a new programme, sport news Sportovní zprávy, to its broadcasting schedule. In addition to results coverage, it will offer interviews, stories about sporting talents and people working behind the scenes at clubs, and will appear not only on Prima sport, but also on CNN Prima News and in TV Prima’s main news programme.

PRIMA SPORT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE ON SLEDOVÁNÍTV; THE OPERATOR IS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INCLUDING IT

6. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The inclusion of the new Prima sport channel in the SledováníTV line-up has not yet been definitively confirmed. Tuesday’s broadcast of Sparta’s match in the third qualifying round of the Champions League served merely as a promotional broadcast, whilst the operator and the Prima Group continue to negotiate the terms of the channel’s long-term distribution.

PRIMA THIS AUTUMN: NEW EPISODES OF POD HLADINOU, ZÁKONY VLKA, POLABÍ AND THE REALITY SHOW ZRÁDCI

6. 8. 2026 | 9 min read TV Prima unveiled its autumn programming schedule at Tyršův dům in Prague. This autumn, the broadcaster aims to attract viewers with new episodes of series including Zákony vlka, Kriminálka Slapy: Pod hladinou and Polabí, as well as reality formats Ano, šéfe! and Zrádci.