HOW AUTHENTIC PRODUCT PLACEMENT CAPTURES THE STREAMING GENERATION

9. 7. 2025 For many brands, traditional paid media no longer guarantees the results that it used to. Linear TV programming can rack up six-figure invoices, even for start-ups or smaller brands, and more and more consumers are actively avoiding ads on streaming services, no matter the cost.

CZECH AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY SLUMPED LAST YEAR, BUT LOCAL VOD AND ADVERTISING GREW

6. 7. 2025 The Czech audiovisual industry took a break in 2024 amid unfavourable incentives and focused on preparing conditions for new growth, with Czech VOD production and advertising on the rise.

PRIMA ORIGINALS IS CHANGING TO FRIENDS PRODUCTION

25. 6. 2025 Under its new name, Friends Production wants to produce not only for Prima, but also for other entities.

YOUTUBE, GAMES AND NETFLIX ON TV? IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, PEOPLE SPEND 33 MINUTES A DAY ON THESE

24. 6. 2025 Televisions are increasingly being used for activities other than watching TV, but traditional broadcasting remains the main use. Other activities on TV screens take up an average of 33 minutes a day for viewers.

THE TRANSITION OF O2 CUSTOMERS TO ONEPLAY IS NEARING COMPLETION. WE WANT TO CREATE A NEW LOVE BRAND, SAYS NOVA CEO

23. 6. 2025 Nova TV completes a major transition of customers from O2 TV to its new platform, Oneplay. In an interview with e15, Nova CEO Daniel Grunt describes why Nova has given up the successful Voyo brand, how it is handling the technical difficulties that accompanied the launch of Oneplay, and explains where the new streaming giant plans to go next. “Globally, we are seeing a trend of a decline in pay TV in favour of streaming services,” says Grunt, explaining the end of O2 TV.

NORDIC SERIES FROM VIAPLAY WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE SUMMER. AI IS ALREADY MAKING ITS WAY INTO BROADCASTING, SAYS PRIMA CEO

19. 6. 2025 The streaming service prima+ has been on the market for over two years and, according to Marek Singer, head of the Prima Group, it has reached what he calls an “imaginary halfway point.” In an interview with e15, he describes what genres work, why they rely on Czech originality and why they decided to work exclusively with Viaplay. “We expect the cooperation with Canal+ to deepen,” says Prima’s CEO.

SLEDOVANITV ADDS PRIMA+, CHANGES PRICES AND TV PACKAGES

2. 6. 2025 The SledovaniTV television service offering is expanding to include the prima+ streaming service. At the same time, there will be changes to the television packages and their prices.

TV SERVICES AND VOD MUST BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM JULY

30. 5. 2025 By the end of next month, specifically by 28 June, pay-TV operators and video-on-demand services must significantly improve access to their content. They must accommodate both hearing and visually impaired users.

HOW TO BEAT NETFLIX AT HOME? THE NEW PPF CEO SPOKE ABOUT MEDIA INVESTMENTS

26. 5. 2025 Viewers primarily want local content, says Didier Stoessel from PPF about his plans in the television business. In a month, he will become one of the two heads of the group. In an interview with CNBC, he described his intentions for Nova and other channels.

ONEPLAY HAS 1.4 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS AFTER THE MERGER OF VOYO AND O2TV

13. 5. 2025 PPF reports that the newly launched Oneplay service has registered 1.4 million subscribers.

THANKS TO DIGITAL, CME CHANGES ITS REVENUE STRUCTURE AND CONTINUES ITS TRANSFORMATION

2. 5. 2025 The media group CME, which includes the Czech TV Nova, is continuing its digital transformation, gradually changing the structure of its revenues. However, in the countries where it operates, it does not apply a purely centralised strategy, explains Klára Brachtlová, Deputy CEO of the CME group.

3.1 MILLION CZECHS USE PAID STREAMING SERVICES

29. 4. 2025 The most popular paid video services in the Czech Republic include Netflix, Voyo, Max, Disney+ and prima+.

MOVIES AND SERIES RULE THE ROOST, ACCOUNTING FOR 44 PERCENT OF TV RATINGS

29. 4. 2025 Films and series have long been among the most popular genres among Czech viewers, regardless of whether they watch classic TV stations or pay streaming services. Local content holds a privileged position among them.

JAN MAXA TO LEAD PRIMA+, PRIMA GROUP CHANGES MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

14. 4. 2025 From 1 May, Jan Maxa, who has a 12-year career at Czech Television, will take over the management of the prima+ platform. Petr Král moves to head the new Distribution and OTT product segment.

ONEPLAY HAS SOME INSPIRATION, DAZN HAS CHANGED ITS SERVICE

11. 4. 2025 One of the attractions of the new Oneplay streaming service that O2 is currently migrating its customers to is sport. But the battle for the sports fan is also being fought on the global stage.

A THIRD OF CANCELLED STREAMING SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE RENEWED BY VIEWERS

5. 4. 2025 The return of streaming service subscribers to their original subscriptions reduces the net churn rate to below 3%, according to a study by Antenna's Erika Luzsicza, citing a study by Antenna.</strong

STUDY EU: BROADCASTER CONTENT REMAINS TOP CHOICE IN EUROPE AND US

1. 4. 2025 A new report has found 59% of connected TV users begin their journey with broadcaster-produced content when they switch on TV.

SURVEY USA: CONSUMERS EXPRESS GROWING DISSATISFACTION WITH STREAMING SERVICES

25. 3. 2025 M&E companies are at a tipping point. where they risk losing the next generation of viewers, a new study from Deloitte concludes.