VOYO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN, CONSIDERS DEPLOYMENT OF SPORTS PACKAGE

8. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Media group Nova expects its online video library Voyo to reach one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the first half of next year.

“VOYO WILL GRAB YOUR ATTENTION”, SAYS NEW SUMMER CAMPAIGN

24. 7. 2024 | 3 min read "Voyo will grab your attention" - that's the new summer brand campaign, highlighting the fact that subscribers can watch their favourite film or series anytime, anywhere and, most importantly, that there really is something for everyone.

TV NOVA INCREASED ITS REVENUES AND PROFIT LAST YEAR, WHICH REACHED CZK 1.15 BILLION. CZK

24. 7. 2024 | 2 min read TV Nova continues its growth trend and managed to improve its revenue and profit in 2023.

DANIEL GRUNT: WE HAVE ALREADY INVESTED DEFINITELY OVER A BILLION CROWNS IN VOYO.CZ PREMIUM CONTENT

19. 7. 2024 | 2 min read After about two decades of a career in Czech media, Daniel Grunt took one of the most powerful positions on the market last January - at the head of TV Nova. His long-term focus on the online segment, which has become one of the strategic areas of the commercial station's development, played into his hands. "My goal is to maximize the reach of our content and respect for the TV Nova brand," Daniel Grunt said in the next episode of the První liga (First League) podcast.

WHAT TO SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOR HOW MUCH? NETFLIX, VOYO, DISNEY+, MAX AND OTHER POPULAR STREAMING SERVICES IN CR

12. 7. 2024 | 2 min read You can watch big-name Hollywood blockbusters, the latest TV series and interesting documentaries in just a few clicks. How much? Is Netflix, Disney+ or Max better? And why subscribe to VOYO? We've prepared a list of the 10 most popular platforms in the Czech Republic with their subscription prices and tips on what they offer.

SPARTA AGREES NEW DEAL, TV WILL OFFER ITS HOME GAMES IN THE UEFA QUALIFIERS

11. 7. 2024 | 2 min read The management of AC Sparta Prague has entered into a partnership with the Nova Group's sports channels. The pay-TV channels Nova Sport 1 and 2 will broadcast live coverage of home matches in the UEFA competition prelims.

PRIMA’S CEO SINGER: CHANGE IN LICENCE FEES WILL SHARPLY INCREASE CZECH TV’S REVENUES. IT COULD ROCK THE MARKET

10. 7. 2024 | 20 min read The proposal to increase licence fee collection is facing opposition from private broadcasters. Marek Singer, CEO of the Prima media group, states that the current proposal would provide more revenue to public television and radio than the lawmakers claim.

VOYO IS NUMBER TWO BEHIND NETFLIX. CZECH MARKET MAY GROW BY 2030

8. 7. 2024 | 4 min read The Czech pay video-on-demand market is still poised to increase its penetration, a panel discussion at this year's Karlovy Vary festival heard.

TV STATIONS AGREE THAT WEATHER HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON RATINGS, THE EXCEPTION BEING SPORTS

5. 7. 2024 | 5 min read Especially in summer, weather news comes to the fore. However, the state of the sky and the forecasts of meteorologists are also of interest to TV station management. The weather has a major impact on whether viewers will even pick up the remote control and turn on the TV.

KVIFF 2024: CZECH TV STREAMING AMONG FILMMAKERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A MAGNET FOR VIEWERS

1. 7. 2024 | 3 min read On the first day of the Industry section of the festival, a debate on Streaming Media and the Attention Economy took place.

WHAT DOES THE COMBINATION OF VODAFON TV AND PRIMA+ BRING?

30. 5. 2024 | 4 min read The Vodafone operator is the first player on the pay-TV market to offer a connection with the prima+ video library. The news started on the same day as the launch of the global video library Max, Tuesday 21 May.

CME INCREASED PRODUCTION HOURS FOR TV AND VOYO BY A FIFTH LAST YEAR

24. 5. 2024 | 2 min read The production of new content for the linear channels of the CME television group, which includes TV Nova, as well as for the Voyo service, was reflected in a 20 percent increase in production hours last year.

A QUARTER OF CZECH VOD VIEWERS ENJOYING A FREE RIDE

22. 5. 2024 | 3 min read Almost 25% of viewers to video-on-demand services in the Czech Republic are watching through shared subscriptions rather than paying for them individually. The data is provided by the Atmedia index research.

WE HAD TO CONVINCE THE CREATORS THAT WE WERE SERIOUS. WHAT’S NEXT FOR VOYO

6. 5. 2024 | 7 min read Nova TV wants to boost subscriber interest in the Voyo app. Over 500 hours of content is in production. Online series are also winning professional awards.

MICHAL REITLER: I REALLY ENJOY COMING SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY ARE PREPARED TO SPEND MONEY ON CZECH CONTENT

29. 4. 2024 | 4 min read Michal Reitler has joined Nova as Director of Content Development and has been put in charge of both the terrestrial Nova and the content rollout of the Voyo streaming platform. Now, after two and a half years on the job, he boasts a solidly launched production factory and a number of notable series or miniseries such as Extractors, Sex O'Clock or Method Markovic: Hojer. As well as valuable knowledge of what works on Voyo and the consumption habits of subscribers to the new streaming platform. "We already know that real cases and real stories definitely work well for us. That it works very well for us when a project has not three episodes but six. We're still learning what works for us in the spring, in the summer, in the fall, in the winter. Just as television copies some viewer needs and habits, SVOD is very much based on our needs when we pick up a laptop and pick up a series there. One interesting trend is that viewers of The Ordinary like to watch The Ordinary on SVOD at 8pm on Thursdays. That's really nice how people have linear or streaming connected to a lifestyle, a routine," Reitler commented.

TN LIVE CELEBRATES ITS THIRD BIRTHDAY

29. 4. 2024 | 2 min read On May 3rd, the news platform TN Live will celebrate its third birthday. "When we started this project, we set the goal that we wanted to be present for our viewers at everything important and interesting that is happening not only in our country. I am very happy that after three years we are still succeeding. We are also gradually adding regular programmes and features to ensure that our viewers not only get the hottest news, but that we also give them a wider context or the views of a range of experts," says Kamil Houska, director of news at TV Nova. In addition to news events, TN Live also focuses on social issues, economics, health, education, sports and the world of celebrities. TN Live celebrates its third birthday From this May, new things await viewers. They can look forward to watching their favourite discussion show "Directly" from 2 May at 17:30 every weekday. Bára Divišová, Veronika Petruchová and Michaela Indráková will take turns behind the moderator's desk. The lifestyle magazine Talk!, which will be presented from 14 May at 16:00 every weekday, will also have an increased frequency. The main presenter will be Rebecca Diatilová, however, the editorial team of Life in the Stars will also work closely with her. Viewers have a lot to look forward to More information awaits viewers on the World Beyond, which will be boosted from June. "It's understandable, there is a lot going on at the moment, with the European Parliament elections at the beginning of June and the US presidential elections in the autumn, the war in Ukraine and the conflict in Israel continuing. But we also want to bring positive topics and stories, we want to motivate and inspire," explains Martin Synek, editor-in-chief of TN Live. The viewership of individual programmes ranges in the tens of thousands, with a record weekly viewership of 518,468 video views recorded by the platform in March this year. TN Live broadcasts are available on TN.cz, Voyo and under the blue HbbTV button, and selected programmes are also available on podcast apps or social networks. The next major project on TN Live will be the debates on the occasion of the European Parliament elections.

VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT

19. 4. 2024 | 22 min read Daniel Grunt, who has been CEO of the Nova Group since January last year, has been given a difficult management assignment by the parent PPF Group. He is to transform the most-watched domestic broadcaster so that it can capitalise on the growing interest in online video while not cannibalising traditional broadcasting. Grunt’s task is to develop the Voyo paid streaming service while not competing with the traditional business that brings Nova billions of crowns from TV advertising.

ONLY 180K SUBSCRIBERS LEFT TO TAKE VOYO TO A MILLION. NOVA IS PREPARING 512 HOURS OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS.

5. 4. 2024 | 5 min read Nova TV's Voyo streaming service is close to reaching the million subscribers on the Czech and Slovak markets. According to the station's CEO Daniel Grunt at Thursday's press conference, Voyo had 820,000 subscribers in these markets as of yesterday.