CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES

2. 11. 2021 Number one and number two of the Czech commercial TV market invest in paid streaming services. Nova’s strategic priority is its video library Voyo. Prima will come with a competitive project within several months. In the upcoming months, the Czech Republic will witness the launch of paid on-line video libraries inspired by the success of… Continue reading CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES



NOVA STARTS APPLYING GREEN FILMING PRINCIPLES

27. 10. 2021 The Nova TV group starts applying green filming principles and plans to introduce them into all countries where the CME group operates, describes Hana de Goeij.



GOLDEN DAYS FOR TV. RATINGS ARE GROWING AND CHANNELS WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MORE ADS, SAYS NOVA’S CEO JAN VLČEK

25. 10. 2021 According to the CEO of the largest local commercial TV, with the pandemic remission the Czechs have returned to shopping, and retail chains, electronics producers or e-shops spend billions on ad spots with unparalleled intensity. “We have not seen such good times for TV ad sales for a long time,” says Nova’s CEO Jan Vlček… Continue reading GOLDEN DAYS FOR TV. RATINGS ARE GROWING AND CHANNELS WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MORE ADS, SAYS NOVA’S CEO JAN VLČEK



NOVA IS GOING TO INCREASE TV AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 12.5%

21. 10. 2021 The Nova TV group will increase the cost of TV advertising for 2022 by 12.5 %, says its CEO, Jan Vlček. Nova is going to increase its advertising cost for 2022 by 12.5 %. As part of GRPs of campaigns, the adjustment of monthly coefficients will be reflected in the increased price for the months… Continue reading NOVA IS GOING TO INCREASE TV AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 12.5%



THE SHARE OF SMART TVS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC TRIPLED IN FOUR YEARS

17. 10. 2021 The share of smart TVs connected to the internet has tripled over the last four years. At present, they are used by more than a third of Czech households, shows Philips statistics. The share of smart TVs connected to the internet has tripled over the last four years and they are used by more than a third… Continue reading THE SHARE OF SMART TVS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC TRIPLED IN FOUR YEARS



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GRUNT: VOYO INCREASES THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AS PLANNED

12. 10. 2021 The number of subscribers to the pay video service Voyo is increasing as planned according to Nova’s Head of Digital Daniel Grunt. The number of subscribers to the pay video platform Voyo has been growing as planned, said the Head of Digital of CME and TV Nova, Daniel Grunt. In September, Voyo even exceeded its… Continue reading GRUNT: VOYO INCREASES THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AS PLANNED



GRUNT: ORDINACE IS THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME ON VOYO

22. 9. 2021 Ordinace v růžové zahradě is the blockbuster series offered by the paid video platform Voyo. However, it is not known how many viewers it has attracted. Ordinace v růžové zahradě, which is only run on Voyo starting from this autumn, is the most watched programme within the paid internet service’s offering. Daniel Grunt, Head of Digital of… Continue reading GRUNT: ORDINACE IS THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME ON VOYO



Silvia Majeská, TV Nova

SILVIA MAJESKÁ: NOVA WITHOUT “ORDINACE“? OPENING SPACE FOR NEW FORMATS

11. 8. 2021 Nova sought to structure its autumn programme to be successful every broadcasting day, says Silvia Majeská, Programming Director, about the new schedule. In Nova’s autumn programme schedule, there are several shows that Czech viewers will watch for the first time. They include a quiz show The Chase, a new series Pan profesor starring Vojtěch Dyk… Continue reading SILVIA MAJESKÁ: NOVA WITHOUT “ORDINACE“? OPENING SPACE FOR NEW FORMATS



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THE VOYO VIDEO PORTAL TO BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE RED BUTTON WITH THE FIRST 4K CONTENT LIKELY TO BE OFFERED NEXT YEAR

6. 8. 2021 The Nova media group will make its Voyo video portal accessible through the HbbTV platform, i.e. through hybrid broadcasting. The upcoming innovation is in the final phase of testing and it has already been available in its beta version via Nova Gold.  Voyo’s entry to HbbTV will significantly increase its availability. Viewers will not have… Continue reading THE VOYO VIDEO PORTAL TO BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE RED BUTTON WITH THE FIRST 4K CONTENT LIKELY TO BE OFFERED NEXT YEAR



Marek Singer, TV Prima

“COVID HAS DISTURBED THE ADVERTISING MARKET, SO WE HAVE ACCELERATED TV SERIES PRE-PRODUCTION”

4. 8. 2021 “We are shooting new TV series this summer to be able to always respond and launch new shows flexibly to achieve sufficient TV ratings and advertising space,” says Marek Singer, Prima TV’s CEO, explaining Prima’s current strategy. Médiář interviewed him immediately after the presentation of Prima’s programme schedule for this autumn. Prima TV’s autumn programme schedule is… Continue reading “COVID HAS DISTURBED THE ADVERTISING MARKET, SO WE HAVE ACCELERATED TV SERIES PRE-PRODUCTION”



NOVA IN AUTUMN: TV SERIES, LOVE ISLAND, MASTERCHEF AND POP IDOL

4. 8. 2021 Nova prepared new shows for its autumn broadcasting. It relies on its original production and reality shows. Nova TV’s autumn programme schedule will undergo several changes compared to its current form. Nova relies on its original production and several new reality shows. It presented its autumn schedule at a press conference on Wednesday evening. Nova… Continue reading NOVA IN AUTUMN: TV SERIES, LOVE ISLAND, MASTERCHEF AND POP IDOL



NOVA HAS OBTAINED LICENCES FOR NOVA SPORT 3 AND NOVA SPORT 4

1. 7. 2021 New sports programmes of the Nova TV group have licences for internet broadcasting. The Council for Radio and TV Broadcasting (RRTV) granted two licences to the operator TV Nova to operate TV broadcasting of Nova Sport 3 and Nova Sport 4 through the internet. The stations should offer sports TV programme and broadcast in the territory of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Nova… Continue reading NOVA HAS OBTAINED LICENCES FOR NOVA SPORT 3 AND NOVA SPORT 4



PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND

21. 6. 2021 An increasing share of video on demand and online video and TV blending may be expected as one of the directions of TV broadcasting development. Payments for TV content viewing will increase in the Czech Republic, and TV and video content will blend at the same time. While TV operators gradually enter the field of… Continue reading PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND



Jan Vlček, Klára Brachtlová, TV Nova

STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOVA’S CEOS COMMENTING ON REDESIGNED NEWS AND KELLNER

4. 6. 2021 How is the Czech economy doing? How are the most important firms in the country doing? And how do the bosses – the leaders of the firms – see the presence and future of the Czech Republic? Answers to these questions are searched in a series of interviews and articles to be found bellow: We addressed… Continue reading STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOVA’S CEOS COMMENTING ON REDESIGNED NEWS AND KELLNER



Daniel Grunt; zdroj: TV Nova

VOYO WANTS TO PULL EVEN WITH NETFLIX AND DISNEY+

26. 4. 2021 Voyo wants to create space for its services in the prepaid video market. “In order to make progress, we will have to double the number of subscribers every year,” says the Director of Digital Media of CME, Daniel Grunt. Daniel Grunt has been managing internet activities of Central European Media Enterprises (CME) since this March. He… Continue reading VOYO WANTS TO PULL EVEN WITH NETFLIX AND DISNEY+



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CME INVESTING IN DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT WITH VOYO IN THE FOCUS

13. 4. 2021 The Voyo video portal should become the centre of a new strategy of CME. The owner of the TV Nova group invests in the development of digital media. Central European Media Enterprises (CME), the owner of TV Nova group, wants to develop its business model towards digital media and paid services in the following years. It… Continue reading CME INVESTING IN DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT WITH VOYO IN THE FOCUS



CME’S CEO: VOYO WILL HAVE MORE AND MORE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. ITS PRODUCTION HAS STARTED

13. 4. 2021 The Nova group plans to make significant investments in the production of new content for its Voyo platform. There should be from 15 to 20 new formats produced every year. Voyo should become a dominant player on the local market that wants to compete using its exclusive original and acquired content. Its ambition is that… Continue reading CME’S CEO: VOYO WILL HAVE MORE AND MORE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. ITS PRODUCTION HAS STARTED