CZECH TOP SHOWS OF THE SUMMER: POLICIE MODRAVA, SPECIALISTÉ, MÍSTO ZLOČINU
24. 8. 2023 The top show of this year’s summer holiday broadcast was a rerun of the series Policie Modrava (Modrava Police). The most-watched non-legislative trio also included the series Specialisté (Specialists) and Místo Činu (Crime Scene). Policie Modrava (TV Nova) was the most-watched programme of this year’s holiday season with an average of more than one million… Continue reading CZECH TOP SHOWS OF THE SUMMER: POLICIE MODRAVA, SPECIALISTÉ, MÍSTO ZLOČINU
MEDIA CLUB LAUNCHES AUTOMATIC HBBTV AD BUYING
15. 8. 2023 The Czech sales agency Media Club has with its technological partner KINET developed a new advertising platform which allows clients to quickly and automatically purchase the Switch-In advertising format on HbbTV. Known as AD SIMPLE, it has since the beginning of this month been available for advertising agencies and clients at www.adsimple.cz. Commenting on the… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB LAUNCHES AUTOMATIC HBBTV AD BUYING
NOVA’S SALES EXCEEDED SEVEN BILLION LAST YEAR, PROFIT OVER A BILLION
15. 8. 2023 Television group Nova increased its revenues to more than seven billion crowns in 2022. TV advertising brings in the strongest revenues, with Voya subscriptions growing the fastest. Last year, Nova Television Group’s revenues exceeded the seven billion CZK mark, reaching a total of 7.07 billion CZK. Profit after tax also increased to CZK 1.1 billion.… Continue reading NOVA’S SALES EXCEEDED SEVEN BILLION LAST YEAR, PROFIT OVER A BILLION
PRIMA GROUP PULLED IN REVENUES OF FOUR BILLION LAST YEAR
14. 8. 2023 The Prima Group generated revenues of nearly CZK 4 billion last year, with profits exceeding half a billion. The operator of the Prima TV group generated revenues of CZK 3.975 billion last year, up 6 percent year-on-year. The group remained in profit exceeding half a billion crowns, specifically 508 million crowns. CZK 50 million. But… Continue reading PRIMA GROUP PULLED IN REVENUES OF FOUR BILLION LAST YEAR
THE AUTUMN PROGRAMME OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION FULL OF NEWS
12. 8. 2023 The summer has entered its second half and last week the commercial TV stations associated in the Association of Commercial Television presented a number of new programmes for the autumn. What can the audience look forward to? TV Nova will be introducing several new programmes in the autumn The autumn programming schedule of TV Nova… Continue reading THE AUTUMN PROGRAMME OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION FULL OF NEWS
THE MEDIA IS A SPEEDBOAT. OPPORTUNITY AHEAD IS HUGE, SAYS THE DEPUTY CEO OF CME
10. 8. 2023 Is media a field in decline? Few will refute that as forcefully as Dušan Švalek. The man who already largely runs the operations of CME, the multinational group that operates the Czech Republic’s most-watched commercial television and has huge plans for the Voyo video library. The movements he indicates with his hand are telling enough… Continue reading THE MEDIA IS A SPEEDBOAT. OPPORTUNITY AHEAD IS HUGE, SAYS THE DEPUTY CEO OF CME
EFFIE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING, ONLY DAYS LEFT
8. 8. 2023 Agencies and sponsors don’t have much time left to submit projects to the Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness Competition. The deadline for submissions to the 26th Effie Czech Republic is approaching. Agencies and commissioners can only submit their campaigns to the advertising and marketing effectiveness competition organised by the Association of Communication Agencies (AKA) until Friday,… Continue reading EFFIE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING, ONLY DAYS LEFT
PRIMA+ WILL ALSO OFFER SERIALS FROM CZECH TELEVISION, AMBULANCE OR MARIA THERESA, ANNOUNCES THE HEAD OF TV PRIMA
8. 8. 2023 The commercial television Prima has reached an agreement with the public Czech Television on the transfer of selected series from the Czech Television to its streaming platform prima+. “We have already negotiated a deal with Czech Television,” says Prima Group CEO Marek Singer in an interview with Médiář. He also explains his experience with the… Continue reading PRIMA+ WILL ALSO OFFER SERIALS FROM CZECH TELEVISION, AMBULANCE OR MARIA THERESA, ANNOUNCES THE HEAD OF TV PRIMA
THE WEEK WITH DEPECHE MODE WAS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR OČKO STAR
7. 8. 2023 The average audience share during Saturday’s Best of Depeche Mode was 4.5 times higher than this year’s average for Óčka Star in the 15 to 69 year old category. This selection generated a high level of interest from viewers aged 35 and over. For example, among female viewers aged 35 to 44, the audience share… Continue reading THE WEEK WITH DEPECHE MODE WAS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR OČKO STAR
VOD SERVICE PRIMA+ IS PREPARING NEWS
4. 8. 2023 The online video library prima+ will offer its users three premiere titles in September and October. These include the six-part co-production miniseries Na vlnách Jadranu and the series Malá velká liga (Little Big League) and Banáni (Bananas). The VOD service prima+, launched in February this year, has now 90,000 paying users and almost 700,000 have… Continue reading VOD SERVICE PRIMA+ IS PREPARING NEWS
PRIMA IN AUTUMN: “ELIŠKA A DAMIÁN”, “POD HLADINOU” OR “PARTIČKA NOVÁ KREV”
3. 8. 2023 PRIMA TV WILL RELY MAINLY ON NEW SERIES AND NEW EPISODES OF ITS ENTERTAINMENT AND JOURNALISTIC PROGRAMMES IN THE AUTUMN. THE AUTUMN PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE WAS PRESENTED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY. This autumn’s main new Prima TV programme is the historical-romantic series Eliška a Damián. The new detective series Pod hladinou and Einstein 2… Continue reading PRIMA IN AUTUMN: “ELIŠKA A DAMIÁN”, “POD HLADINOU” OR “PARTIČKA NOVÁ KREV”
VOYO HAS OVER 570 THOUSAND PAYING USERS
3. 8. 2023 The Voyo app has over 570 thousand subscribers on the Czech and Slovak market. This was announced by CEO Daniel Grunt at the press conference for the autumn programme of TV Nova. From January to the end of June, the app gained 100 thousand new paying users, the TV Nova director added. In autumn, Voyo… Continue reading VOYO HAS OVER 570 THOUSAND PAYING USERS
NOVA IN AUTUMN: SERIES “KRIMINÁLKA ANDĚL”, “TÁTA V NESNÁZÍCH”, AND “BIG BROTHER” ON VOYO
2. 8. 2023 TV NOVA WILL START THIS AUTUMN WITH SEVERAL NEW ITEMS IN ITS PROGRAMME AS PRESENTED AT WEDNESDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE. TV Nova will introduce several new programmes in the autumn broadcast. The autumn programming scheme was presented at Wednesday’s press conference. A new season of Kriminálka Anděl, the series Táta v nesnázích and the reality docu-series… Continue reading NOVA IN AUTUMN: SERIES “KRIMINÁLKA ANDĚL”, “TÁTA V NESNÁZÍCH”, AND “BIG BROTHER” ON VOYO
PPF ENTERS VIAPLAY, THE VOYO SERVICE MODEL
30. 7. 2023 PPF, the owner of TV Nova and Voyo, has taken advantage of the situation in the scandinavian media group Viaplay and acquired a 6.3% stake in it. Investment group PPF, owner of domestic TV Nova, has bought a 6.3% stake in Scandinavian media company Viaplay, according to an announcement on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. This… Continue reading PPF ENTERS VIAPLAY, THE VOYO SERVICE MODEL
PRIMA+ HAS OVER 85 THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS AFTER FIVE MONTHS
27. 7. 2023 Prima Television is satisfied with the results of the prima+ app, which it launched at the beginning of February. The paid access to the video service is used by 85,000 people. When the project was launched, it announced that it would like to have 100,000 paying users within a year. “Overall, even with the non-paid… Continue reading PRIMA+ HAS OVER 85 THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS AFTER FIVE MONTHS
PRIMA: WE ARE NOT PLANNING NEW CHANNELS. WHAT ABOUT THE POSITIONS IN MULTIPLEX 22?
26. 7. 2023 The vacant programming positions in the nationwide terrestrial TV multiplex 22 blocked for the Prima Group don’t mean that the media house is planning new TV stations, Prima’s CEO Marek Singer said in an interview with Marketing a Media magazine. No two or three new linear TV channels are being prepared by the Prima group… Continue reading PRIMA: WE ARE NOT PLANNING NEW CHANNELS. WHAT ABOUT THE POSITIONS IN MULTIPLEX 22?
CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS
24. 7. 2023 Voyo subscribers spend two hours a day watching content, and the service has over 700,000 users in all markets. PPF Financial Group said in its annual report. “If you look at the TV business a decade ago, its technological expertise was close to zero. Today, TV is a digital business, and this is reflected in… Continue reading CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS
TV ÓČKO INCREASED REVENUES LAST YEAR, MADE A SMALL LOSS
24. 7. 2023 The Óčko group of music TV stations increased revenues last year, but made a small loss due to a decline in viewership. The operator of the music TV group Óčko generated revenues of CZK 141 million last year. This was up 8% year-on-year. It ended the year with a small loss of CZK 1.5m. CZK.… Continue reading TV ÓČKO INCREASED REVENUES LAST YEAR, MADE A SMALL LOSS
