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”

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?

JAN ČADEK TAKES OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ONLINE SEGMENT OF THE PRIMA GROUP

20. 7. 2023 Prima Group is changing the management of its online segment. After the departure of Igor Kalas, it will be managed by Media Club’s commercial director of radio Jan Čadek. His deputy is Hung Nguyen. Prima Group is changing the management structure of its online segment following the departure of Igor Kalas. As of 1 August,… Continue reading JAN ČADEK TAKES OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ONLINE SEGMENT OF THE PRIMA GROUP

CZECH COMMERCIAL STATIONS GREW IN THE LAST HALF-YEAR, THE HIGHEST SHARE FOR CZECH TELEVISION

13. 7. 2023 In the first half of this year, Czech Television stations had the highest share of all-day viewership in the over-15 age target group. However, compared to the same period last year, commercial TV stations improved mainly. Czech Television stations recorded a cumulative share of 30,10 % in the total daily audience target group over the… Continue reading CZECH COMMERCIAL STATIONS GREW IN THE LAST HALF-YEAR, THE HIGHEST SHARE FOR CZECH TELEVISION

TV BETS ON ITS SERIES IN STARTING SUMMER SCHEMES

3. 7. 2023 The biggest domestic TV stations are basing their summer programming schedules on reruns of their original series. Starting Monday, July 3, the biggest TV stations are switching to summer programming schedules. Some of the spring regulars have already run out in recent weeks, while others were still airing last week. A look at the evening… Continue reading TV BETS ON ITS SERIES IN STARTING SUMMER SCHEMES

ATMEDIA: CZECHS ARE FANS OF DOCUMENTARY CHANNELS

28. 6. 2023 Czechs aged 15-69 spend watching four percent of the total time on documentaries. Czech TV viewers have a choice of around 20 documentary channels, most of which are offered by pay-TV operators. These include Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic and Viasat Nature. However, only six of the twenty documentary stations are involved… Continue reading ATMEDIA: CZECHS ARE FANS OF DOCUMENTARY CHANNELS

EFFIE IS OPENING APPLICATIONS

27. 6. 2023 Effie, the biggest domestic advertising and marketing effectiveness competition, is now open for entries. The Effie Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness Competition, organised annually by the Association of Communication Agencies (AKA), is opening applications for its 26th edition. Interested applicants can submit entries for all categories from 28 June to 18 August. This year, Effie will… Continue reading EFFIE IS OPENING APPLICATIONS

PRIMA REVEALS NEWS FOR THE AUTUMN, WILL PRESENT THE SERIES ELIŠKA AND DAMIÁN

20. 6. 2023 The own romantic-historical series with fantasy elements is the first ever in the Prima Group’s offer. It will be launched in autumn under the title Eliška a Damián. Prima Television will launch a new romantic series Eliska and Damián in the autumn to mark its 30th anniversary on Tuesday 20 June 2023. The main roles… Continue reading PRIMA REVEALS NEWS FOR THE AUTUMN, WILL PRESENT THE SERIES ELIŠKA AND DAMIÁN

TV PRIMA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

20. 6. 2023 Exactly thirty years ago, on 20 June 1993, viewers in Prague and Central Bohemia could tune in to the first commercial television under the name FTV Premiéra. Since then, the Prima Group has grown to ten channels offering programmes for the whole family and its portfolio also includes websites, radio and print media. For the… Continue reading TV PRIMA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

PRIMA IS FILMING SEVERAL NEW SERIES

17. 6. 2023 The Prima group has announced the filming of new comedy series Chataři ze Švihova (directed by M. Suchánek) and Zalez do spacáku (directed by J. Haluza). The new comedy series Chataři ze Švihova is directed by Michal Suchánek. The popular actor, director and, in this case, scriptwriter, is betting on the Czechs popularity in cottaging.… Continue reading PRIMA IS FILMING SEVERAL NEW SERIES

DIGIMEDIA 2023: COMPLETE PRESENTATION FROM THE CONFERENCE

16. 6. 2023 Three sessions, 22 speakers, nine presentations. This was the 18th edition of the DIGIMEDIA 2023 conference, which took place this Wednesday in the Congress Hall of the Czech Television in Prague, Kavčí Hory. A complete overview of what was said at the conference was brought to you by televizniweb.cz BLOCK I – TELEVISION The first… Continue reading DIGIMEDIA 2023: COMPLETE PRESENTATION FROM THE CONFERENCE

TV PRIMA HAS BOOKED A PLACE IN DVB-T2 FOR THREE MORE STATIONS

15. 6. 2023 Prima TV has booked positions for three more channels in the DVB-T2 Multiplex 22, including one in high definition. This was revealed at the Digimedia conference by Miloš Mastník, Director General of CRA. “We will announce the details in due course,” added Marek Singer, Prima’s general director, declined to specify the focus of the planned… Continue reading TV PRIMA HAS BOOKED A PLACE IN DVB-T2 FOR THREE MORE STATIONS

PRIMA+ OVER SCHEDULE. VOYO IS NOT CONSIDERING A VERSION WITH ADVERTISING

15. 6. 2023 Both the Prima and Nova TV groups have praised the development of their video-on-demand services. They agree that they are achieving better results than they had planned before their launch. The video platform prima+, launched this year, is developing better than the Prima group expected. This was revealed in the words of Josef Benes, director… Continue reading PRIMA+ OVER SCHEDULE. VOYO IS NOT CONSIDERING A VERSION WITH ADVERTISING

FILM PRODUCTIONS ARE LIVING A GOLDEN AGE, THEY DON’T NEED BILLIONS MORE, SAY BOSSES OF TV NOVA AND TV PRIMA

14. 6. 2023 General Director of TV Nova Daniel Grunt and General Director of FTV Prima Marek Singer in an interview for Hospodářské noviny about levies to the cinema support fund, but also about SVOD services. Marek Singer, the long-serving director of TV Prima, has known Daniel Grunt, the head of TV Nova, personally for 15 years. Both… Continue reading FILM PRODUCTIONS ARE LIVING A GOLDEN AGE, THEY DON’T NEED BILLIONS MORE, SAY BOSSES OF TV NOVA AND TV PRIMA

AMENDMENT TO CZECH TELEVISION FINANCING WILL CAUSE IMBALANCES IN THE MARKET, ACCORDING TO NOVA AND PRIMA

13. 6. 2023 The main commercial players state that the increased TV fee together with the extension of its payment to include all users of ČT services instead of only those having a TV set would bring imbalance in the market. An increase in funding for Czech Television (ČT) through an increase in the television licence fee and… Continue reading AMENDMENT TO CZECH TELEVISION FINANCING WILL CAUSE IMBALANCES IN THE MARKET, ACCORDING TO NOVA AND PRIMA

PRIMA NEWS DIRECTOR ŠVEHLÁK, ŠTRUNC LEAVES

8. 6. 2023 Pavel Štrunc is leaving the management of Prima Group and CNN Prima News after less than three years. Martin Švehlák is the new director. Martin Švehlák will become the director of news and journalism of the Prima Group from 13th June. He joins Prima from Bulgarian company bTV Media Group, where he has been CEO… Continue reading PRIMA NEWS DIRECTOR ŠVEHLÁK, ŠTRUNC LEAVES