VOYO WANTS ONE MILLION USERS, PLANS DOZENS OF NEW PROJECTS

22. 4. 2023 The viewership of the Nova Voyo streaming service is growing. It attracts viewers’ attention mainly with new original series. At the end of February, the service already had half a million active and paying users in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. But the goal of the managers is higher, Voyo wants up to a million… Continue reading VOYO WANTS ONE MILLION USERS, PLANS DOZENS OF NEW PROJECTS

DIDIER STOESSEL: VOYO DOES NOT CANNIBALIZE TV NOVA, VIEWERSHIP IS GROWING

20. 4. 2023 Total time spent with content on the Nova Group’s channels, which includes SVOD service Voyo, is increasing, says Didier Stoessel. The Voyo video platform is on track to reach its goal of gaining the projected one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by 2025. Didier Stoessel, CEO of CME, owner of the Nova… Continue reading DIDIER STOESSEL: VOYO DOES NOT CANNIBALIZE TV NOVA, VIEWERSHIP IS GROWING

AKTV CELEBRATES SIX YEARS, JAN VLČEK IS SUCCEEDED BY KLARA BRACHTLOVÁ ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS PRESIDENT

5. 4. 2023 The trade association bringing together the most prominent commercial broadcasters is celebrating six years of existence. Following the organizational changes of one of its members, TV Nova, Jan Vlček was replaced by Klára Brachtlová, Chief External Affairs of the media group CME, in the board of directors and as president. The change is effective as… Continue reading AKTV CELEBRATES SIX YEARS, JAN VLČEK IS SUCCEEDED BY KLARA BRACHTLOVÁ ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS PRESIDENT

DANIEL GRUNT, HEAD OF TV NOVA: “IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE CZECHFLIX. IT’S NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE A CZECH TV”

19. 3. 2023 Listen to the interview (in czech) with Daniel Grunt not only about Voyo. How does the head of TV Nova see the development of TV broadcasting and pay services? Can Voyo become Czechflix? Will it ever be with advertising? And why was Voyo always overloaded on Thursdays? Not only that, in an interview for Médiář… Continue reading DANIEL GRUNT, HEAD OF TV NOVA: “IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE CZECHFLIX. IT’S NOT REALISTIC TO CREATE A CZECH TV”

HALF A MILLION PEOPLE PAY FOR VOYO. AND THEY DON’T WATCH ONLY ORDINACE ANYMORE, SAYS NOVA’S BOSS

2. 3. 2023 In the last month alone, two more video libraries have been launched in the Czech Republic. Eight services are already competing over paying customers that will watch movies and TV series on their platform each month. Voyo, operated by Nova TV, has just reached 500,000 subscribers for the Czech Republic and Slovakia combined, and is… Continue reading HALF A MILLION PEOPLE PAY FOR VOYO. AND THEY DON’T WATCH ONLY ORDINACE ANYMORE, SAYS NOVA’S BOSS

VOYO HAS HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA

22. 2. 2023 The pay-TV service Voyo has half a million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Nova group has announced. Media group Nova has announced that it has reached the half a million paying customers for its Voyo video library. These are customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Voyo is one of the Top… Continue reading VOYO HAS HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA

TV NOVA HAS BEEN BROADCASTING FOR 29 YEARS. HOW WILL IT CELEBRATE?

3. 2. 2023 TV Nova celebrates its 29th birthday. On Friday, 4 February 1994 at 7pm, the first commercial television in the Czech Republic started broadcasting live from the National Museum. The name of the new station – Nova – was chosen from thousands of suggestions and ideas sent in by viewers. Soon after its launch, TV Nova… Continue reading TV NOVA HAS BEEN BROADCASTING FOR 29 YEARS. HOW WILL IT CELEBRATE?

CME AND TV NOVA ANNOUNCE ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

14. 12. 2022 The management of CME and TV Nova announce significant changes in the organisational structure of both companies. These changes are intended to further support not only the rapid growth of the group as a whole, but also its digital transformation. The new CEO of TV Nova will be Daniel Grunt from 1 January, who will… Continue reading CME AND TV NOVA ANNOUNCE ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

CIF: NO SHOCKS AWAIT THE CZECH MARKET, PRIMA IS LOOKING FOR 100,000 PAYERS

1. 11. 2022 Rising inflation and the expected more frugal behaviour of Czech customers should not have a negative impact on the Czech market of SVOD services, representatives of commercial TV stations estimated at Tuesday’s Czech Internet Forum conference. The Czech pay video content (SVOD) market should not be negatively affected by rising inflation and more frugal behaviour… Continue reading CIF: NO SHOCKS AWAIT THE CZECH MARKET, PRIMA IS LOOKING FOR 100,000 PAYERS

NOVA WANTS VIEWERS TO ACTIVELY USE HBBTV. IT WILL OFFER MORE VIDEO AND VOTING

25. 7. 2022 Czech viewers have become quite used to the fact that the red button on the remote control brings up additional functions to the broadcast. In the last year, TV Nova has also paid more attention to this area. TV Nova invests in the development of HbbTV. Through connected smart TV technology, it offers bonus content,… Continue reading NOVA WANTS VIEWERS TO ACTIVELY USE HBBTV. IT WILL OFFER MORE VIDEO AND VOTING

HOW TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FILM

6. 7. 2022 The workshop on eco-friendly filming was led by Michaela Rýgrová (Association of Producers in Audiovisual, Greenfilming.cz) and Hana de Goeij, Head of Sustainable Filming & Content, TV Nova. The seminar took place within the workshops of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Hana de Goeij from TV Nova shared her experience with sustainable film production… Continue reading HOW TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FILM

VOYO IS DOING FUNDAMENTALLY BETTER THAN WE PLANNED. ORDINACE IS STILL THE DRIVING FORCE, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT OF CME

23. 6. 2022 Daniel Grunt returned to CME a year ago as head of digital activities. His task was to secure one million subscribers for Voyo within five years. How’s it going? There was no escaping that campaign. In the spring, Nova TV paid for billboards in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to promote its Voyo paid internet… Continue reading VOYO IS DOING FUNDAMENTALLY BETTER THAN WE PLANNED. ORDINACE IS STILL THE DRIVING FORCE, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT OF CME

DUŠAN ŠVALEK IS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF CME, MOTHER OF TV NOVA

4. 4. 2022 He is responsible for CME’s transformation strategy with a focus on building a business-to-consumer model. Dušan Švalek took up the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at CME Media Services (CME), which includes the domestic commercial television group Nova, since 1st of April 2022. He is in charge of CME’s transformation strategy, focusing on building… Continue reading DUŠAN ŠVALEK IS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF CME, MOTHER OF TV NOVA

VOYO HAS ALREADY OVERTAKEN HBO AND IS CATCHING UP WITH NETFLIX. WE ARE INVESTING AND GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, SAYS NOVA’S DIGITAL BRAIN

11. 2. 2022 The fairy tale of Cinderella who turns into a princess may have its reflection in the business world. The grimy beauty could be called Voyo. Nova TV established its video library in 2012 but forgot about it for many years. And now? It is the epicentre of digital transformation of the Czech commercial number one. Last… Continue reading VOYO HAS ALREADY OVERTAKEN HBO AND IS CATCHING UP WITH NETFLIX. WE ARE INVESTING AND GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, SAYS NOVA’S DIGITAL BRAIN