TV NOVA STAYS IN DVB-T2 FOR NOW, FOLLOWS TRENDS IN DISTRIBUTION

21. 11. 2024 Technical director of the media group Nova Josef Uher talks in the second part of an interview with MediaGuru.cz about trends in the development of television broadcasting and unfulfilled expectations with Ultra HD. To remain relevant to their viewers, broadcasters must constantly innovate. Nova has to be doubly vigilant in this area given that it… Continue reading TV NOVA STAYS IN DVB-T2 FOR NOW, FOLLOWS TRENDS IN DISTRIBUTION

PRIMA WANTS TO PRESERVE TERRESTRIAL TV UNTIL AT LEAST 2050

13. 11. 2024 FTV Prima and Digital Broadcasting have expressed their long-term support for terrestrial TV broadcasting through comments on the Spectrum Management Strategy. FTV Prima and DVB-T2 multiplex 24 operator, telecommunications firm Digital Broadcasting, have expressed their joint support for the preservation and development of terrestrial television broadcasting in the Czech Republic. They responded by comment form… Continue reading PRIMA WANTS TO PRESERVE TERRESTRIAL TV UNTIL AT LEAST 2050

PRIMA ZOOM AND REBEL REQUEST EXTENSION OF DTT LICENSES

24. 10. 2024 Media group Prima and TV group Pohoda want to continue to ensure the distribution of their programmes via DVB-T2 terrestrial broadcasting. Prima has teamed up for full terrestrial broadcasting with Czech Radiocommunications (CRA), with whom it distributes its complete portfolio of programmes. Unlike rival Nova, it has not yet distributed any of its channels as… Continue reading PRIMA ZOOM AND REBEL REQUEST EXTENSION OF DTT LICENSES

EUROPE CONSULTS ON THE FUTURE OF TERRESTRIAL TV

10. 10. 2024 The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has launched a consultation on the future use of the 470-694 MHz (UHF) frequency band, which is crucial for television broadcasting as well as cultural and media services. The UHF band is important for the dissemination of digital television as well as wireless devices for productions such as microphones.… Continue reading EUROPE CONSULTS ON THE FUTURE OF TERRESTRIAL TV

FREE BROADCASTING BECOMES A GATEWAY TO PAID CONTENT

3. 10. 2024 Satellite television broadcasting has long been one of the most popular in the Czech Republic and its programmes are completely free to receive. So what about using this platform as a gateway to premium content? The popularity of terrestrial TV in the Czech Republic is unquestionable. Over fifty percent of households have been using it… Continue reading FREE BROADCASTING BECOMES A GATEWAY TO PAID CONTENT

WHY ARE GLOBAL PAY-TV PLAYERS ENTERING THE FREE-TO-AIR MARKET?

26. 6. 2024 Michaela Suráková from Atmedia summarizes the reasons that lead multinational pay-TV operators to enter the free-to-air TV distribution market. Free-to-air TV stations, which have so far been the domain of mainly local TV groups on the Czech market, have recently come into the crosshairs of multinational groups such as AMC Networks or Warner Bros. Discovery.… Continue reading WHY ARE GLOBAL PAY-TV PLAYERS ENTERING THE FREE-TO-AIR MARKET?

TV NOVA COUNTS WITH DVB-T2 IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS

28. 5. 2024 The media group Nova plans to continue to disseminate its signal via DVB-T2 terrestrial broadcasting in the coming years. RRTV has applied for a new licence for its flagship channel. On Friday 24 May, media group Nova submitted an application to the Radio and Television Broadcasting Council (RRTV) for terrestrial distribution of its eponymous programme.… Continue reading TV NOVA COUNTS WITH DVB-T2 IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS

THE TELEVISION TREND IS THE INTERMINGLING OF TERRESTRIALS AND IPTV

21. 5. 2024 The trend of the intermingling of terrestrial and IPTV, as well as the interconnection of linear and non-linear broadcasting, is set to continue, it was said at the Innovation Day conference. The future of TV signal distribution lies in convergence, where the reception of terrestrial broadcasting (DTT) and IPTV are intertwined. Miloš Mastník, CEO of… Continue reading THE TELEVISION TREND IS THE INTERMINGLING OF TERRESTRIALS AND IPTV

THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT OF PAY-TV IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WAHT CAN COME?

18. 4. 2024 Pay-TV operators are not in an easy situation. There are still a relatively large number of them on our market and the position of free-to-air broadcasting has been very strong for a long time. Although it seems that pay-TV offers have nowhere to go, there are several possible innovations to be launched. Pay-TV offers viewers dozens… Continue reading THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT OF PAY-TV IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WAHT CAN COME?

NOE, ÓČKO AND ÓČKO STAR HAVE EXPANDED THEIR ARCHIVE IN HBBTV

18. 4. 2024 TV stations using additional services based on the virtual red button have increased the freely available archive for one week. Instead of three days, the programmes of the free-to-air channels TV Noe, Óčko and Óčko Star are now available via HbbTV technology for one week. A richer TV archive is available through the TV programme,… Continue reading NOE, ÓČKO AND ÓČKO STAR HAVE EXPANDED THEIR ARCHIVE IN HBBTV

NOVA SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS ITS TV COVERAGE IN THE NORTH OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

7. 3. 2024 Digital Broadcast, the operator of DVB-T2 multiplex 24, has launched a 10 kW transmission from the Usti nad Labem – Kukla site. The signal will cover up to one million inhabitants. The most important customer of the TV multiplex is the media group Nova, which in addition to its flagship channel also distributes thematic clones… Continue reading NOVA SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS ITS TV COVERAGE IN THE NORTH OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

NOVA CINEMA AND NOVA ACTION ARE LICENSED FOR ANOTHER 12 YEARS

20. 7. 2023 The Radio and Television Broadcasting Council has granted TV Nova licences for two of its programmes in digital terrestrial broadcasting for another 12 years. The Radio and Television Broadcasting Council (RRTV) has granted digital terrestrial broadcasting licences to TV Nova for its Nova Cinema and Nova Action channels. The licences are valid for another twelve… Continue reading NOVA CINEMA AND NOVA ACTION ARE LICENSED FOR ANOTHER 12 YEARS

NOVA CINEMA AND NOVA ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST FREE OF CHARGE

11. 7. 2023 Media group Nova plans to continue broadcasting its thematic channels Nova Cinema and Nova Action via free terrestrial DVB-T2 in the coming years. This is according to the application sent to the media regulator. In the case of Nova, this is an extension of the existing authorisations. Nova Cinema’s terrestrial broadcasting licence expires on 5… Continue reading NOVA CINEMA AND NOVA ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST FREE OF CHARGE

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

INTERNET VIDEO VIEWING “SKYROCKETING” IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

22. 2. 2022 Internet video viewing “skyrocketing” in the czech republic according to the national transmission company CRa. CRa adds that it provides infrastructure for OTT services to customers such as the TV groups Prima and Nova and the Mafra publishing house. It is also developing the possibility of targeted content broadcasting within HbbTV. Commenting on the development,… Continue reading INTERNET VIDEO VIEWING “SKYROCKETING” IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

ATO: ALMOST 7 MILLION CZECHS WATCH TV DAILY

20. 11. 2021 On the occasion of World Television Day, the ATO has published key TV viewing trends in the Czech Republic. The TV viewership curve over the last ten years shows an increase in the last two so-called covid years, when TV was the most sought after source of information and entertainment. The average Czech over the… Continue reading ATO: ALMOST 7 MILLION CZECHS WATCH TV DAILY

PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING

2. 11. 2021 Prima, the second largest commercial TV in the Czech Republic, prepares its paid on-line video library through which it will seek to address more viewers and offer more ad space to its advertisers. It is partly inspired by Netflix’s success. The number of its subscribers, including the Czech Republic, was growing during the pandemic. It… Continue reading PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING

PRIMA SHOW WILL START ON 25 OCTOBER, TARGETING ON YOUNGER WOMEN

5. 10. 2021 The Prima TV group will launch another new thematic channel. It introduced Prima Show at a press conference on Wednesday. Prima will launch its new thematic channel called Prima Show. It will focus on entertainment and reality show formats. It will run as part of the nationwide terrestrial multiplex DVB-T2 and the offering of operators… Continue reading PRIMA SHOW WILL START ON 25 OCTOBER, TARGETING ON YOUNGER WOMEN