REPOSITORIES UNDER FIRE. NOVA AND PRIMA CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY SHARED CONTENT

20. 6. 2024 Private TV stations have achieved groundbreaking preliminary rulings. Major operators have had to cut off access to several file-sharing repositories. Customers of several operators, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, and O2, are experiencing problems loading the Datoid, eDisk, and SledujteTo internet storage sites. Under standard conditions, these sites are unavailable for most clients, but this is not… Continue reading REPOSITORIES UNDER FIRE. NOVA AND PRIMA CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY SHARED CONTENT

COMMERCIAL MEDIA HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE BIG MEDIA AMENDMENT

17. 6. 2024 Representatives of the private media sector do not like the new form of the draft media amendment. They see the wording of the accompanying Memorandum, which is supposed to describe more precisely the tasks of public service media, as essential.

DIGIMEDIA ON THE FUNDING OF ČT AND ČRO OR TERESTRICE AND PAY TV

7. 6. 2024 This year’s Digimedia conference will focus on public service media funding, terrestrial broadcasting and pay TV, and digital networks for commercial radio. Not only for TV or radio receivers, but also for internet connections, there should be a new TV and radio fee. At least if Parliament approves the government’s amendment to the law on… Continue reading DIGIMEDIA ON THE FUNDING OF ČT AND ČRO OR TERESTRICE AND PAY TV

RICHARD BURNLEY, EBU’S DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, WILL BE A GUEST AT THE DIGIMEDIA CONFERENCE

30. 4. 2024 The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which brings together public service television and radio broadcasters, will give its views on the funding of these media and the use of artificial intelligence in media content creation at the Digimedia 2024 conference, with Richard Burnley, EBU Director of Legal Affairs and Regulation. He will sit on a joint… Continue reading RICHARD BURNLEY, EBU’S DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, WILL BE A GUEST AT THE DIGIMEDIA CONFERENCE

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA SHOULD NOT PROFIT FROM ADVERTISING, SAYS THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION

27. 4. 2024 In an interview, Klára Brachtlová reveals how the Association helps TV stations, how broadcasters are coping with the advent of artificial intelligence, and why commercial media opposed the amendment to the law that increases fees for Czech Television.

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 7 YEARS, KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REMAINS ITS PRESIDENT

25. 4. 2024 The Association of Commercial Television is celebrating its seventh anniversary this spring. Its main priorities remain the promotion of TV as an advertising media type, the fight against internet piracy and participation in legislative processes affecting the business of commercial broadcasters. Klára Brachtlová, Chief External Affairs of CME, the owner of TV Nova, remains its… Continue reading THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 7 YEARS, KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REMAINS ITS PRESIDENT

ŠÁRKA ŠVECOVÁ IS THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TV NOVA

14. 2. 2024 Financial director Šárka Švecová is the new managing director of the TV Nova television group, replacing Klára Brachtlova. The CFO of TV Nova Šárka Švecová has become the new CEO of TV Nova. She replaced Klára Brachtlova as managing director. It follows from the entry in the Commercial Register. TV Nova has three managing directors.… Continue reading ŠÁRKA ŠVECOVÁ IS THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TV NOVA

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN THE ANTI-PIRACY FIGHT

1. 12. 2023 The High Court in Olomouc has upheld the preliminary ruling issued by the Regional Court in Brno on a petition by the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV), requiring the operators of the eDisk.cz and Sledujteto.cz repositories not to allow the uploading and downloading of copyright-protected works of Nova and Prima TV Groups. The court thus… Continue reading ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN THE ANTI-PIRACY FIGHT

THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE MONEY FOR ČT IS SHOCKING AND UNACCEPTABLE WITHOUT DISCUSSION

26. 9. 2023 The proposed major media amendment to provide more funding for ČT (Czech Television) and ČRO (Czech Radio) cannot be adopted without a discussion on the role of the public service. the discussion should have been held at the beginning of the preparation of the new legislation, says president of AKTV, Klára Brachtlová.

COMMERCIAL TV COMPANIES DEMAND WITHDRAWAL OF MAJOR MEDIA AMENDMENT

19. 9. 2023 The commercial television groups Nova, Prima and Óčko show their displeasure with not being invited to discuss the proposal to increase the fees for ČT (Czech Television).

NOVA GIVES RISE TO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS OVER PIRATED CONTENT

29. 6. 2023 The TV group has been giving rise to actions over illegal distribution of content via various repositories almost continuously. The damage caused by the illegal distribution of content amounts to hundreds of millions of crowns. Nova TV Group is taking domestic repositories to court over the illegal distribution of content. It is waging a long-term… Continue reading NOVA GIVES RISE TO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS OVER PIRATED CONTENT

AKTV: NETFLIX, HBO AND OTHERS SHOULD PAY INTO THE AUDIOVISUAL FUND

23. 5. 2023 The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) wants foreign platforms like Netflix, HBO and Disney+ to contribute to the Audiovisual Support Fund in the same way as Czech services.

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

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

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