VIDEO CONTENT ON THE INTERNET CONTINUES TO GROW BY 50% YEAR-ON-YEAR

3. 7. 2024 Interest in watching video content continues to increase significantly, according to Czech Radio. Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) has seen a steady increase in the viewing of video content on its CDN network. The volume of data transferred has increased by 54% year-on-year in the last year. This is a longer-term trend, with year-on-year increases of more… Continue reading VIDEO CONTENT ON THE INTERNET CONTINUES TO GROW BY 50% YEAR-ON-YEAR

SUMMER SCHEMES LAUNCH, TV BETS ON PROVEN MIX

1. 7. 2024 The summer programming schedules of domestic TV stations start in full swing on 1 July. In particular, reruns of original series form the main focus of this year’s summer programming at the three most watched domestic TV stations. The summer programming schedules get off to a full start from 1 July. TV Nova is basing… Continue reading SUMMER SCHEMES LAUNCH, TV BETS ON PROVEN MIX

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

PRIMA IN THE SUMMER: A LITTLE CRIMINAL ANTHOLOGY FROM THE BIG CITY, WHO ASKS?, POLDA OR MOVIES

20. 6. 2024 Prima TV will base its summer broadcasts on reruns of series, Czech and foreign films or the premiere of Who Asks?. Re-runs of the TV series Polda, the long-running series A Little Criminal Antholgy from the Big City, Czech films, as well as the premiere of the competition game Who Asks? form the backbone of… Continue reading PRIMA IN THE SUMMER: A LITTLE CRIMINAL ANTHOLOGY FROM THE BIG CITY, WHO ASKS?, POLDA OR MOVIES

HR STORIES PODCAST WITH JANA CAVES

13. 6. 2024 The first episode of the HR STORIES podcast features an interview with the HR Director of Prima Group, Jana Caves.

CZECH TV GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN MAY, DRAWING VIEWERS AWAY FROM COMMERCIAL TV

5. 6. 2024 The Czech hockey team’s ride to the finals helped CT Sport to significantly increase its share of viewership, which also earned the Czech TV stations’ overall share in May. This was felt especially by the strongest commercial TV stations. Thanks to the hockey World Cup and the golden success of Czech hockey players, the share… Continue reading CZECH TV GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN MAY, DRAWING VIEWERS AWAY FROM COMMERCIAL TV

THE DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY REVERSED, SAYS PAVEL KUBINA FROM PRIMA

3. 6. 2024 In June, the government will be submitted a bill to increase TV fees. “They should not be increased before the state says what kind of public service it expects,” says Pavel Kubina, Director for Media Law Issues at Prima Group. Last autumn, the Ministry of Culture announced that it wanted to increase television and radio… Continue reading THE DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY REVERSED, SAYS PAVEL KUBINA FROM PRIMA

WHAT DOES THE COMBINATION OF VODAFON TV AND PRIMA+ BRING?

30. 5. 2024 The Vodafone operator is the first player on the pay-TV market to offer a connection with the prima+ video library. The news started on the same day as the launch of the global video library Max, Tuesday 21 May. Media group Nova has long offered successful connections with telecoms players in the market in the… Continue reading WHAT DOES THE COMBINATION OF VODAFON TV AND PRIMA+ BRING?

CNN PRIMA NEWS BROADCASTS DUEL BETWEEN FIALA AND BABIŠ FOR EU ELECTIONS

29. 5. 2024 CNN Prima News will broadcast five major debates in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, including a duel between Prime Minister Petr Fiala and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. CNN Prima News is building on its previous coverage of the European Parliament elections, with a major debate between the leaders of the parties’ candidates… Continue reading CNN PRIMA NEWS BROADCASTS DUEL BETWEEN FIALA AND BABIŠ FOR EU ELECTIONS

PRIMA INTRODUCES NEW COMPETITION WHO IS ASKING?, HOSTED BY MARTIN DEJDAR

29. 5. 2024 The new competition show Who Is asking? is based on questions from ordinary viewers. It will appear on TV Prima for the first time on Friday, 21 June, and will fill the Friday summer evenings. The Prima Group has filmed a Czech version of the TV competition show Who is Asking?. Prima will present the… Continue reading PRIMA INTRODUCES NEW COMPETITION WHO IS ASKING?, HOSTED BY MARTIN DEJDAR

PRIMA LAUNCHES REALITY SERIES ESCAPE ON PRIMA+ AND PRIMA COOL

28. 5. 2024 The new reality series Escape about young people will be launched by Prima first on its video service prima+ and a week later on Prima Cool. From Monday, 17 June, the new reality series Escape will be added to the prima+ service. A week later, from 24 June, it will also be broadcast on the… Continue reading PRIMA LAUNCHES REALITY SERIES ESCAPE ON PRIMA+ AND PRIMA COOL

NOVA AND PRIMA LAUNCH PRE-ELECTION BROADCASTS, OFFER DEBATES AND INTERVIEWS WITH LEADERS

17. 5. 2024 Nova TV and Prima TV have gone into election mode. Nova starts on Friday afternoon on TN Live with the first debate with candidates for the European Parliament. Prima has already launched a series of profile interviews with leaders of political parties, movements and coalitions in the 360° programme. We have prepared a large amount… Continue reading NOVA AND PRIMA LAUNCH PRE-ELECTION BROADCASTS, OFFER DEBATES AND INTERVIEWS WITH LEADERS

PRIMA COOL SK WILL START BROADCASTING IN SLOVAKIA ON 27 MAY

15. 5. 2024 The first thematic channel of the Prima Group localized for the Slovak market is the Prima Cool station. It will start broadcasting on 27 May. The Slovak version of Prima Cool, the Prima Cool SK channel, will start broadcasting on 27 May. It will focus mainly on younger and male viewers. It will offer comedy… Continue reading PRIMA COOL SK WILL START BROADCASTING IN SLOVAKIA ON 27 MAY

AKTV, PRIMA AND NOVA REACH AGREEMENT WITH FASTSHARE.CLOUD

15. 5. 2024 The commercial TV broadcasters associated with the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) have managed to reach another agreement aimed at greater protection of their content in the online environment. Together with TV Nova and FTV Prima, the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has reached an agreement with the operators of Fastshare.cloud, Inside Invest company and its… Continue reading AKTV, PRIMA AND NOVA REACH AGREEMENT WITH FASTSHARE.CLOUD

THE STRONGEST GROUP IN APRIL WAS NOVA, IT ALSO HAD THE HIGHEST GROWTH

7. 5. 2024 The Nova TV group posted the highest year-on-year growth in the TV market in April and also achieved the highest share. The group with the highest share of the TV market this April was Nova. It achieved the highest shares not only in the universal 15+ audience group in daytime broadcasting, but also in the… Continue reading THE STRONGEST GROUP IN APRIL WAS NOVA, IT ALSO HAD THE HIGHEST GROWTH

CNN PRIMA NEWS SHARE IS AROUND 2%, ADDS VIDEO PODCASTS

3. 5. 2024 CNN Prima News’ share has been steadily increasing, hovering around 2% over the past year. News station CNN Prima News has increased its share of viewership year-on-year, stabilising at 1.91% in CS 15+ over the past year. It also narrowly missed the 2% mark in March and April this year. It also announced that it… Continue reading CNN PRIMA NEWS SHARE IS AROUND 2%, ADDS VIDEO PODCASTS

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