CZECH VOD PRIMA+ EXPANDS STREAMING OFFER
24. 10. 2023 The Czech broadcaster Prima has added content from the public broadcaster Ceska Televize (CT) to its steaming service prima+. Initially, it has acquired the rights to show 11 series and four film titles. According to Marek Singer, CEO of the Prima Group, “Our strategic goal is to offer viewers a diverse range of content, so… Continue reading CZECH VOD PRIMA+ EXPANDS STREAMING OFFER
STUDY CZ: NETFLIX IN CZECH VOYO’S SIGHTS
16. 10. 2023 TV Nova’s Voyo is now the second most popular streaming service in the Czech Republic after Netflix. Quoting a new study by Behavio Labs, Media Guru reports that its brand awareness stands at 88%, behind Netflix (89%) but ahead of Disney+ (81%), O2 TV (77%), HBO Max (71%) and Amazon Prime (40%). Jakub Folauf, head of brand… Continue reading STUDY CZ: NETFLIX IN CZECH VOYO’S SIGHTS
CZECHS LIKE CRIME SERIES AND GOOD STORIES, SAYS NOVA’S PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
9. 10. 2023 The best time managers are mothers, laughs Silvia Majeská, mother of triplets and Programming Director of Nova and Markíza TV groups. What do the Czech viewers look like and what are they interested in? And what will Voyo focus on? Last year, Nova TV ranked first in the ratings for young viewers, but it has… Continue reading CZECHS LIKE CRIME SERIES AND GOOD STORIES, SAYS NOVA’S PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
TV NOVA TO INCREASE ADVERTISING PRICES BY 18 PERCENT FOR 2024
5. 10. 2023 In its business policy for 2024, Nova TV Group is counting on an average increase of 18 percent in the price of advertising space. The expected increase in TV advertising prices for next year has been confirmed by the strongest player in the domestic commercial market in terms of turnover, Nova Group. For 2024, it… Continue reading TV NOVA TO INCREASE ADVERTISING PRICES BY 18 PERCENT FOR 2024
NOVA’S SALES EXCEEDED SEVEN BILLION LAST YEAR, PROFIT OVER A BILLION
15. 8. 2023 Television group Nova increased its revenues to more than seven billion crowns in 2022. TV advertising brings in the strongest revenues, with Voya subscriptions growing the fastest. Last year, Nova Television Group’s revenues exceeded the seven billion CZK mark, reaching a total of 7.07 billion CZK. Profit after tax also increased to CZK 1.1 billion.… Continue reading NOVA’S SALES EXCEEDED SEVEN BILLION LAST YEAR, PROFIT OVER A BILLION
THE MEDIA IS A SPEEDBOAT. OPPORTUNITY AHEAD IS HUGE, SAYS THE DEPUTY CEO OF CME
10. 8. 2023 Is media a field in decline? Few will refute that as forcefully as Dušan Švalek. The man who already largely runs the operations of CME, the multinational group that operates the Czech Republic’s most-watched commercial television and has huge plans for the Voyo video library. The movements he indicates with his hand are telling enough… Continue reading THE MEDIA IS A SPEEDBOAT. OPPORTUNITY AHEAD IS HUGE, SAYS THE DEPUTY CEO OF CME
NOVA IN AUTUMN: SERIES “KRIMINÁLKA ANDĚL”, “TÁTA V NESNÁZÍCH”, AND “BIG BROTHER” ON VOYO
2. 8. 2023 TV NOVA WILL START THIS AUTUMN WITH SEVERAL NEW ITEMS IN ITS PROGRAMME AS PRESENTED AT WEDNESDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE. TV Nova will introduce several new programmes in the autumn broadcast. The autumn programming scheme was presented at Wednesday’s press conference. A new season of Kriminálka Anděl, the series Táta v nesnázích and the reality docu-series… Continue reading NOVA IN AUTUMN: SERIES “KRIMINÁLKA ANDĚL”, “TÁTA V NESNÁZÍCH”, AND “BIG BROTHER” ON VOYO
PPF ENTERS VIAPLAY, THE VOYO SERVICE MODEL
30. 7. 2023 PPF, the owner of TV Nova and Voyo, has taken advantage of the situation in the scandinavian media group Viaplay and acquired a 6.3% stake in it. Investment group PPF, owner of domestic TV Nova, has bought a 6.3% stake in Scandinavian media company Viaplay, according to an announcement on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. This… Continue reading PPF ENTERS VIAPLAY, THE VOYO SERVICE MODEL
CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS
24. 7. 2023 Voyo subscribers spend two hours a day watching content, and the service has over 700,000 users in all markets. PPF Financial Group said in its annual report. “If you look at the TV business a decade ago, its technological expertise was close to zero. Today, TV is a digital business, and this is reflected in… Continue reading CME IS PREPARING ITS OWN FAST TV CHANNEL, FOR EXAMPLE WITH ROMANTIC SHOWS
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
VOYO CHANGES THE DAY FOR PLACING PREMIERE OF ORDINACE SERIES
19. 6. 2023 New episodes of the series Ordinace will air on Voyo on Mondays. The series continues on the pay video platform. Starting Monday, June 26, Voyo is changing the series premiere day. Instead of Thursdays, new episodes will be shown on Mondays. This applies not only to summer broadcasts, but also to the period after the… Continue reading VOYO CHANGES THE DAY FOR PLACING PREMIERE OF ORDINACE SERIES
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
TV NOVA TO UPGRADE AVOD SERVICE
14. 6. 2023 The Czech national commercial broadcaster TV Nova is working on a new version of its AVOD service nova.cz that will be delivered via HbbTV. Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, TV Nova’s CEO Daniel Grunt added that addressable TV is also in its mid-term plans and that by the end of 2024 it will have… Continue reading TV NOVA TO UPGRADE AVOD SERVICE
PODCAST: “I KNOW WHAT THE AUDIENCE WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT.” SAYS THE FATHER OF TV HITS MICHAL REITLER
6. 6. 2023 It’s easy to miss his name in the headlines. But without him, viewers would miss out on the best TV projects of the last decade-plus. TV producer Michal Reitler, who is also behind the TV series Ulice, Most!, Iveta, Cases of the 1st Department and others, visited the Blesk.cz studio. Michal Reitler, a native of… Continue reading PODCAST: “I KNOW WHAT THE AUDIENCE WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT.” SAYS THE FATHER OF TV HITS MICHAL REITLER
NEXTV SERIES EUROPE CONFERENCE: NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE’S MARKET SHARES ARE DECLINING DUE TO NEW OTT SERVICES IN EUROPE
4. 6. 2023 In mid-May, a series of international conferences Nextv Ad Europe and Nextv Series Europe were held in Prague, organized by Dataxis, with the Association of Commercial Televisions (AKTV) as a partner. The first day of the Nextv Ad Europe event focused on the latest developments in TV advertising, while the second and third days of… Continue reading NEXTV SERIES EUROPE CONFERENCE: NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE’S MARKET SHARES ARE DECLINING DUE TO NEW OTT SERVICES IN EUROPE
ESG INITIATIVE CME CARES WILL BE LED BY SOŇA SCHWARZOVÁ AND HANA DE GOEIJ
31. 5. 2023 ESG, an initiative of the media company CME, which operates TV Nova and the Voyo video platform in the Czech Republic, will be led by Soňa Schwarzová and Hana de Goeij starting June under the brand CME CARES. Soňa Schwarzová will be CME Chief People and Sustainability Officer and Hana de Goeij will be CME… Continue reading ESG INITIATIVE CME CARES WILL BE LED BY SOŇA SCHWARZOVÁ AND HANA DE GOEIJ
PPF: CME TELEVISION GROUP INCREASED PROFITS LAST YEAR
31. 5. 2023 PPF Group’s television business generated higher profits in 2022 than in the previous year, according to financial results. The net profit of the CME Media Enterprises TV group, which operates in six Central and Eastern European countries and includes the domestic TV Nova, increased to EUR 136 million (approx. CZK 3.3 billion) in 2022, up… Continue reading PPF: CME TELEVISION GROUP INCREASED PROFITS LAST YEAR
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.
