WHAT TO SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOR HOW MUCH? NETFLIX, VOYO, DISNEY+, MAX AND OTHER POPULAR STREAMING SERVICES IN CR
12. 7. 2024

This overview from Kupi should give you a comprehensive picture of the most popular streaming services available in the Czech Republic

CZECH TV REMAINED THE STRONGEST IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
8. 7. 2024

In the younger viewer categories 15-54 and 18-69 in the evening time slot, Nova was the strongest group for the first half of this year. In prime time 15+, Czech Television remained narrowly first.

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.

FOUL PLAY: THE HIGH COST OF IP INFRINGEMENT IN SPORTS
19. 6. 2024

According to EUIPO data, millions of EU citizens access or stream sports content from illegal online sources while fake sports equipment cost manufacturers €850 million per year.

UK MAN WHO FLED TO CYPRUS JAILED IN UK FOR ILLEGAL TV OPERATION
19. 6. 2024

A man who fled to Cyprus before being extradited to the UK has been jailed for his part in an illegal TV operation. 

MULTIPLATFORM TV & AUDIO COMPANIES UNITE AROUND FIVE PRIORITIES AS KEYS TO SUCCESS IN TOMORROW’S MEDIA LANDSCAPE
17. 6. 2024

New Industry Charter outlines the collective ambition and joint commitments of multiplatform TV & audio businesses worldwide.

COMMERCIAL MEDIA HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE BIG MEDIA AMENDMENT
17. 6. 2024

The private media dont like the new proposal for a major media amendment and see the description of public service media as essential.

JOINT CALL OF CREATIVE & CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
14. 6. 2024

Joint call to ensure that creative & cultural industries’ content is more widely accounted for when designing policies and programmes within a dedicated Directorate in DG CNECT.

MEDIA MARKET OVERVIEW 2023: HOW DID MEDIA TYPES AND MEDIA PERFORM?
10. 6. 2024

In 2023, people weren't spending as much time with media, but the uncertainty of advertisers was lower. This infographic summarises how the media fared.

A QUARTER OF SCANDINAVIA COMMITS TV PIRACY
8. 6. 2024

Mediavision has come up with a surprising survey. It brings rather unflattering data that a quarter of the respondents in the Nordic countries commit TV piracy.

DIGIMEDIA ON THE FUNDING OF ČT AND ČRO OR TERESTRICE AND PAY TV
7. 6. 2024

Topics at Digimedia 2024 conference will be public media funding, terrestrial broadcasting, pay TV and digital networks for commercial radio.

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 the channel CT Sport to increase its share of viewership. Commercial TVs felt the impact.

THE DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY REVERSED, SAYS PAVEL KUBINA FROM PRIMA
3. 6. 2024

Last autumn, the Ministry of Culture announced that it wanted to increase television and radio fees. Pavel Kubina of Prima commented on the issue.

MEDIA CLUB GETS CLOSER TO SPORT THANKS TO THE INCLUSION OF CANAL+
27. 5. 2024

Media Club has expanded its inventory for video advertising sales to include Canal+. It brings sports content as well as quality of reach, says Petr Hatlapatka.

HE DOWNLOADED 89,000 MOVIES, PEOPLE GAVE HIM 2.5 MILLION FOR IT! HE GOT PROBATION
23. 5. 2024

A man (64) from Horní Bříza in the Pilsen region lost two and a half million crowns. The Plzeň-North District Court sentenced him to four years' probation.

FOREIGN APPROACH TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY CHILDREN
21. 5. 2024

The situation of copyright infringement by children abroad is very similar to the Czech Republic. A significant portion of the public here is not aware of the benefits that the protection of copyright and related rights brings to culture and the economy. Ironically, piracy is thus often regarded as acceptable behaviour on the grounds that ... Continue reading

SOURCES FOR WATCHING MOVIES AND TV SHOWS ONLINE LEGALLY AND FOR FREE
19. 5. 2024

Today's hit is online viewing. What are the legal options for watching content without additional fees?

EU ELECTION COVERAGE KICKS OFF CHANGES AT TN LIVE
15. 5. 2024

Kamil Houska, director of news at TV Nova, spokes about the European Parliament elections and the plans for TN Live.

AKTV HAS ENTERED INTO COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH FASTSHARE.CLOUD
14. 5. 2024

AKTV concluded an agreement with the operators of the Fastshare.cloud service.

COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS PROPOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS ON SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING ON ČT
13. 5. 2024

Pavel Kubina spoke to MediaGuru about the commercial broadcasters' idea of changes in the placement of commercial messages on Czech TV.

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.

TWO MEN CONVICTED OF SELLING ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICES
30. 4. 2024

Two men who operated a business that sold unlicensed subscriptions to pay-TV sports channels have been given a 20-month suspended prison sentence.

THE MAN LET PEOPLE DOWNLOAD MOVIES. HE FACES UP TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON
29. 4. 2024

A 35-year-old man faces up to eight years in prison for apparently downloading 1 408 films and making them freely available for distribution. He caused nearly CZK 60 million in damages to copyright owners.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA SHOULD NOT PROFIT FROM ADVERTISING, SAYS THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
27. 4. 2024

In an interview with iDnes, Klára Brachtlová, president of the Association of Commercial Television, revealed how joining the association helps TV stations and why commercial media opposed the amendment to the law that increases fees for Czech Television.