TV ADVERTISING GRP VOLUME UNCHANGED IN 2023
18. 1. 2024

The volume of ad GRPs delivered in the TV market also remained at a similar level in 2023 as a year earlier, monitoring data shows.

COMMERCIAL TVS GREW IN 2023, ČT STATIONS REMAINED THE STRONGEST
2. 1. 2024

In the general viewer group over 15 years of age, Czech Television stations managed to maintain the highest share of the TV market last year. However, it was mainly commercial stations that showed growth. In 2023, Czech Television stations achieved the highest share of the TV market in the general audience group over 15 years ... Continue reading

PF 2024
23. 12. 2023

🎄 Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year wishes AKTV together with ScreenVoice.cz

SURVEY: COPYRIGHT HOLDERS SPEND MILLIONS TO PROTECT THEIR WORKS ON THE INTERNET, JUDICIAL PROTECTION AGAINST PIRACY IS NOT EFFECTIVE
22. 12. 2023

The clear conclusion of the survey realized by the Chamber of Commerce is that all respondents have experience with illegal sharing of their works online and are trying to combat it, but the current options for copyright protection on the internet are ineffective and too costly and time-consuming.

ITALY DEPLOYS “PIRACY SHIELD” TO PROTECT ONLINE SPORTS
11. 12. 2023

The communications regulator has now commissioned its so called ‘Piracy Shield’, designed to take down sites that illegally broadcast live sporting events.

TV VIEWERSHIP IN NOVEMBER: ČT NARROWLY RETURNED TO THE TOP IN NOVEMBER, NOVA IMPROVED THE MOST
5. 12. 2023

The position of the three strongest TV groups is balanced in full-day viewership of 15+. CT is followed by Prima (28.06%) and Nova (27.86%).

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN THE ANTI-PIRACY FIGHT
1. 12. 2023

The Czech Association of Commercial Televisions (AKTV) has won an important legal victory in the fight against piracy.

LET’S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED, IT’S A STRANGE TIME, SAYS PRIMA GROUP’S CCO, VLADIMÍR POŘÍZEK
30. 11. 2023

Despite the global crises and mixed expectations, the advertising market grew moderately in 2023 in all media types, says Vladimír Pořízek, FTV Prima group’s CCO. He also talks about how the warm autumn weather has affected the number of viewers in front of their screens or why tv stations have to increase the price of advertising.

LEADING MENA PIRATE SERVICE SHUT DOWN
27. 11. 2023

One of the largest piracy services in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region has been shut down in Egypt by the Egyptian police, in collaboration with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE).

INCREASED TV FEES? I WOULD BUILD A NEW ČT1 WITH THAT MONEY, SAYS MAREK SINGER, PRIMA’S CEO
21. 11. 2023

Marek Singer, CEO of the Prima Group, commented on the increase in licence fees for Czech Television.

CZECH COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS HAVE TEAMED UP TO PRESENT A JOINT TV SPOT
21. 11. 2023

A joint TV spot has been produced by commercial broadcasters associated in the Association of Commercial Television on the occasion of World Television Day, which falls on 21 November.

PIRACY CRACKDOWN IN THAILAND
21. 11. 2023

Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down tt-torrent.com, a torrent website that was operated out of Thailand.

EU STUDY: THE MORE PERMISSIVE THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS PIRACY IN A COUNTRY, THE HIGHER THE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PIRATED CONTENT
18. 11. 2023

A clear majority of Europeans report a good understanding of the concept of intellectual property and agree that it is important to respect intellectual property in order to protect the rights and revenues of producers of goods and content, as well as the quality of their products.

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS PREPARED A SPECIAL CELEBRATION OF WORLD TELEVISION DAY
16. 11. 2023

For the first time ever, Czech commercial TV stations have prepared a joint programme for their business partners and collaborators, to whom Nova, Prima and Óčko will open their doors.

ANTI-PIRACY CAMPAIGN CONTINUES IN GREECE
10. 11. 2023

An intense anti-piracy campaign has been conducted in Greece in recent months by several authorities with the main operators to combat illegal connections.

ACE TARGETS VIETNAM-BASED PIRACY
7. 11. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) continues to target major Vietnam-based piracy syndicates and since June has shut down multiple piracy websites belonging to the same piracy syndicate operating out of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

PRIMA REMAINED FIRST IN 15+ IN OCTOBER, CZECH TV GREW WITH YOUNGER VIEWERS
7. 11. 2023

The Prima TV group maintained its highest viewership in the broader over-15 audience group in all-day viewing in October.

MAJOR PIRATE SITES SHUT DOWN IN GEORGIA
4. 11. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says it has worked closely with the country of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance to shut down two of the nation’s largest illegal streaming sites, adjaranet.com and imovies.cc.

DIGITAL PIRACY IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS, ACCORDING TO A STUDY ON ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
3. 11. 2023

According to the EUIPO study on online copyright infringement in the EU, socio-economic factors have a significant impact on the illegal use of copyright content.

BREAKFAST WITH NOVA AND PRIMA. TV CEOS ON CZECHFLIX AND LICENCE FEES
2. 11. 2023

Two CEOs of billion-dollar media houses at the same table: the head of Nova, Daniel Grunt (right), and his counterpart from Prima, Marek Singer, care about your entertainment and agree that we are living in the golden age of TV. Only this acronym no longer stands for television but for total video.

EU STUDY: TV PIRACY ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST HALF OF ALL DIGITAL PIRACY
31. 10. 2023

According to a new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the downward trend in piracy from previous years has reversed and started to rise again.

ACE AND DAZN SHUT DOWN PIRATE INDIAN LIVE SPORTS SITE
27. 10. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), working closely with the global sports streaming service DAZN, has shut down the live sports piracy site Watchwrestling.ai and its associated domains, which were being operated out of India.

EU STUDY: DOWNWARD TREND IN ONLINE PIRACY REVERSED LAST YEAR
23. 10. 2023

The Internet is a phenomenon that makes our daily lives easier. However, besides the positive aspects offered, it also has its darker side. The negative features undoubtedly include digital piracy, which is the subject of a new study, Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union. History of the concept of piracy The word ‘piracy’ has ... Continue reading

FORUM MEDIA CONFERENCE HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRAMME
19. 10. 2023

In just three weeks Forum Media - the largest conference in the Czech Republic focused on media, marketing and communication - will take place.