PRIVATE MEDIA AT ONE TABLE: THE MAJOR AMENDMENT WILL DAMAGE THE WHOLE MARKET
17. 10. 2023

Representatives of Czech private media gathered for the first time at a joint press conference. They are appealing to the Minister of Culture over the draft of a major Media Amendment.

FACT AND SKY IN JOINT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL IPTV PROVIDERS
16. 10. 2023

FACT and Sky are working with regional Police forces to target illegal IPTV service providers across the UK.

EU STUDY: TV CONTENT IS THE MOST FREQUENT TARGET OF DIGITAL PIRACY IN THE EU
13. 10. 2023

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published a new study entitled Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union.

ACE SHUTS DOWN LATIN AMERICAN PIRACY RINGS
12. 10. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down two of Latin America’s largest and most visited Spanish-language piracy rings.

MAN JAILED FOR SELLING STREAMING STICKS WITH UNLICENSED PREMIER LEAGUE COVERAGE
11. 10. 2023

FACT scores another success in the fight against illegal content distribution: a man who sold streaming sticks capable of receiving pirated Premier League matches has been jailed for two and a half years.

MEDIA CLUB TO INCREASE TV ADVERTISING PRICES BY 22% IN 2024 AND CHANGE TARGET AUDIENCE
11. 10. 2023

The price of TV advertising on stations represented by Media Club will increase by at least 22% next year. The basic target group is also changing to 18-69.

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?

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION PARTNERING WITH FORUM MEDIA’S EFFIE STAGE
5. 10. 2023

This year's Forum Media conference, the largest domestic professional event focused on media, marketing and communication, will take place on 9 November 2023 at the O2 Universe in Prague. The Association of Commercial Television has partnered with the Effie Stage this year.

EUROPEANS ARE CONSUMING MORE PIRATED TV SHOWS AND LIVE SPORTS
5. 10. 2023

A new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has found the downward trend in piracy seen in recent years has been reversed.

TV NOVA TO INCREASE ADVERTISING PRICES BY 18% IN 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.

GREEK PAY-TV PIRACY TOPS €160M
2. 10. 2023

The pirating of pay-TV content in Greece has been estimated to be worth up to €160 million a year.

SEPTEMBER’S NUMBER ONE: PRIMA, THE SHARE INCREASED THE MOST BY NOVA
2. 10. 2023

The Prima group became the new TV number one in terms of share of viewership this September. It achieved the highest share in the universal 15+ group. Nova is the strongest in the 15-54 and 15-69 groups.

THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE MONEY FOR ČT IS SHOCKING AND UNACCEPTABLE WITHOUT DISCUSSION
26. 9. 2023

According to Klára Brachtová of AKTV, the proposed media amendment to provide more funding for the Czech Television and Czech Radio cannot be adopted without a discussion of the public service.

COMMERCIAL RADIO COMPANIES: THE DRAFT AMENDMENT POSES A THREAT TO THE DUAL MEDIA SYSTEM
25. 9. 2023

Commercial radio networks organised in the Association of Private Broadcasters (APSV) reject the draft of a major media amendment and consider it a threat to the dual media system.

ACE SHUTS DOWN “MASSIVE-SCALE” FRENCH PIRATE SITES
22. 9. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down Uptobox and Uptostream, two of the digital piracy world’s most notorious illegal video hosts.

STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PROPOSED “MAJOR MEDIA AMENDMENT”
20. 9. 2023

Czech publishers represented in professional associations SPIR and UV demand an expert discussion on the financing of public media and their role alongside commercial media.

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).

TELEVISION REMAINS THE MOST POPULAR FORM OF VIDEO IN THE WORLD
13. 9. 2023

The Global TV Group recently released an updated version of its survey of how television is consumed around the world. The figures show that despite the rise of digital alternatives, traditional television remains attractive and attracts viewers with its diverse range of content.

THE TV BATTLE WILL BE TOUGH AGAIN. PRIMA WILL EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO
28. 8. 2023

Prima group CEO, Marek Singer, expects a fierce autumn battle between the top three TV networks. He also confirms that Prima is interested in expanding its portfolio.

DUTCH PIRATE STREAMER SERVED OVER 1.3 MILLION CUSTOMERS
21. 8. 2023

According to the prosecution a Dutch pirate streaming service allowed customers to watch unlimited films and series for €10 a month.

SKY DEUTSCHLAND PIRATE SENTENCED TO FINE
15. 8. 2023

A trial for illegal access to Sky Deutschland’s pay-TV service ended with a fine at a German court today.

PELÍŠKY AND OTHER FILMS MUST DISAPPEAR FROM ULOZ.TO, THE PLATFORM OPERATOR FAILED IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
8. 8. 2023

Based on decision of the Constitutional Court, Pelíšky and five other Czech films must disappear from the Ulož.to internet storage.

BROADCASTERS TARGET STREAMING PIRATES AHEAD OF NEW FOOTBALL SEASON
31. 7. 2023

Sky has reportedly won a High Court order in the UK to force ISPs to block pirate sites from being able to illegally stream both its sports content and entertainment shows

ULOŽ.TO LOST A LAWSUIT OVER ŠARLATÁN BUT WANTS TO CONTINUE THE LITIGATION
17. 7. 2023

The online repository should pay nearly a million crowns for allowing the Czech film Šarlatán to be downloaded despite repeated warnings.