NIELSEN ‘BLIND SPOT’ GETS A LITTLE BLINDER, WILL CEASE MONITORING MANY TV MARKETS
19. 3. 2026

Nielsen late last week began informing clients that, effective March 31, it will discontinue monitoring ads on TV in 137 markets.

ILLEGAL LIVE SPORTS STREAMING FLOURISHING DESPITE INDUSTRY CRACKDOWNS
6. 3. 2026

A 2025 study found that 69% of sports fans in the United States and Europe have turned to illegal streams as the subscription cost of their platforms rise.

OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING REACHED SEVEN PERCENT IN FEBRUARY
4. 3. 2026

In February, total television viewership rose by 10% year-on-year, with out-of-home viewing contributing 7% to this increase, averaging 17 minutes daily among viewers aged 15 and over, influenced significantly by the Winter Olympics.

THE ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICE BITPLAY HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN
27. 2. 2026

The pirate service Bitplay, which, among other things, illegally provided access to premium sports television channels, live broadcasts of sports matches and selected series content, has been shut down.

THE ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICE BITPLAY HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN
26. 2. 2026

The Bitplay piracy service, which, amongst other things, unlawfully made premium sports TV channels, live sports broadcasts and selected TV series content available, has been shut down.

FIRST DATA: OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING INCREASED THE RATING OF TOP OLYMPIC BROADCASTS BY 13%
25. 2. 2026

Extended ATO measurement provided first data on how watching "outside the home" can increase the overall TV rating of a major sport event.

PRIMA WANTS THREE BIG REALITY SHOWS A YEAR, ALSO LOOKING FOR A RELATIONSHIP SERIES TO REPLACE POLABÍ
23. 2. 2026

Jan Maxa, Director of the Content and Production Division at the Prima Group, describes how he plans to integrate the development of programs for linear broadcasting with the prima+ platform.

SPRING TV IS COMING: BULDOK Z PODĚBRAD AGAINST ASIA EXPRESS, ALSO FEATURING PEOPLE AND HORSES
17. 2. 2026

While Czech Television launched most of its new programmes in January, Nova and Prima are only now entering the key part of the season.

SPANISH COURT ORDERS NORDVPN AND PROTONVPN TO BLOCK LALIGA PIRATE STREAMS
17. 2. 2026

NordVPN and ProtonVPN are required to prevent access from Spain to IP addresses where illegal transmissions of LaLiga matches have been verified. 

TRUST IN TV GREW FASTER OVER PAST FOUR YEARS THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM, RESEARCH REVEALS
5. 2. 2026

Research indicates that trust in TV advertising has grown faster than any other medium from 2021 to 2025, with 46% of respondents expressing trust in TV ads compared to 31% for online ads and 27% for social media ads.

CZECH TELEVISION OUTPERFORMED COMMERCIAL STATIONS IN JANUARY AND CONFIRMED ITS LEADERSHIP
5. 2. 2026

In January, Czech TV stations increased their share by 3 % year-on-year and improved the most of all TV groups in the overall results.

CLOUDFLARE AND ONLINE PIRACY: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DIGITAL INTERMEDIARIES UNDER SCRUTINY
4. 2. 2026

The Tokyo District Court ruled that technology intermediaries can be held directly liable if they fail to respond to clear and timely requests to remove illegal content.

CZECHS AND TELEVISION: AMONG THE MOST LOYAL VIEWERS IN EUROPE
3. 2. 2026

Czechs are among the nations that have long been avid television viewers. Television broadcasting maintains a strong reach, stable viewership.

FOUR ARRESTED AS PIPCU SHUT DOWN £750K ILLEGAL IPTV OPERATION
2. 2. 2026

Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police has arrested 4 people and seized 10 servers in Manchester as part of an investigation into a large-scale illegal IPTV streaming service.

US SEIZES DOMAINS LINKED TO BULGARIAN PIRACY SITES ZAMUNDA, ARENABG AND ZELKA
2. 2. 2026

The US Department of Justice has issued seizure warrants against three US-registered internet domains tied to commercial websites allegedly operated from Bulgaria and accused of distributing copyrighted content without authorisation.

OPERATION SWITCH OFF TAKES MAJOR ILLEGAL IPTV PLATFORMS OFFLINE
30. 1. 2026

A coordinated international law-enforcement operation has targeted an industrial-scale illegal IPTV network, with investigators naming 31 suspects following raids in 11 Italian cities and 14 countries. 

CZECH MEDIA SIGN SELF-REGULATION MEMORANDUM WITH EMFA
28. 1. 2026

The Czech media has prepared the first representative self-regulatory mechanism on the market, created in cooperation with private and public media and organisations representing journalists.

THOUSANDS OF FILMS AND TV SERIES SHARED WITHOUT PERMISSION: SLOVAK POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH MASSIVE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
26. 1. 2026

Police in Humenné charged a 32-year-old man who had been illegally making protected content available for many years. The damage exceeded tens of thousands of EUROS.

A NEW SEASON OF SERIES AND REALITY SHOWS IS STARTING ON CZECH TELEVISION.
22. 1. 2026

After a festive television programme full of fairy tales and family films, television stations are returning to their ongoing series.

SPAIN: LANDMARK RULING AGAINST TV PIRACY
20. 1. 2026

A Spanish court has set a new benchmark in the fight against TV piracy by imposing prison sentences of up to three years on those responsible for illegally distributing the signal of Movistar+ and other pay-TV operators.

STAMPED. THE BOOK FILMOUKA HEADS TO SCHOOLS WITH THE OFFICIAL “STAMP” OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
13. 1. 2026

The Ministry of Education recommends the interactive textbook Filmouka as an introduction to the world of film for students of elementary and secondary schools.

AI IS ALREADY CHANGING THE WORLD OF MEDIA; IN 2026, IT COULD BE ADVERTISING’S TURN
8. 1. 2026

Tech giants such as Google have made such progress with AI that it is already having a impact on the business of many online media outlets

PRIMA+ NEARLY DOUBLED ITS VIEWERSHIP LAST YEAR, DRIVEN BY REALITY SHOW ZRÁDCI
7. 1. 2026

The prima+ video platform recorded 200 million video views last year. This is almost double the number compared to the previous year.

THU IN 2025, DESPITE THE DECLINE, DEFENDED ITS LEADERSHIP, GREW NOVA
5. 1. 2026

Česká televize defended its lead in the 15+ audience group in 2025. Nova won in prime time and in younger audience groups.