ULOZ.TO VERSUS CINEMART. DISTRIBUTOR WINS DISPUTE OVER ŠARLATÁN MOVIE DOWNLOADS IN COURTS
31. 3. 2023

Film distributor CinemArt has won another round of litigation against Ulož.to. It concerned the film The Charlatan, which Ulož.to was offering for illegal online viewing in 2020.

PRIMA: SKIPPING COMMERCIALS WAS A BIG DRAMA, BUT THE EMOTIONS HAVE SUBSIDED
20. 3. 2023

For three quarters of a year now there has been a ban on skipping ads in the back view of IPTV operators in the broadcasts of Prima group TV stations. What the measure has brought and what the next steps will be, representatives of the Prima group explain.

MAJOR POLISH PIRATE SITE TAKEN DOWN
17. 3. 2023

Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combatting Cybercrime (CBZC) have closed one of the largest pirate site in the country offering viewers movies and series.

ANTI-PIRACY GROUP TAKES DOWN ANOTHER VIDEO-STREAMING SITE
17. 3. 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) said it has shut down an illegal video-streaming site that was racking up millions of monthly visits.

EUROPEAN BROADCASTERS PUSH FOR WIPO ANTI-PIRACY TREATY
16. 3. 2023

European broadcasters, represented by the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have backed WIPO Member States to finalise the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty.

THE EU’S DSA/DMA PACKAGE; THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT (DSA); THE DIGITAL MARKETS ACT (DMA)
15. 3. 2023

The EU's DSA/DMA Package entered into force at the end of 2022. The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act aim to create a safer digital space where fundamental rights of users are protected and to establish a level playing field for businesses.

PRIMA BOUGHT A MAJORITY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF IMPRESSION MEDIA
13. 3. 2023

The Prima Group is now the holder of an 80% stake in Impression Media, which is mainly active in the online advertising market. It is already the owner of Media Club.

HELLSPY IS DEFINITELY OUT. REFUND USERS
7. 3. 2023

Hellspy, the internet data sharing platform, has decided to be closed as of next month. This is a direct response to the amendment to the copyright law, which has been in force since the beginning of this year.

VIEWERSHIP REMAINS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS MONTH, ČT STRONGEST, NOVA AND PRIMA ARE STRENGTHENING
6. 3. 2023

Czech television's stations remained the strongest TVgroup in terms of audience share in the universal audience group over 15 years old in February based on Nielsen data.

HALF A MILLION PEOPLE PAY FOR VOYO. AND THEY DON’T WATCH ONLY ORDINACE ANYMORE, SAYS NOVA’S BOSS
2. 3. 2023

Voyo, operated by Nova TV, has just reached 500,000 subscribers for the Czech Republic and Slovakia combined, and is estimated to be catching up with Netflix.

DIGITAL CONTENT PIRACY IS ON THE RISE
20. 2. 2023

Film and TV piracy increased in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to a research of MUSO company.

TV RATINGS RETURNED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL
16. 2. 2023

Czech viewers spent an average of 3 hours and 25 minutes in front of the screen every day last year. This was almost the same as before the onset of the covid-19 pandemic.

ANTI-PIRACY COALITION SHUTS DOWN FRANCE’S SECOND MOST POPULAR ILLEGAL STREAMER
15. 2. 2023

Anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) says it has shut down Extreme-down, which it says is France’s second most popular illegal streaming and direct download site.  

PRIMA+ RUNS ON ITS OWN PLATFORM, IT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 600,000 USERS, BUT IT CAN HANDLE EVEN MORE
13. 2. 2023

The video service launched on Wednesday last week and now it's time for a few questions about the implementation and other plans. The streaming service is the first one to come up with a so-called hybrid subscription offer.

VOD COALITION MAKES PIRACY STATEMENT
13. 2. 2023

The European VOD Coalition has issued a statement on the recently announced EU Commission Recommendation on Piracy of Live Content and ahead of its publication.

DIGITAL CONTENT PIRACY IS ON THE RISE
13. 2. 2023

Film and TV piracy increased in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to a research MUSO.

MEDIA FIND THEIR WAY IN THE COOKIE-FREE ERA: CASHBACK AND FIRST-PARTY DATA
7. 2. 2023

Selling online advertising will soon have to do without third-party cookies. The media are therefore looking for ways to maintain or even improve the quality of ad space and make the most of it. This was discussed at the SAS meeting.

THE FIRST MONTH OF THIS YEAR WAS A GOOD ONE FOR NEWS STATIONS, INCREASED THEIR SHARES
6. 2. 2023

The first month of this year was a good one for news stations. Both CT24 and CNN Prima News increased their shares the most year-on-year of all domestic stations.

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ITS REPORT ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING
6. 2. 2023

On February 2nd, MEPs expressed their support for the negotiating position proposed by the lead Committee IMCO thus giving the rapporteur a mandate to start the talks in trilogues. Despite welcomed amendments reinforcing the distinction between editorial content and advertising, the text presents important shortcomings for the media.

TV PIRACY CAUSES ANNUAL ECONOMIC LOSS OF €1.8BN IN GERMANY
25. 1. 2023

Watching illegal live content on TV was still widespread in Germany in 2022 and has increased in recent years, according to a new study consulting and research group Goldmedia compiled for industry association VAUNET.

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITIES REFLECT ON THE PRACTICE OF COOKIE BANNERS
23. 1. 2023

In the context of the work of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), national Data Protection Authorities (DPA) presented their positions concerning the practice of cookie banners.

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MAKES PROGRESS ON THE AVMS DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
20. 1. 2023

CULT MEPs drafted their amendments to the European Parliament's own initiative AVMSD implementation report.

AMENDMENT TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT
16. 1. 2023

The following article specifies how the protection of the rights of publishers of press publications is being extended by new Copyright Act, what the new stricter rules and responsibilities for providers of certain online platforms are, or what new statutory licences should be taken into consideration. 

PRIMA WILL BET ON THE PREDICTION OF RESULTS THIS YEAR, THE INVITATION FOR BABIŠ STILL STANDS
11. 1. 2023

CNN Prima News wants to use predictions of the election results in this year's presidential elections to provide viewers with determinative information before the competition. In an interview, CNN Prima News editor-in-chief Pavel Štrunc explains why this move is important for the Prima Group.