The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully shut down video hosting site Gamovideo in Spain.
Gamovideo operated as a video host, allowing users to upload, store, and share illegal content. Primarily serving as a video hosting platform for pirate streaming websites, Gamovideo facilitated illegal distribution and streaming. The platform paid uploaders based on downloads and views, further incentivizing the unauthorized distribution of popular content.
Platforms such as Gamovideo act as the backbone of the piracy ecosystem, providing storage and streaming for illegal copies while forming key partnerships with pirate linking sites and incentivizing uploaders. Hosting services like Gamovideo directly pay these uploaders based on downloads and views, fueling the supply of unauthorized content.
The platform ran 125 back-end subdomains supporting its operation and attracted more than 3 million monthly users worldwide in 2024. Multiple streaming linking sites relied on the service.
Following an investigation, ACE recently approached the Barcelona-based operator, resulting in a shutdown of the service, including the transfer of pirate domains to ACE and other substantial commitments.
“Thanks ACE’s unmatched technical capabilities and expansive global network, a notorious player in the Spanish-language video hosting ecosystem can no longer harm the creative economy,”
said Larissa Knapp, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Protection Officer for the Motion Picture Association (MPA). “We look forward to continuing our joint fight to protect intellectual property and bring criminal operators to justice.”
All Gamovideo domains have been transferred to ACE and are now redirected to ACE’s Watch Legally site.
The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has entered into a new settlement agreement with the services Přehraj.to and Datoid. The operators of these services have agreed to work with ACPV members to prevent the illegal sharing of protected works.
The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has reached an agreement with the operators of Přehraj.to and Datoid to protect the copyrights of its members, TV Nova and FTV Prima. The operators have agreed to take technical measures against illegal sharing of copyrighted works. The agreement also includes payment of legal costs.
AKTV is working with the operators on effective content filtering. The operators will maintain an up-to-date list of protected works and improve filtering mechanisms. This cooperation is part of AKTV’s strategy to minimise illegal sharing of programmes.
Klára Brachtlová, President of AKTV, welcomed the agreement as another success in the fight against piracy. AKTV has long focused on legal protection of copyright and awareness-raising activities. It operates an information website on copyright, where interested parties can find explanations of terms and answers to frequently asked questions.
AKTV also publishes articles on new studies on copyright infringement in the European Union. The agreement with Přehraj.to and Datoid is another step towards minimising illegal content sharing. AKTV strives to inform the public about the negative impact of piracy on the cultural and creative industries. The service providers will actively cooperate to update the lists of protected works.
In the last few days and weeks, the most successful series were those that viewers already know well. On the other hand, the weekend viewership of the Český lev fell slightly.
At the end of February, the second season of the popular crime series Hrdina arrived on the streaming platform prima+. The now common practice meant the premiere on TV screens a few days later, but this tactic works relatively well for Prima.
Although the viewership of the first episode of the second series (just under 600 thousand viewers) dropped slightly compared to the average for the first series (700 thousand viewers), the series still attracted considerable interest among TV Prima’s male and female viewers and continues to hold its own with the rest of the TV audience.
The second series even rose slightly in the ratings compared to the first one. While the first series of the unpretentious crime series has only 48 percent on CSFD, the second one is currently shining at 54 percent after two episodes. The series has also changed directors. Instead of Jan Haluza (Co ste hasiči, Deníček moderního fotra), Jaroslav Fuit (Jedna rodina, Jedině Tereza) is behind the camera this time. Let’s see if the next episodes will increase in terms of ratings and quality, or if the interest will gradually fade away.
Source: TV Nova
TV Nova has seen even better results with its series Specialisté and Případy mimořádné Marty. Marta with Tatiana Dykova manages to stay just above the 900,000 viewers mark, which is obviously a good result for the creators and TV. Against the series Případy mimořádné Marty stands the rerun of Filip Renč’s crime drama Hlava medúzy, which aroused a lot of interest when it premiered a few years ago and which has apparently not diminished even after all these years. There were 877,000 viewers. So far, Nova is leading.
Specialisté, another of the big spring comebacks, is doing even better. The eleventh season of TV Nova’s popular Czech crime series is not enjoying a very positive rating (it has 36 percent on CSFD), but the viewership is still enormous. The new case of the popular group of investigators attracted 1.06 million viewers to the screens last week, making it one of the most watched shows of the whole week.
Oh, and let’s throw in an interesting fact about the Český lev. As expected, the majority of the awards were shared by Vlny and Metoda Markovič: Hojer, but even such popular Czech works did not help to push the ratings to a new record. On the contrary, compared to last year (almost 700,000 viewers), this year’s broadcast enjoyed only 647,000 viewers.
While this is still within the norm for the last few years, the question is whether this Czech counterweight to the Oscars should generate slightly higher numbers. Perhaps it can only be a consolation that this year’s show is rated 62 percent on CSFD, while last year viewers and viewers gave the Lions a mere 51 percent.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has filed two separate federal lawsuits against individuals in California and Pennsylvania, each accused of operating illegal internet protocol television (IPTV) services.
The first lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, targets Zachary DeBarr of Murrieta, California, the alleged operator of Outer Limits IPTV. The second lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, is against Brandon Weibley of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, who is alleged to have operated multiple illegal IPTV services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Shrugs, and Zing.
The two unrelated lawsuits allege that DeBarr and Weibley’s services facilitate mass copyright infringement by offering unauthorized access to thousands of pirated television channels, movies, and television shows.
“These lawsuits demonstrate ACE’s unwavering commitment to protecting the creative industry from digital piracy from coast to coast and around the world,”
said Karyn Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association.
“Illegal IPTV services not only harm creators and legitimate streaming platforms but also expose consumers to potential security and fraud risks. We will continue to take decisive legal action to shut down these operations and hold infringers accountable.”
A second report published today by Grant Thornton, carried out in partnership with the Live Content Coalition, demonstrates the very limited impact of the European Commission’s Recommendation of 4 May 2023 on combating online piracy of sports and other live events. It clearly indicates that the situation continues to deteriorate for live events organisers, broadcasters and workers alike.
The analysis, presented on 4 March in Brussels, covers the full year’s data for 2024 and includes a comparison with Grant Thornton’s previous analysis covering only the first half of 2024. The key findings of this second analysis:
10.8 million takedown notices relating to unauthorised retransmission of live events were submitted to intermediaries.
Over 81% of these notices did not result in suspension of the illegal retransmission.
Only 2.7% of infringements were acted upon within 30 minutes and 20% took over 120 minutes for action.
Dedicated Server Providers[1] received more notices requesting the suspension of retransmissions than Online Platforms and other hosting providers combined, accounting for 52% of all notices submitted across 2024. 89% of these notices did not lead to suspension of the illegal retransmission.
Regarding cooperation agreements, the analysis shows that of the notices submitted based on such agreements 86% were directed to online platforms. These have an 84% effectiveness in achieving suspension. Of the notices submitted to Dedicated Server Providers, only 1% were submitted in line with a cooperation agreement. While cooperation agreements can help improve the likelihood of suspensions when correctly implemented, for Dedicated Server Providers complementary measures are needed.
Grant Thornton will continue to monitor the impact of the European Commission’s Recommendation on piracy of live events. The third edition of the analysis will be released in Q3 2025 reporting on key trends during the year and will offer a comprehensive view of progress through year on-year analysis.
Reaction from Live Content Coalition Members
“The latest Grant Thornton report shows that piracy of live content is continuing at pace in Europe in spite of the Recommendation. European broadcasters, sports leagues and other players in the live events environment work tirelessly to protect content from theft. Current measures are clearly not working, whilst technological advances are making piracy easier and more lucrative than ever for criminals. We once again call on the Commission to urgently bring forward legislation requiring the intermediaries, protected by safe harbour provisions, to remove infringing content within the live window, when notified. Organised crime remains the sole beneficiary of this legislative inaction, and it is imperative that we protect the survival of the live events sector in Europe.” – Mark Lichtenhein, Chair of the Sports Rights Owners Coalition,and Grégoire Polad, Director General, Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe.
About the Live Content Coalition
The Live Content Coalition is a group of representatives of leading European live content producers, broadcasters, and exhibitors. As representatives of live events, including sports, music concerts and festivals, broadcast television and video on demand services, and tickets sellers, we are all united in the fight to stop piracy.
[1] Dedicated Server Providers are defined in Grant Thornton’s analysis as companies or organisations that offer dedicated server hosting services, including server hardware, network infrastructure, and management for hosting websites, applications, and data.
In a major crackdown on digital piracy, German authorities have arrested three individuals suspected of running a large-scale illegal streaming operation.
The network, which allegedly distributed a major pay-TV operator’s content to over 30,000 users worldwide, caused multi-million-euro damages, according to the Bavarian Central Office for Cybercrime. The operation, carried out on 18 February 2025, followed nearly two years of intensive investigations by the Cybercrime Division of the Hof Criminal Police and the Bavarian Central Office for Cybercrime. The probe began in June 2023 after the affected pay-TV operator filed a complaint.
The prime suspect, a 36-year-old man from the Wunsiedel district, is believed to have managed the illegal distribution with the help of accomplices. To dismantle the network, police formed a special task force named “Panel,” leading to extensive coordinated raids across 17 locations. Over 150 law enforcement officers from Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, and Saarland took part in the operation.
The authorities seized around €16,000 in cash, €35,000 in cryptocurrencies, and over 200 digital devices. They also deactivated multiple servers used to operate the illegal streaming services.
The three main suspects were arrested and remain in custody following warrants issued by the Bamberg District Court. They face charges including commercial computer fraud, which carries potential prison sentences ranging from six months to ten years. Additional suspects are under investigation for either reselling or personally utilising the illegal streaming services.
Nordic broadcasters Discovery, TV4, and Viaplay have begun legal action against several operators as part of a crackdown on illegal operators.
The three companies have filed a claim with the Stockholm District Court, Patent and Market Court that says the operators are enabling unlicensed service to gain access to their copyrighted content.
One lawsuit said subscribers to the internet service providers have been able to connect to domains run by Nordic One/N1 via their internet connections, gaining them access to the illegal restransmission.
According to the Stockholm-based consultancy Mediaviion said Nordic One/N1 was described as one of the largest criminal entities in Sweden and the Nordic region in relation to illegal IPTV. The service hijacks television broadcasts from TV companies and distributors, then rebroadcasts them to the public for a fee via its own servers – without the consent of the rights holders.
“In light of this, it can be concluded that the internet providers have contributed to Nordic One/N1’s infringement of the rights holders’ respective signal rights,” the lawsuit states.
Discovery, TV4, and Viaplay are seeking a court order to prohibit internet service providers from facilitating the illegal use of their content. In other words, operators should be required to pay a specified sum if they violate the ban. The TV companies argue that the operators are partly responsible, meaning they are facilitating copyright infringement by failing to take action.
The case has echoes of the action taken by LaLiga against Cloudflare.
Mediavision says a growing number of Swedish households are now subscribing to the illegal services. Its data shows that at the end of 2024, over 700,000 households in Sweden were paying for such services – a new record and a significant increase compared to spring 2024.
Czech Television channels had the highest share in the universal 15+ group in February. However, the Nova group, which has the most airtime and also the share in younger audience groups, is growing the most.
Czech Television and its channels maintained the highest share of the TV market in the 15+ audience group in full-time broadcasting this February. Overall, it recorded a share of 28.84%, down 0.9 percentage points year-on-year. In that audience group, the Nova group (27.97%) came close to CT, gaining less than two percentage points compared to February 2024. Close behind was the third Prima group (27.29%), whose share was 0.8 percentage points lower year-on-year. This is according to official data from ATO-Nielsen.
In primary airtime in all key audience groups, as well as in all-day broadcasting in the 15-54 and 18-69 groups, the Nova group has the highest share. Compared to last February’s results, Nova improved in all audience categories, with a significant increase in prime-time share. Nova is the only group in the strong three to improve year-on-year.
Televize Seznam also continues to grow. It ended February with a share of just under 2% and increased its share in the wider 15+ group by 0.5 percentage points. In its primary 18-69 group, its share increased by 0.4 percentage points. This represents a 21% increase year-on-year. It is also increasing its share in prime time.
The Barrandov Group confirmed the stabilisation of results and year-on-year improvements in the 15-54 audience group and in the 18-69 in the evening. TV Barrandov’s main channel showed a slightly better result in February in the wider 15+ group compared to the same month last year (+0.05 pp).
TV Nova is growing the fastests
Of the individual stations, TV Nova posted the highest year-on-year increase in February. In the over-15 audience group in all-day broadcasting, it was almost one percentage point. The news channels CT24 (+0.86 pp) and CNN Prima News (+0.53 pp) also performed well. The Nova Gold (+0.5 pp.), Televize Seznam (+0.5 pp.), Prima Krimi (+0.36 pp.) and Nova Lady (+0.23 pp.) also posted higher shares in February.
Sumava King of the Month
The most watched programme of February was the opening episode of the trilogy Král Šumavy: Fantom temného kraje (Nova), which was watched by 1.26 million viewers (15+, share 32%). This was followed by Televizní noviny (Nova), whose most-watched edition was on 2 February 2025, with 1.22 million viewers, and the top three were rounded off by Zázraky přírody (CT1) with 1.15 million viewers (episode broadcast on 1 February 2025). All shown for CS 15+.
The merger of Voyo and O2 TV is a big change on the Czech market, which will also affect the price. After last year’s price increase for Netflix, Max, SkyShowtime and Disney+, this year the payment terms are also changing for Amazon Prime Video. Max, on the other hand, is adjusting its tariff for long-term customers. It is therefore increasingly important for users to actively manage their subscriptions, which can save them thousands of crowns a year. The Diary’s overview can help with platform selection.
Oneplay
The largest Czech streaming platform Voyo is closing together with another giant, O2 TV. However, a joint project called Oneplay will be created. The new product will be available in the Czech Republic from March 10 and will offer four subscription options. The basic one called Komfort costs CZK 199 per month and will offer over two thousand movies and 55 TV channels. Viewing is limited to one device.
The film library is also available in other subscription options. The Extra Entertainment package starts at CZK 399 and includes 100 TV channels, several of which are aimed primarily at family viewing. Sports enthusiasts can get Extra Sport for 599 crowns, which has 90 channels, but mainly specialised in sports. For the highest variant, Maximum, users will pay 799 crowns and will have 140 TV channels available and the option to watch on up to three devices.
Czech dubbing for many movies and series and TV broadcasts is still expected to be the biggest advantage. It is also possible to watch TV recordings.
Almost one million Voyo customers will have their subscriptions automatically transferred to the new Oneplay service, specifically the Komfort package. O2 TV users will get offers for the change. For all of them, their set logins and passwords will remain. One Oneplay account can then be shared on up to three devices.
Price: 199 – 799 CZK per month
Number of available titles: over 2000
Current picks: Studna, Bachelor, broadcasts of prestigious Czech and world sports competitions
Prime Video
Amazon has also gotten more expensive, yet it is still the cheapest service among the big productions. The monthly subscription fee has increased from the current 79 to 149 crowns as of 4 February. The reason for this is supposed to be investments in expanding the offer. The platform produces its own brands every year, it has also started broadcasting some live sports, allowing to watch matches of the prestigious American leagues NFL (American football), MLB (baseball) and NBA (basketball). However, the sport is not yet available in the Czech Republic.
Still, the subscription allows simultaneous viewing on up to three devices in Full HD or Ultra HD picture quality with surround sound and Dolby Atmos support. Twenty-five titles can also be downloaded, and up to six profiles can be created on the account. There is also the benefit of a seven-day trial, frequent Amazon digital store customers can get a thirty-day trial as part of promotions. However, Czech language support is still very limited.
Price: 149 CZK per month
Number of available titles: over 1000
Current picks: House of David, Bráchové, Banda (The Boys), Secret Level, Fallout
Netflix
Netflix is investing in sports, making it possible to watch documentary series and live broadcasts of industries particularly popular in the US, such as American football and combat sports. While the service has become more expensive in America, the price in the Czech Republic has so far remained the same since last autumn.
The basic subscription costs CZK 239 per month and allows HD quality viewing on one device. The Standard tariff is priced at CZK 309 and makes available Full HD quality videos that can be watched on two devices simultaneously, this also applies to downloads. This is the most cost-effective and sufficient option for a smaller family or undemanding users. The most expensive Premium costs 379 crowns, unlocks Ultra HD (4K) resolution, HDR and surround sound support as well as Dolby Atmos. You can watch content on up to four devices at the same time. You can download movies or series for offline mode on up to six. To share an account with people outside the household, an extra 99 crowns is required for each user who logs in with their own email address.
Each account can have up to five profiles. The content with Czech dubbing is also improving every year thanks to a larger selection of Czech films and series. More than half of the shows have at least subtitles. A bonus for subscribers is a mobile app with mobile games.
Price: 239 – 379 Kč per month, account sharing outside household 99 CZK per month
Number of availabletitles: over 8200
Currentpicks: Hra na Oliheň 2, Kdysi dávno v Americe, Návrat do akce, Stranger Things
Max
The service includes a portfolio of brands from HBO, DC, Cartoon Network, Discovery+, TLC, Adult Swim, and CNN, which means a significant selection of movies, series, shows, and documentaries. Eurosport sports channels can be watched at an additional cost.
The service offers two tariffs. The standard for CZK 219 per month, or CZK 2,190 per year, makes it possible to watch Full HD videos on up to two devices simultaneously and thirty items can be downloaded. Premium is 80 crowns a month more expensive, or 800 crowns a year, and allows up to four devices to watch content in 4K UHD quality with Dolby Atmos sound at the same time, plus it allows up to one hundred items to be downloaded. Both options are ad-free. The sports package can be added for CZK 70 in both cases. With an annual subscription you save 33 percent.
More than half of the content is offered with Czech dubbing, most of it has at least subtitles. There are also a number of Czech works. It is possible to have up to five profiles on one account.
However, as of March 24, the plan is changing for users who subscribed to the previous HBO Max platform and thus received the transitional Legacy plan with a 33 percent lifetime discount, allowing you to watch videos on three devices even in 4K quality. This will change to the Standard package, which means a drop in the number of active devices and playback quality. The price and lifetime discount will remain unless there are further tariff increases.
Price: 219 – 299 CZK per month, or 2 190 – 2 990 CZK per year, Sport for an additional 70 CZK per month
Number of availabletitles: over 2000
Current picks: Tučňák, Duna, Proroctví, Bílý lotus, Urgent, The Last of Us 2
Disney+
The platform saw some significant changes last year, so only content changes are planned for this year so far. The portfolio of Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and National Geographic brands continues to grow with new movies, series, and shows that users can watch by choosing one of two plans. Still the most convenient platform for kids, about half of the titles have Czech dubbing or most have subtitles.
The cheaper Standard offers videos in Full HD for up to two devices running simultaneously and with 5.1 sound quality. The price is CZK 199 per month, or CZK 1,990 per year. For more demanding users, the Premium version is priced at 299 crowns per month, or 2,990 crowns per year. Viewing is then possible on up to four devices in Ultra HD resolution with HDR and Dolby Atmos support. Both options are ad-free and allow downloading to up to ten devices.
To add people outside the household, an additional fee of 119 crowns is required for each user who creates their own profile and has streaming available on only one device.
Price: 199 – 299 CZK per month, 1990 – 2990 CZK per year, account sharing 119 CZK per month
Number of available titles: over 2000
Current picks: Whiskey s ledem, Deadpool & Wolverine, Husí kůže: Zmizení, Star Wars: The Flying Squad
SkyShowtime
After last year’s changes, nothing has changed for SkyShowtime yet. People can choose the cheapest option, Standard with ads for 159 crowns a month, or 1,259 crowns a year, which allows you to watch Full HD videos on one device. The higher ad-free Standard version is priced at 219 crowns a month, or 1,759 crowns a year, and also provides watching Full HD videos on up to two devices, as well as being able to download thirty files. The premium package, which allows viewing content in Ultra HD resolution simultaneously on up to five devices and allows downloading one hundred titles, costs CZK 299 per month, or CZK 2,399 per year.
The advantage of the platform is that most titles have Czech dubbing and subtitles. However, there are not many Czech programmes. It is also a fact that the available films and series, with a few exceptions, could be seen on TV. However, unique productions, especially series, have increased significantly in the last year.
Price: 159 – 299 CZK per month, 1 259 – 2 399 CZK per year
Number ofavailabletitles: over 800
Current picks: Dexter: Original Sin, Sweetpea, Landman, Dostoyevsky
Apple TV+
On a less prominent platform, it is possible to watch mainly exclusive series and films, moreover, in the highest possible quality, i.e. 4K with HDR, surround sound and Dolby Atmos support. The price remains 199 crowns per month. However, the content is usually without Czech dubbing and only subtitles are available.
The account can be shared with up to five people in the so-called family sharing, which can be joined by anyone with an Apple ID. Downloads for offline viewing are unlimited. You can try the platform for seven days for free.
Apple device owners can also get a TV+ subscription as part of Apple One, which includes all four of the brand’s subscription types (Music, iCloud+, Arcade). The monthly price is CZK 300. They have a free month to try it out on one device. Alternatively, three months after the purchase of an Apple product.
Price: 199 CZK per month
Number of titles available: 260
Current picks: Odloučení, Mythic Quest, Cíl číslo jedna, Terapie pravdou
Canal+
A lesser-known platform especially for fans of the English Premier League football and WTA tennis tournaments. The service also has its own video library of films and series.
A subscription for 239 crowns a month, or 2,390 crowns a year, allows you to play videos in HD to Full HD quality. The more expensive Komplet variant costs 289 crowns per month, or 2,890 crowns per year. In addition, it includes the Apple TV+ video library.
Price: 239 – 289 CZK per month, 2390 – 2890 CZK per year
Numberof availabletitles: 800
CurrentTrailers: Premier League, WTA, Apple TV+ included
Prima+
The Czech platform will be especially appreciated by people looking for Czech films and series, or exclusive Prima TV productions. The platform also offers live and archive broadcasts of Prima TV.
The service is free with video and banner ads, the videos are in very outdated SD quality and users do not have access to unique Prima Originals shows or previews. This will only be made available by the Light package for 99 crowns per month, which will also halve the abundance of video ads, make banner ads disappear completely, and allow HD quality videos. To watch content in Full HD and completely ad-free, it is necessary to pay 149 crowns per month for the Premium plan.
Five profiles are possible in all variants, but simultaneous viewing is only available on two devices.
Price: 0 – 149 CZK per month
Number of availabletitles: 2000
Current picks: ZOO Nové začátky, Kamarádi, Zrádci
iBroadcast
The streaming platform under Czech Television is paid for by licence fees, so it’s seemingly free. Almost all content is with Czech dubbing, it is also possible to watch TV broadcasts and exclusive productions of the Czech Television. The content is mostly in HD, some titles are also in Full HD. There is no need to create an account and viewing is possible on an unlimited number of devices.
Price: free (TV licence fee 150 CZK)
Number of availabletitles: over 1000
Currentpicks: Děcko, Limity, Kroky vraha
Minor Services
KVIFF.TV is for fans of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and independent film production, unlocked upon payment of a monthly fee of CZK 179, or an annual payment of CZK 1,890.
Czech Cinema lets you watch Czech films for 99 crowns a month. There are 14 days of free trials. However, the platform does not have an app available on TV.
Dafilms offers mainly documentaries and independent films, but also classics and can be watched for 145 crowns per month.
EDISONLINE collects mainly award-winning titles from the most important European film festivals, such as Cannes, Berlin or Venice, and costs 155 crowns per month.
Dramox is for theatre fans, who can watch online recordings of performances for 299 crowns a month.
O2TV and Voyo, both from PPF Group, are merging their services into one called Oneplay.
TV service O2TV and VOD service Voyo will end in the market. They will be replaced by a new joint service Oneplay. The news was announced by the CEOs of TV NovaDaniel Grunt and O2 Jindřich Fremuth. Both companies belong to the PPF group. This will happen from 10 March 2025.
“We are creating a new category in the media market. We want to create one place and one app to provide one content to all households. Everything a household needs to find in one place,” explained Daniel Grunt.
There will be a total of four packages on offer. Basic Comfort with 55 channels for CZK 199, Extra Entertainment with 100 channels for CZK 399, sports Extra Sport with 99 channels for CZK 599 and Maximum with more than 140 channels for CZK 799.
Source: mediaguru.cz
Oneplay thus consolidates everything from Voya and O2TV in one place. There will also be Oneplay originals instead of Voyo originals, sports broadcasts, TV previews and more. In total, more than 140 TV channels will be on offer. The video library includes more than 20,000 hours of movies, series and shows including National Geographic, Film Box Plus and BBC Earth.
Upcoming originals to appear on Oneplay this year include the second series of the miniseries Král Šumavy (from 14. March), as well as titles Medvěd, Štěstíčku naproti, feature series Bora, the sequel Metoda Markovič: Straka, and documentary series SlovanLiberec.
Changes will also affect the sports offer. O2 TV Sport and O2 TV Football will be changed to four channels: Oneplay Sport 1 (domestic football Chance League), Oneplay Sport 2: domestic hockey extraliga, Oneplay Sport 3 – a taster of sports content, which will also offer some broadcasts for users of the basic package and Oneplay Sport 4. It will be a premium channel, containing everything from the Oneplay Sport 1 and 2 offer, including the possibility to watch broadcasts in multidimension.
Existing Voyo subscribers will have their user profile automatically converted to Oneplay, with the migration taking place gradually from 10 March. They will log in to the new service with the same details as the previous one.
Customers who have access to O2TV will be migrated gradually. But from 10 March, they will all gain access to the new Oneplay service and will be able to decide for themselves where they want to watch content until the migration date itself. O2 TV customers will also log in to Oneplay with their original login details.
Oneplay packages
Comfort (£199 per month, cheaper with O2) – A programme offer with selected premium channels (55 programmes), a library of over 2000 films and TV shows and TV channels with up to 7 days of backwards viewing and exclusive access to original Voyo Originals and new Oneplay Originals.
ExtraEntertainment (£399 per month, with O2 mobile tariff for £349) – Includes extra extended programming to include channels from different genres and selected sports stations (100 programmes). Also includes a library of National Geographic programmes.
ExtraSport (£599 per month, with O2 mobile tariff for £499) – Programming offer (90 programmes), expanded to include all available sports channels and competitions from Oneplay. Ideal for sports enthusiasts, with 80% of content focused on live sports including, Tipsport Extraliga and Chance League, which are only available on Oneplay, as well as UEFA ATP Tour Champions League, F1 and other leagues and competitions.
Maximum (£799 per month, with O2 mobile tariff for £699) – Combines all available content from all other packages including full access to sports and entertainment (over 140 channels) with the ability to watch on up to three devices simultaneously.
Oneplay features
Most Watched TV Stations: Ability to rewind and watch shows up to 7 days after airing.
Nova TV Coverage.
Ad-free: Content from TV Nova, Voyo Originals, Oneplay Originals and archive.
Flexibility of viewing: The ability to watch content offline and on multiple devices simultaneously.
Exclusive content: Sequels to original series such as King of Sumava and new titles exclusively created for Oneplay. All Voyo Originals remain in the library as well.
Sports World at Your Fingertips: Live coverage of the best sports leagues, including UEFA Champions League, Tipsport Extraliga, Chance League, F1, MotoGP, MMA and more.
Multidimension.
AI sport recap: Short match recaps generated by artificial intelligence after the match is over.
Team information: Rosters, standings, and later detailed stats.
Unique views: Special technologies like drones and the Oneplay Helmet Cam deliver a unique experience.
Unrestricted availability: Oneplay is not tied to any ISP and can be purchased by anyone (in the Czech Republic) without restrictions.
LALIGA has successfully blocked illegal broadcasts from two platforms that were relaying coverage of top-flight Spanish football.
According to LALIGA, DazcFutbolios and RBTV77 were using technology provided by Cloudflare to conceal their identity. It says the domains were used as a digital shield to evade security controls. Together, the two platforms had more than 400,000 unique monthly users in Spain.
Multiple websites and their relays were disrupted.
A specialist team carried out the operation during Saturday’s football programme.
“The defence of intellectual property rights remains one of LALIGA’s priorities as it works together with the different telecommunications providers to identify and shut down illegal streaming platforms, thus safeguarding the integrity, financial sustainability, and primary revenue sources of football clubs and the sports industry as a whole,”
the company said in a statement.
It continued: “Once again, LALIGA publicly condemns Cloudflare’s role in enabling piracy by knowingly protecting criminal organisations for profit.”
LA LIGA claims more than 50% of pirate IPs illegally distributing LALIGA content are protected by Cloudflare. “Despite multiple formal requests from LALIGA for Cloudflare to cease its collaboration with pirate sites, the company has refused to cooperate, instead continuing to profit from the criminal activity it helps to conceal.”
Broadband TV News has contacted Cloudfare for a response.
Receiving a TV signal via the internet or cable has become the strongest way to receive a signal in the Czech Republic. It has also overtaken the previously leading terrestrial reception by several percentage points. The data is presented by the ATO’s Continuous Research.
Currently, the most used main type of TV signal reception in the Czech Republic is via IPTV or cable. With a share of 46%, it overtakes terrestrial reception (DTT), which is the second most used with 41%. IPTV has shown growth in recent years not only at the expense of terrestrial, but also satellite reception (13%). This is based on data from the Continuous Survey, which surveys 12,000 Czech households per year. The research is carried out by the Nielsen agency, which delivers it to the Association of Television Organisations (ATO).
IPTV reception brings viewers a spectrum of available TV stations, but also interactive services, including the so-called back-viewing. These services in particular are behind the growth in so-called delayed viewing, which (within three days of broadcast) accounted for 11.1% of total viewing in 2024, according to official measurement (PCEM) data. An increasing number of TV households also declare that at least one of their TV sets is connected to the internet: in 2024 this was 57% of households. Compared to 2023, this represents an increase of around 6 percentage points.
4% watch TV shows on a PC, tablet or mobile
92% of Czech households watch TV programmes. At least one working TV set with TV signal reception is owned by 87.4% of Czech households. Another 4.2% of households do not have a TV set with a TV signal, but watch TV programmes on a computer, tablet or mobile (so-called second screens). In any case, TV remains the most common media device in Czech households despite the growing penetration of other digital devices such as laptops (65%), tablets (32%) and smartphones (82%).
Source: ATO-Nielsen, Continuous Research 2024. Base: All households
Drama shows attract the most
The results of the 2024 TV viewership analysis also show that dramatic shows (series and movies) are the most sought after by viewers with a 51.4% share. Not only do they account for the largest share of airtime and thus remain the dominant part of the Czech television offer in the long term, but they also regularly top the ratings charts. They are followed by entertainment, news, sports and documentaries.
Source: ATO-Nielsen
“While the ways in which people consume video content are expanding with the advancement of modern technology, the TV set still dominates as the primary device for watching television. The technical parameters of TV sets in Czech households (size, picture resolution, connectivity) are constantly improving, and Continuous Research data shows that a growing percentage of Czech households are willing to pay for premium TV and video content viewing options,” said Michal Jordan, CEO of ATO.
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