UK MAN WHO FLED TO CYPRUS JAILED IN UK FOR ILLEGAL TV OPERATION
19. 6. 2024

A man who fled to Cyprus before being extradited to the UK has been jailed for his part in an illegal TV operation. 

MULTIPLATFORM TV & AUDIO COMPANIES UNITE AROUND FIVE PRIORITIES AS KEYS TO SUCCESS IN TOMORROW’S MEDIA LANDSCAPE
17. 6. 2024

New Industry Charter outlines the collective ambition and joint commitments of multiplatform TV & audio businesses worldwide.

COMMERCIAL MEDIA HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE BIG MEDIA AMENDMENT
17. 6. 2024

The private media dont like the new proposal for a major media amendment and see the description of public service media as essential.

JOINT CALL OF CREATIVE & CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
14. 6. 2024

Joint call to ensure that creative & cultural industries’ content is more widely accounted for when designing policies and programmes within a dedicated Directorate in DG CNECT.

MEDIA MARKET OVERVIEW 2023: HOW DID MEDIA TYPES AND MEDIA PERFORM?
10. 6. 2024

In 2023, people weren't spending as much time with media, but the uncertainty of advertisers was lower. This infographic summarises how the media fared.

A QUARTER OF SCANDINAVIA COMMITS TV PIRACY
8. 6. 2024

Mediavision has come up with a surprising survey. It brings rather unflattering data that a quarter of the respondents in the Nordic countries commit TV piracy.

DIGIMEDIA ON THE FUNDING OF ČT AND ČRO OR TERESTRICE AND PAY TV
7. 6. 2024

Topics at Digimedia 2024 conference will be public media funding, terrestrial broadcasting, pay TV and digital networks for commercial radio.

CZECH TV GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN MAY, DRAWING VIEWERS AWAY FROM COMMERCIAL TV
5. 6. 2024

The Czech hockey team's ride to the finals helped the channel CT Sport to increase its share of viewership. Commercial TVs felt the impact.

LIVERPOOL MAN SENTENCED IN ILLEGAL FIRESTICK OPERATION
5. 6. 2024

A 41-year-old man has been given a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to charges of promoting and selling unlicensed access to premium movies and sport.

THE DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY REVERSED, SAYS PAVEL KUBINA FROM PRIMA
3. 6. 2024

Last autumn, the Ministry of Culture announced that it wanted to increase television and radio fees. Pavel Kubina of Prima commented on the issue.

MEDIA CLUB GETS CLOSER TO SPORT THANKS TO THE INCLUSION OF CANAL+
27. 5. 2024

Media Club has expanded its inventory for video advertising sales to include Canal+. It brings sports content as well as quality of reach, says Petr Hatlapatka.

HE DOWNLOADED 89,000 MOVIES, PEOPLE GAVE HIM 2.5 MILLION FOR IT! HE GOT PROBATION
23. 5. 2024

A man (64) from Horní Bříza in the Pilsen region lost two and a half million crowns. The Plzeň-North District Court sentenced him to four years' probation.

FOREIGN APPROACH TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY CHILDREN
21. 5. 2024

The situation of copyright infringement by children abroad is very similar to the Czech Republic. A significant portion of the public here is not aware of the benefits that the protection of copyright and related rights brings to culture and the economy. Ironically, piracy is thus often regarded as acceptable behaviour on the grounds that ... Continue reading

SOURCES FOR WATCHING MOVIES AND TV SHOWS ONLINE LEGALLY AND FOR FREE
19. 5. 2024

Today's hit is online viewing. What are the legal options for watching content without additional fees?

EU ELECTION COVERAGE KICKS OFF CHANGES AT TN LIVE
15. 5. 2024

Kamil Houska, director of news at TV Nova, spokes about the European Parliament elections and the plans for TN Live.

AKTV HAS ENTERED INTO COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH FASTSHARE.CLOUD
14. 5. 2024

AKTV concluded an agreement with the operators of the Fastshare.cloud service.

COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS PROPOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS ON SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING ON ČT
13. 5. 2024

Pavel Kubina spoke to MediaGuru about the commercial broadcasters' idea of changes in the placement of commercial messages on Czech TV.

THE STRONGEST GROUP IN APRIL WAS NOVA, IT ALSO HAD THE HIGHEST GROWTH
7. 5. 2024

The Nova TV group posted the highest year-on-year growth in the TV market in April and also achieved the highest share.

TWO MEN CONVICTED OF SELLING ILLEGAL STREAMING SERVICES
30. 4. 2024

Two men who operated a business that sold unlicensed subscriptions to pay-TV sports channels have been given a 20-month suspended prison sentence.

THE MAN LET PEOPLE DOWNLOAD MOVIES. HE FACES UP TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON
29. 4. 2024

A 35-year-old man faces up to eight years in prison for apparently downloading 1 408 films and making them freely available for distribution. He caused nearly CZK 60 million in damages to copyright owners.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA SHOULD NOT PROFIT FROM ADVERTISING, SAYS THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
27. 4. 2024

In an interview with iDnes, Klára Brachtlová, president of the Association of Commercial Television, revealed how joining the association helps TV stations and why commercial media opposed the amendment to the law that increases fees for Czech Television.

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 7 YEARS, KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REMAINS ITS PRESIDENT
25. 4. 2024

The Association of Commercial Television celebrates its seventh anniversary this spring.

VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT
19. 4. 2024

Daniel Grunt has a difficult task - to develop the paid streaming service Voyo, but at the same time not to compete with the traditional business that brings Nova billions of crowns from TV advertising.

PIRATE UPLOADED FILES TO THE INTERNET AND CAUSED $48 MILLION IN DAMAGES. HE VIOLATED COPYRIGHT, NOW THE POLICE ARE PROSECUTING HIM
13. 4. 2024

A man from Moravian region Slovácko is being prosecuted by the police and faces up to 8 years in prison. He was supposed to upload over 2,000 files on the internet without the permission of the copyright owner.