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A11 (Náš region TV) ⁽³⁾

A11 is a Czech nationwide TV channel focusing on regional and local news, talk shows, movies and TV series. It started broadcasting on 27 April 2023 as the successor of Náš region TV (formerly RegionálníTelevize.cz).

Agrofert ⁽³⁾

AI ⁽⁴⁾

AMC Networks International ⁽³⁾

Andrej Babiš ⁽¹⁰⁾

Animal Planet ⁽¹⁾

ANO ⁽⁴⁾

Apple ⁽¹⁾

APSV ⁽¹⁾

Association of Commercial Television ⁽¹⁾

Atmedia ⁽²⁾

Burda International CZ ⁽¹⁾

Canal+ ⁽⁷⁾

CETIN ⁽¹⁾

CME ⁽⁴⁾

CNN Prima News ⁽⁴⁾

communications industry ⁽²⁾

copyright ⁽²⁾

Country Radio ⁽¹⁾

CRA ⁽¹⁾

Czech Media Invest ⁽³⁾

Czech News Center ⁽¹⁾

Czech Radio ⁽²¹⁾

Czech Telecommunication Office ⁽⁷⁾

Czech Television (Česká televize) ⁽⁵²⁾

While most public broadcasters in other countries have a unified structure for both television and radio, the Czech Republic has distinct institutions for each medium.

Czech Television primarily derives its funding from mandatory monthly fees paid by households and businesses, supplemented by a smaller portion from commercial activities.

Notably, Czech Television does not receive any direct funding from the state budget, unlike some public broadcasters in other nations.

Česká tisková kancelář (Czech News Agency) ⁽³⁾

České Radiokomunikace ⁽⁹⁾

Český lev (Czech Lion Award) ⁽¹⁾

Český rozhlas ⁽²⁾

DAB+ ⁽⁸⁾

Daniel Křetínský ⁽⁵⁾

Deník N ⁽²⁾

digital broadcasting ⁽¹¹⁾

digital radio ⁽⁷⁾

digital rights ⁽¹⁾

Discovery Channel ⁽¹⁾

Disney+ ⁽³⁾

DVB-T2 ⁽¹⁴⁾

DVTV ⁽¹⁾

EBU ⁽¹⁾

Economia ⁽⁷⁾

election campaign ⁽³⁾

elections ⁽⁴⁾

EU ⁽¹⁾

European Media Freedom Act ⁽¹⁾

Expres FM ⁽²⁾

Extra Online Media ⁽¹⁾

fake news ⁽³⁾

Fameplay (Mall.TV) ⁽¹⁾

fighting disinformation ⁽⁶⁾

film ⁽²⁾

France ⁽⁴⁾

freedom of speech ⁽¹⁾

Germany ⁽³⁾

Google ⁽¹⁾

HbbTV ⁽¹⁾

HBO ⁽³⁾

Hit TV ⁽¹⁾

Charles University ⁽¹⁾

Independent Journalism Fund (NFNZ) ⁽¹⁾

IPTV ⁽⁷⁾

Jan Souček ⁽⁶⁾

Jan Souček is a Czech media executive who has been the director of the Brno studio of Czech Television since 2014. He previously worked as a news editor at Czech Radio, chief dramaturg of Czech Television in Brno, and manager of PR agencies New Deal Communications and Transparent Communications. He began his career in the 1990s at TV Nova and Radio Krokodýl. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno.

In June 2023, he was selected as the new Director General of Czech Television, effective from October 2023.

Jaromír Soukup ⁽²⁾

journalism ⁽²¹⁾

Kaprain ⁽²⁾

Karel Pražák ⁽²⁾

Kuki ⁽¹⁾

licence fees ⁽¹⁰⁾

Lidové noviny ⁽²⁾

Founded in 1893 by Adolf Stránský in Brno, Lidové noviny (The People's News) has been a cornerstone of Czech journalism for over a century. After World War I, it emerged as the most influential independent newspaper for Czechoslovak intellectuals, boasting contributors like Karel Čapek, Rudolf Těsnohlídek, Karel Poláček, Eduard Bass, and Ferdinand Peroutka.

Following World War II, despite a brief name change, Lidové noviny maintained its reputation for excellence under Ferdinand Peroutka's leadership. However, the Communist takeover in the early 1950s led to a decline in journalistic standards across the board. On February 8, 1952, Lidové noviny ceased publication, with part of its editorial team transitioning to a weekly literary magazine.

The Prague Spring of 1968 saw attempts to revive Lidové noviny, but these were thwarted by the Warsaw Pact invasion. It wasn't until 1987 that dissidents breathed new life into the brand, launching a samizdat (underground) newsletter. Despite government persecution, by 1988, an estimated 10,000 copies were circulating throughout the country.

The Velvet Revolution of 1989 ushered in a new era for Lidové noviny. It rapidly expanded its circulation and frequency, becoming a daily newspaper again in April 1990 with a print run of 360,000 copies.

In the post-communist free market, the paper sought stable investors with international experience. It changed hands several times, including ownership by Swiss publisher Ringier and German media group Rheinisch Bergische Verlagsgesellschaft. These transitions brought modernization, including the launch of the Lidovky.cz website in 2000 and the introduction of color printing in 2001.

In 2013, Czech billionaire and politician Andrej Babiš's Agrofert holding acquired the entire Mafra media group, including Lidové noviny. However, in February 2024, Agrofert completed the sale of Mafra to the Czech investment group Kaprain.

As of May 2024, Lidové noviny's average daily circulation stood at 17,514, with about 8,000 subscribers, 4,000 newsstand sales, and 4,600 digital edition purchases. Friday editions, featuring TV listings, were particularly popular, selling around 25,000 copies. The Saturday edition, with its "Orientation" supplement (focused on essays, debates, and social issues), attracted about 22,000 readers.

In a significant shift, the new owners have decided to cease print publication of Lidové noviny at the end of August 2024. The website will continue operations, while the popular "Orientation" supplement will be incorporated into the Saturday edition of MF Dnes, another newspaper in the group.

M7 Group ⁽¹⁾

Mafra ⁽⁸⁾

Marek Španěl ⁽²⁾

Médea ⁽¹⁾

media ⁽⁹⁾

Media Bohemia ⁽²⁾

media ownership ⁽¹⁰⁾

media regulation ⁽¹⁴⁾

Michal Klíma ⁽²⁾

Michal Strnad ⁽¹⁾

Michal Voráček ⁽¹⁾

National Geographic ⁽¹⁾

national security ⁽²⁾

Nej.cz ⁽¹⁾

Netflix ⁽⁴⁾

Newspapers & Magazines ⁽²²⁾

O2 TV ⁽⁴⁾

Óčko ⁽¹⁾

OK TV ⁽²⁾

Paramount ⁽¹⁾

Parlamentní listy ⁽¹⁾

Pavel Tykač ⁽¹⁾

pay TV ⁽¹¹⁾

Peacock ⁽¹⁾

Perinvest Group ⁽¹⁾

Petr Dvořák ⁽⁹⁾

Petr Pavel ⁽³⁾

podcasting ⁽²⁾

Pohoda media group ⁽¹⁾

political marketing ⁽²⁾

PPF ⁽⁶⁾

PPF Group operates in 25 countries, investing in multiple sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, media, e-commerce, and other sectors, including real estate, biotechnology and transportation.

PPF Group’s reach spans from Europe to North America and across Asia. The Group owns assets to the value of EUR 40 billion and employs 61,000 people globally.

PPF Group is 100% owned by Renáta Kellnerová and her family: Anna Kellnerová, Lara Kellnerová, Maria Kellnerová and Petr Kellner Jr.

Progress Digital ⁽¹⁾

ProSieben.Sat1 ⁽³⁾

public broadcaster ⁽³¹⁾

Radio Prostor ⁽¹⁾

ratings ⁽⁷⁾

Rebel TV ⁽¹⁾

Respekt ⁽⁴⁾

satellite ⁽³⁾

Seznam.cz ⁽⁶⁾

Sky ⁽¹⁾

Skylink ⁽¹⁾

SkyShowtime ⁽³⁾

Slavomír Pavlíček ⁽²⁾

social media ⁽⁴⁾

Spektrum Home ⁽¹⁾

SPM Group ⁽³⁾

sport ⁽¹²⁾

Sporty TV ⁽²⁾

Sporty TV is a free-to-air sports television channel that started broadcasting on March 1, 2024. The license holder is the Czech company Perinvest Group.

The station broadcasts nationwide in the DVB-T2 terrestrial network. Some pay-TV providers have also included it in their basic packages.

Sporty TV's programming primarily focuses on live broadcasts of indoor sports like basketball, volleyball, handball, and floorball. They also air matches from lower-division hockey and football leagues, along with select European championships in athletics, cycling, and basketball.

T-Mobile ⁽³⁾

telco ⁽⁹⁾

Telly ⁽¹⁾

The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) ⁽¹¹⁾

TikTok ⁽²⁾

Tomáš Pojar ⁽¹⁾

TV Barrandov ⁽²⁾

TV Noe ⁽¹⁾

TV Nova ⁽¹⁵⁾

TV Prima ⁽¹⁴⁾

The history of the Prima television group dates back to 1993, when the private channel Premiéra began broadcasting in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region on 20 June. In January 1997 it changed its name to Prima. 

TV Rebel ⁽¹⁾

Ukraine ⁽⁴⁾

video ⁽⁸⁾

VOD ⁽²⁰⁾

Vodafone ⁽¹⁾

Vogue ⁽¹⁾

Voyo ⁽⁸⁾

Voyo is a streaming platform that lets you watch videos anytime and is owned by Central European Media Enterprises (CME). It's available in various countries in Central and Eastern Europe, such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovenia.

Voyo offers a wide range of content, including movies, TV shows, documentaries and sports. It also features a section with live TV.

Voyo also produces original programming.

The streaming platform can be accessed on a number of different devices, including smartphones, tablets, computers and smart TVs.

Warner Bros. Discovery ⁽³⁾

Warner TV ⁽²⁾

Zdeněk Bakala ⁽¹⁾