Czech Television Council issues strong reprimand to Director General
Council criticizes severance payments, contract redactions, and public threats to cancel stations.
My texts about Jan Souček
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.
Czech TV defends journalists against political attacks in parliament
Public broadcaster's management condemns personal attacks on news anchors during media law debate. Opposition leader criticized presidential debate moderator.
Czech Television's director of digital services to step down in June
Jan Maxa's departure follows recent management changes under new Director General.
Czech TV's full ethics panel resigns over disputes with director
All five members of the Czech Television Ethics Panel resigned after clashing with director general Jan Souček over high-profile cases involving top journalists.
Czech Television abolishes program managers for ČT1 and ČT2 channels
Jiří Kokmotos leaves, while Jan Štern moves to a new position as a documentary and new formats dramaturg.
Jan Souček unveils plans for financial audit at Czech Television
Amid claims of hefty reserves, Czech Television Director General Jan Souček unveils a roadmap for a forensic audit to sift through the financials.
New Director General of Czech TV names management team
Jan Souček has unveiled his new management team for Czech TV. The team includes some familiar faces, as well as some new people in key roles.
Jan Souček to head Czech Television from 1 October
Jan Souček, currently director of the Czech Television studio in Brno, will take over from Petr Dvořák as general director of Czech Television.