Journalist and media analyst covering Czech and European media markets. https://english.rozanek.cz/ 2025-09-20T00:00:00.000Z Filip Rožánek https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-television-council-approves-new-public-service-memorandum-for-2026-2030/ 2025-09-20T00:00:00.000Z 2025-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

ČT Council approved a 2026-2030 public service memorandum: genre quotas, caps on sports rights and entertainment premieres, and opening its drama archive.

https://english.rozanek.cz/prima-group-leadership-change-lukas-kubat-ceo-marek-singer-chairman/ 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Former CFO Lukáš Kubát becomes CEO of Prima Group and takes over daily management, while Marek Singer moves to Chairman after 17 years to focus on strategy.

https://english.rozanek.cz/public-media-memorandums-2025/ 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Czech TV and Czech Radio must approve binding five-year public service memorandums in September; councils can dismiss directors who break them.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-tv-drag-show-prompts-quality-control-overhaul/ 2025-08-28T00:00:00.000Z 2025-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Czech TV Council criticised drag talk show Chi Chi on the Couch for lacking public service value; management admitted flaws and promised unified oversight.

https://english.rozanek.cz/ppf-sells-prosiebensat1-stake-to-italys-mfe-ending-takeover-battle/ 2025-08-27T00:00:00.000Z 2025-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

PPF sold its entire 15.68% stake in ProSiebenSat.1 to rival MFE-MediaForEurope after both takeover bids drew weak interest; MFE now holds over 43% of votes.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-radio-registers-new-fee-payers-after-media-law-amendment/ 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

Czech Radio has 191,000 new household fee payers since the May media law amendment and about 17,500 corporate payers, roughly 75-80% of the estimated target.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-parties-clash-over-media-funding-2025-election/ 2025-08-25T00:00:00.000Z 2025-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Opposition parties ANO, SPD and Stačilo! want to scrap license fees for ČT and ČRo; government parties warn state funding would end public media independence.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-television-council-approves-salary-and-new-bonus-structure-for-director-general-hynek-chudarek/ 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Czech TV Council approved Hynek Chudárek's contract: gross monthly salary of CZK 346,800 and semi-annual bonus reviews of up to five monthly salaries each.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-radio-launches-public-consultation-for-five-year-plan/ 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Czech Radio launched a public consultation — an online survey and summer regional debates — to shape its new five-year public service memorandum.

https://english.rozanek.cz/most-czechs-and-slovaks-do-not-use-ai-but-fear-of-deepfake-scams-is-growing/ 2025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z 2025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

CEDMO study: 62% of Czechs and 57% of Slovaks have never used generative AI, yet most fear deepfakes will spread disinformation and back regulation.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-businesses-rush-to-register-for-new-media-fees-amid-confusion/ 2025-07-01T00:00:00.000Z 2025-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Misleading reports of a June 30 deadline and CZK 5,000 fines sparked a registration rush that crashed ČT and ČRo sites; broadcasters deny automatic fines.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-television-council-jan-soucek-reprimand/ 2025-03-15T00:00:00.000Z 2025-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

ČT Council reprimanded Director General Jan Souček over non-standard severance, excessive contract redactions and public threats to scrap channels.

https://english.rozanek.cz/daniel-koppl-broadcasting-council-dismissal-case/ 2025-03-15T00:00:00.000Z 2025-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

The Supreme Administrative Court confirmed Daniel Köppl's dismissal from the broadcasting council was invalid: MPs ignored his objections before voting.

https://english.rozanek.cz/senate-rejects-anos-proposal-to-exempt-seniors-from-broadcasting-fees/ 2025-02-28T00:00:00.000Z 2025-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Senate rejected ANO's bill to exempt all seniors and disabled people from radio and TV fees; 35 of 55 senators voted to reject it, 12 were against.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-television-maintains-market-leadership-for-seventh-consecutive-year/ 2025-01-02T00:00:00.000Z 2025-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Czech Television led the TV market in 2024 with a 30.43% share, its seventh year in a row. Its most-watched program was the ice hockey world final.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-radio-budget-2025-balanced/ 2024-12-25T00:00:00.000Z 2024-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Czech Radio set a balanced 2025 budget of 2.36 billion crowns, down 34 million, with no pay rises for staff or freelancers and 25 stations staying on air.

https://english.rozanek.cz/stardance-hits-record-ratings-2024-strictly-come-dancing-czech-edition/ 2024-12-16T00:00:00.000Z 2024-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

StarDance's 13th season drew 1.6m adult viewers on average and a 44.5% share, best since 2007. The finale had 1.757m; time-shifted viewing added up to 22%.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-tv-management-defends-journalists/ 2024-12-12T00:00:00.000Z 2024-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Czech TV leadership urged MPs to stop attacking and defaming journalists after opposition led by Andrej Babiš targeted Václav Moravec and Martin Řezníček.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-media-reform-faces-delays/ 2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z 2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Opposition filibustering is delaying the coalition's media funding amendment; ANO and SPD want license fees replaced by state budget funding.

https://english.rozanek.cz/czech-media-ai-innovation/ 2024-11-11T00:00:00.000Z 2024-11-11T00:00:00.000Z

Czech media use AI as an assistant: Czech Radio clones voices, Nova cuts football highlights, Economia moderates comments. 51% of Czech users distrust AI news.