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Television In The Czech Republic
Television was introduced in Czechoslovakia in 1953. Experimental projects with DVB-T started in 2000. Finally on 21 October 2005, multiplex A (DVB-T) was launched with three channels of Czech Television and one of TV Nova and radio channels of Czech Radio. On 12 April 2006, six digital terrestrial television licenses were awarded to commercial broadcasters. The receivers of the licenses were: Z1, TV Pohoda, Regionální televizni agentura (RTA), Febio TV, TV Barrandov and Óčko. However, because of delays some projects lost investors and will not start (e.g. Fabio, Pohoda) or were cancelled. Z1 provided a news service in from 2008 to January 2011, when it ceased broadcasting. Óčko delivers a music service. TV Barrandov provides general programming services. Czech Republic become the first country in Central Europe to start to end all analogue broadcasts in November 2011. The process completed when the last analogue transmitters in south-east Moravia and northern Moravi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Television
Czech Television ( ; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting six channels. Established after breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1992, it is the successor to Czechoslovak Television founded in 1953. History 1953–1992: Czechoslovak Television Founded on 1 May 1953, Czechoslovak Television (ČST) was the state television broadcaster of Czechoslovakia used as a Propaganda, state propaganda medium of the then Socialism, socialist state. It was known by three names over its lifetime: , (until 1990), and (from 1990 until 1992). ČST originally consisted of a single channel and limited experimental broadcasting in 1953. Regular broadcasts began on 25 February 1954 and on 10 May 1970, a second channel was launched. The broadcast language of ČST was predominantly Czech in the first channel, Slovak for selected programming, and both for news. The second channel was split into two, broadcasting various "national" language programming in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Fun
Nova Fun is a Czech free-to-air commercial television station, belonging to the Nova Group, which focuses its programming exclusively on shows, series, or films of the comedy genre. The license to broadcast it is owned by TV Nova s.r.o., which is owned by the foreign company CME. The station began broadcasting on December 23, 2012, under the name Smíchov TV. On February 4, 2017, it was renamed Nova 2 to unify the channel names of the Nova group. On September 20, 2021, the station got a new name again, namely Nova Fun. Programming TV Series * 2 Broke Girls * American Dad! * Bob's Burgers * Bob Hearts Abishola * Family Guy * Friends * Home Improvement * Melissa & Joey * Mom * Sex and the City * Step by Step * That '70s Show * The Big Bang Theory * Two and a Half Men * Will & Grace * Young & Hungry * Young Sheldon Kids TV Series * A Pup Named Scooby-Doo * Bakugan: Legends * Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness * Monsters vs. Aliens * Oggy and the Cockroaches * Oggy and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Action (Czech TV Channel)
Nova Action is the second niche channel aimed at young, active men in the Czech Republic and the main competitor for MTG's channel Prima Cool. The channel, which launched on July 14, 2012, is owned by Central European Media Enterprises. Its 18-hour daily broadcasts currently reach approximately 95% of the country's 10.5 million people. Nova Action showcases top foreign series, shows, documentaries, sporting events, and movies that appeal to young male viewers. The channel is also extending its programming to included highly rated foreign titles as well as gradually delivered, locally produced content relevant to its audience. TV series & miniseries * Chicago P.D. ''(all seasons)'' * Elementary ''(all seasons)'' * Alarm for Cobra 11 - The Highway Police ''(all seasons)'' *NCIS ''(all seasons)'' *Person of Interest ''(all seasons)'' *Without a Trace ''(all seasons)'' Documentary series *Storage Wars * Auction Kings *Pawn Stars *Shark Tank * Dragons'Den * Titan Games *Mayday * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Parliament
The Parliament of the Czech Republic () or just Parliament () is the legislative branch of the Czech Republic. It meets in Malá Strana, Prague and is composed of 281 total members and Senators. It consists of two chambers, both elected in direct elections: * the Upper House: Senate * the Lower House: Chamber of Deputies Art. 15 of the Constitution stipulates its name as the "Parliament". The Parliament exercises competences usual in parliamentary systems: it holds and passes bills, has the right to modify the Constitution, ratifies international agreements; if necessary, it declares war, approves presence of foreign military forces in the Czech Republic or a dispatch of Czech military forces abroad. History The tradition of modern parliamentarianism in the Bohemian lands dates back to times of the Austrian Empire (and then Cisleithanian part of Austria-Hungary), where the Imperial Council (''Reichsrat'', ''Říšská rada'') was created in 1861. After proclamation of Cz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Hodač
Jiří Hodač is a Czech media manager, best known for his short tenure as Director General of Česká televize between December 2000 and January 2001, which spanned the start of the Czech TV crisis. Hodač took up his position as Director General on 20 December 2000 and resigned on 12 January 2001, citing poor health. Hodač studied journalism at Charles University in Prague. He started working for BBC Radio BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927. The service provides national radio stations cove ... in 1989. He worked as News Director at Česká televize, but his term lasted for less than four months; he resigned on 14 August 2000. Hodač became the fourth Director General of Česká televize on 20 December 2000, taking over from outgoing director Dušan Chmelíček. After being taken ill in early January 2001, Hodač an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December, before he became the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the Revolutions of 1989, fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays and memoirs. His educational opportunities having been limited by his bourgeois background, when freedoms were limited by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Havel first rose to prominence as a playwright. In works such as ''The Garden Party (play), The Garden Party'' and ''The Memorandum'', Havel used an Theatre of the absurd, absurdist style to criticize the Communist system. After participating in the Prague Spring and being blacklisted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Bobošíková
Jana Bobošíková (born 29 August 1964) is a Czech politician. In the 2004 European Parliament election she was elected a Member of the European Parliament for the Independents and remained unaffiliated in the European Parliament. In the 2008 and 2013 presidential elections she unsuccessfully ran for the office as President of the Czech Republic. She founded Politika 21 in 2006 and Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc in 2009. Early life She was a member of the Czechoslovak Socialist Youth Union. In 2012, Czech media noticed that in a TV news report from June 1986, she passed a bouquet of roses to President Gustáv Husák, the Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. She later told Czech Television that it had been "an honor". In 1987 she graduated with a master's degree in economics. Career From 1989, Bobošíková presented TV programmes on politics and economics, spending most of her television career at Česká Televize (ČT). She was appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óčko
Óčko (formerly stylized as Òĉko) is the first Czech Republic, Czech music television channel, which started broadcasting in 2002. The majority of the audience are teenagers and people from the 12–35 age group. The channel plays Music video, music videos of all different genres including the latest hits. Apart from regular charts, there are special shows which concentrate only on certain Music genre, music styles. The program also includes live concerts of Czech as well as foreign singers and bands. There is a big emphasis on interactivity. Up to 8 hours a day, the program is influenced by the viewers, who can either use email or SMS to vote for songs. Óčko was also one of the first Czech television channels, which started fully broadcasting online. Internet users can therefore watch this channel for free and choose the video quality to suit their connection speed. The best quality offers streaming video in 1.3 MB/s. Óčko Music Awards In the Óčko Music Awards event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Barrandov
TV Barrandov is a Czech television channel, launched in 2009. It was founded and started to broadcast in 2009. It currently broadcasts in Czech. In 2015 after Chinese company CEFC China Energy invested in TV Barrandov's parent company Empresa Media, the tone of TV Barrandov's coverage of China changed with all neutral and negative reporting about China being replaced by positive reporting. TV Barrandov is currently dealing with bad financial situation. On 20 January 2024 TV Barrandov stopped broadcast after reportedly being cut from electricity due to debts. Broadcast was restored after 10 hours. In May 2024, according to ''Evidence skutečných majitelů'' (Records of beneficial owners) businessman Jan Čermák bought another 50 percent of publishing company from and became only owner of TV Barrandov. Soukup later denied transaction and said there is error in records. Foreign programs * '' True Blood'' * '' Teen Wolf'' * '' Gossip Girl'' * '' The Originals'' * ''Pretty Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
