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TV Nova
Country	Czech Republic
Programming
Language(s)	Czech
Picture format	16:9/4:3 576i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Timeshift service	Nova +1 HD ; (2017–2022)
Ownership
Owner	TV Nova s. r. o. (CME, owned by PPF Group)
Sister channels	Nova Cinema; Nova Action; Nova Fun; Nova Gold; Nova Lady; Nova Sport 1; Nova Sport 2; Nova Sport 3; Nova Sport 4; Nova Sport 5; Nova Sport 6; Nova International
History
Launched	4 February 1994; 30 years ago
Links
Website	Official website
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T/T2	MUX 23 (FTA); MUX 24 (FTA)
Streaming media
Nova.cz	Watch live; (Czech only)
VOYO	Watch live; (Czech only)

Building of TV Nova at Barrandov quarter of Prague

TV Nova is a commercial television station in the Czech Republic. It began broadcasting in February 1994 as the first privately held nationwide Czech TV station.^[1] Its first CEO was Vladimír Železný. It quickly achieved the largest market share in the country and remained in this position until the early 2010s.^[2]

History

During the 1990s, Nova produced a number of comedy shows, featuring actors like Jiří Lábus and Oldřich Kaiser. The channel also created its own quiz show.

The channel attracted some notoriety for its late-night nude weather reports ("Počasíčko"),^[3] in which a female (and later male) presenter would appear naked to present the weather. The presenter would then put on clothes appropriate to the weather being forecast.

Disputes between broadcasting license holder CET 21 and financial supplier CME resulted in an international arbitration (CME/Lauder v. Czech Republic) which ended with the Czech Republic forced to pay CME compensation of 353 million USD (approx. 10 billion CZK).^[4]

Vladimír Železný sold CET 21 to the financial group PPF of Petr Kellner, and now TV Nova is owned by CME. The current CEOs are Klára Brachtlová and Jan Vlček.^[5]

Nova HD

Since October 2008, TV Nova is broadcast in high definition quality via satellite, cable, and also a test airing via DVB-T is in progress. Currently the signal is broadcast in 1920×1080i with a bitrate of 18 Mbit/s.

Sister channels


name of a channel	year of start	former name(s)	theme of a channel	main colour(s)
TV Nova	1994		generalist program, mainly channel	blue
Nova Cinema	2007		films	blue
Nova Sport 1	2008	Nova Sport (2008-2015)	sports	black blue
Nova Action	2012	TV Fanda (2012-2017)	men	yellow
Nova Fun	2012	TV Smíchov (2012-2017) Nova 2 (2017-2021)	young generation	violet
Nova Gold	2013	TV Telka (2013-2017)	archive channel	yellow
Nova Sport 2	2015		sports	black blue
Nova International	2016		slovak version of TV Nova	blue
Nova Sport 3	2021		sports	black green
Nova Sport 4	2021		sports	black green
Nova Lady	2021		women	red
Nova Sport 5	2024		sports	black red
Nova Sport 6	2024		sports	black pink

Programming and schedule

Programming

Czech series

Ulice
Kriminálka Anděl Mondays 20:00–21:00^[6]
Soukromé pasti ("Private Traps")
Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2 ("Doctor's office in rose garden 2")
Pojišťovna štěstí ("Insurance company of luck")
Comeback
Nováci Every day from September 1995 to April 1996; sometimes reprised
Draculův švagr Horror series, which ran short time in 1996
Robinsonův ostrov Reality series, Czech version of Survivor

Past

Chcete být milionářem? (2000–2005, 2016–2017) Game show, Czech version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
DO-RE-MI (1998–2004)

Periodical shows

Title	Format	Timeslot
112 (based on "COPS")	documentary, crime	Tuesdays 22:05–22:30
Televizní noviny, Sportovní noviny, Počasí ("TV News, Sports News and Weather")	TV news	every day 19:30–20:00 Sunday–Friday 17:00–17:30
Snídaně ("Breakfast")	Breakfast TV	weekdays 5:55–9:00
Víkendová Snídaně ("Weekend Breakfast")	Breakfast Weekend TV	weekend 07.55–10.00
Na vlastní oči ("With Your Own Eyes")	documentary	Wednesdays 22:15–22:55
Za pět minut dvanáct ("Five Minutes to Twelve")	talk show	Sundays 11:55–13:20
Střepiny ("Fractions")	documentary	Sundays 21:15–21:45
Víkend ("Weekend")	Infotainment	Tuesdays 21:00–21:35
Eso ("Ace")	music	not running
Rady ptáka Loskutáka ("Hints of the Bird Gracula")	home improvement	Sundays 18:00–18:55
Občanské judo ("Citizen's Judo")	documentary	Sundays 18:55–19:30
Babicovy dobroty ("Babica's Goodies")	cooking show	Saturdays 18:00–18:35
Koření ("Spice")	Infotainment	Saturdays 18:35–19:30
Mr. GS	talk show	Sundays 21:40–22:10

Title Tipy ptáka Loskutáka (Tips of the bird Gracula) is the teleshopping part of Rady ptáka Loskutáka. Law regulation compel different names.

Schedule

Daily schedule (autumn 2023)


Day/time ->	17:30	18:25	19:30	20:20	21:30	22:35
Monday	Na Lovu	Ulice	Televizní noviny	Kriminálka anděl	Specialisté	Víkend
Tuesday				Jedna rodina	Comeback	Kriminálka las vegas
Wednesday				Masterchef česko	Souboj na talíři
Thursday				Zlatá labuť	Ztracená rodina
Friday				Co ste hasiči	Comeback	Agent bez minulosti
Saturday	Muži v černém			Táta v nesnázích	Central intelligence
Sunday	Svěrák vratné lahve			Police modrava		Střepiny

Logos

First logo TV Nova from 1994 to 1996
Second logo TV Nova from 1996 to 2004
Third logo TV Nova from 2004 to 2017
Fourth logo TV Nova from 2017 to 2024

CME Content Academy

In 2022, TV Nova and Markíza launched the CME Content Academy, in cooperation with the Brno Television Institute. The scholarship program is funded by Central European Media Enterprises, to which both TV Nova and Markíza belong. The academy's two-year course is a professional training course designed to provide participants with a grounding across various film-making disciplines.^[7]

The training is based around the production schedules of TV Nova, PRO TV, POP TV, bTV, RTL and Markíza and takes place in Brno, Prague, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Bucharest, Sofia and Bratislava.

References

^ Angelika W. Wyka (2010). "Media Privatization and the Spread of Foreign Ownership in East Central Europe" (PDF). NOVA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ Plesl, Jaroslav (31 January 2012). "Železný postavil tiskárnu na peníze, které ho zničily. Nova má zlatá léta za sebou". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "Czech TV row goes to court". BBC News. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
^ "Arbitration Awards". Central European Media Enterprises. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006.
^ "Management".
^ "Kriminálka Anděl ("CSI: Anděl")". TV Nova. March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^ "CME Content Academy". CME Content Academy. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

External links

(in Czech) Official Site
(in Czech) TN.cz

[1] Angelika W. Wyka (2010). "Media Privatization and the Spread of Foreign Ownership in East Central Europe" (PDF). NOVA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

[2] Plesl, Jaroslav (31 January 2012). "Železný postavil tiskárnu na peníze, které ho zničily. Nova má zlatá léta za sebou". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[3] "Czech TV row goes to court". BBC News. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2008.

[4] "Arbitration Awards". Central European Media Enterprises. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006.

[5] "Management".

[6] "Kriminálka Anděl ("CSI: Anděl")". TV Nova. March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[7] "CME Content Academy". CME Content Academy. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

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