What Ceská Televize does

Česká televize (Czech Television) is the Czech Republic's statutorily mandated public service broadcaster, founded in 1992 following the dissolution of Czechoslovak federal television. The organization operates seven national television channels — ČT1, ČT2, ČT24 (24-hour news), ČT Sport, ČT Déčko (children's), ČT art, and ČT edu — alongside the iVysílání on-demand streaming platform, HbbTV hybrid broadcast applications, native iOS and Android mobile apps, and a teletext information service. Distribution is delivered nationwide via terrestrial, cable, and satellite broadcast, complemented by the digital channels, providing universal free-to-air access across the Czech Republic. Production is decentralized across a headquarters in Prague and regional studios in Brno and Ostrava.

The company's underlying technology is a multi-platform public broadcasting infrastructure combining traditional linear broadcast with OTT streaming, hybrid broadcast-broadband TV (HbbTV), and mobile delivery. Content production spans news, sports, children's, cultural, and educational programming, supported by a deep archive accumulated over three decades and supplemented by commercial offerings including an e-shop for merchandise and DVDs.

The business model is a non-commercial public-service funding structure: Česká televize is owned by the Czech Republic, governed by the Czech Television Council (Rada ČT), and financed primarily through mandatory household TV license fees ("TV poplatky") paid by Czech households. It does not sell commercial products or services in the traditional sense and discloses no advertising-driven revenue model. The customer base is therefore the entire licensed Czech household population, served through a horizontal segmentation approach delivering news, sports, children's, arts, and educational content to the general audience. Total employment is in the 5,001–10,000 range, consistent with a large multi-channel production and broadcast operation.

Name

Ceská Televize

Legal name

Česká televize

Website

https://ceskatelevize.jobs.cz

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Česká televize is the Czech Republic's state-mandated public service broadcaster, operating seven national TV channels (ČT1, ČT2, ČT24, ČT Sport, ČT Déčko, ČT art, ČT edu), the iVysílání streaming platform, and regional studios in Prague, Brno, and Ostrava, funded primarily through mandatory household TV license fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Service Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

National General-Entertainment Broadcast Networks (MPABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Media Digital Platforms & Streaming (Apps, On-demand, Podcasts) (MPABADAG), Educational/Instructional Public Media Services (Schools, Distance Learning) (MPABADAH)

Keywords

• Public television broadcasting
• Television channel network
• Video streaming platform
• News broadcasting service
• Educational television content

Headquarters

HQ city

Praha

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. TV License Fees (TV poplatky): Česká televize is a public service broadcaster primarily funded through mandatory TV license fees paid by households. Viewers pay a standard TV fee as part of their household obligations.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Česká televize operates the Czech Republic's public television broadcasting service, producing and distributing content across seven national TV channels (ČT1, ČT2, ČT24, ČT Sport, ČT Déčko, ČT art, ČT edu). Its offering also includes the iVysílání on-demand streaming platform, HbbTV interactive applications, mobile apps, teletext, and a merchandise e-shop, providing universal access to news, sports, children's, cultural, and educational programming.

Product overview

Česká televize (Czech Television) is the Czech Republic's public broadcaster operating a multi-channel television network. The offering is organized as a platform-plus-channels architecture consisting of multiple specialized TV channels (ČT1 as the main general channel, ČT24 news, ČT Sport, ČT Déčko for children, ČT art for culture, and ČT edu for education) along with digital products including the iVysílání streaming platform, HbbTV interactive applications, mobile applications, and teletext services. The portfolio also includes supporting services such as an e-shop for merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ČT24: Czech 24-hour news channel
• ČT Sport
• ČT Déčko
• ČT art
• ČT edu
• iVysílání

Products and services

• iVysílání

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/czechtv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/ceskatelevize
• Facebookfacebook.com/ceskatelevize
• Instagraminstagram.com/ceskatelevize
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ceska-televize

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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