Czech Republic - Digital Media Market Insights, Statistics and Analysis

Synopsis

The Czech Republic’s media market is evolving under the weight of digital TV and convergence trends, with over half the population now receiving TV services digitally. The uptake of IPTV services is growing on the back of more affordable broadband access while the cable TV market has undergone consolidation to create a major player sizeable enough to compete effectively against the telecoms incumbent.

Analogue switch-off is continuing on a regional basis in the free-to-air broadcasting market as the uptake of digital terrestrial TV improves. Digital satellite TV services are widely available from a number of competing platforms. This report profiles the digital media market in the Czech Republic in 2011, offering an overview of key players and a variety of statistics related to IPTV, VoD and DTTV developments.

Key developments:

ASO on CT1 and CT2 completed; Ceske Radiokomunikace buys CDG to control three muxes; SkyLink bought by M7 Group; DVB-T2 trials underway; CRa merges with majority shareholder MCCH; regulator’s 2010 annual report and market data update to September 2011; operator data to September 2011.

Companies covered in this report include:

UPC, DigiTV, CRa, CDG, and Telefónica.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overview of broadcasting market
  • 2.1 Czech Television (CT)
  • 2.2 TV Nova
  • 2.3 Prima TV
• 3. Regulatory developments
• 4. Digital TV
  • 4.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)
  • 4.2 Cable TV (CATV)
    • 4.2.1 UPC
  • 4.3 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
    • 4.3.1 UPC Direct
    • 4.3.2 DigiTV
    • 4.3.3 SkyLink
    • 4.3.4 Other developments
  • 4.4 Digital terrestrial TV (DTTV)
    • 4.4.1 Multiplex developments
    • 4.4.2 Broadcasting licences awarded
• 5. Related reports

• Table 1 – Audience share by broadcaster – prime time – 2005 - 2010
• Table 2 – Audience share by broadcaster – all day – 2005 - 2010
• Table 3 – Total TV advertising spending – 2004 - 2011
• Table 4 – Telefónica O2 pay TV subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 5 – UPC revenue – 2007 - 2010
• Table 6 – UPC – Homes passed – 2003 - 2011
• Table 7 – UPC – Subscribers by service type – 2003 - 2011
• Table 8 – SkyLink subscribers – 2006 - 2011

• Chart 1 – Audience share by broadcaster – prime time – 2005 - 2010
• Chart 2 – Audience share by broadcaster – all day – 2005 - 2010
• Chart 3 – UPC – Subscribers by service type – 2003 - 2011