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CZECH REPUBLIC - Television across Europe: Regulation, policy and independence

The television sector in the Czech Republic is marred by excessive politicisation. The lower house of Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, in particular, has excessive – legal - influence over both the country’s broadcasting regulator (RRTV), and the public service broadcasters, Czech TV. The television sector also remains uncompetitive, dominated by two nationwide commercial stations and two public service channels.

These are the main findings of the Czech country report included in the monitoring series Television across Europe: regulation, policy and independence. The country report was produced by the Open Society Institute (EUMAP and Media Program) in cooperation with the Center for Media Studies of the Charles University, the Goethe-Institut Prag and the Open Society Fund Prague, and released in Prague on 20 February 2006. The monitoring series Television across Europe includes a total of twenty country reports. Each report makes concrete recommendations addressed at bringing the television sector into line with international standards, and with citizens’ needs.

Follow-up Project

Monitoring of PSB in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Reports

Television across Europe: Regulation, Policy and Independence.
- Summary Report, including international overview
- Czech Country report

Televize v Evropě: regulace, politika a nezávislost. Regionální přehled + Zpráva o České republice

Televize v Evropě: regulace, politika a nezávislost. Zpráva o České republice - ERRATA

Press Releases

7 March 2006: Czech Republic digital licensing process: new developments cast doubts on its fairness

20 February 2006: Czech television sector in dire need of reform

7. března 2006: Digitalizace televizního vysílání v České republice: nový vývoj zpochybňuje férovost procesu

20. února 2006: Televizní vysílání zoufala volá po změnách

Responses

Exchange of comments on the findings of the "Television across Europe" country report for the Czech Republic:
- Martin Krafl (Czech Television)
- Penelope Farrar (EUMAP)

Reporters

Eva Rybkova
Diversity Project Coordinator, Transitions Online

Partner NGO

Center for Media Studies, Charles University
Goethe-Institut Prag
Open Society Fund Prague

A joint initiative of:

Open Society Institute - EUMAP

Open Society Institute - Media Program

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International Press and Web Coverage

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