Praha TV

Praha TV is a Czech regional television station that broadcasts in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region. It was founded in 2014 on the foundations of the former Metropol TV. The station is headquartered in Prague and operates as a private, commercial broadcaster. It is available via DVB-T2 antenna in Prague, the Central Bohemian Region and most regional capitals, using the services of partners České Radiokomunikace a.s. and Digital Broadcasting a.s. (Multiplex 24). According to the station, its signal can be received by more than 4.5 million inhabitants of the Czech Republic. The channel focuses primarily on current regional news covering events in individual city districts and the Central Bohemian Region, as well as public affairs, lifestyle, entertainment, reports and interviews. Its programming includes news bulletins, city-district "Expres" segments, the Central Bohemian magazine, information shows such as Kam vyrazit and Kam na studium, and talk shows. In 2024 the station introduced a new look, new faces and new programs including U doktorky, Bobkoviny aneb postřehy ředitele ZOO, the talk show Tak určitě! and Partyshow. In 2025 further formats were added, such as Pohledem pražského převozníka and Pražské zahrady. Ownership has changed over time. In 2016 then-Czech senator Ivo Valenta, through his company Our Media, acquired a 34% stake, which he subsequently bought from businessman Jaroslav Korytář, owner of TV POLAR broadcasting in Silesia. After three years, in 2019, the senator's company left the television and sold its share to BigBoard, a company renting advertising space. Pražská televizní společnost s.r.o. holds a 10% share, as does Pražská mediální společnost s.r.o. Since 2022, another company, Primetime Media s.r.o., holds a 40% share. Praha TV describes itself as the largest regional television operating on the market for more than 10 years. It broadcasts continuously 24 hours a day. Estimates published in iDNES.cz indicated that in autumn 2019 the station had a viewership of 300,000 viewers per day and approximately half a million viewers per week. The station's programming and its financing of certain city-district segments have drawn attention from the civic association Oživení, which stated that the broadcast of the "Expres Prahy" program is financed by individual city districts, whose representatives can thus decide the content of the segment without opposition input.

Praha TV was founded in 2014 on the foundations of the former Metropol TV. It established itself as a regional television station broadcasting in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region. In 2016, then-Czech senator Ivo Valenta, through his company Our Media, decided to acquire a 34% stake, which he subsequently bought from businessman Jaroslav Korytář, the owner of TV POLAR broadcasting in Silesia. After three years, in 2019, the senator's company left the television and sold its share to BigBoard, a company renting advertising space. Ownership further evolved: Pražská televizní společnost s.r.o. holds a 10% share, as does Pražská mediální společnost s.r.o. Since 2022, another company, Primetime Media s.r.o., holds a 40% share. The station has been on the market for more than 10 years and describes itself as the largest regional television. It broadcasts 24 hours a day and can be tuned in Prague, the Central Bohemian Region and most regional capitals via DVB-T2 antenna, using the services of partners České Radiokomunikace a.s. and Digital Broadcasting a.s. (Multiplex 24). Overall, Praha TV can be received by more than 4.5 million inhabitants of the Czech Republic. In terms of programming, by mid-January 2020 it broadcast shows such as "Zprávy z Prahy", "Týden v Praze", "Starosti starostů" and "Středočeské noviny". News segments called "Expres Prahy" focused on events in individual city districts. The civic association Oživení stated that the broadcast of this program is financed by individual city districts, whose representatives can thus decide the content of the segment without opposition input. According to estimates published in iDNES.cz, in autumn 2019 the television had a viewership of 300,000 viewers per day and approximately half a million viewers per week. In 2024 the television introduced a new look, new faces and programs such as U doktorky, Bobkoviny aneb postřehy ředitele ZOO, the talk show Tak určitě! and Partyshow. In 2025 further formats were added, such as Pohledem pražského převozníka and Pražské zahrady.

• 2025

  Additional formats added, such as Pohledem pražského převozníka and Pražské zahrady.

• 2024

  New look, faces and programs introduced, including U doktorky, Bobkoviny, Tak určitě! and Partyshow.

• 2022

  Primetime Media s.r.o. became a shareholder with a 40% stake.

• 2019

  Our Media left the television and sold its share to BigBoard.

• 2016

  Senator Ivo Valenta, through Our Media, acquired a 34% stake from Jaroslav Korytář.

• 2014

  Praha TV founded on the foundations of the former Metropol TV.

Largest regional television station in the Czech market, focused on Prague and Central Bohemian regional news and lifestyle programming.

• Zprávy

  Current news coverage from the capital Prague and Central Bohemia.

• Expres Prahy

  News segments focusing on events in individual city districts.

• Tak určitě!

  Studio talk show by Pavel Poulíček covering topics from the whole spectrum of social and public life.

• Party show

  Relaxed lifestyle magazine by Gabriela Partyšová taking viewers into the world of celebrities.

• U doktorky

  Magazine presenting the work of doctors and news from the world of medicine.

• Pod pláštěm záhad

  A unique film mystery documentary series.

• Pražský revír Aleny Ježkové

  Public affairs program by Alena Ježková revealing the backstage of Prague's iconic and forgotten city buildings and locations.

• Život ve městě

  Original talk show by Gabriela Partyšová and Lejla Abbasová with interviews with VIP personalities.

• Party show +

  Original talk show by Gabriela Partyšová with interviews with VIP personalities.

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2. 2Praha TVwikidata.org
3. 3Praha TVcs.wikipedia.org