Honour where honour is due
The O2 arena sold out in twenty minutes. Not for Coldplay or Ed Sheeran, but for a charity concert for the family of Patrik Hezucký. The story shows what trust in a radio host can achieve.
New video and podcast portal iSport.tv
iSport has a new home for video, podcasts and premium content. Built by DEVIX Technologies in four months, the platform gives editorial video and podcast production a modern space on the web, and Czech News Center plans to reuse it for other newsrooms.
Spotify Wrapped is a cultural phenomenon
Spotify Wrapped has grown from a simple listening recap into an annual cultural moment. More than 200 million users took part in the first 24 hours, and sharing rose by about 40% year on year, showing how personal data can spread by itself.
Voice messages now also in the Evropa 2 app
The Message to Radio feature lets listeners send a voice message straight to the radio from the mobile app. Presenters can play it on air or react to it. After its launch on Frekvence 1, the feature now comes to Evropa 2 too.
CNC’s third hackathon produced new prototypes
Six teams spent two days at CNC testing ideas for newsrooms and readers. The prototypes include a mobile article preview in the CMS, a pilot option to pay for one article via GoPay and faster image loading.
Moje psychologie opens a dialogue on mental health
Moje psychologie has launched the Open Your Inner Dialogue campaign with Kristýna Leichtová to encourage open conversations about mental health. The spot was made in-house, and the campaign runs across print, web and social media.
SHIFTS sets the agenda
SHIFTS by e15 has become the most prestigious business event in Czechia in just three years. The 2025 edition features Morgan Housel, Sebastian Kurz and Jiří Šmejc, and drew more than 700 attendees last year.
Blesk Ordinace is saving lives
The sixth Blesk Ordinace saw a record 16,455 people screened in five cities, 1,282 more than last year. Almost every ninth visitor needed further medical care, and some findings had life-saving potential.
Opinio backs creators
We have launched Opinio, a platform for creators. Besides a technology platform for paid content and community management, creators can use the production facilities, content expertise and communication channels of the Czech News Center media house.
České podcasty unveils a new visual identity
Podcasts in Czechia are no longer a niche. The format that once appealed to a handful of enthusiasts has become mainstream, and most Czechs now listen to podcasts. As the format grows, the brand behind it has to change too.
9,000 players from just six days of development
Over the past year we launched several tipping games, from Formula 1 to football, hockey, music and dance. Thousands of users took part, confirming that we can build a working game in just a few dozen hours.
Petr Šrámek and Jan Mühlfeit launch Žij Longevity
We helped bring the Žij Longevity podcast and audiobook to life, handling production, technology and distribution. We offer creators a complete package, from the idea to the market launch. The series by Petr Šrámek and Jan Mühlfeit shows how closed podcast formats can work.