A voice message goes straight to the radio
Traditional media need to be interactive too. Frekvence 1 listeners can now send a voice message straight to the radio from the mobile app, and presenters can play it on air or respond. A similar feature will soon reach other stations.
Evropa 2's new player is fast and flexible
Evropa 2 has rebuilt its web player from the ground up. The new single-page app runs faster, is packaged in Docker containers for safer deployment and paves the way for listener login.
The new iSport Fantasy delivers what coaches asked for
The top Czech football league is back, and so is iSport Fantasy for its second season. The new season brings a redesigned web app, a mobile app used by 60% of players, and features the Coaches asked for.
The CNC hackathon, round two
CNC's second internal hackathon, held on 5 and 6 August 2025, delivered seven projects in 48 hours. Two features went straight into production, showing what a focused development team can ship in two days.
Design and development in one team
When UX and development sit at the same table, designs are refined in real time and changes reach Blesk.cz as soon as they make sense. A large media brand can change step by step without disrupting its users.
A daily news briefing from robot Anet
YouRadio Talk now publishes a daily five-minute news briefing. Transcription, summaries and the AI voice Anet run fully automatically, turning the day's top topics from Czech news podcasts into one episode.
Web analytics: invisible but essential
A three-person team led by Petr Šipula makes sure every click, view and interaction on CNC's websites is measured correctly. Its server-side GA4 setup and BigQuery pipelines underpin editorial and business decisions.
CNC hackathon: five features in two days
Fourteen people from different CNC teams spent two days at the company's internal hackathon. The result was five projects, each either rolling out now or close to launch, including an AI article summary tool.
Reflex celebrates 35 years of bursting bubbles
Reflex celebrates 35 years with the in-house campaign We Burst Bubbles. It took first place in Mediář's Reklamní kati review of media campaigns, and the spot was shot in a single day.
Mateřídouška sold out in three days
The May issue of Mateřídouška, a Czech parenting magazine, sold out in three days after a free ticket to Mirákulum park was added as a gift. The cover price stayed at CZK 59.
How the world's best podcasts work
The Podcast Show 2025 in London showed podcasts becoming full media platforms. Video, community and promotion now matter as much as audio, and the host's personality still decides success.
The future of media at WNC 2025
The World News Media Congress 2025 in Krakow discussed AI, audience trust and brand resilience. We picked out the most interesting talks, from Gannett's Key Points feature to Mediapart's community model.