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We build our decisions on data
Our decisions rest on data from dozens of different sources. For five years our BI department has processed, connected and shaped this data for other teams to use. Reporting and integration form the knowledge infrastructure behind the company’s growth.
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.
Short TikTok-style videos are coming to our websites
The short vertical video format now defines social media. We are bringing it to our websites too, and Web Stories already run on iSport.cz, Poggers and Mateřídouška.
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.
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.