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Paroubek has agreed to set up parliamentary commission on Unipetrol;
Swedish broadcaster MTG buys $115m stake in TV Prima; State to sell 56
percent stake in Severoceske Doly to CEZ for $375m; Retailers Tesco (UK)
and Carrefour (France) agree to asset swap in Taiwan, Czech, Slovak
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Swedish broadcaster MTG reported buyer of TV Prima; CME pays $119m for
Galaxie Sport channel; EIB to lend Czech Republic some $167m towards
highway construction; Government approves $207m military truck contract
with Tatra; Airlines to pay more for flyovers; Czech-based drugs maker
Zentiva buys into Romania's Sicomed for $200m
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Current AffairsMurdoch said to be among the big name parties courting TV Prima
The Czech Republic's second most watched television station, TV Prima, is
up for sale. Reported to be among the interested buyers are international
media heavyweights like the Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch. A
recent change in the Czech broadcasting law - and success in the TV
ratings battle - has greatly boosted TV Prima's market value. More
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Relaxed 'Stability Pact' rules plus for euro adoption, says World Bank;
Cabinet approves $1bn tender for armoured transport vehicles and $180m for
government transport; Cabinet approves proposal to reduce paperwork for
business; Broadcast entertainers opposed to fee aimed at financing Czech
film Austria's OMV in talks for Aral CR petrol stations; Karel Komarek
transfers $350m in assets to Dutch holding company
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ArtsCzech commercial TV stations investing heavily in domestically-produced drama for first time
"Rodinna Pouta" ("Family Bonds") is the first serial
made by commercial station Prima and is already a big success, winning one
third of the TV audience in the summer months. What's more, it's part of a
new trend: while drama series have traditionally been made by state
broadcaster Czech Television, Prima and the other commercial channel Nova
are - for the first time - also investing heavily in home produced drama. More
