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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
One on OneTodd Benson - Prague TV co-founder dreaming of the ocean
Our guest in this week's One on One is Todd Benson, co-founder of the
online city guide and web portal Prague TV. Todd, an American who grew up
in England and the U.S., came to Prague after graduating from college, and
- like many foreigners - decided to start a new life in the Czech capital.
Rob Cameron spoke to Todd recently, about the pros and cons of Prague
life, some of the more controversial classified ads on his website, and
dreams of one day being able to live a bit closer to the ocean.
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MagazineMagazine
Forget about mud slinging, girls in the Czech Republic prefer cream cake
fights. Why has the town of Usti nad Labem put a three metre dwarf on its
main square? And, the man who buried himself underground for ten days to
set a world record. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Talking PointAre Czechs well served by their media?
Today - 15 years after the Velvet Revolution - there are literally dozens
of different media publications on sale at newsstands throughout the
country. There certainly doesn't seem to be any shortage of magazines and
newspapers for Czechs to choose from. It's a far cry from the sort of
tightly controlled press that prevailed under communism just 15 years ago.
There are some, however, who maintain that the Czech media is not
fulfilling its crucial democratic role in fostering political debate and
social analysis as well as it should.
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Talking PointHuge changes under way in international broadcasting
Last week radio and television broadcasters from across the world - from
China to the United States - gathered in Prague to discuss the future of
international broadcasting. This was the third annual conference of the
Association of International Broadcasters. This year there was a huge
amount to discuss, especially with the intense and long-running debate
over the role of the media in the war in Iraq. And there was also plenty
of discussion over issues directly relevant to us at Radio Prague - what
is the future for smaller international broadcasters in a changing
international market, and where are the latest technologies taking
international broadcasting? I spoke to someone who probably knows more
than anyone else about the subject, Jonathan Marks, whose company Critical
Distance, advises international broadcasters. I began by asking him to
look into his crystal ball.
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MailboxMailbox
In this edition of Mailbox: TV stations broadcasting in Czech, Cosmonaut
Remek running as candidate to European parliament, winner of the
listeners' competition. Listeners quoted: Hynek Bartuska and Robin Heger.
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Press ReviewPress Review
There are a wide variety of stories making the headlines in Thursday's
dailies, though most carry front page photos of Mars, which is at its
closest to the earth for 60,000 years. Pravo and Lidove Noviny have what
appears to be the same photo, except in Pravo Mars is orange coloured and
in Lidove Noviny it's red. The face of athletics star Roman Sebrle is also
splashed across the dailies, after he came second in the decathlon at the
World Athletics Championships in Paris.
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