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Czechs TodayJan Kraus - host of phenomenal 'late night' show "Uvolnete se, prosim"
This edition of Czechs Today looks at the work of a man known to most movie
and theatre-goers and certainly most TV viewers in the Czech Republic:
none
other than actor, publicist, and talk show host Jan Kraus. It has been
almost a year since Kraus launched the Czech TV late night show called
"Uvolnete se, prosim" - translated roughly as "Loosen up,
please!". The show successfully introduced - for the first time in
the Czech Republic - the 'night show' format so well-known and perfected
in the US. And, "Uvolnete se, prosim..." has taken off: there
are now legions of fans who swear by it. Like his counterparts abroad,
hosts like Conan O'Brian and David Letterman, Jan Kraus has eked out a
special place on TV. More
Current AffairsCzech public TV still under pressure from politicians despite improved legislation, study finds
How independent and free of political pressure are public TV stations in
the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe? That is a subject addressed in
an extensive new study entitled "Television Across Europe" by the
non-governmental organization Open Society Institute. On the eve of the
report's launch in Brussels on Tuesday, I discussed its findings with one
of its authors, Marius Dragomir.
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A woman in the Czech Republic is accused of stealing 280 tons of
cheese-flavoured pretzels! Who says you have to be skinny to be beautiful?
Miss XXL jiggles her love handles for an appreciative Prague audience. And,
waiting 40 years for a plant to bloom. Find out more in Magazine with
Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsCzech TV announcers forced to sign off after 50 years
Czech public TV - today known as Czech Television - started to broadcast in
the early 1950s. Ever since those early days continuity announcers have
played an important role and have become one of the great Czech TV
institutions, their names familiar to millions of households around the
country. Standing in front of the camera - with a fixed smile - they
accompany the viewer through the day's program. But now after five decades
the management of Czech TV has decided that they are an anachronism and
wants to follow the trend of most TV channels in Europe and wipe them from
the screens.
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PanoramaVecernicek celebrates 40 years
The Czech children's program "Vecernicek" is practically a
national institution at the age of 40. The program, which has consistently
combined the talents of excellent Czech illustrators, writers, animators
and directors, is by now a part of the Czech cultural heritage. Kate
Barrette finds out more about the show which has helped make animated
fairy tales a part of this nation's identity.
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Current AffairsPublic broadcaster Czech TV to lose commercials in favour of higher licence fees
Licence fees for public broadcasters Czech TV and Czech Radio have always
been the subject of heated debate in Parliament, especially in 1997, the
last time that fees were raised. For the last eight years every Czech
household has paid the equivalent of 54 US dollars per year to Czech Radio
and TV. Now, that appears set to change: on Wednesday lawmakers agreed to
dramatically raise Czech TV's licence fees to almost double over the next
three years (while Czech Radio gets a slight increase).
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Business NewsBusiness briefs
Spain's Telefonica installs its own people at the top of Cesky Telecom; CME
begins trading on the Prague bourse; Prague overtakes Berlin as an
expensive city to live in; hundreds of Czech doctors seek work abroad. More
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