Z1 to launch digital broadcast Sunday

A new private news and current affairs station, Z1, will launch digital broadcasting this Sunday. Its programme will be available in Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Pilsen for the time being. The new station will feature well-known Czech journalists such as Veronika Sedláčková and the former head of Czech Radio’s Radiožurnál (Radio Journal) Barbora Tachecí. Heads at Z1, which is funded by investors J&T, have acknowledged the aim of trying to capture 3 percent of the market, a goal which some media experts see as long-term and difficult to achieve. Charles University specialist Milan Šmíd has suggested the station will be successful even with less, providing it is able to break through as a serious news source.

Author: Jan Velinger