CNN Prima News
Czech television station
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Cable News Network Prima News, known as CNN Prima News is a Czech news channel belonging to the FTV Prima group. It provides continuous Czech-language news on the basis of a partnership with CNN International Commercial (CNNIC).
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| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Broadcast area | Czech Republic Slovakia |
| Programming | |
| Language | Czech |
| Picture format | 16:9/4:3 576i (SDTV) 720p/1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | FTV Prima |
| Sister channels | TV Prima Prima Cool Prima Krimi Prima Love Prima Max Prima Show Prima Star Prima Zoom Prima SK |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 May 2020 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T/T2 | MUX 22 (FTA) |
| Streaming media | |
| CNN Prima NEWS | Watch live (Czech only) |
The channel started broadcasting on 3 May 2020 at 18.55. The first program was Hlavní zprávy (Main News) moderated by Pavel Štrunec and Veronika Kubíčková.[1]
About the channel
In addition to continuous news, the station broadcasts other programs throughout the day, seven days a week, and also provides news content to other channels and the online platform of the Prima group.[2] It is available in terrestrial broadcasting and in the offer of cable and satellite operators throughout the territory of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic; brings viewers both domestic and international news delivered by CNN Corporation. Its headquarters in the Prague intelligence center is equipped with very modern technical facilities. The station's studio covers almost 400 m2, the space is dominated by the presenter's desk with a built-in screen. The studio is decorated in blue, red and white. It is the only one in the Czech Republic with two floors.[3]
The station stated that it would broadcast world-class news, but according to a comment from the Internet magazine Lupa.cz the first evening broadcast was full of technological gadgets, but lacked its own content.[4]