CNN Prima News

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CNN Prima News
CNN Prima News SVG Logo.svg
Country Czech Republic
Programming
Language(s) Czech
Picture format 16:9/4:3 576i (SDTV)
720p/1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerFTV Prima
Sister channels TV Prima
Prima Cool
Prima Krimi
Prima Love
Prima Max
Prima Show
Prima Star
Prima Zoom
Prima SK
History
Launched3 May 2020
Links
Website Official website
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T/T2 MUX 22 (FTA)
Streaming media
CNN Prima NEWS Watch live
(Czech only)

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).

Contents

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]

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References

  1. Polák, Lukáš (23 April 2020). "Zpravodajská televize CNN Prima News odstartuje 3. května, půjde o multimediální projekt". Digitální rádio (in Czech). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. Venturová, Jitka (2 April 2019). "Prima míří mezi zpravodajské velikány. Do roka spustí kanál CNN Prima News". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. Vojtěchovská, Martina. "CNN Prima News ukázala studio, řízena bude Redakční radou". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. Rožánek, Filip. "První dojmy: Na CNN Prima News zatím vítězí technika a marketing". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 27 January 2024.