Z1 is the New Czech News Television

The Czech Republic has a new broadcast station. The commercially news-journalism station Z1 started yesterday at 19.00. The programme was started by the main news with reporters known from their activities in the Czech Television, Veronika Sedlackova and Jan Nemec. The leader of the television Martin Mrnka stated the aim of the television is to bring news channel on commercial basis.

The new television will be a competition of the statutory CT24. But the promotion of Z1 states they are aimed at a specific group of the most educated and rich viewers. They plan to gain three percents share. They build on successful news programmes, such as CNN or Sky News. It is possible to tune it up in Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Pilsen, and at http://www.z1tv.cz/