Poland’s Sexify was the most watched show on Netflix in May
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish sex comedy Sexify, which follows three teens who design a sex app, was the mostContinue Reading
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The utopia of WandaVision: an Eastern European imagination of the West
In Wanda Maximoff’s American small-town idyll based on TV-shows she watched as a kid in her post-communist homeland, I recognizedContinue Reading
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to create Hungarian-language content
Budapest, Hungary – German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle will start creating content in Hungarian language, its director general Peter LimbourgContinue Reading
Gay couple make “Polish TV history” in new Durex advert
Warsaw, Poland – Popular YouTubers Jakub and Dawid Mycek-Kwiecinski are believed to be the first gay couple to appear inContinue Reading
Movie and TV production to resume in Poland next week
Warsaw, Poland – Poland is set to become the latest European country to resume movie and TV production as partContinue Reading
Slovak film industry facing multi-million economic fallout due to pandemic
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s film industry, as in many other countries across Europe, is facing an unprecedented crisis and aContinue Reading
New TV station CNN Prima News launches in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – CNN Prima News, a new, 24-hour television station launched as a Czech-U.S. joint-venture, officially went onContinue Reading
Czech film industry faces major crisis due to coronavirus
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech audiovisual and film industry could become a collateral victim of the coronavirus crisis. InContinue Reading
Cinema: ‘The Painted Bird’ dominates Czech Lion Awards 2020
Prague, Czech Republic – The Painted Bird (Nabarvené ptáče) emerged as the biggest winner of the 2020 Czech Lion ceremony,Continue Reading
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Marvel series to shoot in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the new Marvel series to be released on Disney+ laterContinue Reading
The Voice winner Alicja Szemplińska to represent Poland at Eurovision
Warsaw, Poland – The Voice of Poland winner Alicja Szemplińska will represent Poland in the first half of Eurovision’s 2ndContinue Reading
Led by Netflix and Amazon Prime, foreign productions flock to the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Led by major U.S. streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon and lured by the tax filmContinue Reading
The fall of Czech tycoon and presidential hopeful Jaromir Soukup
Things are starting to look increasingly bleak for Czech media tycoon, billionaire and presidential candidate Jaromir Soukup. In the past,Continue Reading
Second season of ‘The Witcher’ to shoot in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – The second season of Netflix’s 2019 hit-show The Witcher will film in locations in Slovakia and theContinue Reading
Top Google searches in Central Europe in 2019
Budapest, Hungary – There are many ways to determine the most consequential and decisive events of the past year. OneContinue Reading
Actress Marina Gera wins Hungary’s first Emmy Award
Budapest, Hungary – Actress Marina Gera bagged Hungary’s first-ever Emmy Award during the annual ceremony held in New York onContinue Reading
Netflix agrees to ‘fix’ Holocaust documentary after complaints from Poland
Krakow, Poland – Netflix said it would add information to the documentary on the Holocaust and Nazi German death camps,Continue Reading
Hungary withdraws from Eurovision 2020
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary won’t take part in the 2020 Eurovision song contest, Budapest-based Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale reported onContinue Reading
Czech Republic’s richest man strengthens media empire following $2.1 billion-deal
Prague, Czech Republic – Petr Kellner, PPF Group owner and richest man in the Czech Republic, has strengthened his mediaContinue Reading
Nicktoons TV channel to debut in Czech Republic next month
Prague, Czech Republic – According to Czech media Rozhlas.cz, the U.S. kids pay-TV channel Nicktoons is expected to debut in theContinue Reading