Streaming platforms in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has 40+ streaming platforms. See what’s available instantly and what needs a VPN.
What to subscribe to in the Czech Republic, and for whom
There are over sixty streaming services available in the Czech Republic, but paying for all of them makes no sense. In practice, two or three well-chosen subscriptions cover most of what you actually watch. The proven approach is one big global catalogue plus one local service, with sport or anime added to taste.
Which combination fits which viewer
- Binge-watchers: Netflix and Max together cover premium US and European series.
- Families with kids: Disney+ for Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, plus ČT iVysílání with the free kids channel Děčko.
- Sports fans: OnePlay for the Czech league, DAZN for combat sports and F1 TV for Formula 1.
- Czech-content lovers: OnePlay, iPrima+ and Nova Play hold domestic series, shows and archives.
- Anime and Asian drama: Crunchyroll for Japanese titles, Rakuten Viki for Korean and Chinese series.
- Discerning viewers: Apple TV+ for prestige originals, MUBI for arthouse films and documentaries.
How to save with a smart mix
You do not need four subscriptions running at once. It pays to rotate services month by month based on what is releasing, then cancel them off-season. Some content is free, for example on iVysílání or Nova Play, and ad-supported tiers cost less. For services you use all year, an annual plan beats monthly.
OnePlay is the Czech streaming and live-TV platform created on 10 March 2025 through the merger of Voyo (owned by TV Nova) and O2 TV, both controlled by the PPF Group. It combines an on-demand library of more than 20,000 hours with up to 140 live channels and the widest sports line-up in the country: Champions League, Formula 1, NHL, NBA, NFL and the Czech top-flight Chance Liga. Pricing starts at 178 CZK a month for the Komfort plan and tops out at 716 CZK for Maximum, which includes the full sports package. With 1.4 million subscribers, the platform has overtaken Netflix as the best-selling streaming service in the Czech Republic.
ČT sport is Czech Television’s dedicated sports channel and its matching streaming section, operating since 2008 (originally as ČT4 Sport). Programming includes the Czech top-flight Chance Liga football, the Extraliga ice-hockey league, tennis tournaments, athletics, cycling and marquee events such as the Olympic Games and World Championships. Streaming is free, funded by the Czech TV licence fee, and available through ceskatelevize.cz and the ČT mobile apps.
iVysílání is the streaming and catch-up portal of Czech Television (Česká televize), in service since 2008. It carries live feeds and archives for every one of Česká televize’s six channels: ČT1 (main channel), ČT2 (culture and cinema), ČT24 (24/7 news), ČT sport (sports), ČT :D (children) and ČT art (arts and classical music). The service is funded by the Czech TV licence fee, which makes it ad-free and free at the point of use. Most content is available in Czechia and across most of Europe; licensing limits apply outside that region.
Nova Sport is a family of six sports channels run by Czech broadcaster TV Nova (CME / PPF Group). Nova Sport 1 and 2 carry the NHL, NBA, NFL and Ligue 1, channels 3 and 4 European football led by the Champions League, the Bundesliga and LaLiga, channel 5 every Formula 1 race and channel 6 the UFC and MotoGP. There is no stand-alone app: Nova Sport 1 to 6 are watched live online through Oneplay in Czechia and Voyo in Slovakia, plus operators such as Magenta TV, Vodafone, Telly and Skylink. The channels reach only 2 countries, Czechia and Slovakia, so anywhere else the feed is blocked by IP address.
prima+ is the streaming platform of Czech commercial broadcaster FTV Prima, launched in 2023 as a rebrand of the older iPrima app. Three tiers are on offer: a free plan with live streams of every Prima channel and a basic on-demand archive, LIGHT (89 CZK/month) which unlocks premieres of selected drama up to seven days before they air on the linear channel, and PREMIUM (134 CZK/month) which strips out advertising and provides the widest library. Content is licensed for Czech territory only.
Stream the latest blockbusters and cult classics directly to your favorite devices without the hassle of traditional cable. Our platform brings together high octane action, satirical comedy, and gripping documentaries in a single interface designed for seamless navigation across global markets. Whether you are catching up on international hits or exploring niche gems, the experience remains crisp and uninterrupted.
Male-oriented free channel of TV Nova, originally launched as Fanda in July 2012 and rebranded to Nova Action on 4 February 2017. Action films, crime series and occasional sport; live on tv.nova.cz/sledujte-zive/3-nova-action.
ČT1 is Czech Television’s flagship channel and the most-watched public-service network in the country. Its schedule leans heavily on Czech-made drama, feature films, the main Události evening news, the Reportéři ČT investigative strand and long-running entertainment formats such as the ballroom show Stardance. The live stream and the catch-up archive are free through the iVysílání app, funded by the Czech TV licence fee. Availability outside Czechia varies programme by programme.
Female-oriented free channel of TV Nova, launched on 18 October 2021. Line-up built on Czech and foreign romantic series, films and reality shows aimed at a female audience; live on tv.nova.cz/sledujte-zive/29-nova-lady.
Stream the best of Czech children’s public television directly to your screen anywhere in Europe. From timeless animated classics to modern educational shows, this platform offers a safe and ad-free environment for kids of all ages. Enjoy premium content alongside international favorites tailored for families who appreciate high-quality storytelling.
ČT2 serves as the primary cultural and educational hub of Czech public television, specializing in high-end international documentaries and independent cinema. You can access its live stream and extensive iVysílání archive for free, though most premium foreign content is strictly geoblocked to the Czech Republic.
FilmBox+ is a streaming service from SPI International, headquartered in The Hague in the Netherlands and today part of the CANAL+ Group. The brand started out in Czechia and Slovakia back in 2005 and has since spread across much of Europe and into the United States. You watch through an app, and the price depends on the country where you live. The lineup centers on movies and series from Hollywood, Europe, and Asia, along with documentaries, kids programming, and live film channels. There are no in-house originals, and picture quality tops out at Full HD, so you will not find 4K here. Offline downloads are on hand, and device support is broad, covering the web, iOS, Android, smart TVs, Chromecast, and Apple TV. Central and Eastern Europe remains the heart of the service, with Poland its strongest market.
Free entertainment channel of TV Nova, launched in December 2012 as Smíchov TV, renamed Nova 2 in 2017 and rebranded to Nova Fun on 20 September 2021. Comedy series, films and light entertainment; live on tv.nova.cz/sledujte-zive/4-nova-fun.
Free movie-and-series channel of TV Nova, on air since December 2007. Focused on foreign films, international series, reality shows and film-related programming; live on tv.nova.cz/sledujte-zive/2-nova-cinema.
CNN Prima News brings the global authority of CNN to the Czech market, delivering 24/7 live broadcasting and investigative reports. The platform focuses on high production value news, regional political analysis, and localized versions of international documentary series.
Telly is the Czech IPTV service run by the LAMA energy group, on the market since 2015 and offering Czech, Slovak and international channels without either a satellite dish or a cable connection. All a household needs is a broadband connection; playback is handled by the browser, mobile apps, tablets or a native smart-TV app. The Start, Standard and Premium tiers differ in channel count, cloud-recording quota and catch-up depth. The service focuses on the Czech and Slovak markets.
ČT Art is the cultural channel of Czech Television, the country’s public broadcaster, on air since 2013. It is devoted to theatre, classical and contemporary music, fine art and auteur cinema, with stage broadcasts, award-winning documentaries and regular magazines such as ArtZóna and Události v kultuře. Everything streams free of charge, live or on demand, through the iVysílání archive, in the original audio with Czech subtitles.
Lepší.TV is the Czech internet-television service of Ostrava-based goNET (formerly branded as goNET TV), running since 2016. The line-up bundles more than 160 live channels, a catch-up window of up to one hundred days and an on-demand library of nearly ten thousand films and series. Billing is monthly with no commitment: the MINI tier starts at 149 CZK, KLASIK sits at 259 CZK and the top TOP tier, which adds the film library, costs 309 CZK. Playback works through the browser, native apps and directly on most smart TVs.
Sledování.tv is one of the longest-running IPTV services in the Czech and Slovak markets, running since 2012. The line-up carries over 150 live channels, cloud recording and a seven-day catch-up window. The Mini, Klasik and Max tiers differ in channel count and recording storage, and native apps are available in the browser, on mobile, on smart TVs and on a range of set-top boxes. It has a reputation for stable playback, which is largely why it has retained subscribers for more than a decade.
Free live sports streaming from Fortuna, the largest Czech betting operator. Viewers need an active iFortuna gaming account to watch football (Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1), tennis (ATP, WTA, ITF), hockey and combat sports on web, iOS and Android.
TV Nova is the most-watched commercial television in the Czech Republic, on air since 1994 when it became the country’s first nationwide private broadcaster. The free, ad-supported stream at tv.nova.cz lets viewers catch up on the network’s long-running soaps (Ordinace v růžové zahradě, Ulice, Specialisté), entertainment formats like Tvoje tvář má známý hlas, the TN.cz news output and selected film premieres. Paid archives and the wider sports package sit on the sister service OnePlay.
Tipsport TV is the live sports streaming service of Tipsport, the largest sports betting company in the Czech Republic. It is offered free of charge to verified Tipsport account holders and covers dozens of competitions, with the core built around the Czech ice-hockey top flight (Tipsport Extraliga), the Chance Liga football league, selected tennis tournaments and lower-tier Czech football divisions. Live streams typically unlock after a minimum deposit and serve as a companion feature to the betting app.
Crime-focused free channel of TV Nova. Originally launched as Telka in February 2013, rebranded Nova Gold in 2017 and finally Nova Krimi on 3 November 2025. Procedural and detective series; live on tv.nova.cz/sledujte-zive/5-nova-krimi.
TV Barrandov provides a focused digital archive of its linear broadcast content, specializing in Czech talk shows and scripted reality formats. The platform serves as a primary hub for viewers seeking catch-up episodes of local productions and controversial discussion programs led by prominent Czech media personalities.
The Czech streaming market: how it works
The Czech market runs on a mix of global giants and local services. The big international platforms draw you in with vast catalogues and their own originals, while Czech services hold what you will not find elsewhere: domestic shows, dubbing, live TV and rights to Czech sport. That split decides what you end up watching.
Local services versus the global giants
Local platforms like ČT Play, OnePlay and iPrima+ have one decisive edge global catalogues will never match: Czech originals, dubbing, live channels and sports rights for the home market. Global services win on breadth and budget for original production. That is exactly why it pays to combine them rather than back a single side.
What shapes availability and catalogues
What is on offer is governed by licences, and those apply only to a given territory. The same platform therefore shows a different selection in the Czech Republic than in the United States, and as licences expire or renew, titles come and go. Both availability and price follow deals with rights holders, so the catalogue naturally shifts over time.
When a VPN helps with foreign catalogues
If you want to watch foreign versions of services from inside the Czech Republic, say US Netflix or the UK BBC iPlayer, a VPN with a server in that country helps. That is a different situation from everyday viewing at home, where you need no VPN at all. The same works in reverse once you head abroad and want to keep watching Czech content.
Browse by country
Streaming in Czechia: FAQ
Everything you need to know about streaming in the Czech Republic.