Streaming platforms in the Czech Republic

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Televize Seznam is the Czech digital-native news and current-affairs television operated by Seznam.cz, one of the country’s largest internet companies. Launched in September 2019 without a linear broadcasting licence, the channel focuses exclusively on news, investigative reporting, long-form political interviews and debate shows such as Výzva or Rozstřel. Everything is free and requires no registration, distributed through televizeseznam.cz and the Seznam.cz TV mobile app.

ČT24 is Czech Television’s 24-hour news channel. Launched on 2 May 2005 as the country’s first dedicated all-news station, it covers politics, domestic and international stories, flagship debate shows such as Otázky Václava Moravce and 90’ ČT24, plus live press conferences. Streaming is free, ad-free and needs no account, available through ct24.ceskatelevize.cz and iVysílání, with funding coming from the Czech TV licence fee.

Kuki is the Czech no-contract internet-TV service launched in 2014 by Brno-based Smart Comp., now part of the CETIN group (PPF). Four tiers (Kuki S, M, L and XL) cover 45 to 160 live channels, cloud recording, catch-up and a shared on-demand library. Playback works in the browser, on mobile and tablet and in native apps on most smart TVs. The primary market is the Czech Republic, though the service also runs across several other EU countries.

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 134 CZK, KLASIK sits at 232 CZK and the top TOP tier, which adds the film library, costs 277 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.

Stream.cz is the Czech video platform run by Seznam.cz, on the market since 2008 and built around a mix of in-house originals and licensed programming. The free, ad-supported tier spans feature films, documentaries, cooking staples like A Dost! s Přemkem Podlahou or Kluci v akci, homegrown comedy series and a large film archive. A paid Premium tier removes ads and gives earlier access to selected new releases. The catalogue is tailored to Czech-speaking viewers.

CANAL+ in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is the local arm of France’s Canal+ Group (Vivendi, Bolloré Group), which entered the market in April 2023 by rebranding the former M7 Group platform. One subscription covers European arthouse cinema, Hollywood blockbusters, Canal+ Originals and, perhaps most decisively, exclusive rights to the English Premier League for Czech and Slovak audiences. Pricing starts at 214 CZK per month for the base plan, with CANAL+ Komplet available at 259 CZK.

KVIFF.TV is the official streaming platform of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, one of Europe’s oldest film festivals (running since 1946). Rather than flooding the catalogue with new releases, it curates a tighter selection: European arthouse cinema, festival premieres, documentaries and restored classics, frequently accompanied by video essays. A free section sits alongside monthly or annual subscriptions and the option to rent individual titles.

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.

DAFilms.com is a global documentary streaming platform run by Prague-based Doc-Air Distribution under the Doc Alliance banner, a creative partnership between seven major European documentary festivals: CPH:DOX (Copenhagen), Doclisboa (Lisbon), Millennium Docs Against Gravity (Warsaw), DOK Leipzig, FIDMarseille, Ji.hlava IDFF and Visions du Réel (Nyon). The catalogue spans more than 4,000 titles, including festival prize winners and independent films that rarely surface on mainstream platforms. Monthly billing is 135 CZK, annual 1,348 CZK.

Edisonline is the Czech-Slovak streaming service tied to Prague’s Edison Filmhub arthouse cinema and the Film Europe distributor. The catalogue brings together more than a thousand award-winning titles from Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Sundance, shown in their original language with Czech subtitles. Subscriptions are sold on a monthly or annual basis and typically include the live Film Europe Channel and Doq channels. The target audience is the cinephile who cares about festival programming but cannot make it to the cinema every week.

TV Noe is a unique Czech broadcaster that provides a peaceful alternative to mainstream media, focusing on ethical, spiritual, and cultural content. You can access their extensive video archive and 24/7 live stream globally, featuring concerts, documentaries, and programs for families and the elderly without any commercial interruptions.

DAZN is a sports-first streaming service built to compete with traditional pay-TV sports channels. The schedule shifts dramatically from country to country: in Germany it carries the Bundesliga and Champions League matches, in Italy it owns the majority of Serie A, in Japan it runs baseball and boxing. The global side of DAZN remains its combat sports division, where it has become one of the biggest buyers of marquee boxing pay-per-view events.