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Czech Television–Czech Radio

Broadcasters at Czech Television and Czech Radio walked out on Tuesday, replacing live news with archive programming to protest a government plan to abolish license fees. Journalists warn the shift to state-budget funding threatens editorial independence and opens the door to political meddling.

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Czech public media workers and supporters protest the proposed funding overhaul in Prague.From: Czech Public Media Journalists Strike Over Funding Overhaul, Pulling Live News Off Air

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The proposed legislation would cut Czech Television's budget back to 2008 levels and Czech Radio's to 2005.From: Czech Public Media Journalists Strike Over Funding Overhaul, Pulling Live News Off Air ·
The proposed legislation would abolish direct household fees in favor of a state budget allocation.From: Thousands Protest in Prague as Czech Journalists Threaten Strike Over Public Media Overhaul ·
The government argues the current 135 koruna fee, untouched since 2008, has lost over 40 percent of its value to inflation.From: Thousands Protest in Prague as Czech Journalists Threaten Strike Over Public Media Overhaul ·
Presenters wore black and read from paper scripts in darkened studios during the one-day strike.From: Czech Public Media Journalists Strike Over Funding Overhaul, Pulling Live News Off Air ·
Illustration: University students across major Czech cities organized marches to coincide with the broadcasters' walkout.From: Czech Public Media Journalists Strike Over Funding Overhaul, Pulling Live News Off Air ·
Public media journalists declared a formal strike alert, warning that the new funding model threatens their editorial independence.From: Thousands Protest in Prague as Czech Journalists Threaten Strike Over Public Media Overhaul ·
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Protesters directed their anger at the parliamentary chambers, where the bill faces its first reading on Tuesday.From: Thousands Protest in Prague as Czech Journalists Threaten Strike Over Public Media Overhaul ·

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November 2026

  1. Czech Public Media Journalists Strike Over Funding Overhaul, Pulling Live News Off Air

October 2026

  1. Thousands Protest in Prague as Czech Journalists Threaten Strike Over Public Media Overhaul