Client story
Česká televize

Česká televize (Czech TV) is the national public broadcaster of the Czech Republic, widely respected for delivering high-quality programming across news, culture, sports, and entertainment. It operates and produces its own six of its nationwide HD TV channels, including ČT1, ČT2, ČT24 (news), ČT sport, ČT:D for children, and cultural channel ČT art. Its channels run in 24/7, broadcasting a combination of prerecorded and live content.

Česká televize holds a special place in our history as PROVYS’s very first client. The core architecture of the PROVYS Sphere broadcast management system (previously called “PROVYS”) was shaped through close cooperation with Czech TV’s teams, based on a thorough analysis of their operational workflows. This partnership laid the groundwork for what PROVYS Sphere is today.

To manage its varied and complex broadcast activities, Česká televize relies on PROVYS Sphere to deliver end-to-end support across scheduling, production, acquisitions, and content archiving. It also uses Stream Circle as its emergency playout solution.

PROVYS Sphere provides:

• Centralised long-term planning and scheduling across multiple channels, with dedicated support for continuous news and sports broadcasting (ČT24 and ČT sport).
• Advanced tools for managing long-term and short-term production budgets, progress tracking, and production materials delivery and description.
• Streamlined acquisition processes, including content amortisation and integration with financial and accounting systems.
• A richly structured content archive, with assets dating back to the 1950s, supported by comprehensive metadata and advanced search tools.

Stream Circle provides: 

As an emergency playout solution, Stream Circle safeguards broadcast continuity by running in parallel with broadcasters’ primary playout system. It continuously receives and processes playlist updates from the main system, automatically manages all required media, and keeps a ready-to-air output feed available 24/7. The entire workflow is fully automated and requires no additional staff. To minimise risks, the emergency platform is built from different components to the primary playout solution, reducing the chance of software errors or failures being replicated.