The Czech broadcaster Prima would like to see the distribution of its thematic channels stopped in neighbouring Slovakia.
According to Zive, almost all operators in Slovakia still carry Prima Cool, Prima Love, Prima Zoom or Prima Max.
Although they also distribute Prima Comedy Central, it is operated by Viacom rather than Prima.
Prima’s CEO Marek Singer and Martin Cepek, its development director, have indicated that negotiations are already taking place with individual operators.
However, there is no time limit on their conclusion.
To date, the only Prima thematic channel to have been withdrawn in Slovakia is Prima Plus.
Nova, the leading broadcaster in the Czech Republic, has taken a more robust approach towards operators distributing its channels in Slovakia, threatening them with prosecution.
