Czech Television and Czech Radio employees went on an all-day strike on Tuesday, November 3, against planned changes to public media funding. The protest culminated in the afternoon on Prague's Wenceslas Square, where thousands of their supporters gathered. Demonstrations also took place in Brno, Ostrava and other cities. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
Several hundred Czech Television employees arrived at Wenceslas Square after marching from the news building at Kavčí Hory. Protest participants carried banners supporting public media and rejected the proposal to abolish license fees. ČT and ČRo employees warn that transferring funding to the state budget could threaten their independence. respekt.cz ↗
Czech athletes also came out in support of maintaining independent funding in an open letter to the government. Signatories included Olympic champions and other well-known personalities. Biathlete Tereza Voborníková stated: "I'm glad we've come together to support ČT and ČRo." According to a survey, 46 percent of Czech adults consider the strike justified, while 39 percent hold the opposite view. denikn.cz ↗
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura, on the other hand, insists on abolishing the fees and stated: "My demonstrations were also great." National Theatre actors Taťjana Medvecká and Igor Orozovič called during the protest for Culture Minister Ota Klempíř to resign. The dispute over the future funding of Czech Television and Czech Radio thus remains one of the prominent political and social issues. ta3.com ↗
Thousands of people in Prague protested for the independence of ČT and ČRo
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Herci Národního divadla opět vyzvali k odstoupení ministra kultury Klempíře
idnes.cz
| 18:25 03.11.
Václavák praská ve švech: Za ČT demonstrují Medvecká, Orozovič, Dan Bárta i Mádl. Záruba oblékl stylový dres
super.cz
| 18:26 03.11.
Obrazem: Praha, Brno i Ostrava se bouří proti rušení mediálních poplatků
denikn.cz
| 16:58 03.11.
Praha sa búri proti zásahom do médií. Tisíce ľudí protestujú, herci žiadajú hlavu ministra kultúry
ta3.com
| 17:59 03.11.
„Pravdu nahradia vlastnou propagandou.” Režisérka Nvotová na proteste v Prahe varovala Čechov pred slovenským scenárom
aktuality.sk
| 18:31 03.11.
Moje demonstrace byly také fajn, reagoval Okamura na stávku. Zrušení poplatků prosadí
idnes.cz
| 18:13 03.11.
Jak Prahu zaplnily transparenty na podporu rozhlasu a televize. Pohne stávka s vládními politiky?
respekt.cz
| 17:00 03.11.
Faul 4:36. Několik stovek stávkujících pracovníků ČT došlo z Kavčích hor na shromáždění do centra Prahy
respekt.cz
| 16:18 03.11.
Sportovci proti vládě. „Jsem ráda, že jsme se semkli na podporu ČT a ČRo,“ říká biatlonistka Voborníková
denikn.cz
| 16:52 03.11.
Stávku v ČT a rozhlasu považuje za oprávněnou 46 procent lidí, zjistil průzkum
lupa.cz
| 11:49 03.11.
Nepravdivé a zavádějící. Televize Prima odmítá tvrzení, že by nevysílala o stávce v ČT
forum24.cz
| 09:43 05.11.
Tisícky ľudí na Václavskom námestí demonštrujú za verejnoprávne médiá
kultura.pravda.sk
| 18:21 03.11.
Na pražskom Václavskom námestí vyvrcholil protest štrajkujúcich zamestnancov Českej televízie a Českého rozhlasu.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 18:15 03.11.
Ticho na Kavčích horách. Jak vypadá den, kdy stávkuje Česká televize
denikn.cz
| 13:34 03.11.
Stáhněte návrh na zrušení poplatků, žádají sportovci vládu. Podepsali se i olympijští vítězové
forum24.cz
| 18:33 02.11.
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