Seznam Zprávy
https://www.seznamzpravy.cz
In 2016, Seznam.cz (in English: List), a web portal and search engine, launched the online news site Seznam Zprávy. The editorial director is Jakub Unger (former founder of Aktuálně.cz), and the editor-in-chief is Jiří Kubík (the former deputy of editor-in-chief of MF DNES). "In the beginning, Seznam zprávy was just a start-up. It was meant as video project and live-streaming," director Jakub Unger said.
In 2019, Seznam zprávy split into two divisions: Seznam zprávy news website and broadcasting TV Seznam. Both media outlets have different information and separate teams. Now, Seznam zprávy focuses on multimedia content and news. Today, Seznam zprávy is one of the most successful media projects in the Czech Republic.
In August 2022, Seznam zprávy separated itself from the company group to become a joint stock company, although it is still connected to the "mother" company Seznam.
The content is in Czech, and there is also information in Ukrainian, in order to help Ukrainian refugees find practical information on how to start a new life in the Czech Republic.
The primary revenue comes from advertising. According to Unger, "60% of the content in Czech internet is being monetised via Seznam (actually Stream.cz, which is the competitor of YouTube). This is a unique situation, not only in the European market."
Seznam also produces podcasts.
The newsroom has received numerous Journalists Awards from Open Society Foundations (for example, Jiří Kubík and Nikola Zwrtková).
Seznam.cz was founded in 1996 by Ivo Lukačovič as the first web portal in the Czech Republic. Today Seznam runs almost 30 different web services and associated brands. Seznam is the competitor of Google in the Czech Republic; in 2020, the company's net profit was 1.4 billion Czech crowns.
Last updated: December 2023