The Launch of Nova Television: Marek Eben at the 55th Karlovy Vary IFF

The Launch of Nova Television: Marek Eben at the 55th Karlovy Vary IFF

Marek Exactly at seven in the evening on February 4, 1994, a live broadcast of the first Czech commercial television started from the National Museum. The name was chosen by the viewers themselves. Nova won out of thousands of tips. At the time, Marek described Czech Television as an elderly wife and praised Nova as … Read more

Nominations for the Czech Lion 2024 awards

Nominations for the Czech Lion 2024 awards

Nomination for the Czech Lion Award 2024 The best movieBrothers – producer Petr BílekSilent secret – producer Jiří TučekShe came at night – producers Eva Pavlíčková, Pavel Vácha, Tomáš Pavlíček, Jan Vejnar, Šimon DvořáčekDance Matylda – producer Nataša SlavíkováDawn – producers Maja Hamplová, Matěj Chlupáček Documentary filmBlix Not Bombs – directed by Greta StocklassMy heaven … Read more

Marek Eben’s Live Broadcast Anxiety Revealed in Kolem dokola Program

Marek Eben’s Live Broadcast Anxiety Revealed in Kolem dokola Program

He admitted in the program Kolem dokola that he still suffers during live broadcasts after all these years, in which Kostkova every day around 8 p.m., he reveals the behind-the-scenes and highlights of the dance show. “The worst is before you get in there. Those last few seconds, when we are still behind the screen … Read more

Dance Competition Highlights: International Influences and High Scores

Dance Competition Highlights: International Influences and High Scores

Saturday’s fifth round of the competition and the part “Flying the World” really started “from the floor”, i.e. with the performance of the Slovak folklore group Partia and their dance called Zemplín Variations. They introduced an evening that was very foreign and special in many ways – dancing to songs in Mandarin, Korean or Hungarian, … Read more

Tereza Kostková: StarDance, One Family, & Future Plans

Tereza Kostková: StarDance, One Family, & Future Plans

It’s been seventeen years, huh? Tereza Kostková a Marek Exactly introduced the first series of the format, which during the following years won over almost the whole of Bohemia. StarDance has been one of the flagships of Czech Television for years, which is also evident in the viewing figures. Tereza Kostková showed off her home: … Read more

Hosts Tereza and Mark’s Journey on StarDance: A Look Back at 17 Years of Dance and Laughter

Hosts Tereza and Mark’s Journey on StarDance: A Look Back at 17 Years of Dance and Laughter

Tereza and Mark first appeared as hosts of a dance show on ČT1 in 2006. “It never ceases to amaze me that it has been seventeen years since I heard the StarDance ringtone for the first time. I was pregnant at the time and I definitely did not think that I would host all the … Read more

Behind the Scenes of StarDance: Costumes, Emotions, and Technology

Behind the Scenes of StarDance: Costumes, Emotions, and Technology

All evenings are broadcast live from the Křižík Pavilion at the Holešovice Exhibition Center in Prague. That’s where StarDance takes place. The dance couples have been training since the end of July in rehearsal rooms on Kavče hory. The contestants only saw the broadcast location for the first time this week. “It doesn’t look as … Read more