TV Barrandov Archive Up for Sale for 20 Million CZK
Bidding Ends November 12 for TV Barrandov Archive
Prospective buyers have until Thursday, November 12 at noon to submit electronic bids for the TV Barrandov archive on the Prokonzulta portal.
The collection features programs such as Judge Barbara, Dangerous Relationships, and Delta Police. The indicative price for the entire set sits at 20 million crowns.
Insolvency administrator David Jánošík is selling the archive as part of bankruptcy proceedings for Barrandov Televizní Studio. The electronic selection process requires participants to submit their own financial offers.
Conditions do not establish a minimum purchase price. The 20-million-crown figure remains strictly orientational.
The attached inventory also lists series such as Bezdružice and Dr. Kellerová. It includes programs like Judge Alexander, Rescuers, and Straight with Soukup.
Alongside original internal productions, the package features Czech dubbing for foreign films and selected parts of the Emmanuella erotic series. Various documentaries, television romance stories, detective features, fairy tales, and B-movies like Megashark Versus Kolossus are part of the bundle.
Register on the Portal and Deposit a Security Bond
Interested parties must register on the portal and deposit a five-million-crown security bond. Submitted offers bind participants for at least three months following the deadline.
The primary criterion for winning remains the highest properly and timely offered price. Court decisions dictate that a creditor committee must also approve the winner in advance.
Organizers and the seller retain the right to cancel the proceeding or announce additional rounds. The selected bidder must pay the final price within 60 calendar days from the notification of victory and prior to contract signing.
Failure to pay the remaining sum on time incurs a contractual penalty equal to the five-million-crown deposit.
Transfer of Rights Remains Limited to Company-Owned Programs
The sample contract transfers only those rights to utilize programs that belong to the indebted company and that it can lawfully transfer to a new owner. Purchasing the archive alone does not guarantee unrestricted broadcasting or internet publication rights.
If transferring a specific license requires consent from its provider, buyers must secure that approval independently. A contract attachment warns that completeness of underlying agreements and consents has not been individually confirmed for all items.
Purchasers must verify available documentation regarding permitted territory and duration before airing any program. The seller notes that technical condition and readability across all data carriers were not globally verified, offering no guarantees of financial returns.
Prokonzulta is separately offering a collection of Barrandov trademarks. That portfolio carries a separate 20-million-crown orientational price, a five-million-crown deposit, and the same November 12 deadline.
Station Operations
The Municipal Court in Prague authorized the sale of trademarks and television production at the beginning of October. The original operator of TV Barrandov went bankrupt, but its stations continue to regular broadcast schedules.
Broadcasting Services, part of the České Radiokomunikace group, expressed interest in operating the channels. The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting granted seven new licenses covering all three Barrandov stations on October 20.
Operations for TV Barrandov officially transitioned to České Radiokomunikace on October 30.