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July 25th, 2007 issue

WHITE NOISE Thousands of households along the country’s northwest border with Germany could have trouble receiving the broadcast signals of TV Nova and Czech Television, the daily Mladá fronta Dnes reported July 23. Germany has launched digital broadcasting, which could overpower the stations’ analog signals — another reason to get on with digital broadcasting in the country, the Interior Ministry said.

DIGITAL PASS The Cabinet approved a media law July 18 that, if passed by Parliament, would allow digital broadcasting to begin next spring. The analog broadcasts of TV Nova, Prima TV and Czech Television would run until 2010 or 2012. The law would also allow Czech Television to continue broadcasting commercials next year.
CCTV Surveillance cameras are compromising the privacy of the country’s residents in an “extremely aggressive way,” according to a report of the Personal Data Protection Office (ÚOOÚ). Cameras appear not only on streets but also in schools, hospitals, churches and factories, where the report says they are often unnecessary and used inappropriately — monitoring work hours, for example. No law regulates how cameras are used, the report said.
ENGINES Škoda Auto plans to expand its production of engines in the Czech Republic, the weekly Ekonom reported. Some of these engines may be used for other brands at Škoda’s parent company, Volkswagen. Currently, Škoda only manufactures the engine for its Fabia model; its other models are driven by engines imported from Volkswagen.
WIND Czech wind turbines produced 49.4 gigawatt hours of electricity last year, an increase of 132 percent, according to the Energy Regulatory Office. Even with the increase, wind provided only enough power for 14,000 households. Investment in wind power is expected to continue, with the possibility that installed output could reach 1,200 megawatts — equivalent to one reactor at the Temelín nuclear power plant.
BULGARIA The state-controlled energy utility ČEZ is competing against five other European energy companies to win a 49 percent share in constructing a nuclear power plant planned by the Bulgarian government. Final offers are due Oct. 1. The plant will replace a Soviet-era facility that was closed down partly due to EU safety concerns.


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