Private company

Czech Media Invest

Czech media holding company

Czech Media Invest a.s. (CMI) is a Czech media holding company active in newspaper and magazine publishing, radio broadcasting and digital media.2 It was founded by Daniel Křetínský.1 Its chief executive is Daniel Křetínský.1 It employed 2,302 people in 2023.1 Its revenue was €487 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2011Founded1
  • Industrymedia industry1
  • HeadquartersPrague1
  • Websitewww.czechmediainvest.cz
  • Legal formakciová společnost1
  • LEI315700I3W2AFHP8MNQ013
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPařížská 130/26, 110 00 Praha, Czechia3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, 248172363

Czech Media Invest a.s. (CMI) is a Czech media holding company active in newspaper and magazine publishing, radio broadcasting and digital media.2

Corporate structure

Czech Media Invest sits at the top of its group. 32 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Czech Media Invest Praha 1, Czechia
    • Czech News Center 100% · Praha 7, Czechia
    • CN Invest Subsidiary · 100% · Prague, Czech Republic
    • Active Radio Subsidiary · Prague, Czech Republic
    • CMI France Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Euromedia Group Stake · 49% · Praha, Czechia
      • FOLIO Subsidiary · Praha 6, Czechia
      • Odeon Subsidiary · Prague, Czech Republic
      • Pikola Subsidiary
      • Ikar Subsidiary · Czechia
    • NEOLUXOR Stake · 49% · Prague, Czech Republic
    • Czech Radio Center Subsidiary · 100% · Czechia
    • Czech Video Center Subsidiary · 100% · Czechia
    • International Media Invest Subsidiary · 100% · Czechia
    • Marianne Subsidiary · 100% · France
    • Brasinex Bohemia Subsidiary · 50% · Czechia
    • GjirafaTech Subsidiary · 50% · Czechia
    • Evropa 2 Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Frekvence 1 Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Hachette Filipacchi Médias Subsidiary · France
    • Interforum Subsidiary · France
    • Max Loyd Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Radio Bonton Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Radio West Plzeň Subsidiary · Czechia
    • RUBY Equity Investment S.á r.l. Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • Rádio Duha Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Usbek & Rica Subsidiary · France
    • BOHEMIAN VENTURES Stake · 49% · Czechia
    • KH Financing Stake · 49% · Czechia
    • Knižní Holding Stake · 49% · Czechia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Czech Media Invest reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Daniel Křetínský in 2011.1

Leadership

Who has led Czech Media Invest, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (2)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • EP Group 50% since 2020
  • J&T Capital Partners 40% since 2023
  • Tymon 10% since 2019

Subsidiaries

  • Active Radio
  • BOHEMIAN VENTURES
  • Brasinex Bohemia
  • CN Invest
  • Czech News Center
  • Czech Radio Center
  • Czech Video Center
  • Euromedia Group
  • Evropa 2
  • Frekvence 1
  • GjirafaTech
  • Hachette Filipacchi Médias
  • Interforum
  • International Media Invest
  • KH Financing
  • Knižní Holding
  • Marianne
  • Max Loyd
  • NEOLUXOR
  • RUBY Equity Investment S.á r.l.
  • Radio Bonton
  • Radio West Plzeň
  • Rádio Duha
  • Usbek & Rica

Former owners and parents

  • Daniel Křetínský 50% until 2019
  • EP Investment 50% 2019 to 2020
  • Patrik Tkáč 40% until 2019
  • E-Commerce and Media Investments 40% 2019 to 2023
  • Roman Korbačka 10% until 2019

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2018Czech Radio Center became a subsidiary1
  2. 2018Marianne became a subsidiary1

Employees over time

Czech Media Invest employees by year12.3K in 2023+149% since 2016
01.0K2.0K3.0K2016: 92492420162017: 1.0K1.0K2017+9%2018: 1.2K1.2K2018+19%2019: 2.0K2.0K2019+66%2020: 1.9K1.9K2020−4%2021: 1.9K1.9K2021−1%2022: 2.0K2.0K2022+6%2023: 2.3K2.3K2023+16%
  • 20232,3021
  • 20221,9841
  • 20211,8671
  • 20201,8931
  • 20191,9821
  • 20181,1961
  • 20171,0091
  • 20169241

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2023487.2M EUR1

Net income

  • 2023-88.5M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2011Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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