Nova Gold
Nova Gold was the former name of a Czech free-to-air television channel now operating as Nova Krimi.
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Overview
Nova Gold was the former brand name of a Czech free-to-air commercial television channel within the Nova Group. The channel was launched on 22 February 2013 under the name Telka, after its operator, CET 21, received a broadcasting licence from the Czech Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting. The service was conceived as an additional Nova Group outlet carrying selected programming from the TV Nova archive alongside acquired foreign crime, police and mystery series. The launch was initially intended to coincide with TV Nova's nineteenth anniversary on 4 February 2013. Because the licensing process was not completed by that date, the station began broadcasting later in February, at 2:00 p.m. on 22 February. Its opening schedule included the edited programme Nova sebe. The channel was also announced as being available through satellite distribution shortly before launch. In an earlier period, programming under the Telka identity was associated with Digital Broadcasting, a company connected with broadcaster Radim Pařízek, although the channel subsequently operated within the Nova Group's corporate structure. Telka's schedule developed around catalogue entertainment and imported procedural or investigative fiction. Its programme mix included Czech productions such as Kriminálka Anděl, Odznak Vysočina and Specialisté, as well as international series including Columbo, Criminal Minds, CSI: Vegas, FBI, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Monk, Murder, She Wrote, Person of Interest and The Mentalist. Other listed acquisitions included Dr. House, Inspector George Gently, Medium, Nikita, Sherlock Holmes, SOKO Kitzbühel and Without a Trace. This programming profile positioned the service as a complementary archive and crime-oriented channel rather than a direct general-entertainment replacement for the flagship TV Nova service. In 2014, Nova received approval to reduce the proportion of European works broadcast on the Telka service from 10 percent to 3 percent. The most important brand change came on 4 February 2017, when Telka was renamed Nova Gold. The rebranding formed part of a wider effort to unify the names of Nova Group channels; other simultaneous or related changes included Fanda becoming Nova Action and Smíchov becoming Nova 2. Nova Gold therefore functioned as a recognizable extension of the Nova naming system while retaining the channel's archive-led and crime-focused programming identity. According to the referenced channel history, Nova Gold was renamed Nova Krimi on 3 November 2025. Nova Gold is consequently best understood as a historical channel brand rather than the current on-air name. The service remains associated with the Nova Group and CME, and its current web presence is hosted within the TV Nova digital ecosystem.
History
Nova Krimi is the current identity of a Czech free-to-air commercial television channel whose previous names included Telka and Nova Gold. The service belongs to the Nova Group and is associated with CET 21 within the CME corporate structure. Its programming has centered on crime, investigation, mystery and selected programmes from the wider Nova television archive. The channel was planned as an additional Nova Group service and was originally expected to launch on 4 February 2013, the nineteenth anniversary of TV Nova. CET 21 submitted its application for a broadcasting licence in December 2012, but the licence was not granted until 5 February 2013. The delay moved the launch to 22 February 2013, when the station began broadcasting at 2:00 p.m. with an edited version of Nova sebe. Satellite distribution was announced before the launch. Earlier Telka-related operations also involved Digital Broadcasting, the company associated with broadcaster Radim Pařízek. During its Telka period, the channel carried a mixture of Nova archive material and international crime or general investigative series. Its listed schedule included long-running programmes such as Columbo, Criminal Minds, CSI: Vegas, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Monk, Murder, She Wrote, Person of Interest and The Mentalist. It also broadcast Czech titles including Kriminálka Anděl, Odznak Vysočina and Specialisté, together with acquired series such as FBI, Inspector George Gently, Medium, Nikita, Sherlock Holmes, SOKO Kitzbühel and Without a Trace. The combination gave the service a distinct complementary role within the Nova portfolio. A regulatory change followed in 2014, when Nova obtained permission to reduce the required proportion of European works on the Telka channel from 10 percent to 3 percent. On 4 February 2017, the service was renamed Nova Gold. This formed part of a Nova Group naming programme that also saw Fanda become Nova Action and Smíchov become Nova 2. The Nova Gold identity linked the channel more visibly to the parent television brand while preserving its catalogue and crime-oriented focus. The channel later adopted the name Nova Krimi on 3 November 2025. Nova Gold is therefore a former brand identity of the same television service, while Nova Krimi is the current name described by the authoritative article. Its current online presence is located within the TV Nova website, and its market remains the Czech Republic.
- 2025
Nova Gold becomes Nova Krimi
[1]The service adopted its current Nova Krimi name on 3 November 2025.
- 2017
Telka becomes Nova Gold
[1]The channel was renamed Nova Gold on 4 February 2017 as part of Nova Group brand-name unification.
- 2014
European works quota reduced
[1]Nova received approval to reduce the Telka service's European works requirement from 10 percent to 3 percent.
- 2013
Broadcasting licence granted
[1]The Czech broadcasting regulator granted the necessary licence on 5 February 2013.
- 2013
Channel launches as Telka
[1]The station began broadcasting on 22 February 2013 at 2:00 p.m., later than the originally intended anniversary launch date.
- 2012
Licence application submitted
[1]CET 21 applied for a broadcasting licence for the planned additional Nova Group channel in December 2012.
Products and positioning
A Czech Nova Group television channel positioned around crime, police, mystery and archive programming, with a schedule combining Czech productions and acquired foreign series.
Television channel · 2017
Nova Gold
Nova Gold was the channel identity used from 2017 until the service was renamed Nova Krimi in 2025. It carried Czech and foreign crime, police, mystery and investigative series, together with programmes drawn from the Nova archive. The brand was intended to align the channel with the naming system used across the Nova Group.
Television channel · 2025
Nova Krimi
Nova Krimi is the current name of the Czech free-to-air channel formerly known as Telka and Nova Gold. Its schedule is centered on crime and investigative entertainment, including Czech productions and acquired international procedural, mystery and police series.
Controversies
2020
NovaGold sues J Capital Research over mine report
NovaGold filed a lawsuit against J Capital Research seeking damages over the firm's report about the proposed Donlin Gold mine and NovaGold's valuation. The dispute centers on the research firm's publication concerning the proposed mine and the company's valuation. NovaGold's action sought damages in connection with that report. The event was reported on July 8, 2020.
Brand decisions
2025
Rebrand Nova Gold as Nova KrimiGeneration changeBackground
The channel's programming profile was associated with crime, police and investigative content.
Action taken
Nova Gold was renamed Nova Krimi on 3 November 2025.
Aftermath
The service continued under the Nova Krimi identity as an active Czech television channel.
2017
Rebrand Telka as Nova GoldStrategyBackground
The Nova Group sought to unify the names of its channels around the Nova brand.
Action taken
Telka was renamed Nova Gold on 4 February 2017, alongside wider naming changes affecting other Nova Group channels.
Aftermath
The channel continued operating as a Nova Group service with an archive-led and crime-oriented schedule.
Recent events
Reported
NovaGold sues J Capital Research over mine report[2]
NovaGold filed a lawsuit against J Capital Research for damages over the firm’s report about the proposed Donlin Gold mine and NovaGold’s valuation.
Reported
NOVAGOLD reports second-quarter 2020 financial results[3]
NOVAGOLD released its 2020 second-quarter financial results and an update on its Donlin Gold project.
Sources8 sources
- 1Nova Krimien.wikipedia.org
- 2NovaGold sues J Capital Research over mine reportkyuk.org
- 3NOVAGOLD公布2020年第二季度财务业绩finance.yahoo.com
- 4NOVAGOLD Reports Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Resultsfinance.yahoo.com
- 5NovaGold reports Q1 financial results, shares upmining.com
- 6NOVAGOLD Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Update on Donlin Gold Projectinvestingnews.com
- 7NOVAGOLD Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Resultsinvestingnews.com
- 8NovaGold sues research firm for report on Donlin Gold Mineknba.org
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