Thirty-six apply for Czech TV post

Monday afternoon marked the deadline for new applications for the post of the head of public broadcaster Czech TV. The broadcaster is looking for a replacement for the general director Jiří Janeček, who announced earlier this year he would be stepping down for health reasons. Among those who have announced they will run for the post are Petr Dvořák, the former head of commercial broadcaster TV Nova and the head of news at Czech TV Roman Bradáč - both considered favourites. In all, 36 people applied for the job; other applicants include head dramaturg at Czech TV Jana Škopková as well as independent producer Fero Fenič, well-known for several groundbreaking documentary series in the Czech Republic.