General director of Czech Television dismisses critical statement by prime minister

The general director of Czech Television, Jiří Janeček, has dismissed a recent critical statement by Prime Minister Petr Nečas. The prime minister said that the content of Czech Television’s two channels was too heavy on entertainment-oriented formats and did not fulfill the mission of a public television channel. Mr Janeček said on Sunday that following recent changes and restructuring of these channels, he had already been expecting criticism from all sides. He added that any television channel depends on its viewers and that it had to offer programming which they enjoy.