Jan Maxa
Head of the Operators and OTT segment, FTV Prima , Czech Republic

This seasoned media expert took over the management of the VOD platform prima+ on May 1st 2025. From 2012 to 2024, he held leadership positions at Czech Television, where he served as the Director of Program and Format Development from 2012, led New Media from 2020, and the Digital Services division from 2023. 

Between 2011 and 2013, Jan introduced a production management system for in-house content creation at Czech Television. He managed teams of creative producers and dramaturgs, produced international co-productions such as Jan Hus and Marie Terezie, and from 2020, he oversaw the area of new media, with a focus on technological and content modernization. 

Prior to that, Jan worked at Nova television and the CME group, where he implemented production systems in several countries, and served as Commercial Director at Avion Postproduction and Executive Director of the Czech branch of Hachette Filipacchi publishing house. He has experience in IT, consulting, and is also an active musician – he played in bands including Vltava and Zuby nehty.