Who owns Stream.cz?
Stream.cz is owned by Seznam (the Czech Republic), which has owned the brand since 2011.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Seznam.cz — About us: our history, Seznam.cz, a.s. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Seznam.cz, a.s. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, Prague
- Origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Category
- Internet & digital › Search & social › Video platforms
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Stream.cz
Stream.cz is the video portal of Seznam.cz. Seznam says it entered Global Inspiration, the then owner of Stream.cz, in 2007, which increased traffic five-fold to more than a million followers, and that in 2011 it bought the second 50 per cent ownership share of the portal. Stream later became an internet television provider and supplies the programmes shown on the Seznam-owned channel Televize Seznam.
Ownership timeline of Stream.cz
Where Stream.cz sits in Seznam
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Seznam
Seznam controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Mapy.com
- Novinky.cz (1998)
- Seznam Email (1998)
- Seznam Search
Other brands in video platforms, and who owns them
The 18 brands in video platforms on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Kuaishou, with 2.
About the owner: Seznam
Seznam is a privately held company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1996. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Seznam.cz, a.s. is a Czech internet company registered at Radlicka 3294/10, Prague 5 (company number 26168685). Ivo Lukacovic launched Seznam.cz in 1996 as an internet catalogue; it became a joint stock company in 2000 and, in 2016, Lukacovic again became the sole owner with 100 per cent after buying back a 30 per cent stake held by foreign investors. Its own history page lists a search engine, maps, email, news, video, price comparison and advertising services.
🇨🇿 Stream.cz and other Czech brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 42 brands that began in the Czech Republic. 11 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Stream.cz is not one of them.
- Allegro.cz — Allegro 🇵🇱
- Becherovka — Maspex 🇵🇱
- Bernard — Duvel Moortgat 🇧🇪
- Brit — VAFO 🇨🇿
- FATRAFLOOR — AGROFERT 🇨🇿
- Holba — Kofola 🇨🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Stream.cz?
The parent company of Stream.cz is Seznam, a privately held company headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Is Stream.cz Czech?
Yes. Stream.cz originated in the Czech Republic and its owner, Seznam, is also headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Since when has Seznam owned Stream.cz?
Seznam has owned Stream.cz since 2011.
Is Stream.cz still owned by Seznam?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Stream.cz is still owned by Seznam. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Seznam.cz — About us: our history — Seznam.cz, a.s., Official document; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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