STUDY USA: BEFORE 2028, 76% OF US HOMES WILL CUT THE CORD

24. 3. 2025 Analysis of 10 of the top OTT platforms showed the average price in the US going up 14% last year, while ad-based plans reduced the cost by 42%.  Battle for the American Couch Potato Report Revenue from over-the-top TV service subscriptions increased 18% in 2024, Convergence Research found in its latest “Battle for the American… Continue reading STUDY USA: BEFORE 2028, 76% OF US HOMES WILL CUT THE CORD

STREAMERS DOING A BETTER JOB OF WINNING BACK DEPARTED VIEWERS

23. 3. 2025 New data from Antenna shows that streaming services are winning back customers who formerly canceled at a higher rate. As all streaming customers know by now, the freedom to cancel a subscription whenever you want instead of being locked into a contract is one of the main differentiators between streaming services and cable plans. Cord-cutters… Continue reading STREAMERS DOING A BETTER JOB OF WINNING BACK DEPARTED VIEWERS

STUDY UK: TV ADVERTISING BOOSTS PERFORMANCE MEDIA OUTCOMES

20. 3. 2025 Investment in TV advertising makes performance media spend go further, according to a new study by GroupM. Analysis of 14 brands with a combined spend of £283m revealed an average uplift of 15.4% in tracked paid social media performance when advertisers concurrently ran “significant weights” of TV advertising. The study also found double-digit uplifts in brand… Continue reading STUDY UK: TV ADVERTISING BOOSTS PERFORMANCE MEDIA OUTCOMES

HUB: CONSUMERS STRUGGLE TO DIFFERENTIATE STREAMING SERVICES

19. 3. 2025 Consumers are struggling to find competitive advantages between subscription streaming video services, according to new data from Hub Entertainment Research. Despite strong awareness of many places to watch TV and movies, there has been a decline in viewer confidence in SVOD platforms clarifying what makes their service distinct from one another. Directionally, many major streaming… Continue reading HUB: CONSUMERS STRUGGLE TO DIFFERENTIATE STREAMING SERVICES

HBBTV ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES DATE FOR HBBTV 2025 SYMPOSIUM

16. 3. 2025 The 13th HbbTV Symposium and Awards will take place on 12th-13th November 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. The annual key summit of the connected TV industry will be co-hosted with TVekstra, a leading provider of addressable advertising solutions for broadcasters and advertisers. Targeting platform operators, broadcasters, advertisers and adtechs, standards organisations and technology companies, the event will provide exclusive,… Continue reading HBBTV ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES DATE FOR HBBTV 2025 SYMPOSIUM

STUDY USA: ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS SPEND OVER $100 A MONTH ON STREAMING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

14. 3. 2025 A new study of 5,000 US subscribers has found they’re finding new ways to save money through bundling. Bango’s Subscriptions Assemble study records that nearly a quarter of US subscribers (23%) over $100 per month on streaming and subscription services, equating to over $1,200 a year. Subscribers are swapping their standalone subscriptions for combined ‘bundle’ deals.  According… Continue reading STUDY USA: ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS SPEND OVER $100 A MONTH ON STREAMING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

WHY BRANDS SHOULD EMBRACE POSITIVE MALE PORTRAYALS

12. 3. 2025 Positive male portrayal delivers strong ad effectiveness, according to data from Ipsos. The GEM Index The research firm regularly measures people’s responses to gender portrayal in ads, which feed into its gender equality measure index (GEMTM Index). An analysis of the GEMTM scores from more than 2,000 ads featuring men or boys indicated that those… Continue reading WHY BRANDS SHOULD EMBRACE POSITIVE MALE PORTRAYALS

WOMEN’S SPORTS SCORE HUGE 56% INCREASE IN AD IMPACT

11. 3. 2025 EDO report reveals a surge in women’s sports viewership in 2024 fueled ad growth. Women’s sports continue scoring big. Today, a new report from TV outcomes and data company EDO revealed that women’s sports spiked to a 56% increase in ad effectiveness year over year, fueled by a 131% increase in viewership in 2024. Women’s… Continue reading WOMEN’S SPORTS SCORE HUGE 56% INCREASE IN AD IMPACT

STUDY USA: CONSUMERS WANT MORE SHOPPABLE TV EXPERIENCES

11. 3. 2025 A new study from LG Ad Solutions indicates that consumers want more features that would allow them to shop for products on the connected TVs and that many consumers are already using their CTVs to find and buy products. While mobile devices still play a central role in online shopping, “The Shoppable TV Report: 2025… Continue reading STUDY USA: CONSUMERS WANT MORE SHOPPABLE TV EXPERIENCES

STUDY UK: YOUTUBE VIEWERSHIP PERCEIVED AS ‘BIGGER THAN IT IS’ IN UK

11. 3. 2025 YouTube accounts for 7% of TV set viewing in the UK, according to Barb data presented at last week’s Thinkbox event, Trends in TV 2025. “There are commentators out there saying ‘Television is YouTube’,” remarked Thinkbox head of research Anthony Jones. “Not in the UK, it isn’t. It might be in the US; it’s not… Continue reading STUDY UK: YOUTUBE VIEWERSHIP PERCEIVED AS ‘BIGGER THAN IT IS’ IN UK

SURVEY USA: MORE VIEWERS TURN TO STREAMING FOR SPORTS

10. 3. 2025 The latest wave from Hub’s sports tracker shows that in just one year, streaming platforms have made great strides toward becoming the “home base” for sports A new survey highlights how far major streaming platforms have come in terms of offering sports, with findings that show the number of people who say they watch some… Continue reading SURVEY USA: MORE VIEWERS TURN TO STREAMING FOR SPORTS

STUDY USA: MOST CONSUMERS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH AI-GENERATED ADS

7. 3. 2025 Nearly two-thirds (65%) of US adults feel at least somewhat uncomfortable about AI-generated ads, according to September 2024 data from EMARKETER and CivicScience. Beyond the chart: Despite their concerns, 48% of US adults believe using AI to sell products will be prevalent in the next few years, according to the same data. But human oversight is… Continue reading STUDY USA: MOST CONSUMERS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH AI-GENERATED ADS

JAN ČADEK: THE REVOLUTION IN THE PRIMA GROUP BUSINESS WILL HAPPEN. I’M A FAST-PACED PERSON, I DON’T LIKE TO STAND STILL

3. 3. 2025 In a closely monitored tender that took place last autumn, Jan Čadek, an experienced media manager who has been the head of the radio (since 2018) and online (since 2023) divisions at Prima’s Media Club, became the new commercial director of Prima Group. He took up his new post after Vladimír Pořízek on 1 January… Continue reading JAN ČADEK: THE REVOLUTION IN THE PRIMA GROUP BUSINESS WILL HAPPEN. I’M A FAST-PACED PERSON, I DON’T LIKE TO STAND STILL

PRIMA’S HEAD OF CONTENT ON THE NEWS: PRIMA STEPS INTO THE REALITY SHOW, NEW ZOO ON TV MEETS THE GOAL

27. 2. 2025 We want more content exclusively for streaming, announces Lenka Hornová. And about the Zoo New Beginnings series two months after its launch, she says: we are not in the red, but we have higher ambitions. Full interview on mediar.cz Source: mediar.cz

SHOPPABLE ADS WILL BE A TOP FOCUS FOR BRANDS IN 2025

26. 2. 2025 The allure of closed-loop measurement and “collapsing the funnel” fuels investment in shoppable media Media and commerce continue to converge. Shoppable ads and other integrated marketing formats remain a focal point for retailers, social networks, CTV platforms, broadcast TV networks, and online publishers. As these lines blur, brands are seizing new opportunities to connect content and… Continue reading SHOPPABLE ADS WILL BE A TOP FOCUS FOR BRANDS IN 2025

ONEPLAY: POPULAR SHOWS AND ADVANCED SPORTS FEATURES, SAY ORAVČÍKOVÁ AND TOMÁŠKOVÁ

25. 2. 2025 TV Nova and O2 jointly presented their joint project Oneplay at a press conference. What will this new platform bring to viewers, how long did it take to develop and what are the plans for the future? This time, Lucie Oravčíková (Digital Director of TV Nova) and Dana Tomášková (Digital Services Director of O2) accepted… Continue reading ONEPLAY: POPULAR SHOWS AND ADVANCED SPORTS FEATURES, SAY ORAVČÍKOVÁ AND TOMÁŠKOVÁ

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CTV ADVERTISING PLATFORMS

24. 2. 2025 Connected TV (CTV) has emerged as the fastest-growing ad channel tracked by EMARKETER. Its ad spend outpaced other digital ads, search, social media, and retail media in 2024. “Two-thirds of the US population use connected TVs. In Canada, it’s nine in 10 people in the population,” our analyst Bill Fisher said on an episode of “Behind the Numbers.” “This is a… Continue reading 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CTV ADVERTISING PLATFORMS

SMART TV VIEWING TIME SOARS BY OVER A QUARTER IN THE US AND EUROPE

24. 2. 2025 Smart TVs have emerged as the main viewing device for US internet users, but in Europe broadcast TV still reigns, according to new research by Ampere Analysis. Among 18- 64-year-old Internet users, Smart TVs are now the predominant device for consuming content in the United States. Time spent watching content on Smart TVs has increased… Continue reading SMART TV VIEWING TIME SOARS BY OVER A QUARTER IN THE US AND EUROPE