STUDY USA: 60% OF TV TIME SPENT VIEWING STREAMING CONTENT

30. 10. 2025 Sports remains strong for linear broadcasters, but streaming platforms are challenging their status. Television viewers are spending more time watching streaming content than linear TV, but sports continues to be a bright spot for broadcasters, according to the findings of a Samba TV market report. The report, “The State of Streaming U.S. Market Q4 2025,”… Continue reading STUDY USA: 60% OF TV TIME SPENT VIEWING STREAMING CONTENT

KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REPRESENTS CME ON THE BOARD OF ACT

30. 10. 2025 Klára Brachtlová has won a position on the board of the Association of Commercial Television and Video-on-Demand Services (ACT). Media group CME, owner of the Czech television station Nova, now has a representative on the board of the Association of European Commercial Television and Video-on-Demand Services (ACT). Klára Brachtlová, deputy CEO and director of external… Continue reading KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REPRESENTS CME ON THE BOARD OF ACT

MIDDLE-INCOME SHOPPERS FEEL THE HOLIDAY SQUEEZE

29. 10. 2025 Nearly half (49%) of US holiday shoppers earning $80K–$99K are worried that gifts will cost more this year, found a July survey from Bankrate. Beyond the chart: A third of US adults say tariffs or shipping/import changes will impact their holiday shopping plans this year because prices are noticeably higher on certain products, according to… Continue reading MIDDLE-INCOME SHOPPERS FEEL THE HOLIDAY SQUEEZE

DPG’S AD MANAGER+ LAUNCHES FOR SEAMLESS DISPLAY WITH AI-BASED AUDIENCE

24. 10. 2025 DPG Media is extending its in-house platform with Ad Manager+. The update adds AI optimization audience expansion, creative tools, and workflow support in the same self-serve environment that supports Full CTV and retail-data activation. For sales houses: retail and commerce data become addressable on big-screen inventory within a sales-house stack, with performance tools, reporting, and… Continue reading DPG’S AD MANAGER+ LAUNCHES FOR SEAMLESS DISPLAY WITH AI-BASED AUDIENCE

CONSUMERS GET A HEAD START ON HOLIDAY SHOPPING

21. 10. 2025 65% of US adults plan to begin their holiday shopping before Black Friday this year, according to data from McKinsey & Company. Some 52% of US adults say rising prices and tariffs are their top concern when buying tech products this holiday season, as noted in an August 2025 survey from CNET and YouGov. Gen… Continue reading CONSUMERS GET A HEAD START ON HOLIDAY SHOPPING

MUSIC DRIVES ADVERTISING PROFITABILITY

20. 10. 2025 A new study by Massive Music and the IPA details the brand and business effects that highly engaging, fitting, and memorable music can have on advertising performance. Why music matters We know intuitively that great music, from jingles to sonic assets, can lodge in our brains in a way that other media doesn’t. But the… Continue reading MUSIC DRIVES ADVERTISING PROFITABILITY

INTERACTIVE ADS ARE BECOMING A CORNERSTONE OF CTV ADVERTISING

16. 10. 2025 Interactivity is becoming a key driver of growth for connected TV (CTV) advertising as the format evolves alongside shifting audience preferences. In a conversation with EMARKETER, Joshua Blum, director of research and analytics at BrightLine, described how interactivity is becoming the norm for CTV ads, and addressed lingering advertiser misconceptions. Blum highlighted that interactivity is… Continue reading INTERACTIVE ADS ARE BECOMING A CORNERSTONE OF CTV ADVERTISING

IT WILL CHANGE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, SAY THE HEADS OF NOVÁ AND PRIMA. INCOME FROM STREAMING WILL BE HIGHER THAN FROM TELEVISION.

15. 10. 2025 In Germany, viewers already spend more time streaming than watching television. Czechia expects the same trend. By 2030, revenues from the streaming platforms of the largest Czech commercial television stations could equal or even exceed revenues from traditional television advertising and sponsorship. This is the estimate of the heads of the two largest commercial television… Continue reading IT WILL CHANGE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, SAY THE HEADS OF NOVÁ AND PRIMA. INCOME FROM STREAMING WILL BE HIGHER THAN FROM TELEVISION.

INSIDE FRANCETV PUBLICITÉ’S ADSPACE•IA’S PLANNING LAYER

14. 10. 2025 FranceTV Publicité is transitioning its media buying operations into an AI-assisted mode. ADspace•ia now produces real-time, inventory-aware recommendations for TV-cross-video campaigns. It executes these plans as a managed service on france.tv’s premium offer. For sales houses, this marks a tangible step in AI commercialisation: algorithmic Total Video mixes enriched with attention and carbon reporting. AI… Continue reading INSIDE FRANCETV PUBLICITÉ’S ADSPACE•IA’S PLANNING LAYER

MARKETERS’ EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS DISCONNECT RISKS ‘DEATH SPIRAL’, LES BINET WARNS

7. 10. 2025 Marketers appear to be misdiagnosing their challenge by optimising for efficiency rather than for profitability, according to a new research collaboration by Les Binet and Will Davis, chief data officer at Medialab. The research gets at a tension in modern marketing: efficiency – typically measured using ROI – versus a longer term investment in brand… Continue reading MARKETERS’ EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS DISCONNECT RISKS ‘DEATH SPIRAL’, LES BINET WARNS

HBBTV UNVEILS JURY FOR HBBTV AWARDS 2025

6. 10. 2025 The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is pleased to announce that the jury has been appointed for the HbbTV Awards 2025. The jury members are: Ophélie Boucaud, Dataxis William Cooper,… Continue reading HBBTV UNVEILS JURY FOR HBBTV AWARDS 2025

STUDY USA: SHOPPERS TURN TO AI FIRST FOR RESEARCH

26. 9. 2025 More than half (53%) of US consumers turn to AI for conducting shopping research, per an August Adobe survey. Beyond the chart: One-third of US adults use AI agents for brand discovery regularly (24%) or frequently (9%), per a July Cordial survey. Research and information gathering is one of the tasks consumers are most comfortable… Continue reading STUDY USA: SHOPPERS TURN TO AI FIRST FOR RESEARCH

ORLANDO WOOD AND SIR JOHN HEGARTY ON HOW CREATIVITY FUELS BRAND GROWTH

24. 9. 2025 This year marks a symbolic anniversary – 150 years since the first documented use of the word creativity in English. Historian Adolphus William Ward used the term in 1875 in reference to William Shakespeare’s “poetic creativity”. Today, the importance of creativity in all sectors, including the media, is unquestionable. According to Sir John Hegarty, who… Continue reading ORLANDO WOOD AND SIR JOHN HEGARTY ON HOW CREATIVITY FUELS BRAND GROWTH

GEN Z HOLIDAY SPENDING TANKS IN 2025

22. 9. 2025 Gen Z’s expected holiday spend in 2025 is $1,357, down 22.5% from 2024, according to July data from PwC. Beyond the chart: Nearly a quarter (24%) of US holiday shoppers ages 18 to 29 will buy gifts earlier to avoid possible price increases due to tariffs this year, according to July CivicScience data. Younger consumers… Continue reading GEN Z HOLIDAY SPENDING TANKS IN 2025

STUDY UK: SVOD SUBSCRIBERS MOVING TO AD TIERS

11. 9. 2025 The UK showed an increase of 500,000 homes in the number who had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service in Q2 2025. According to Barb, 20.6m UK homes (69.7%) now have services from providers including Apple, Netflix and Disney+ available. Doug Whelpdale, Head of Insight at Barb said: “With almost all services showing quarterly… Continue reading STUDY UK: SVOD SUBSCRIBERS MOVING TO AD TIERS

UNBOXING THE FUTURE: TURNING SWEEPSTAKES INTO AN IMMERSIVE AR EXPERIENCE

11. 9. 2025 In summer 2025, RTL AdAlliance in Austria reimagined the traditional sweepstakes by transforming it into an interactive Augmented Reality experience. Instead of waiting for a prize in a physical package sent to be to the winners, participants could place a virtual gift box in their own living room via smartphone and unbox it themselves. What… Continue reading UNBOXING THE FUTURE: TURNING SWEEPSTAKES INTO AN IMMERSIVE AR EXPERIENCE

FORUM MEDIA CONFERENCE HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRAMME

10. 9. 2025 Forum Media is the largest event on marketing, communication and business in the Czech Republic. This year it takes place on 25 November at the O2 universum. It is a prestigious event where all those who make a difference in the world of marketing and communication will meet on one day and in one place.… Continue reading FORUM MEDIA CONFERENCE HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRAMME

HALLOWEEN ARRIVES EARLY AS RETAILERS LOOK TO SCARE UP SEASONAL SALES

9. 9. 2025 Retailers are wasting no time filling shelves with Halloween goods to entice cost-conscious shoppers to treat themselves with seasonal items. The examples: Target this week released limited-edition Halloween Stanley cups, about a month after dropping more than 1,500 Halloween items online that include everything from gold snakeskin taper candles to fringed pumpkins to iridescent witch… Continue reading HALLOWEEN ARRIVES EARLY AS RETAILERS LOOK TO SCARE UP SEASONAL SALES