THINKBOX: TV WORKS LIKE A BATTERY, POWERING OTHER MEDIA

2. 2. 2026 Do brands still matter? How should media mixes be planned in an environment of limited budgets? How long does advertising work, and why is trust becoming one of the most valuable currencies in communication? These are the questions addressed by the British marketing organisation Thinkbox in its Nickable Studies 2025 report. The new study summarises key research responding to the major dilemmas of modern marketing. Results across the studies show that long-term media, particularly television, play an irreplaceable role in building brand value and sustaining business growth.

TV MARKET HAS EXTENDED DATA ON OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING

2. 2. 2026 Since the beginning of February, the Czech television market has officially had new data on television viewership. The data has been expanded to include out-of-home viewing. It will now be delivered at around 9:30 a.m.

SHOULD BROADCASTERS PRODUCE NEWS THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE YOUTUBE?

2. 2. 2026 KSHB Kansas City offers an intriguing case study in producing YouTube-style news videos that are platform portable and striking chords with audiences.

RENATA TÝMOVÁ JOINS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NOVA GROUP

2. 2. 2026 Renata Týmová joins the Nova Group to head up viewer data and insights.

A NEW LOOK FOR MEDALS. THE CZECH PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE UNVEILS ITS MODERN VISUAL IDENTITY AND LAUNCHES ITS CAMPAIGN FOR THE GAMES

2. 2. 2026 In exactly 32 days, the flame will be lit and the Winter Paralympics will begin in Italy. The Czech team will enter the games with a new look: a communication campaign based on black humour, a completely redesigned visual identity and an expanded partner structure.

SUPER BOWL 2026: BUDWEISER, KINDER BUENO, AND OTHER BRANDS ONCE AGAIN BANK ON THE MOST EXPENSIVE AD SPOTS

30. 1. 2026 Here it comes! The ads for this year’s Super Bowl are already making waves and sparking conversations. For fans in the U.S.—and beyond—the Super Bowl is far more than just the football championship game. It’s an event that, for one evening each year, brings together sports, entertainment, advertising, and pop culture. Even people who don’t normally follow American football tune in. It’s the ultimate mass spectacle, and the commercials are an inseparable part of it—many viewers watch them with the same anticipation as the game itself. And long after the stadiums have emptied, Super Bowl ads continue to be dissected and discussed across social media and in the press.

YOUNG LIONS 2026 COMPETITION KICKS OFF, REGISTRATION OPENS

30. 1. 2026 The eighteenth edition of the Young Lions CZ competition for young creators is kicking off. Building on last year's changes, it aims to serve as a year-round community and development platform again this year.

CZECHS MAINLY WANT TO WATCH THE WINTER OLYMPICS ON TELEVISION, WITH ICE HOCKEY AND BIATHLON PROVING MOST POPULAR

30. 1. 2026 Czechs want to watch the Winter Olympics mainly on television, with younger people preferring social networks and streams more than older people, according to research by ResSolution Group for MediaGuru.cz.

STREAMING VIDEO ADS HOLD ATTENTION FAR BETTER THAN TV

30. 1. 2026 The Video Futures Collective and Amplified have published findings from a market-wide study that measured attentive viewing of advertising on streaming video platforms in Australia.

PRIMA TO TIGHTEN UP ADVERTISING REWINDING, VIEWERS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO SKIP IT

29. 1. 2026 The Prima media group is cancelling the so-called "grace period", which allowed pay-TV operators to skip through advertising blocks for one minute. Viewers were abusing this feature.

WHAT GOOGLE’S LEGAL THREAT REALLY MEANS: STOP TREATING YOUTUBE LIKE IT’S TV

29. 1. 2026 The real reason Google doesn’t want YouTube measured like television.

CNN PRIMA NEWS LAUNCHES WEEKEND BROADCAST OF THE PROGRAMME NOVÝ DEN

29. 1. 2026 CNN Prima News launches weekend edition of morning show Nový den in February.

ONEPLAY ADDS SPORT 1 AND SPORT 2 CHANNELS, ALSO ADDS AMC AND FILM+

29. 1. 2026 TV Nova has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with AMC Networks. As a result, Oneplay will include Sport 1 and Sport 2 channels, among others, offering a complete selection of domestic and international sports competitions in one place.

NICOLE KIDMAN, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY AND OTHER STARS IN TV ADS: BEAUTY AND CHARACTER DRIVING SALES

28. 1. 2026 Who wouldn’t daydream when a beautiful woman—who’s also a celebrated actress—appears in a commercial? For a moment, men succumb to the illusion that driving the car featured in the ad with a diva will grant them the charisma to attract any beautiful woman. Meanwhile, women aspire to match the allure of these screen icons, making them eager to buy the promoted product, whether it’s a perfume or a handbag.

PRIMA CHANGES ITS STRUCTURE, CREATING CONTENT AND PRODUCTION AND PRODUCT DIVISIONS

28. 1. 2026 Prima is changing its organisational structure. It is introducing new divisions: Content and Production, headed by Jan Maxa, and Product, headed by Petr Král. Josef Hladík is moving to head the Media Club radio division. The temporary head of prima+ is the group's CEO, Lukáš Kubát.

CAMPAIGNS SEE BETTER BUSINESS EFFECTS WHEN THEY INCREASE BRAND TRUST

28. 1. 2026 Advertising that amplifies brand trust can have an outsized impact on traditional markers of commercial success, including growth in sales, market share or profit, according to new analysis from the IPA.

IAB: U.S. AD SPEND TO SPIKE BY 9.5% IN 2026 AS AI POWERS MARKETING EFFORTS AND LINEAR TV DECLINES

28. 1. 2026 AI has become the defining force shaping marketing priorities in 2026, with advertisers rapidly embedding the technology across planning, activation, and measurement, IAB reported.

AI IN ADVERTISING IS NOT THE HOLY GRAIL. IT SAVES TIME, BUT THE QUALITY IS LACKING.

28. 1. 2026 Artificial intelligence is gradually replacing some of the manual work done by advertising creators, but it cannot replace human creativity and thinking, said Jan Suda, assessing the current situation at the Marketing Meeting conference.