CME CEO: TV BROADCASTERS IN CENTRAL EUROPE MUST GO DIGITAL, OR THEY WILL BE OVERRUN BY NETFLIX

10. 6. 2026 According to CME CEO Samuel Barnett, traditional media companies in Central and Eastern Europe have a unique opportunity to harness the power of local content and the distinct characteristics of individual markets. However, if they fail to rapidly develop their digital services, they risk becoming irrelevant in the face of global platforms.

FORGET ABOUT IMPRESSIONS. MEASURE WHAT YOUR COMMUNICATION ACTUALLY ACHIEVES

10. 6. 2026 According to Katie Delahaye Paine, an expert in communication measurement, traditional metrics such as the number of media mentions, impressions or reach no longer reflect the true value of PR. At the Communication Summit, she called on marketers to measure the impact on the trust, attitudes and behaviour of target groups rather than tracking the volume of publicity.

ONEPLAY TO BE SPIN-OFF INTO CME SERVICES

10. 6. 2026 CME is spinning off Oneplay into a new company, CME Services, with the aim of centralising streaming.

SCHEDULE OF LIVE BROADCASTS FROM THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ON ČT SPORT, NOVA ACTION AND TV NOVA

8. 6. 2026 We have put together a guide to the live broadcasts from this year’s World Cup, which will be shown on the sports channel ČT sport, the Nova Action channel, and – for several matches – the main Nova channel. Around half of the more than one hundred competitive matches played will be shown on ČT or Nova, with all of them available on the Oneplay platform.

TV ADVERTISING IS MORE POPULAR THAN SOCIAL MEDIA

6. 6. 2026 Even in the age of streaming services and social media, television advertising continues to exert a strong influence on consumers’ purchasing decisions. According to a new survey by tvScientific, two-thirds of viewers are prompted to take specific action, notes Erika Luzsicza of Axocom.

THE FOOTBALL CHANCE LEAGUE HAS ATTRACTED MORE VIEWERS TO ONEPLAY, WITH A 23% INCREASE OVER THE PAST YEAR

5. 6. 2026 The past season of the Chance League confirmed the growing interest in Czech league football on television. Viewership of matches broadcast on Oneplay Sport rose by more than 23 per cent year-on-year, and the Prague ‘S’ derby became the most-watched broadcast in the channel’s history.

LEMUR: GRAND PRIX FOR THE BRITISH EMBASSY; SVENGALI WINS THE AGENCY AWARD

4. 6. 2026 APRA has announced the winners of the 21st Czech PR Awards – Lemur. The overall winner was the British Embassy in Prague. Among the agencies, Svengali Communications took home the most awards.

FORUM MEDIA WILL BRING IN EXPERTS IN MORE THAN JUST DIGITAL MARKETING

4. 6. 2026 The world of marketing is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation. Brands have long since ceased to compete merely for customers’ attention; increasingly, they are also vying for trust, cultural relevance and the ability to thrive in a world dominated by algorithms, platforms and artificial intelligence. These topics will also be addressed at this year’s Forum Media 2026 conference, which will take place on 10 November at the O2 Universum in Prague.

DIGIMEDIA: ONEPLAY IS PREPARING AN ADVERTISING PACKAGE, IVYSÍLÁNÍ IS LOOKING FOR A MODEL, ÓČKO REMAINS WITH MAFRA

3. 6. 2026 Oneplay is preparing to launch an advertising package and will provide data on user behaviour, Czech Television is exploring options for user registration on iVysílání, and Óčko remains under the ownership of the Mafra media group. These topics were also discussed at Wednesday’s Digimedia conference.

FERMATO IS HEADING TO TELEVISION. IN ITS FIRST MAJOR BRAND CAMPAIGN, IT IS FOCUSING ON ITS OWN LANGUAGE AND A SUMMER ATMOSPHERE

2. 6. 2026 The Czech brand FerMato is launching its first television brand campaign. It focuses primarily on promoting its flagship product – fermented dressings. The campaign will run from June on the Prima group’s channels and is based on a simple concept that plays on wordplay, a summer atmosphere and the personal involvement of the brand’s founder.

CME, THE COMPANY BEHIND TV NOVA, INCREASED BOTH ITS REVENUE AND PROFIT LAST YEAR

1. 6. 2026 The CME media group, which operates television stations and streaming services in Central and Eastern Europe, including TV Nova in the Czech Republic, reported year-on-year growth in its financial results for 2025.

DON’T WAIT UNTIL YOU NEED IT TO BUILD YOUR BRAND. FOOTSHOP HAS SHARED DETAILS OF ITS CORPORATE CRISIS

1. 6. 2026 After years of focusing heavily on performance marketing, Footshop has recently begun to fundamentally change its approach to branding. Internal data and research showed that brand awareness was significantly lower than the company had originally anticipated, leading to a re-evaluation of its marketing strategy and an increase in investment in brand building. This was discussed at the Brand Restart conference.

APPLE SPENDS THE MOST, BUT OTHERS ARE GRABBING THE LIMELIGHT. WHAT DETERMINES A VIEWER’S VALUE?

31. 5. 2026 The highest investment in content does not automatically translate into the greatest audience attention. At the same time, streaming platforms are beginning to shift their perspective on their most valuable customers. Viewers who watch adverts and spend more time engaging with content are becoming increasingly valuable.

ADVERTISING SPEND IN THE TOBACCO SECTOR HAS RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY AND UNDERGONE A TRANSFORMATION

29. 5. 2026 AdIntel’s advertising expenditure monitoring tracks changes among the largest advertisers in the tobacco products category over the last ten years.

“IT WAS WORKING JUST LAST YEAR, SO WHERE DID IT GO WRONG?” ASKED PARTICIPANTS AT THE CONTENT FIRST CONFERENCE

28. 5. 2026 The Content First conference provided an insight into the current state of content marketing. The central theme was artificial intelligence as a phenomenon that is transforming brands’ strategic thinking, their approach to communities, the way they work with influencers, and the very nature of SEO.

PRIMA LAUNCHES STREAMING DIVISION, HEADED BY WYKRYTOWICZ

28. 5. 2026 The Prima Group sees streaming and digital content distribution as a key pillar for its future growth. It is therefore establishing a streaming division.

CZECH PRODUCTIONS DOMINATE TELEVISION, WITH VIEWERS SPENDING ALMOST 60% OF THEIR VIEWING TIME ON THEM

27. 5. 2026 Domestic productions remain the main driver of the television market. Czech and Czechoslovak content accounts for just a third of the programming on offer, yet it accounts for 57 per cent of total viewing figures, according to Atmedia.

THE FACE OF THE ADVERT IS RADKO GUDAS FROM THE KAUFLAND ADVERTS, AND THE MASCOT IS THE PURINA CAT

26. 5. 2026 The Czech love of ice hockey has, for the first time, had a significant impact on advertising ratings, which have been dominated by actors for the past nine years. The highest-rated personality in advertising was ice hockey player Radko Gudas, whilst last year’s best mascot was Gourmet from the Purina advert.