6 WAYS TECHNOLOGY IS TRANSFORMING TV ADVERTISING

18. 10. 2024 It’s July 1, 1941. A baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies flickers on TV screens in New York City. Suddenly, the game cuts away. A Bulova watch appears, accompanied by a voiceover intoning, "America runs on Bulova time." In just 10 seconds, the world's first TV commercial airs, forever changing the advertising landscape.

TV VIEWING AND ITS ROLE COMPARED TO OTHER TOUCHPOINTS

17. 10. 2024 Gigabytes of articles have already been written about the current viewership of classic television. But it doesn’t hurt to look at what is behind the claims of people who indicate in surveys that they watch TV. In a previous article, we examined what “watching TV” means. Only with a clear definition of “watching TV” can we assess the role of classic TV as a touchpoint. TV viewing surveys The question of how often people watch television has been the subject of dozens of studies. The results of these studies are used, among other things, for media planning. Although everyone might seem to know what watching TV means, clarifying the concept and asking viewers about their understanding appears to be a good idea. This is what the GroupM project Media Bubbles is doing. It examines the differences in media habits between the general Czech online population (which includes about 92% of the total population) and people from media and advertising agencies. In addition, the latest survey took a closer look at young consumers under 25. What does it mean to watch TV? Let’s briefly summarise what people mean when they say they watch TV. For 80% of the Czech online population, watching TV is equivalent to watching a live broadcast in real time. Among young people under 25, 72% have the same understanding. However, watching TV includes watching pay VOD services for almost half of the population. A quarter of the population (and 31% of the young under 25) even include YouTube in watching TV. Watching TV – what does that mean?

TRANSFORMERS HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR 40 YEARS. TV ADVERTISING INSPIRED BY THE PHENOMENON HAS ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL

17. 10. 2024 It was 1984 when the Transformers brand was born, founded by American toy manufacturer Hasbro and Japanese brand Takara Tomy. The battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons was about to begin - in comics, innovative toys, films, and various TV shows. Even in TV advertising.

PRIMA IS PLANNING ANOTHER NEW CHANNEL BESIDES PRIMA CASE

17. 10. 2024 The Prima Group's linear TV stations offer is set to grow with more than one new channel. Prima is applying to the RRTV for a licence for another station.

MEDIA CLUB REALIZED CTV CAMPAIGN VIA GOOGLE DV360

15. 10. 2024 Media Club has launched a programmatic Connected TV (CTV) campaign via Google DV360 for the first time in its inventory.

CZECHS TAKE GRAND PRIX AND SEVEN OTHER PRIZES FROM GOLDEN DRUM

14. 10. 2024 Grand Prix from the Golden Drum festival was taken by McCann Prague agency, adding five more awards. Leo Burnett and MSL were also successful.

ATO IT WILL EVALUATE BIDS TO MEASURE TV VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME

14. 10. 2024 The Association of Television Organisations, which is commissioning the TV viewing measurement project, intends to extend it to include out-of-home locations. It will evaluate bids from research agencies during the autumn.

PWC: INTERNET AND GAMING TO GROW FAST IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, TV AND RADIO SLOWER

14. 10. 2024 In the Czech Republic, internet advertising will continue to thrive in the coming years, while TV and radio will grow only slowly, according to a PwC study.

BRAND MANAGEMENT: CREATIVITY HELPS THE BRAND, BUT REQUIRES COURAGE

11. 10. 2024 Even the things we can't quantify can be important for building brands, according to keynote speaker John Hegarty at this year's Brand Management Conference.

CNN PRIMA NEWS HAS A NEW THEME SONG FOR THE US ELECTION

11. 10. 2024 The new theme song for the US presidential election was created by the composer of the House of Cards soundtrack.

FIGHT FOR SPORTS RIGHTS: ČT WANTS TO KEEP THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE EURO AND THE OLYMPICS

11. 10. 2024 Czech Television, which has lost the broadcasting rights to some sports competitions due to commercial pressure, is interested in retaining the broadcasting rights for sporting events involving the Czech national team in the future. Sports media was the topic of discussion at this year's Sport Alive conference.

EUROPE CONSULTS ON THE FUTURE OF TERRESTRIAL TV

10. 10. 2024 The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has launched a consultation on the future use of the 470-694 MHz (UHF) frequency band, which is crucial for television broadcasting as well as cultural and media services.

CIBULE BISTRO HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST MAJOR MARKETING CAMPAIGN

9. 10. 2024 Three stories that customers will see this year, not just on their TV screens, are designed to introduce the Cibule Bistro brand.

ADFORM REALIZED THE FIRST PROGRAMMATIC CAMPAIGN IN LINEAR TV

9. 10. 2024 For ČSOB, Adform in cooperation with Publicis Groupe and Tivio Studio created the first programmatic campaign in linear TV.

PRIMA HAS WON THE SUPERBRANDS AWARD. IT IS AWARDED TO THE BEST BRANDS ON THE CZECH MARKET

7. 10. 2024 This year, the prestigious Superbrands awards, which are given to the best brands on the Czech market, were awarded again in Prague's Slovanský dom. Only brands with exceptional quality and customer trust can win these awards. Among this year's winners is Prima TV, which has won the title for the ninth time.

FENIX AWARDS KNOW THE WINNERS, ANNOUNCED FIVE AGENCIES OF THE YEAR

7. 10. 2024 Fenix Awards have handed out prizes for the eleventh time, with shortlisted and winning entries going forward to the international edition of the competition.

THE GOLDEN DRUM FINAL IS MCCANN, LEO BURNETT AND MSL

7. 10. 2024 A dozen nominations were received by Czech agencies McCann Prague, Leo Burnett and MSL at this year's Golden Drum competition.

WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE MEDIA GIANTS? TURBULENT CHANGES AND ACQUISITIONS

6. 10. 2024 Big media companies may fundamentally reshuffle their portfolios, estimates Erika Luzsicza based on current developments.