MULTISCREEN TV AD CAMPAIGNS DOUBLE INCREMENTAL RETURN ON AD SPEND, SAYS COMCAST

1. 10. 2026 | 2 min read New findings from Comcast Advertising find they drive more website visits. Multiscreen TV ad campaigns deliver a 2x incremental return on ad spending and drive 2.4 times more web visits compared to using only one or the other, according to new research from Comcast Advertising.

STUDY: US ADVERTISERS STARTING HOLIDAY CAMPAIGNS EARLIER

30. 9. 2026 | 3 min read The holiday advertising season is already underway. Research from Yahoo DSP finds that US advertisers are moving their holiday campaigns earlier, increasing budgets and prioritising deals and value as they compete for consumer spending.

VML, PUBLICIS, ZARAGUSA AND DENTSU HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDEN DRUM. YOUNG CZECH LIONS ALSO STAND A CHANCE.

30. 9. 2026 | 2 min read The Slovenian Golden Drum creativity festival has announced this year’s shortlist. The Czech entries in the finals are from VML, Leo Prague, Dentsu Creative and Zaraguza CZ. Five of their entries have made it onto the shortlist, securing a total of 15 shortlist placements.

THE MEDIA MIX IS CHANGING. MARKETERS ARE FOCUSING ON AI, CONTENT CREATORS AND NEW PURCHASE JOURNEYS

30. 9. 2026 | 7 min read Kantar’s annual Media Reactions study shows that marketers are placing a great deal of faith in AI. At the same time, however, many are unsure whether their media mix is correctly configured and whether they can extract the insights needed for further growth from the available data.

CTV DRIVES MORE THAN HALF OF EUROPE’S PREMIUM VIDEO AD VIEWS

29. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Connected TV has become the dominant driver of premium video advertising in Europe, accounting for 53 percent of all premium video ad views in the first half of 2026, according to FreeWheel’s latest Video Monetisation Report. The biannual study from the Comcast‑owned advertising technology company shows that Europe’s shift toward CTV and streaming is reshaping the continent’s video advertising landscape, with programmatic buying playing an increasingly central role.

CONTAGIOUS BRANDS REPORT 2026

26. 9. 2026 | 6 min read Contagious this week released the Contagious Brands Report 2026, spotlighting 45 brands from around the world considered to be rule-breakers that challenge category conventions and stand out in a sea of sameness.

REPORT: STREAMING AUDIENCES INCREASINGLY DISENGAGED

25. 9. 2026 | 2 min read TVision by Viant has released its 2026 State of Streaming report, built on one of the largest streaming attention panels in the world. The findings challenge assumptions about where viewers are actually paying attention across streaming and linear TV.

NRF HALLOWEEN SURVEY SHOWS CONSUMER SPENDING EXPECTED TO REACH $13.5 BILLION

23. 9. 2026 | 5 min read Consumer spending on Halloween is expected to reach $13.5 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The figure maintains the strong spending level of last year’s record $13.1 billion and reflects consumers’ continued enthusiasm for the holiday.

CTV DOMINATES THE SPORTS FANDOM ‘LIFE CYCLE,’ BUT PODCASTS AND NEWS ARE ALSO IN THE MIX

22. 9. 2026 | 3 min read A new study from The Trade Desk Intelligence and PA Consulting found that connected TV was the only channel that spanned all five stages of what it called the sports fandom life cycle.

RESEARCH UK: PHONE DISTRACTION TRIGGERS REWIND EFFECT

22. 9. 2026 | 4 min read Phone in one hand and TV remote in the other, 18–34s now lose 19 hours a year to rewatching TV they missed while scrolling, according to research by Uswitch, the comparison and switching service.

AGF NEXT GEN VIDEO STUDY 2026: OVER 85% OF CHILDREN AND TEENS WATCH VIDEO CONTENT DAILY

22. 9. 2026 | 8 min read Streaming services and social media are playing an increasingly important role in how older children and teenagers watch video content on their own, while watching TV together remains a key opportunity for shared family experiences.

NEW RESEARCH LAYS OUT STREAMING SERVICES’ BEST DEFENSE AGAINST CHURN

21. 9. 2026 | 4 min read HUB survey shows that being viewers’ first choice makes a streaming service up to six times more resistant to cancellation. New research indicates that in the streaming subscription businesses, not all subscribers are equally valuable. According to Hub Entertainment Research’s “Decoding the Default” 2026 study, the more engaged users are, the more likely they are to stay and the less likely they are to churn and drop subscriptions.

OLDER CONSUMERS TRUST TRADITIONAL ADS BUT ARE INFLUENCED TO BUY THROUGH DIGITAL CHANNELS

20. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Traditional offline advertising commands the most trust among US adults 55 and older, but digital channels are gaining influence over what they buy, per CivicScience.

ESPN REPORTS RECORD U.S. OPEN MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP VIEWING

16. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Men’s championship averaged 3.2 million viewers while women’s championship averaged 2.7 million.

STUDY UK: ONE IN FIVE UK ADULTS USE AI FOR NEWS

15. 9. 2026 | 2 min read One in five UK adults are using artificial intelligence services to access news, according to Ofcom’s latest study of news consumption.

TELEVISION KNOWS HOW TO CAPTURE ATTENTION: THROUGH THE BIG SCREEN, EMOTION AND SHARED EXPERIENCES

15. 9. 2026 | 11 min read Showing an advertisement today is no problem. Getting people to actually pay attention to it is the real challenge. The number of impressions or the reach of a campaign alone does not tell us whether someone genuinely watched the advertising message, engaged with it or remembered it. And according to the TV is engaging project, this is precisely one of television’s key advantages. Its strength lies not only in how many people it can reach, but also in the quality of that contact.

OMDIA: 75% OF U.S. TV VIEWERS USE SMARTPHONE WHILE WATCHING TV

14. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Nearly three in four U.S. TV viewers regularly use their smartphones for other media while watching television, highlighting growing competition for audience attention between TV and mobile video, according to new Omdia consumer research.

HUB: YOUNGER FANS FUELING UPTICK IN SPORTS TV VIEWERSHIP

12. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Viewers under the age of 18 are seven times more likely to watch sports on TV now than they were a year ago, according to new data.