AGAINST ALL ODDS: LINEAR TV’S SURPRISING RESILIENCE

26. 3. 2026 | 5 min read For years, we’ve been told that linear television is declining. Streaming services would render traditional broadcasting obsolete, the story went, as viewers abandoned scheduled programming for the freedom of on demand content.

DELOITTE: 73% OF SUBS ARE `FRUSTRATED’ WITH SVOD PRICE HIKES

25. 3. 2026 | 6 min read 41% have ended a subscription in the last six months; 61% say they would cancel their favorite service if monthly prices increased by $5.

OMD, INITIATIVE AND MINDSQUARED WERE THE TOP PERFORMERS IN THE NEW BUSINESS SECTOR LAST YEAR

25. 3. 2026 | 3 min read The COMvergence ranking provides an overview of budget shifts and the success of media agencies and media agency networks in tenders on the Czech market in 2025.

STUDY USA: STREAMERS STRUGGLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES WITH ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

24. 3. 2026 | 4 min read YouTube is gaining ground with audiences as a `TV network’ rather than simply being a creator platform, according to Hub

HBBTV PUBLISHES FULL VIDEO RECORDINGS FROM HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2025

23. 3. 2026 | 2 min read The HbbTV Association has published video recordings of all 20 conference sessions from the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2025, offering the industry comprehensive insight into the key discussions and developments shaping connected television. The recordings are now available on the Association’s channel on YouTube.

STUDY USA: YOUNGER CONSUMERS MORE WILLING TO LET AI CONTROL SUBSCRIPTIONS

23. 3. 2026 | 3 min read A new report from Bango found that younger consumers are significantly more willing than the general population to let artificial intelligence manage their subscriptions, signaling a shift in how digital services may be accessed and bundled.

BEYOND THE MYTHS: UNLEASHING THE POWER OF STREAMING TV IN THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING TV LANDSCAPE

20. 3. 2026 | 10 min read The advertising world is at an inflection point. Over the past few years, consumers have shifted to streaming media in record numbers, reshaping how they discover, engage with, and ultimately buy from brands.

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT CASTS SHADOW OF GLOBAL AD OUTLOOK

20. 3. 2026 | 4 min read The ad spending numbers for 2026 looked good until the war in the Middle East made them provisional.

NIELSEN ‘BLIND SPOT’ GETS A LITTLE BLINDER, WILL CEASE MONITORING MANY TV MARKETS

19. 3. 2026 | 3 min read Nielsen late last week began informing clients that, effective March 31, it will discontinue monitoring ads on TV in 137 markets. The news comes on the heels of Nielsen’s decision to also discontinue its radio advertising monitoring service – SIGMA Radio – ad the end of the month, something some sources see as cost-cutting moves as Nielsen focuses on the bigger, more complex issues associated with the overhaul of its national Big Data + panel audience measurement service, which more of less still is the national currency for TV advertisers heading into this year’s upfront advertising marketplace.

98TH OSCARS DOWN NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWERS, REACHING 17.86 MILLION

17. 3. 2026 | 3 min read Unfortunately, even a performance of the KPop Demon Hunters song “Golden” couldn’t make Oscars ratings go up, up, up.

7 CINEMATIC ADS FROM THE 2026 OSCARS

16. 3. 2026 | 3 min read ADWEEK rounds up the best spots from Hollywood's big night, from Burger King's reintroduction to Coinbase's gamified ad.

SHORT-FORM VIDEO IS DRIVING VIEWERS TO WATCH FULL TV SHOWS, RESEARCH FINDS

16. 3. 2026 | 4 min read Short-form video content on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts is increasingly functioning as a discovery mechanism for longer-form television and film, according to new research published by online research data and analytics technology group YouGov.

SURVEY REVEALS STREAMERS’ DOMINANCE OVER MEDIA SPORTS RIGHTS

16. 3. 2026 | 2 min read Report says driving factors are streaming's 'global reach' and data collection.

TO GAIN AI VISIBILITY, BROADCASTERS MUST TRAIN THE LLMS

16. 3. 2026 | 7 min read The window to shape AI SEO for broadcast is now. If an advertiser asked an AI system to build a media plan today, broadcast television would rarely make the recommendation. That’s not because TV is ineffective, but because AI systems cannot see it.

DPP: MEDIA COMPANIES ARE DROWNING IN DATA AND DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT

12. 3. 2026 | 2 min read In its latest report, DPP states that while data is abundant, impact is uneven, suggesting that media companies are "drowning in data but lacking alignment" and need "data coherence". The DPP has published a new report exploring how media companies are using data to drive better decisions, stronger engagement, and improved commercial outcomes.

66.7% OF AD-SUPPORTED TV VIEWING BY 18 TO 49 YEAR OLDS GOES TO STREAMERS

12. 3. 2026 | 5 min read New Nielsen guide says sports account for 29.2% of ad-supported viewing by 25–54-year olds.

THINKBOX: TOTAL TV IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR GETTING ADS SEEN

12. 3. 2026 | 2 min read The time people spend watching different video content is useful to know. But the most important analysis for advertisers is the time spent watching the advertising.

STUDY MEDIAVISION: US STREAMERS TAKE 75% OF EUROPE’S ONLINE VIEWING, SAYS MEDIAVISION

11. 3. 2026 | 2 min read US streaming services now account for around three quarters of online video viewing across Europe, underlining the scale of the challenge facing local platforms as audiences continue to shift online.