OMNICONNECT: ATTENTION IS THE NEW CURRENCY OF COMMUNICATION

26. 4. 2024 In marketing, advertising and PR, attention has become the new currency. How to get attention, keep it and how to work with it was the subject of the OmniConnect 2024 conference. The metrics of technical ad impressions or ad view time may not be enough for effective communication. What becomes more important is the actual… Continue reading OMNICONNECT: ATTENTION IS THE NEW CURRENCY OF COMMUNICATION



ÓČKO UNLOCKS PREMIUM CONTENT FROM ONLINE CREATORS IN NEW SHOW

24. 4. 2024 The new show O Unlocked will appear on TV Óčko from Wednesday evening. It will offer bonus videos that cannot be seen publicly outside the paywall of specific creators. From Wednesday 25 April, Óčko will offer bonus videos and selected excerpts from full versions of videos that cannot be seen publicly outside the paywall of… Continue reading ÓČKO UNLOCKS PREMIUM CONTENT FROM ONLINE CREATORS IN NEW SHOW



KAREN NELSON-FIELD: MEDIA PLACEMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR ATTENTION

22. 4. 2024 The type of media platform an ad appears on influences attention to the ad more than the creative, said Karen Nelson-Field at the OmniConnect meeting. Attention strategies will be tailored to the requirements of the campaign and become more important than time of view. The length of time an ad is viewed is currently considered… Continue reading KAREN NELSON-FIELD: MEDIA PLACEMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR ATTENTION



ADC CZECH CREATIVE AWARDS PUBLISHES SHORTLISTS

22. 4. 2024 The ADC Czech Creative Awards has announced its finalists. There are 120 works on the shortlist. The ADC Czech Creative Awards competition has published the shortlists. Out of a record 274 entries, 120 works made it to the final round. The highest scoring category was the “film” category – Advertising Film: Medium Format (16-60″), Film… Continue reading ADC CZECH CREATIVE AWARDS PUBLISHES SHORTLISTS



CZECH REPUBLIC WILL LIVE FOR HOCKEY, PARTNERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS

19. 4. 2024 The partners of the Ice Hockey World Championship and the national ice hockey teams are starting their campaigns. In a couple of weeks, on 10 May, the Ice Hockey World Championship will start, which this year will take place in Prague and Ostrava. The official partners of the championship or the national team have prepared… Continue reading CZECH REPUBLIC WILL LIVE FOR HOCKEY, PARTNERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS



THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT OF PAY-TV IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WAHT CAN COME?

18. 4. 2024 Pay-TV operators are not in an easy situation. There are still a relatively large number of them on our market and the position of free-to-air broadcasting has been very strong for a long time. Although it seems that pay-TV offers have nowhere to go, there are several possible innovations to be launched. Pay-TV offers viewers dozens… Continue reading THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT OF PAY-TV IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WAHT CAN COME?



NOE, ÓČKO AND ÓČKO STAR HAVE EXPANDED THEIR ARCHIVE IN HBBTV

18. 4. 2024 TV stations using additional services based on the virtual red button have increased the freely available archive for one week. Instead of three days, the programmes of the free-to-air channels TV Noe, Óčko and Óčko Star are now available via HbbTV technology for one week. A richer TV archive is available through the TV programme,… Continue reading NOE, ÓČKO AND ÓČKO STAR HAVE EXPANDED THEIR ARCHIVE IN HBBTV



THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUSINESS OF THE ÓČKO GROUP IS HEADED BY VOJTĚCH VAVREK

18. 4. 2024 Vojtěch Vavrek is the new head of the social media business of the Óčko Group. TV Óčko is expanding its management structure, recruiting new experts and continuing to increase the strength of its social media team. The position of “Head of Sales Social Media” has been held since April by Vojtěch Vavrek, who joined from… Continue reading THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUSINESS OF THE ÓČKO GROUP IS HEADED BY VOJTĚCH VAVREK



CZECHS HARDLY KNOW ESG, BUT EXPECT RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR FROM COMPANIES

17. 4. 2024 Only 4% of Czechs know what the acronym ESG stands for. But two thirds consider themselves sustainable or ethical consumers. The Czech public is mostly unfamiliar with the abbreviation ESG, the letters that stand for the English words Environment, Social and Governance. However, it has high expectations of companies in the area of sustainability and… Continue reading CZECHS HARDLY KNOW ESG, BUT EXPECT RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR FROM COMPANIES



CZECH SERIES MAKE UP HALF OF TOTAL TV SERIES VIEWERSHIP

11. 4. 2024 The representation of local content in the broadcasting of Czech TV stations is growing. Local series make up half of the total viewership of all series and sitcoms. The viewership of individual TV channels is increasingly influenced by local content. According to Atmedia, which commercially represents 25 measured thematic TV stations on the Czech market,… Continue reading CZECH SERIES MAKE UP HALF OF TOTAL TV SERIES VIEWERSHIP



ARTIFICIAL VOICES DESCRIBE THE PLOT OF SELECTED SHOWS ON PRIMA COOL

10. 4. 2024 Visually impaired viewers can hear audio descriptions of programmes on the Prima Cool channel, which is created thanks to voice synthesis. The auxiliary audio track can have children’s, female and male voices. Prima TV is cooperating on the technical solution with the Czech technology company MAMA AI. The software used generates very realistic voices in… Continue reading ARTIFICIAL VOICES DESCRIBE THE PLOT OF SELECTED SHOWS ON PRIMA COOL



GREEN CLAIMS WILL CHANGE THE WAY BRANDS ADVERTISE THAT THEY ARE “GREEN”

10. 4. 2024 The European Green Claims Directive aims to prevent misleading claims about “green” products. Markéta Pavlíková summarises what it will mean for the communication of companies and their products. Clearer rules, transparency of communication and a more precise definition of what greenwashing is, including how to prove it. This is what the European Commission’s proposed directive… Continue reading GREEN CLAIMS WILL CHANGE THE WAY BRANDS ADVERTISE THAT THEY ARE “GREEN”



NOVA PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ABOUT INFORMATION BY LIBUŠE ŠMUCLEROVÁ

8. 4. 2024 Fourteen videos aimed at explaining the principles of information reception and monetization in the online environment are presented by TV Nova in the educational project Cyber Taboo. The idea and production was prepared by Libuše Šmuclerová. The creation of the videos was supported by the PPF Foundation. TV Nova is launching the educational project Cyber… Continue reading NOVA PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ABOUT INFORMATION BY LIBUŠE ŠMUCLEROVÁ



CZECH TELEVISION MOST WACTHED TV GROUP IN MARCH, NOVA LEADS IN PRIME TIME

8. 4. 2024 Czech Television was narrowly the most watched domestic TV group in March. In prime time, the Nova group has the highest share. The Prima group improved year-on-year among the top three. Czech Television stations remained the strongest TV group in all-day viewership in the over-15 category in March. Their share was 28.91%, down 1.3 percentage… Continue reading CZECH TELEVISION MOST WACTHED TV GROUP IN MARCH, NOVA LEADS IN PRIME TIME



YOUTHFUL AND TO THE POINT. HOW TO CREATE AN AD FOR GEN Z

8. 4. 2024 Generation Z has one foot in the working age. They make up 40 percent of the consumer population and brands should not underestimate them in their communications. The MAM editorial team explored the attitudes of young people towards advertising in the latest issue of MAM 15/2024. Generation Z expects authenticity from brands. Forget conventional advertising… Continue reading YOUTHFUL AND TO THE POINT. HOW TO CREATE AN AD FOR GEN Z



ONLY 180K SUBSCRIBERS LEFT TO TAKE VOYO TO A MILLION. NOVA IS PREPARING 512 HOURS OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS.

5. 4. 2024 Nova TV’s Voyo streaming service is close to reaching the million subscribers on the Czech and Slovak markets. According to the station’s CEO Daniel Grunt at Thursday’s press conference, Voyo had 820,000 subscribers in these markets as of yesterday. Voyo still expects to have one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by the… Continue reading ONLY 180K SUBSCRIBERS LEFT TO TAKE VOYO TO A MILLION. NOVA IS PREPARING 512 HOURS OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS.



KUBA S NOVOU PODCAST ABOUT TN.LIVE

4. 4. 2024 TN Live was launched in May 2021. Since then, the line-up has evolved and currently focuses mainly on current news topics and offers several regular programmes. Jakub Strýček’s guest on Kuba s Nova was Martin Synek, head of editorial for TN Live. What does the future hold for viewers? And how is the broadcast from… Continue reading KUBA S NOVOU PODCAST ABOUT TN.LIVE



15… PRIMA COOL CELEBRATE. IT’S ALSO PRIMA KRIMI’S BIRTHDAY

4. 4. 2024 This April, two thematic channels of the Prima Group celebrated their birthdays. With the claim “15… Finally we can”, Prima Cool reached its 15th birthday, while Prima Krimi completed 6 years since its launch on Easter Monday. This spring, both channels have prepared a number of new programmes and premiere films for viewers. Prima Cool… Continue reading 15… PRIMA COOL CELEBRATE. IT’S ALSO PRIMA KRIMI’S BIRTHDAY