DON’T CUT YOUR MARKETING BUDGET IN A RECESSION

14. 8. 2020 Companies tend to cut marketing in a recession.  But firms that maintain their marketing spend while reallocating it to suit the context – be it in product developing, advertising and communication, or pricing – typically fare better than firms that cut…more In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus articles free for… Continue reading DON’T CUT YOUR MARKETING BUDGET IN A RECESSION



PEOPLEMETER CELEBRATES: BOXES HAVE BEEN MEASURING WHAT CZECHS ARE LOOKING AT FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS!

23. 6. 2020 The measurement of TV viewership using peoplemeters is celebrating 23 years in the Czech Republic. Thanks to a small device connected to the TV, viewers can tell TV stations what programmes they want to watch. The most watched Czech programme is Televizni noviny on Nova. This and other results were obtained by independent measurement of… Continue reading PEOPLEMETER CELEBRATES: BOXES HAVE BEEN MEASURING WHAT CZECHS ARE LOOKING AT FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS!



WHAT PEOPLEMETERS SAY

2. 6. 2020 TV rating, which is measured electronically using so called peoplemeters in the Czech Republic, celebrates its 23rd anniversary today. This method started to be applied in 1997. Since that time, it has been subject to a number of changes and it ranks among the most advanced methods across the globe today. Research for the Association of… Continue reading WHAT PEOPLEMETERS SAY



PETER FIELD: BRANDS HAVE TO INVEST DESPITE THE CRISIS, OTHERWISE THEY WILL GO WEAK

28. 5. 2020 Investment advantages grow faster in recession, says the expert Peter Field based on experience gained in the previous crisis in 2008/2009. In recession, brands should not cancel their investments in communication and should predominantly focus on brand building rather than short-time activation. This is one of the recommendations given to clients by Peter Field who,… Continue reading PETER FIELD: BRANDS HAVE TO INVEST DESPITE THE CRISIS, OTHERWISE THEY WILL GO WEAK



CNN PRIMA NEWS BOSS SINGER: IN A GOOD WAY, WE WANT TO BE MAINSTREAM

2. 5. 2020 Tomorrow night, viewers can get their first taste of what the alliance between Prima Group and American news station CNN entails. CNN Prima News will kick off its main programme before 7 p.m., followed by other programmes. There will be a total of 30 of them, broadcast between the continuous stream of daily newscasts. Deník… Continue reading CNN PRIMA NEWS BOSS SINGER: IN A GOOD WAY, WE WANT TO BE MAINSTREAM



COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS SUPPORTED INFORMATION CAMPAIGN OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AIRING 25 HOURS OF PUBLIC AWARENESS SPOTS FOR FREE

29. 4. 2020 Commercial TVs Nova and Prima participated in educational activities relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to tens of hours of their own news and journalistic content and new public awareness programmes launched, commercial broadcasters supported the official educational campaign of the Ministry of Health focused on prevention of the coronavirus infection and provided… Continue reading COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS SUPPORTED INFORMATION CAMPAIGN OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AIRING 25 HOURS OF PUBLIC AWARENESS SPOTS FOR FREE



ATO: TV RATING HAS INCREASED BY 45 MINUTES PER DAY

20. 3. 2020 Time spent in front of a TV screen has increased on average by 45 minutes per day, TV news rating has even doubled.  Since 10 March when the Government prohibited all cultural, sports and social events attended by more than 100 people due to the coronavirus pandemic and declared that schools would be closed starting from… Continue reading ATO: TV RATING HAS INCREASED BY 45 MINUTES PER DAY



CZECHS SPEND MORE AND MORE DAILY TIME WITH MEDIA

9. 3. 2020 The increase in time we dedicate to media relates to the expansion of electronic devices in population, shows Nielsen Admosphere’s data. The average daily time Czechs spend with media grew to 7 hours and 14 minutes last year, which is a 14-minute increase year-on-year. Total media time includes media multitasking (such as browsing the Internet… Continue reading CZECHS SPEND MORE AND MORE DAILY TIME WITH MEDIA



ALZA.CZ IS POURING MORE MONEY INTO ADVERTISING THAN KAUFLAND AND LIDL

22. 1. 2020 In 2019, TV aired more ads again in the Czech Republic with ad spots going up in price. According to Nielsen Admosphere, Alza.cz, the Czech largest e-shop, was the most powerful advertiser of the year. The leading advertiser in 2019 was Alza.cz, the largest local e-shop spending on ads nearly CZK 1.8 billion, thus outstripping… Continue reading ALZA.CZ IS POURING MORE MONEY INTO ADVERTISING THAN KAUFLAND AND LIDL



PRIMA WINS TWO AWARDS OUT OF SEVEN AT THE PRESTIGIOUS HBBTV AWARDS IN ATHENS

27. 11. 2019 Prima Group won two awards at the HbbTV Awards. The jury awarded Prima in the Best Marketing and Promotion category for its Red Button campaign with Karel Voříšek and in the Best Use of HbbTV for Enhanced TV Services category for its video rental series offer. For the eighth time, the symposium organised by the… Continue reading PRIMA WINS TWO AWARDS OUT OF SEVEN AT THE PRESTIGIOUS HBBTV AWARDS IN ATHENS



WIEMER SNIJDERS SPOKE AT THE TV ON THE MOVE CONFERENCE

10. 10. 2019 Traditionally, early October saw a conference of the Association of Commercial Television intended primarily for advertisers and media agencies. The key topic of the TV ON THE MOVE conference was the TV development in the post-linear era when TV is no longer and will never be just a screen in the living room. This year, AKTV hosted… Continue reading WIEMER SNIJDERS SPOKE AT THE TV ON THE MOVE CONFERENCE



CZECH PRIMA PROMOTES HBBTV

7. 10. 2019 The Czech national broadcaster Prima will soon start to complement the HbbTV verification of smart TVs by Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa) with its own iPrima seal. Furthermore, according to its product manager Iva Nesrstova, Prima’s HbbTV offer from mid-October include content that has not yet been shown on its TV channels. Nesrstova, who was speaking to… Continue reading CZECH PRIMA PROMOTES HBBTV



WIEMER SNIJDERS, AUTHOR OF THE EAT YOUR GREENS BESTSELLER, SHARED HIS BEST MARKETING KNOW-HOW AT THE TV ON THE MOVE CONFERENCE

1. 10. 2019 Traditionally, early October saw a conference of the Association of Commercial Television intended primarily for advertisers and media agencies. The key topic of the TV ON THE MOVE conference was the TV development in the post-linear era when TV is no longer and will never be just a screen in the living room. This year, AKTV hosted… Continue reading WIEMER SNIJDERS, AUTHOR OF THE EAT YOUR GREENS BESTSELLER, SHARED HIS BEST MARKETING KNOW-HOW AT THE TV ON THE MOVE CONFERENCE



ONLINE VIDEO 2019: MEN PREFER FILMS, WOMEN TV SHOWS

14. 8. 2019 When it comes to online video offerings Czech Internet population prefers to watch films and TV shows. Trends in video content consumption, however, vary by age group. “The Internet Video 2019” study conducted by Nielsen Admosphere offers a detailed view of TV through the eyes of the often ignored group of respondents aged 37–51. TV viewers… Continue reading ONLINE VIDEO 2019: MEN PREFER FILMS, WOMEN TV SHOWS



KONFERENCE 2017 FOTOGALERIE

AKTV HOSTED THE CEO AND TOP EXEC’S SUMMIT IN PRAGUE

14. 6. 2019 As a part of its membership in the professional organization egta, the Association of Television and Radio Companies from Europe and beyond, the Association of Commercial Television was granted the opportunity to host egta’s 2019 professional CEO & Top Exec’s Summit – the annual, 2-day egta-member meeting, where media companies share their experience, inspiration and contacts. This year’s… Continue reading AKTV HOSTED THE CEO AND TOP EXEC’S SUMMIT IN PRAGUE



HOW TO GET VIEWERS TO HYBRID TV? BLACK WIDOWS, TETRIS AND CANDY CRUSH HELP PRIMA

6. 5. 2019 The red button on the remote control has become one of the most profitable digital services for TV Prima. The number of viewers and time spent with hybrid TV is growing. Viewers willingly pay and fill in questionnaires via HbbTV. So much so that Prima at first considered it a mistake. When Prima TV viewers want… Continue reading HOW TO GET VIEWERS TO HYBRID TV? BLACK WIDOWS, TETRIS AND CANDY CRUSH HELP PRIMA



THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES ITS 2ND BIRTHDAY; PRIMA’S MAREK SINGER IS INCOMING PRESIDENT

29. 3. 2019 The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has completed the second year of its existence during the course of which it continued to develop its strategic marketing and legislative activities.  The most remarkable activity of the past year was a marketing conference for TV advertisers and advertising agencies featuring a marketing super star, Australian professor Mark Ritson.… Continue reading THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES ITS 2ND BIRTHDAY; PRIMA’S MAREK SINGER IS INCOMING PRESIDENT



CREATIVE SECTORS CALL FOR A SUSPENSION OF NEGOTIATIONS ON ARTICLE 13

15. 1. 2019 TO: Dear President Tusk, Dear President Juncker, Dear President Tajani, Dear Prime Minister Dăncilă, Dear Minister Ciamba, CC: Permanent and Deputy Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the European Union Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs in the European Parliament Shadow Rapporteurs and members of the European Parliament negotiating team European Commission, Roberto… Continue reading CREATIVE SECTORS CALL FOR A SUSPENSION OF NEGOTIATIONS ON ARTICLE 13