PRIMA PAUZA: PRIMA EXTENDS ITS VOD OFFERING TO INCLUDE A NEW PLATFORM

22. 7. 2021 Prima has a new platform called Prima Pauza intended for viewing the most interesting video content in a short time. The product focuses on young and busy users who want to have fun and learn important information but do not have enough time to watch the whole shows. It also targets its viewers who are interested in… Continue reading PRIMA PAUZA: PRIMA EXTENDS ITS VOD OFFERING TO INCLUDE A NEW PLATFORM

AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021

21. 7. 2021 According to monitoring, the first half of 2021 brought more money from ad sales to the Czech media than the first half of last year. Monitored investments relating to the purchase of ad space in the media in the first half of this year achieved a higher volume than in the same period of 2020,… Continue reading AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021

NOVA PREPARING THE MOST EXTENSIVE ELECTION COVERAGE IN ITS HISTORY

12. 7. 2021 It includes a series of pre-election broadcasts, special discussions, two main debates and an election broadcast during the counting of votes. TV Nova has announced that for this year’s elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic it prepares the most extensive election coverage in its history. It includes a… Continue reading NOVA PREPARING THE MOST EXTENSIVE ELECTION COVERAGE IN ITS HISTORY

MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS

12. 7. 2021 In terms of audience share, both of the leading networks have kept their positions in their key audience groups in the first half of the year. The largest TV market networks, Media Club and Nova Group, maintained the lead in their primary target groups by audience share in the first half of this year. Media Club has informed… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS

NOVA HAS OBTAINED LICENCES FOR NOVA SPORT 3 AND NOVA SPORT 4

1. 7. 2021 New sports programmes of the Nova TV group have licences for internet broadcasting. The Council for Radio and TV Broadcasting (RRTV) granted two licences to the operator TV Nova to operate TV broadcasting of Nova Sport 3 and Nova Sport 4 through the internet. The stations should offer sports TV programme and broadcast in the territory of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Nova… Continue reading NOVA HAS OBTAINED LICENCES FOR NOVA SPORT 3 AND NOVA SPORT 4

INCREASE IN ONLINE SERVICES CAN IMPACT THE COST OF TV GRP

1. 7. 2021 The growing demand for TV advertising on the one hand and the excepted growth in streaming services on the other hand can have an impact on the development of prices for TV GRP. The growing demand for TV advertising on the one hand and the expected growth in streaming services on the other hand can… Continue reading INCREASE IN ONLINE SERVICES CAN IMPACT THE COST OF TV GRP

NOVA TO MAKE A GREAT CHANGE IN ITS NEWS SERVICE

28. 6. 2021 In early May, TV Nova presented a new studio for its online news, now it is planning changes in its main TV news programme. TV Nova’s main news programme, Televizní noviny, underwent a change in content in the last six years. Now, additional big changes are prepared, focusing namely on the news “design” this time.… Continue reading NOVA TO MAKE A GREAT CHANGE IN ITS NEWS SERVICE

PRIMA TV CELEBRATES ITS 28TH BIRTHDAY. ITS RATINGS HAVE BEEN UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

22. 6. 2021 Prima TV has its 28th birthday on Sunday, 20 June. The first Czech commercial TV is doing well this year, which is evidenced by the growing audience share of Prima’s main channel. This year, Prima’s original TV series, namely three of them: Slunečná, Polda IV and Einstein – Případy nesnesitelného génia, have won the greatest… Continue reading PRIMA TV CELEBRATES ITS 28TH BIRTHDAY. ITS RATINGS HAVE BEEN UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND

21. 6. 2021 An increasing share of video on demand and online video and TV blending may be expected as one of the directions of TV broadcasting development. Payments for TV content viewing will increase in the Czech Republic, and TV and video content will blend at the same time. While TV operators gradually enter the field of… Continue reading PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND

ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP

17. 6. 2021 Óčko and Hybrid convert video advertising delivered on the HbbTV platform into the GRP equivalent. The TV group Óčko and the tech company Hybrid use data from the official audience measurement of the non-linear digital video content (PEM-D) to calculate advertising GRPs. They measure the delivery of non-linear video ads using the HbbTV platform (the red button). It is a solution connecting linear and… Continue reading ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP

GRPS INCREASED IN MAY, THE DEMAND FOR TV ADVERTISING IS GROWING

14. 6. 2021 The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased in May this year. The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased this May. Compared to last May, it has grown by a quarter in aggregate year-on-year (+25%).… Continue reading GRPS INCREASED IN MAY, THE DEMAND FOR TV ADVERTISING IS GROWING

PROFITABLE EVEN IN A PANDEMIC. NOVA BOASTS RESULTS AND PREPARES NEWS

9. 6. 2021 The Nova TV group experienced a turbulent year. In the autumn, it was acquired by PPF, and similar to other media houses, it had to face pandemic shocks in the advertising market. Despite a slight decrease in sales, Nova managed to be profitable and even increase its profits. “Despite the challenging period, we managed to close the… Continue reading PROFITABLE EVEN IN A PANDEMIC. NOVA BOASTS RESULTS AND PREPARES NEWS

YOUR HAIRDRESSER OR CAR MECHANIC CAN ADVERTISE ON TV IN 2021

7. 6. 2021 Who does not want to advertise on TV? Today, anyone can do so. Including your hairdresser or a local car repair shop. The costs are minimal and in addition, the ad can be launched or switched off depending on the development of the current pandemic situation and easing of restrictions. How is it possible? TV… Continue reading YOUR HAIRDRESSER OR CAR MECHANIC CAN ADVERTISE ON TV IN 2021

STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOVA’S CEOS COMMENTING ON REDESIGNED NEWS AND KELLNER

4. 6. 2021 How is the Czech economy doing? How are the most important firms in the country doing? And how do the bosses – the leaders of the firms – see the presence and future of the Czech Republic? Answers to these questions are searched in a series of interviews and articles to be found bellow: We addressed… Continue reading STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOVA’S CEOS COMMENTING ON REDESIGNED NEWS AND KELLNER

PETR HATLAPATKA: GRP MARKET WILL CHANGE, WE HAVE TO REACT

24. 5. 2021 TV viewers’ behaviour is changing and the advertising market has to do so as well, points out Petr Hatlapatka from Media Club. The pressure on TV inventory and the outlook of TV GRP development in the following years require broadcast operators to search for ad placement options, says Petr Hatlapatka, Head of Online Sales in… Continue reading PETR HATLAPATKA: GRP MARKET WILL CHANGE, WE HAVE TO REACT

COMMUNICATION SUMMIT: POSITIVE EMOTIONS IN ADVERTISING WORK

19. 5. 2021 Emotions in advertising were discussed at this year’s Communication Summit conference. Emotions and creativity form the basic premise for ads to make their presence felt in a crowded environment. Stronger emotions are successfully evoked in advertising, according to extensive global research by Kantar, which the agency has documented in the growing spontaneous emotional response over the… Continue reading COMMUNICATION SUMMIT: POSITIVE EMOTIONS IN ADVERTISING WORK

I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SILLY SEASON, SAYS PAVEL ŠTRUNC, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF CNN PRIMA NEWS

3. 5. 2021 It has been a year since the new CNN Prima News brand was presented in the Czech TV market. “We must always be prepared for everything,” says Pavel Štrunc, Editor-in-Chief of CNN Prima News. The recent days have brought the Vrbětice case to the public sphere. The case is likely to resonate across (not only… Continue reading I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SILLY SEASON, SAYS PAVEL ŠTRUNC, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF CNN PRIMA NEWS

PRIMA’S CEO MAREK SINGER: WE ARE NOT JUST TELLING YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR

2. 5. 2021 We have done anything to spice up the launch of CNN Prima NEWS with adrenaline, says Marek Singer, the Prima group’s CEO, in an interview, remembering the launch of the news channel that celebrates its first birthday on 3 May. “We established the brand as a multiplatform. Thanks to TV and online channels our reach is… Continue reading PRIMA’S CEO MAREK SINGER: WE ARE NOT JUST TELLING YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR