THE EMPEROR IN THE SERVICE OF BRANDS: NAPOLEON STORMS TELEVISION SCREENS

4. 8. 2026 | 11 min read Napoleon's life offers advertisers almost everything a great story requires: a meteoric rise, military victories, immense power, a carefully cultivated public image, and a dramatic downfall. Brands therefore draw not only on his likeness, but also on themes of great ambition, defeat, exile and return. In the most successful advertisements, Napoleon serves not as historical decoration but as an active participant whose encounter with a product changes a story the audience already knows.

THE CZECHS SAW THE FIRST 20 SECONDS AND IT WAS CLEAR. THIS ADVERT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE INTERNET BY STORM

4. 8. 2026 | 5 min read The Czechs watched the first 20 seconds and it was clear. This advert immediately took the internet by storm. This spring, a advert swept through the Czech internet that most people recognised within a few seconds. The melody and the footage were exactly as they used to be, except that a strangely foreign touch had crept in. Some cheered with nostalgia, whilst others remained sceptically silent.

AMPERE: UK AND US CONSUMERS BUILD INCREASINGLY DIVERSE MEDIA DIETS

3. 8. 2026 | 2 min read Consumers in the UK and United States now spend almost 11 hours a day engaging with media, according to new research from Ampere Analysis, which says audiences are increasingly choosing different platforms depending on their mood and purpose rather than relying on a single source of entertainment.

ONEPLAY WILL BROADCAST BOTH OF JABLONEC AND HRADEC’S TWO-LEGGED TIE-UPS IN THE EUROPEAN CUP COMPETITIONS

3. 8. 2026 | 3 min read Oneplay will broadcast all four matches involving Czech clubs in the third qualifying round of the European cup competitions. Jablonec will face Latvian side FC RFS in the Conference League, whilst Hradec Králové are set for a two-legged tie against Turkish side Beşiktaş in the Europa League.

SPIDER-MAN HAS CAUGHT FAMOUS BRANDS IN HIS WEB: HOW THE ICONIC SUPERHERO HAS SHAPED THE WORLD OF TELEVISION ADVERTISING

3. 8. 2026 | 10 min read The film Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrived in Czech cinemas on 29 July 2026, with Tom Holland returning for his fourth appearance in the leading role of the web-slinging hero. The premiere also brought a new wave of advertising partnerships, covering everything from cars and electronics to pizza and hydration drinks. How have campaigns built around Spider-Man evolved over nearly a quarter of a century, and why do some commercials feel more like lost scenes from a film than conventional advertisements?

AQUALAND MORAVIA SCORES A HIT ON WATCHTIME. A SPOT FROM CROATIA REACHED 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE

3. 8. 2026 | 3 min read At a time when feeds are flooded with fast-paced cuts, generic formats and AI-generated visuals, Aqualand Moravia has opted for the opposite approach. Instead of Czechs heading to the seaside, it shows Croatians setting off on holiday to Moravia – a simple twist on the stereotype that defies expectations.

VODAFONE TV WILL INCLUDE PRIMA SPORT IN ALL ITS PACKAGES FROM TUESDAY

3. 8. 2026 | 2 min read Vodafone TV is set to expand its offering with a new sports channel, Prima sport. The channel will be available from 4 August as part of all the operator’s TV packages. At the same time, Vodafone will be offering a special deal on the Vodafone TV Lite & Sport service.

PRIMA SPORT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER; THE CHANNEL WILL IMPOSE A NUMBER OF OBLIGATIONS ON BROADCASTERS

2. 8. 2026 | 4 min read Pay-TV operators are preparing to include the new Prima Sport channel in their line-ups. In addition to the commercial terms, they will also have to comply with a number of technical and distribution rules relating, for example, to catch-up viewing, ad-skipping, the protection of sports rights and the number of devices on which the service can be used simultaneously.

CZECHS SPEND 12,000 CZK A YEAR ON SUBSCRIPTIONS; ONEPLAY IS AHEAD OF DISNEY

31. 7. 2026 | 3 min read The average Czech spends nearly 12,000 korunas a year on digital services and other regular payments. Whilst Apple and Netflix dominate in terms of transaction numbers, the Czech platform Oneplay has also joined the ranks of the most widely used services, overtaking both Disney and PlayStation. This is according to data from the fintech firm Tapix.

ADVERTISING REWRITES HISTORY: CLEOPATRA IS PORTRAYED AS A SEDUCTIVE BEAUTY IN TELEVISION COMMERCIALS, BUT IN REALITY, SHE PROBABLY HAD A PROMINENT NOSE AND CHIN

30. 7. 2026 | 9 min read More than two thousand years have passed since her death, yet she remains one of those historical figures whose image is still instantly recognisable across cultures, making her highly appealing to creatives in the advertising industry. Rather than depicting the real Egyptian ruler, advertisers draw on the image of a seductive queen surrounded by luxury, an image shaped over the centuries by Roman propaganda, art and Hollywood. Her lover Julius Caesar has also enjoyed a successful advertising career. Let us explore how television advertising transforms famous figures from antiquity into comic heroes, brand ambassadors and users of modern services.

PRIMA SPORT HAS LAUNCHED ITS DISTRIBUTION AND BEGUN SELLING ADVERTISING SPACE

30. 7. 2026 | 2 min read Magenta TV has activated a channel slot for the new Prima sport channel, and the programme guide confirms that the first broadcast will begin on 4 August with coverage of the match between Sparta Prague and Lyon. Furthermore, advertisers can book advertising slots from today.

ONEPLAY TO ADD NEW CHANNEL PRIMA SPORT, WILL ALSO BROADCAST SPARTA’S MATCH AGAINST LYON

30. 7. 2026 | 2 min read Oneplay is set to expand its sports offering to include the Prima sport channel. The first broadcast will be Tuesday’s match between AC Sparta Prague and Olympique Lyon in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, which will be shown on 4 August at 8.00 pm.

SURVEY: CONSUMERS EXPECT INFLATION TO IMPACT HOLIDAY SPENDING PLANS

30. 7. 2026 | 3 min read Economic uncertainty is expected to make shoppers more diligent when holiday shopping this year.

HOROWITZ: FIFA WORLD CUP SETS NEW BENCHMARK FOR MULTICULTURAL, MULTIPLATFORM SPORTS ENGAGEMENT

29. 7. 2026 | 4 min read A new analysis from Horowitz Research highlights the importance of multicultural audiences for the record viewing seen during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which concluded with a historic final and record-setting audience engagement of nearly 63 million Americans watching the event.

RECMA: KNOWLIMITS IS THE LARGEST MEDIA AGENCY, AHEAD OF OMD AND PHD

29. 7. 2026 | 2 min read The Recma rankings for 2025 have confirmed Knowlimits’ leading position in the Czech media agency market. The top four places remained unchanged, but the independent agency Mindsquared has now entered the top five.

CNN PRIMA NEWS IS IN THE BLACK AND IS AIMING FOR A MARKET SHARE OF AT LEAST 3 PER CENT

29. 7. 2026 | 3 min read According to editor-in-chief Tomáš Vojáček, CNN Prima News is managing to stay in the black thanks, amongst other things, to rising viewing figures and advertising revenue. The news channel currently has a 2.73 per cent share among viewers aged 15 and over, and its immediate goal is to consistently exceed the three per cent mark.

MARY KYRIAKIDI: TRUE DISTINCTIVENESS IS RARE. BUT WHEN A BRAND FINDS IT, IT REALLY PAYS OFF

29. 7. 2026 | 3 min read The debate over whether there is any real differentiation between brands at all was reignited this year at Cannes Lions, where Byron Sharp stated that a decade of research had failed to identify any truly differentiated brands from the consumers’ perspective. Brand differentiation can be measured. And it pays off. Mary Kyriakidi, Global Thought Leadership Director at Kantar, responds to this claim with data from the BrandZ database. She shows that perceived differentiation has a concrete, measurable impact on how a brand performs. It is therefore not merely an abstract marketing concept. What differentiation does for business Perceived distinctiveness accounts for roughly half of the reason why a brand can command a higher price. Brand awareness alone contributes only about 6 per cent to this. Customers therefore do not reward brands simply for being familiar with them. Above all, they reward those brands that hold a clear and unique meaning for them.

COCA-COLA, UNILEVER SHOW THE POWER OF WORLD CUP MARKETING

28. 7. 2026 | 3 min read Coca-Cola and Unilever each delivered some of their strongest quarterly performances in years, with both companies crediting their extensive World Cup campaigns.