DON’T FORGET THE GOLDEN RULES OF TRUST AND EFFECTIVENESS

28. 10. 2021 The role of ‘distinctive assets’ or ‘fluent devices’ is a critical foundation stone in improving the effectiveness of advertising, writes Ebiquity’s UK MD.

DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER BRANDS AROUND THE WORLD EMBRACE TV

28. 10. 2021 Booming online-born brands and online giants are placing their trust in TV.

NOVA STARTS APPLYING GREEN FILMING PRINCIPLES

27. 10. 2021 The Nova TV group starts applying green filming principles and plans to introduce them into all countries where the CME group operates, describes Hana de Goeij.

HOW YOUR BRAND CAN SOUND DISTINCTIVE IN A NOISY WORLD

27. 10. 2021 Sound assets can capture consumer attention, boost distinctiveness and build mental availability, explains Roscoe Williamson of MassiveMusic.

WHY FMCG BRANDS NEED TO LOOK BEYOND LINEAR TV FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

26. 10. 2021 For the fast-moving consumer goods industry, or FMCGs as it is known, the goal has long been to achieve widespread brand awareness and, perhaps most importantly, brand loyalty.

MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS FOR THREE QUARTERS ARE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR

25. 10. 2021 According to the monitoring, the gross amount of ad investments in the media was higher in the first nine months of this year than in the same period last year.

CTV VIEWERS SKEW YOUNGER THAN LEGACY TV VIEWERS

25. 10. 2021 Modern connected TV viewers are more representative of the U.S. population than viewers of traditional TV platforms, according to a new survey from Magnite, a sell-side media platform.

UK STUDY: HYBRID VIEWING IS THE EUROPEAN NORM

25. 10. 2021 CTV adoption among European households has increased by 30% from 2020, meaning four in five households can now be reached by CTV, a new study reveals. Why it matters With more than three quarters of European audiences watching CTV, this channel is now an essential element of TV planning for advertisers, the more so since CTV yields greater results than social media or traditional TV when it comes to engagement. The UK angle The report (CTV is for Everyone: 2021) from sell-side advertising platform Magnite reveals that: • Two thirds (65%) of British CTV viewers pay more attention to an ad on CTV than when an ad is seen on social media (22%). • British CTV viewers are 54% more likely to share personal information to receive relevant advertising, while 57% think it is important that brands align with their values and opinions. • British parents are easier to reach with CTV, especially households with teens: 45% of households with teens watch mostly streamed content. • CTV reaches diverse audiences including purchase decision-makers (68%), gamers (89%, of which 28% watch CTV only), light TV viewers (65%) and those born outside of the UK (69%).

AD BUYER’S NOTIONS OF `TV’ CONVERGE

25. 10. 2021 Three quarters of all media buyers say TV is now defined as both linear and streaming platforms; 70% say TV should be sold in the basis of impressions, according to TVSquared

GOLDEN DAYS FOR TV. RATINGS ARE GROWING AND CHANNELS WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE MORE ADS, SAYS NOVA’S CEO JAN VLČEK

25. 10. 2021 According to the CEO of the largest local commercial TV, with the pandemic remission the Czechs have returned to shopping, and retail chains, electronics producers or e-shops spend billions on ad spots with unparalleled intensity. “We have not seen such good times for TV ad sales for a long time,” says Nova’s CEO Jan Vlček in an interview for HN.

ACTIONS, NOT WORDS: BRAND PURPOSE IN A SCHIZOPHRENIC CONSUMER WORLD

22. 10. 2021 Many consumers say they do not want to support sweatshops, but they still often buy the cheapest clothing and running shoes made in such places anyway. Companies today want to do better, but they are getting such mixed signals from customers. In this inspiring keynote, Samuel Scott will show how companies can navigate this complex environment and both help the world and sell more products at the same time.

MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 11-16%

21. 10. 2021 Media Club will increase the prices of TV advertising in the range from 11% to 16% next year. It presented its business policy for the next year on Thursday afternoon.

NOVA IS GOING TO INCREASE TV AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 12.5%

21. 10. 2021 The Nova TV group will increase the cost of TV advertising for 2022 by 12.5 %, says its CEO, Jan Vlček.

VAB RELEASES CASE STUDIES IN STREAMING VIDEO AD CAMPAIGNS

19. 10. 2021 A new VAB report features case studies from Hulu, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, AMC Networks, Spectrum Reach, iSpot and TVSquared showing how streaming drove successful campaigns

TV GRPS ARE FOR THREE QUARTERS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR

19. 10. 2021 The delivered volume of TV ad GRPs for the first three quarters of this year remains above the level of last year’s comparable period.

THE SHARE OF SMART TVS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC TRIPLED IN FOUR YEARS

17. 10. 2021 The share of smart TVs connected to the internet has tripled over the last four years. At present, they are used by more than a third of Czech households, shows Philips statistics.

HOW TO SET UP A MEDIA STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF NEW CUSTOMER HABITS?

15. 10. 2021 Businesses that discontinued their advertising in the second half of last year may experience a decline in their income of up to 11%, says Yaroslav Protsiv from Nielsen.

ESTIMATE: INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNICATION WILL SEE A DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN 2022

14. 10. 2021 The estimate of marketing communication investments is favourable. Investments are going to grow by nearly 12 percent next year according to Nielsen Admosphere.