DON’T WAIT UNTIL YOU NEED IT TO BUILD YOUR BRAND. FOOTSHOP HAS SHARED DETAILS OF ITS CORPORATE CRISIS

1. 6. 2026 After years of focusing heavily on performance marketing, Footshop has recently begun to fundamentally change its approach to branding. Internal data and research showed that brand awareness was significantly lower than the company had originally anticipated, leading to a re-evaluation of its marketing strategy and an increase in investment in brand building. This was discussed at the Brand Restart conference.

APPLE SPENDS THE MOST, BUT OTHERS ARE GRABBING THE LIMELIGHT. WHAT DETERMINES A VIEWER’S VALUE?

31. 5. 2026 The highest investment in content does not automatically translate into the greatest audience attention. At the same time, streaming platforms are beginning to shift their perspective on their most valuable customers. Viewers who watch adverts and spend more time engaging with content are becoming increasingly valuable.

ADVERTISING SPEND IN THE TOBACCO SECTOR HAS RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY AND UNDERGONE A TRANSFORMATION

29. 5. 2026 AdIntel’s advertising expenditure monitoring tracks changes among the largest advertisers in the tobacco products category over the last ten years.

NOVA FOLLOWS IN PRIMA’S FOOTSTEPS. SKIPPING ADS WILL NO LONGER BE POSSIBLE ON ITS CHANNELS EITHER

28. 5. 2026 From autumn onwards, it will no longer be possible to skip ad breaks on Nova Group channels. TV Nova is including this requirement in its new terms and conditions with operators who offer catch-up services on their pay-TV platforms. This has been confirmed to Lupě by the broadcaster and also by some of the operators who have already received the contractual documentation. “The change is due to take effect on 16 November 2026. Negotiations with operators are ongoing,” wrote Zuzana Křížková, TV Nova’s corporate communications manager, to the editorial team.

STUDY FINDS GROWING ACCEPTANCE OF ADVERTISING ON STREAMING PLATFORMS

28. 5. 2026 Consumers are becoming increasingly receptive to advertising-funded streaming services, according to new research published by German public broadcaster ARD’s Research Service.

THE FACE OF THE ADVERT IS RADKO GUDAS FROM THE KAUFLAND ADVERTS, AND THE MASCOT IS THE PURINA CAT

26. 5. 2026 The Czech love of ice hockey has, for the first time, had a significant impact on advertising ratings, which have been dominated by actors for the past nine years. The highest-rated personality in advertising was ice hockey player Radko Gudas, whilst last year’s best mascot was Gourmet from the Purina advert.

STUDY: NEARLY HALF OF U.S. VIEWERS WATCH VIDEO WITH CAPTIONS

23. 5. 2026 Survey results from U.S., U.K., France, Spain and Germany show captions have become a mainstream viewing behavior in every market.

STUDY: AI LABELING DOES NOT HURT VIDEO AD PERFORMANCE

22. 5. 2026 MediaScience tested four AI labeling approaches as governments and platforms start to require disclosure.

CZECHS ARE STILL TRYING TO BUILD TRUST IN AI-POWERED ADVERTS. THEY WANT THEM TO BE TRANSPARENT

21. 5. 2026 More than half of Czechs (56%) expect brands to state whether an advert was created using artificial intelligence, according to a survey by the ResSolution Group.

BUDGETS ARE NOW THE TOP CONSIDERATION FOR BUYING A STREAMING SERVICE

20. 5. 2026 Half of consumers "strongly agree" that budget is the main factor they consider when buying entertainment services.

CONSUMERS DON’T HATE AI ADS – THEY HATE BAD ADS

13. 5. 2026 There’s a story I keep reading in the trades, and I want to analyze it because I don’t think it’s fully accurate. It’s the story about how consumers hate AI-generated ads.

CANNES LIONS: A RECORD NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT AGENCIES JOINED THE JURY

12. 5. 2026 Cannes Lions has announced the jury for this year’s festival. The jury will select world-class creative work, which will then be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 22 to 26 June 2026.

PRIMA’S NEW ADVERTISING FORMAT, PAUSE AD, PROMISES 100% VISIBILITY

11. 5. 2026 The advert is only displayed to the viewer when they actively interact with the remote control and pause the content they are watching.

NEM DUBROVNIK REVEALS 2026 AGENDA

5. 5. 2026 NEM Dubrovnik has unveiled the full agenda for its 2026 edition, which will bring together more than 300 companies, over 200 buyers and more than 150 exhibitors.

ESG ADS ATTRACT LESS ATTENTION, BUT BOOST INTEREST IN THE TOPIC

5. 5. 2026 Although ESG adverts are, on average, less effective at capturing attention than standard campaigns, they can significantly boost interest in the topic being communicated, according to new research by Ipsos. The data also confirms growing consumer scepticism towards sustainability claims and a shift in how people define ‘green’ products.

FLEMEDIA LAUNCHES THE 21ST EDITION OF THE FLE MEDIA AWARDS

3. 5. 2026 The FLE Media Awards competition is entering its 21st year. Flemedia has opened entries for Czech and Slovak campaigns, which creators and clients can submit until the end of June.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2: THE RETURN OF A BOX-OFFICE HIT SPARKS A WAVE OF ADVERTISING

30. 4. 2026 A beautiful woman, a strict boss and a look behind the scenes at a fashion magazine. The cult story from the world of haute couture is returning to cinema screens after many years, building on the legacy of the original hit The Devil Wears Prada, which defined not only how the fashion world is portrayed on film but also how luxury brands reach audiences. With the return of the iconic characters, film, fashion and marketing have once again come together to form one powerful whole. The result is a wave of advertising campaigns built on fashion aesthetics, micro-stories from the original film and the star power of the actors associated with this phenomenon.

ADC CZECH AWARDS: GRAND PRIX FOR KITKAT PHONE BREAK CAMPAIGN

29. 4. 2026 The Grand Prix at this year’s ADC Czech Creative Awards went to the “KitKat Phone Break” campaign by VML Prague.