VML, PUBLICIS, ZARAGUSA AND DENTSU HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDEN DRUM. YOUNG CZECH LIONS ALSO STAND A CHANCE.

30. 9. 2026 | 2 min read The Slovenian Golden Drum creativity festival has announced this year’s shortlist. The Czech entries in the finals are from VML, Leo Prague, Dentsu Creative and Zaraguza CZ. Five of their entries have made it onto the shortlist, securing a total of 15 shortlist placements.

CTV DRIVES MORE THAN HALF OF EUROPE’S PREMIUM VIDEO AD VIEWS

29. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Connected TV has become the dominant driver of premium video advertising in Europe, accounting for 53 percent of all premium video ad views in the first half of 2026, according to FreeWheel’s latest Video Monetisation Report. The biannual study from the Comcast‑owned advertising technology company shows that Europe’s shift toward CTV and streaming is reshaping the continent’s video advertising landscape, with programmatic buying playing an increasingly central role.

ERLING HAALAND IS THE FACE OF THE FIRST ‘SEAFOOD FROM NORWAY’ CAMPAIGN IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

29. 9. 2026 | 3 min read The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) is launching its first ‘Seafood from Norway’ brand campaign in the Czech Republic. The campaign aims to boost consumption of Norwegian salmon. Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland has been chosen as the face of the campaign.

REPORT: STREAMING AUDIENCES INCREASINGLY DISENGAGED

25. 9. 2026 | 2 min read TVision by Viant has released its 2026 State of Streaming report, built on one of the largest streaming attention panels in the world. The findings challenge assumptions about where viewers are actually paying attention across streaming and linear TV.

OLDER CONSUMERS TRUST TRADITIONAL ADS BUT ARE INFLUENCED TO BUY THROUGH DIGITAL CHANNELS

20. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Traditional offline advertising commands the most trust among US adults 55 and older, but digital channels are gaining influence over what they buy, per CivicScience.

STUDY: 73% OF ADVERTISERS PLAN TO MAKE LIVE SPORTS STREAMING BUYS IN NEXT YEAR

17. 9. 2026 | 4 min read Interest in making live sports streaming and CTV advertising investments during the next 6 to 12 months is even higher among ad agencies.

TELEVISION KNOWS HOW TO CAPTURE ATTENTION: THROUGH THE BIG SCREEN, EMOTION AND SHARED EXPERIENCES

15. 9. 2026 | 11 min read Showing an advertisement today is no problem. Getting people to actually pay attention to it is the real challenge. The number of impressions or the reach of a campaign alone does not tell us whether someone genuinely watched the advertising message, engaged with it or remembered it. And according to the TV is engaging project, this is precisely one of television’s key advantages. Its strength lies not only in how many people it can reach, but also in the quality of that contact.

IS TV ADVERTISING LOSING ITS EFFECTIVENESS?

15. 9. 2026 | 11 min read Building mental availability is one of linear television’s key strengths. Media experts broadly agree on that. When consumers are faced with a purchasing decision, ideally they recall the brands that have lodged in their memory and choose one of them. But how does television perform at the bottom of the marketing funnel? Who visits a brand’s website while a TV commercial is still on air – and who goes on to make a purchase straight away? Researchers at Seven.One Media have explored these questions and presented new data on both the short- and long-term effects of the medium.

CHOCOLATE: A SWEET TREAT AND A POPULAR SUBJECT FOR TV COMMERCIALS

13. 9. 2026 | 12 min read Delicious, velvety-smooth and slowly melting on the tongue. Chocolate has the power to evoke feelings of pleasure, reward and a touch of luxury. We reach for it when we want to treat ourselves, lift our mood or make a challenging day a little more enjoyable. And it becomes even harder to resist when it appears on the television screen. Advertising can turn chocolate into an almost irresistible temptation – the kind that makes us want to get off the sofa and go and find at least a small piece. International Chocolate Day is the perfect opportunity to look back at the history of chocolate and some of the most memorable television commercials it has inspired.

SURVEY: CZECHS DO NOT CONSIDER ADVERTISING TO BE THE MAIN FACTOR IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

10. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Most Czechs believe that advertising does not have a significant impact on the amount of alcohol consumed. They regard drink-driving, the sale of alcohol to minors and inadequate enforcement of existing regulations as the biggest problems associated with alcohol. This is according to a survey carried out by Ipsos for the Advertising Council.

LEGENDS RETURN TO THE SPOTLIGHT: ADVERTISING BRINGS HISTORICAL ICONS BACK TO LIFE, INCLUDING SALVADOR DALÍ

10. 9. 2026 | 11 min read Napoleon sold cars and beer, Cleopatra promoted chocolate and cosmetics, Einstein became a symbol of genius, Edison of ingenuity, and Leonardo da Vinci of boundless human creativity. The advertising world has always had a soft spot for the great figures of history. A famous name works as an effective shortcut: within seconds, it can trigger associations that would otherwise take an entire brand story to build.

ADVERTISING ON THE MAIN SCREENS OF SMART TVS CAN BE PURCHASED PROGRAMMATICALLY

8. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Hybrid CTV Sales House is the first on the Czech market to make programmatic advertising buying available on the home screen of smart TVs running the Titan OS operating system. Advertisers and agencies can now purchase this advertising space via the Adform platform in the same way as other programmatic video campaigns.

NFL ADS DELIVER BIG RETURNS. BUT WHICH NUMBERS CAN MARKETERS TRUST?

8. 9. 2026 | 7 min read New data shows huge returns from NFL advertising as fragmented distribution complicates how marketers evaluate audience, placement and performance.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK: WHY YOUTUBE SHOULD NEVER BE PLANNED AND BOUGHT AS TV

8. 9. 2026 | 6 min read Paul Evans analyses the gap between YouTube’s claim and conduct.

TELEVISION MAINTAINS ITS LEAD IN TRUST: INTERNATIONAL DATA REVEAL MAJOR GAPS VERSUS ONLINE VIDEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA

5. 9. 2026 | 7 min read According to new material from The Global TV Group, trust is one of television’s key strengths. Data from several markets confirm its strong position not only in terms of trust in the television environment itself, but also when it comes to brands that advertise on TV and television news. The findings also reveal a significant lead for television, particularly over social media and content creators.

TOTAL TV DRIVES 54% SHARE OF ADVERTISING PROFIT DESPITE INCREASED FRAGMENTATION

4. 9. 2026 | 3 min read An analysis of over £100m worth of UK TV investment has found that expanding the definition of TV to include SVOD, CTV and YouTube produces the same headline finding as 2024’s Profit Ability 2.

GIANA MAKES ITS ADVERTISING DEBUT; THE CAMPAIGN IS BASED ON THE SLOGAN ‘GIANA MIA!’

4. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Gaston’s Giana brand has launched its first advertising campaign. The ‘Giana mia!’ concept is based on everyday situations involving meal preparation.

A FEW SECONDS WORTH SEVERAL MILLION, OR SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT

3. 9. 2026 | 16 min read Just a few decades ago, a television advert was nothing more than a well-lit shot from a studio, accompanied by simple animation. Today, the situation is completely different. Adverts now routinely feature hundreds of digitally enhanced shots, photorealistic computer-generated characters, simulations of water, fire or explosions, and virtual environments that, just twenty years ago, were the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters.