CANNES LIONS AWARD SUBMISSIONS REMAIN FLAT IN 2025

14. 6. 2025 The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity received 26,900 award submissions for 2025, up less than 1% compared to last year’s tally. Total entries are down 38% from their peak nearly a decade ago.

TV NOVA IS HITTING THE ROAD AGAIN THIS YEAR, STARTING ON 28 JUNE

13. 6. 2025 TV Nova will visit a total of nine cities from the end of June to the first week of October as part of its Den s Novou roadshow.

COMING UP LATER: THE EYEWATERING COST OF DULL MEDIA

13. 6. 2025 Dull ads cost companies millions of dollars to achieve the same effect – now, new research to be presented today at Cannes Lions by eatbigfish’s Adam Morgan and Dr. Karen Nelson-Field examines and quantifies the silent drain on our budgets caused by dull media formats. Why dull matters As Adam Morgan explained at last year’s festival, most ads are dull. The whole lot of nothing that they make people feel costs real money – an average of £10m, according to a 2023 piece of work by Peter Field.

ADVERTISING DELIVERS NEARLY 3X RETURN ON INVESTMENT

12. 6. 2025 Companies that invest 3% of their revenue in advertising see an 8.7% contribution to total sales – a near 3x ROI, according to Gain Theory.

TV NOVA IN SUMMER: FARMA, MALÝ PITAVAL, HOSPODA ČI SPECIALISTÉ

12. 6. 2025 TV Nova is launching proven series, films and a new reality show, Farma Česko, this summer.

CNN PRIMA NEWS KICKS OFF PRE-ELECTION BROADCASTING WITH A DEBATE ON 19 JUNE

12. 6. 2025 CNN Prima News will kick off its pre-election coverage with the first major debate: ‘100 days until the elections’.

ONEPLAY SPORT: DOMESTIC FOOTBALL LEAGUE VIEWING FIGURES INCREASED LAST YEAR

11. 6. 2025 Chance Liga became the most watched league across all sports on the Oneplay Sport platform and also recorded the most watched domestic match on this platform.

13TH HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2025 ON 12-13 NOVEMBER IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY

10. 6. 2025 The HbbTV Association is delighted to announce that the 13th HbbTV Symposium and Awards will take place on 12-13 November 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. This year’s edition of the connected TV industry’s annual key summit will be hosted at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus Istanbul, a five-star hotel offering first-class conference and accommodation facilities with panoramic views over the iconic Bosphorus.

WHY IVAN TROJAN FELL OUT OF THE TOP RANKINGS

10. 6. 2025 Cooperation with actors in advertising works, but execution is key, according to research by ResSolution Group, which looked at Ivan Trojan's personality in advertising.

THE POWER OF GEN X IS OVERLOOKED AS OLDER AUDIENCES DRIVE DUAL-ROI EFFECT

10. 6. 2025 Advertisers remain fixated on youth, but failing to reach older audiences is bad for business when younger consumers turn to their elders for purchasing advice amid uncertainty.

TRAVEL FEVER: WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS THIS SUMMER?

9. 6. 2025 Despite global uncertainty, people are travelling more eagerly than ever, as confirmed by the fact that 79% of Europeans and 71% of Americans plan to go on vacation this summer. Surprisingly, this year’s most popular destinations for Czechs are Italy and Slovakia, winning over the traditional favourite, Croatia. Key findings

PRIMA+ AGREES WITH VIAPLAY, SECURES ACCESS TO ITS CONTENT

9. 6. 2025 The Prima Group has entered into a long-term partnership with Sweden's Viaplay Group and will expand its prima+ streaming service with the Viaplay Select brand from July.

THE ADVERTISING BUSINESS OF LOTTERIES AND BETTING IS UNDER THREAT

9. 6. 2025 If an amendment is passed in the final reading of the bill on addictive substances, it will mean major restrictions on advertising by lottery and betting companies.

PPF CEO STOESSEL: ONEPLAY IS 50 PERCENT AHEAD OF NETFLIX

8. 6. 2025 The PPF Group believes in a multi-platform future and the digital transformation of ProSieben, following the example of CME. Incoming co-CEO Didier Stoessel spoke about these plans in foreign media.

COMPANIES ARE BACKING OUT OF PRIDE SPONSORSHIP. INCLUSION IS BEING REPLACED BY FEAR OF POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES

8. 6. 2025 June, the month of LGBT+ celebrations, is much quieter than usual in the United States this year. A number of major brands have decided to withdraw or significantly reduce their sponsorship of Pride festivals and other events.

NOVA AND PRIMA ACCELERATE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION. THE MARKET WILL CONSOLIDATE

5. 6. 2025 The largest commercial television stations, Nova and Prima, do not want to leave the terrestrial platform. At the same time, however, they are picking up the pace in digital distribution. This was also prompted by the launch of the Oneplay platform, according to discussions at the Digimedia 2025 conference.

BBC TO END TERRESTRIAL TV, PPF TO DEVELOP ONEPLAY. WILL STREAMING WIN OUT?

4. 6. 2025 The British public broadcaster BBC is planning a revolutionary step in traditional television broadcasting after 2030. Its strategy is essentially in line with that of the PPF Group, which is building on an online future.

STUDY: 61% OF WEEKLY TV VIEWING TAKES PLACE ON STREAMING SERVICES

4. 6. 2025 More U.S. viewers now say they use FAST services to watch live content (40%) than cable and satellite, according to Horowitz Research