KIDNAPPED M&M’S OR VAMPIRES IN A BURGER JOINT. THE SEASON OF SCARY COMMERCIALS IS COMING TO AN END

26. 10. 2025 With October’s Haunted Holiday, or Halloween, comes the opportunity for themed campaigns. Well-known and lesser-known brands alike are dressing up in spooky graphics, inviting monsters into restaurants, bringing old faces to life or playing with ghosts. Like Christmas, for example, Halloween has its place in the world of marketing. Of course, this is especially true… Continue reading KIDNAPPED M&M’S OR VAMPIRES IN A BURGER JOINT. THE SEASON OF SCARY COMMERCIALS IS COMING TO AN END

VML, MCCANN AND ZARAGUZA TAKE HOME THE PRIZE FROM THE GOLDEN DRUM

24. 10. 2025 The International Golden Drum Festival has announced the winners of its competition. Gold went to VML, silver to McCann and bronze to Zaraguza. The Golden Drum Creative Festival has announced the winners of its competition. Czech agencies also scored points. In addition to the Young Drummers category, which was won by the talents Joanna Santarius… Continue reading VML, MCCANN AND ZARAGUZA TAKE HOME THE PRIZE FROM THE GOLDEN DRUM

FOR BRANDS, BOLD COLOURS AND LOGOS ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR MENTAL AVAILABILITY

24. 10. 2025 “The success of the brand lies in the combination of ‘me codes’ and ‘need codes’,” says Jiří Boudal, CEO of Behavia. The brands that win are the ones that immediately spring to mind at the right moment for customers. As marketing theory by Byron Sharp, Jenni Romaniuk or Behavio‘s research shows, it’s not enough to… Continue reading FOR BRANDS, BOLD COLOURS AND LOGOS ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR MENTAL AVAILABILITY

THE REAL BATTLE FOR TV’S FUTURE ISN’T CONTENT. IT’S TRUST

23. 10. 2025 As AI makes it easier to fake, fabricate and flood our feeds, audiences won’t just ask “Is this video good?” — they’ll ask “Is this video even real?” Why TV values still matter in the streaming age Hello everyone — my name is Omar Oakes, a journalist and commentator who is obsessed with the business… Continue reading THE REAL BATTLE FOR TV’S FUTURE ISN’T CONTENT. IT’S TRUST

SAMSUNG IS RANKED FIFTH AMONG GLOBAL BRANDS. MOST RECOGNITION FOR ITS POSITION IN AI

23. 10. 2025 Samsung Electronics has been ranked fifth in Interbrand’s traditional global brand rankings for the sixth year in a row. The Best Global Brands ranking is published annually by Interbrand. Samsung’s brand value for this year is $90.5 billion, and it is the only Asian company in the top five as of 2020. According to Interbrand,… Continue reading SAMSUNG IS RANKED FIFTH AMONG GLOBAL BRANDS. MOST RECOGNITION FOR ITS POSITION IN AI

FABINI HAS ITS FIRST TV COMMERCIAL, THE FACE IS POHLREICH

23. 10. 2025 The first Fabini TV spot with Zdeněk Pohlreich was produced by Mark BBDO. The Czech brand of premium kitchenware Fabini has also headed to television for the first time. The main face of the spot, which was created over several weeks, is chef Zdeněk Pohlreich. Jan Fabini, the founder of the brand, plays a supporting… Continue reading FABINI HAS ITS FIRST TV COMMERCIAL, THE FACE IS POHLREICH

STUDY: AI ASSISTANTS DISTORT NEWS IN ALMOST HALF OF CASES

22. 10. 2025 As many as 45% of AI assistants’ responses contained serious errors in their output when dealing with intelligence information. This is according to a study by the EBU and BBC. New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has revealed that AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or… Continue reading STUDY: AI ASSISTANTS DISTORT NEWS IN ALMOST HALF OF CASES

CONSUMERS GET A HEAD START ON HOLIDAY SHOPPING

21. 10. 2025 65% of US adults plan to begin their holiday shopping before Black Friday this year, according to data from McKinsey & Company. Some 52% of US adults say rising prices and tariffs are their top concern when buying tech products this holiday season, as noted in an August 2025 survey from CNET and YouGov. Gen… Continue reading CONSUMERS GET A HEAD START ON HOLIDAY SHOPPING

ONEPLAY HAS RANKED SIX REGIONAL TELEVISIONS

21. 10. 2025 Oneplay has newly expanded its offering to include six regional TV channels that were not previously represented in its portfolio. Programming positions 230 to 235 are occupied by Praha TV, Polar, TV Brno 1, Zak TV, TV Morava and RTM . The predecessor of the service, O2 TV, has not included regional stations for a… Continue reading ONEPLAY HAS RANKED SIX REGIONAL TELEVISIONS

MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING BY UP TO 19.5%, ONLINE BY 10% AND RADIO BY 3%

20. 10. 2025 For 2026, the Media Club will increase the prices of advertising in all media it sells on the advertising market. Last week, Media Club Representation unveiled the features of its business policy for 2026. The average increase in advertising prices in each of the mediums traded by Media Club compared to 2025 is as follows:… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING BY UP TO 19.5%, ONLINE BY 10% AND RADIO BY 3%

MUSIC DRIVES ADVERTISING PROFITABILITY

20. 10. 2025 A new study by Massive Music and the IPA details the brand and business effects that highly engaging, fitting, and memorable music can have on advertising performance. Why music matters We know intuitively that great music, from jingles to sonic assets, can lodge in our brains in a way that other media doesn’t. But the… Continue reading MUSIC DRIVES ADVERTISING PROFITABILITY

TECH GIANTS ARE GETTING INTO THE STREAMING WARS

18. 10. 2025 While success in streaming has been measured by subscriber numbers, this criterion may change completely in the future, notes Erik Luzsicz. Who owns the audience in the streaming wars? Do content creators own them, or do content aggregators own them? While so far we have measured success in the streaming field by subscriber numbers, this… Continue reading TECH GIANTS ARE GETTING INTO THE STREAMING WARS

HORROR ENTERTAINING CONSUMERS: TV ADS INSPIRED BY DRACULA

18. 10. 2025 Halloween, the beloved season full of ghosts and ghouls, is just around the corner. Who doesn’t know Dracula, for example? Marketers are well aware of the global fame of the legendary vampire, and they’ve been using his iconic image and vampire symbolism to boost sales for decades — and for good reason. His image is… Continue reading HORROR ENTERTAINING CONSUMERS: TV ADS INSPIRED BY DRACULA

BINET AND DAVIS: MARKETERS WATCH ROI, BUT BUDGET SIZE IS MORE IMPORTANT

17. 10. 2025 Larger budgets have eight times more impact on effectiveness than focusing on campaign return on investment (ROI). That’s according to new research from the IPA, led by Les Binet and Will Davis. The new research reveals a disconnect between what really drives marketing effectiveness and what marketers believe. That’s one of the conclusions of new… Continue reading BINET AND DAVIS: MARKETERS WATCH ROI, BUT BUDGET SIZE IS MORE IMPORTANT

NEW LEVEL OF REAL-TIME SUBTITLING – CNN PRIMA NEWS HAS INTRODUCED ADVANCED BEEY AI TECHNOLOGY FROM NEWTON TECHNOLOGIES

16. 10. 2025 FTV Prima remains a pioneer in the television market in real-time subtitling. Further improvements to the system already in place at the CNN Prima NEWS news channel were made possible thanks to the cooperation with NEWTON Technologies and its advanced Beey AI service. Since the beginning of October, subtitling has been operating 24 hours a… Continue reading NEW LEVEL OF REAL-TIME SUBTITLING – CNN PRIMA NEWS HAS INTRODUCED ADVANCED BEEY AI TECHNOLOGY FROM NEWTON TECHNOLOGIES

INTERACTIVE ADS ARE BECOMING A CORNERSTONE OF CTV ADVERTISING

16. 10. 2025 Interactivity is becoming a key driver of growth for connected TV (CTV) advertising as the format evolves alongside shifting audience preferences. In a conversation with EMARKETER, Joshua Blum, director of research and analytics at BrightLine, described how interactivity is becoming the norm for CTV ads, and addressed lingering advertiser misconceptions. Blum highlighted that interactivity is… Continue reading INTERACTIVE ADS ARE BECOMING A CORNERSTONE OF CTV ADVERTISING

STUDY: MANY NEW STREAMING SUBS DROP THE SERVICE AFTER NFL ENDS

15. 10. 2025 A new report from Samsung Ads provides some disturbing data for streaming services that have been spending massive amounts of money on their NFL and sports rights. The Samsung Ads’ Quarterly State of CTV Report found that while the number of new users to three apps that streamed live NFL football games grew by 28%… Continue reading STUDY: MANY NEW STREAMING SUBS DROP THE SERVICE AFTER NFL ENDS

THE CZECHS SAY THE CLOSEST BRAND IS LIDL. THEN YOUTUBE AND DR. MAX

15. 10. 2025 The brands that Czechs consider close to them have hardly changed compared to last year. Lidl remains the top brand, according to the updated survey by Ipsos. Czech consumers identify Lidl as their closest brand, followed by YouTube and the Dr. Max pharmacy chain, which is also the highest ranked purely Czech brand. This is… Continue reading THE CZECHS SAY THE CLOSEST BRAND IS LIDL. THEN YOUTUBE AND DR. MAX