MULTIPLATFORM TV IS A KEY FACTOR IN BRAND COMMUNICATION, ACCORDING TO EGTA RESEARCH

24. 11. 2024 Last year's egta 2024 CEOs’ & Top Execs’ Survey provided answers to questions about new opportunities, current challenges and revenue estimates in TV advertising sales.

TELEVISION CELEBRATES ITS DAY: EVEN IN 2024, IT REMAINS A RELIABLE COMPANION AND GUIDE IN MODERN LIFE

21. 11. 2024 Every year on 21 November, we celebrate World Television Day, which highlights the irreplaceable role of this medium in our lives. While streaming platforms are changing the ways we consume content, traditional television still holds a crucial position. It delivers current information, supports education, preserves cultural heritage, offers moments of entertainment and shared emotions, and serves as a significant marketing platform. How does television continue to shape our society today, and why is it important to remember its significance? TV informs As more primarily fictional content moves to streaming platforms, the significance of news channels and programmes as the dominant content for traditional continuous television broadcasting grows. Television remains one of the main sources of information for the general public, with millions of people worldwide turning to news channels to stay informed about events both at home and globally. Thanks to globalisation and technological advancements, it is now possible to watch events in real time, even on the other side of the world. The news and informational function of television becomes increasingly important, especially during crises and exceptional events, when access to verified information is crucial.

“DROP THE WORDS LINEAR AND DIGITAL; LET’S JUST TALK TV” SAYS NICK MANNING

20. 11. 2024 The distinction between linear and digital TV is becoming increasingly nonsensical from a broadcaster perspective, argues Nick Manning, Founder of Encyclomedia International. Although different TV platforms have different functions, Manning suggests “the trick is to treat it as a single entity.”

NOBODY WILL PAY ME FOR ADVERTISING FOR PENSIONERS, THERE IS ROOM FOR CT, SAYS PRIMA BOSS SINGER

7. 11. 2024 The two largest commercial TV groups in the Czech Republic are experiencing a successful year from the point of view of advertisers. Both Prima and Nova are close to full advertising sell-out this year.

TRENDS FOR 2025 BY KANTAR: FROM “WOKE” BRANDS TO “TOTAL” VIDEO

6. 11. 2024 The top 10 trends that will influence marketing in the next year and beyond have been presented by Kantar. It addresses the limits of innovation, generative AI and the demands of retail media.

STUDY GERMANY: LINEAR TV STILL POPULAR WITH VIEWERS

3. 11. 2024 Linear TV is clearly - despite strong competition from streaming platforms - more resilient than expected. According to the survey, its use has declined only slightly over the last three years. By contrast, the streaming market appears to be saturated.

HOW DIFFERENT GENERATIONS WATCH TV

19. 10. 2024 Imagine a Millennial flipping through cable channels, a Gen Xer catching the game live on YouTube TV, and a Baby Boomer binge-watching Netflix. Today, media viewing habits might not be exactly what you'd expect.

TV VIEWING AND ITS ROLE COMPARED TO OTHER TOUCHPOINTS

17. 10. 2024 Gigabytes of articles have already been written about the current viewership of classic television. But it doesn’t hurt to look at what is behind the claims of people who indicate in surveys that they watch TV. In a previous article, we examined what “watching TV” means. Only with a clear definition of “watching TV” can we assess the role of classic TV as a touchpoint. TV viewing surveys The question of how often people watch television has been the subject of dozens of studies. The results of these studies are used, among other things, for media planning. Although everyone might seem to know what watching TV means, clarifying the concept and asking viewers about their understanding appears to be a good idea. This is what the GroupM project Media Bubbles is doing. It examines the differences in media habits between the general Czech online population (which includes about 92% of the total population) and people from media and advertising agencies. In addition, the latest survey took a closer look at young consumers under 25. What does it mean to watch TV? Let’s briefly summarise what people mean when they say they watch TV. For 80% of the Czech online population, watching TV is equivalent to watching a live broadcast in real time. Among young people under 25, 72% have the same understanding. However, watching TV includes watching pay VOD services for almost half of the population. A quarter of the population (and 31% of the young under 25) even include YouTube in watching TV. Watching TV – what does that mean?

EU STUDY: CTV USE HITS 86% AS VIEWING GROWS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE

4. 10. 2024 In Europe, 86% of consumers are now watching connected TV (CTV) — a six percentage point increase from 2022. That is according to the latest study from CTV advertising company ShowHeroes Group in collaboration with performance marketing agency Kinesso. Its survey covered six markets in Europe.

TV VIEWERS. WHO ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY SPEND THEIR TIME WITH AND WITHOUT TV?

3. 9. 2024 There has long been a debate among media professionals and marketers about what it actually means to watch TV. As there’s nothing worse than conjecture, we asked people. Viewers. And as you might expect, watching TV means something different to everyone, and mostly, it doesn’t mean just one thing.

STUDY USA: NEARLY 60M U.S. HOMES WATCHED THE OLYMPICS

12. 8. 2024 Household viewing of the Paris games was up 11% compared to the Tokyo games, Samba TV reported.

THE 2024 OLYMPICS IS A REMINDER THAT APPOINTMENT TV IS ALIVE AND WELL

9. 8. 2024 This summer, the world has been glued to their screens for the Olympics. Traditionally, these events have been synonymous with appointment TV, where viewers gather around the television to tune in at specific times.

TELEVISION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANNEL IN THE VIDEO UNIVERSE

9. 8. 2024 At the Screenforce Day conference in Zurich earlier this summer, Screenforce Switzerland presented a new study Die Welt der Screens, which focused on the analysis of the devices and channels that viewers in Switzerland use to consume video content. The conclusions of the study are clear. The most used device for watching all TV content is the big screen, with the mobile phone catching up in the news segment.

WHY LINEAR AND CONNECTED TV ARE BETTER TOGETHER

2. 8. 2024 Peanut butter and jelly. Movies and popcorn. Road trips with the windows down, music blasting. Some things are just better together. Including linear and Connected TV advertising.

PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SPORTS MEDIA IN THE ERA OF FRAGMENTATION

26. 7. 2024 The International Olympic Committee’s Jérôme Parmentier on Olympic viewing habits in the era of TikTok and Netflix, and what this means for media rights.

SUNDAY NOON IS THE “GOLDEN TIME” FOR HOBBY SHOWS ON PRIMA

22. 7. 2024 Prima has concentrated its hobby programmes around Sunday lunchtime. The series of programmes forms an important vertical, which it also exploits commercially.

DANIEL GRUNT: WE HAVE ALREADY INVESTED DEFINITELY OVER A BILLION CROWNS IN VOYO.CZ PREMIUM CONTENT

19. 7. 2024 After about two decades of a career in Czech media, Daniel Grunt took one of the most powerful positions on the market last January - at the head of TV Nova. His long-term focus on the online segment, which has become one of the strategic areas of the commercial station's development, played into his hands. "My goal is to maximize the reach of our content and respect for the TV Nova brand," Daniel Grunt said in the next episode of the První liga (First League) podcast.

STUDY USA: 6% OF HOUSEHOLDS WATCH TV SOLELY ON MOBILE DEVICES, SURVEY FINDS

19. 7. 2024 Between 2022-’23, U.S. households without a TV set grew from 7% to 8%, according to the Advertising Research Foundation.