TV SEPTEMBER WAS WON BY NOVA, THE SHOW OF THE MONTH OCTOPUS

6. 10. 2025 In September, the Nova TV group recorded the highest audience shares in all critical audience groups. The Nova Group achieved the highest shares in both full-day and prime-time broadcasting in all key audience groups 15 , 15-54 and 18-69 in September. In the broader 15 group, its full-day audience share was 28.45%. This is according… Continue reading TV SEPTEMBER WAS WON BY NOVA, THE SHOW OF THE MONTH OCTOPUS

ELECTIONS ON ČT, CNN PRIMA NEWS AND TV NOVA REACHED OVER THREE MILLION PEOPLE

5. 10. 2025 Saturday’s election telecasts on the three domestic television stations were watched by 3.3 million viewers over the age of 15. The day-long coverage of the Czech parliamentary election results reached 3.3 million viewers over the age of 15 on Saturday on ČT24, CNN Prima News and TV Nova. That’s how many viewers sought out the… Continue reading ELECTIONS ON ČT, CNN PRIMA NEWS AND TV NOVA REACHED OVER THREE MILLION PEOPLE

ELECTION TV BROADCAST WILL START ON SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL LAST UNTIL MIDNIGHT

3. 10. 2025 Domestic television news stations will be following the election day from the morning. CNN Prima News will begin its election coverage at 8:00 am, CT24 at 9:00 am and TV Nova at 1:45 pm. All-day coverage of the Chamber of Deputies elections on 3 and 4 October will be carried by Czech Television on its… Continue reading ELECTION TV BROADCAST WILL START ON SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL LAST UNTIL MIDNIGHT

TIVO VIDEO TRENDS REPORT: VIEWERS WATCHING MORE LOCAL CONTENT

2. 10. 2025 Consumer spending on video content grew year-over-year in the second quarter according to report. Viewers are increasing their consumption of local TV content according to TiVo’s latest report on video trends. The results of TiVo’s Q2 2025 Video Trends Report show that the importance of local content has increased over the past year, with 61%… Continue reading TIVO VIDEO TRENDS REPORT: VIEWERS WATCHING MORE LOCAL CONTENT

ONEPLAY LURES NEW CUSTOMERS TO HBO MAX FOR A FREE MONTH

2. 10. 2025 O2 will also provide customers with a premium HBO Max channel for a one-month trial with every new Oneplay tariff plan ordered from the operator. From 1 to 31 October, customers will also get HBO Max on top of every new Oneplay tariff plan they order from O2. This will give them access to Oneplay’s… Continue reading ONEPLAY LURES NEW CUSTOMERS TO HBO MAX FOR A FREE MONTH

COMPANIES WANT MORE FROM MARKETING THAN CAMPAIGNS, RESEARCH SHOWS

2. 10. 2025 Marketing directors are often co-responsible for the growth of companies. A third of respondents consider them key players. They should therefore focus more on growth strategies, according to research from Confess Research presented at Brand Management. The survey of more than 100 companies with in-house marketing teams found that 76% of respondents attribute responsibility for… Continue reading COMPANIES WANT MORE FROM MARKETING THAN CAMPAIGNS, RESEARCH SHOWS

GEN AI CREATIVE FINDS GROWING ACCEPTANCE

1. 10. 2025 The use of Gen AI in advertising is growing as attitudes shift across clients, creatives and consumers, but greater openness to the tech doesn’t mean there won’t be strings attached. What’s happening “We have seen a shift in client openness to fully AI-developed campaigns,” Christian Pierre, global chief intelligence officer, Gut, told Digiday, as he… Continue reading GEN AI CREATIVE FINDS GROWING ACCEPTANCE

CONTENT-BASED ‘CONTEXTUAL’ ADS SCORE LOW VS. AUDIENCE TARGETING: SURVEY

1. 10. 2025 Content-based “contextual” advertising continues to essentially get a thumbs down from brands — especially when it comes to media buys on connected TV (CTV) platforms, according to a recent Gracenote survey. “Marketers, brands, agencies have evolved their thinking about CTV as a paid media channel — but have not evolved their strategies accordingly,” according to… Continue reading CONTENT-BASED ‘CONTEXTUAL’ ADS SCORE LOW VS. AUDIENCE TARGETING: SURVEY

FLEMA: GRAND PRIX GOES TO THE SLOVAK CAMPAIGN FOR THE REALITY SHOW PIT OF LIONS

1. 10. 2025 The Flema Innovative Media Usage Competition gave away its prizes. This year, it introduced new categories and looked primarily at campaign objectives and their boldness. The Grand Prix of this year’s Flema competition, which recognises innovative achievements in media planning, goes to Slovakia. It was won by Slovenská sporiteľňa and the agency Wavemaker Slovakia for… Continue reading FLEMA: GRAND PRIX GOES TO THE SLOVAK CAMPAIGN FOR THE REALITY SHOW PIT OF LIONS

THE LAST PRE-ELECTION WEEK WILL START WITH A SUPERDEBATE ON SUNDAY NIGHT ON CZECH TELEVISION

28. 9. 2025 From 28 September to 3 October, the main Czech television stations will offer viewers a series of major pre-election debates. The Superdebate, which will bring the strongest leaders of the political entities running for the Chamber of Deputies into direct conflict on Sunday 28 September at 20:00 on ČT1 and ČT24, will open the final… Continue reading THE LAST PRE-ELECTION WEEK WILL START WITH A SUPERDEBATE ON SUNDAY NIGHT ON CZECH TELEVISION

THE WINNER OF THE SERIAL KILLER FESTIVAL IS THE ONEPLAY SERIES MONYOVÁ

27. 9. 2025 The eighth edition of the Serial Killer TV Festival, which focuses on European series production, once again presented the award to the best TV series of Central and Eastern Europe. The best short series was also awarded. Theinternational jury of the Serial Killer festival chose from six titles. This year’s winner and winner of the… Continue reading THE WINNER OF THE SERIAL KILLER FESTIVAL IS THE ONEPLAY SERIES MONYOVÁ

EFFECTIVENESS IS BUILT ON CONSISTENCY AND CREATIVITY, EMERGED FROM THE CREATIVE IMPACT DISCUSSION FORUM AT THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL

26. 9. 2025 At the Cannes Lions Festival, leading marketers, prominent creatives, and representatives from research agencies come together each year to explore the relationships between creativity, consistency, and effectiveness. This year, as part of the Creative Impact discussion forum, they focused on finding ways to maintain brand consistency in an uncertain and ever-changing environment, leverage creators and… Continue reading EFFECTIVENESS IS BUILT ON CONSISTENCY AND CREATIVITY, EMERGED FROM THE CREATIVE IMPACT DISCUSSION FORUM AT THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL

STUDY USA: SHOPPERS TURN TO AI FIRST FOR RESEARCH

26. 9. 2025 More than half (53%) of US consumers turn to AI for conducting shopping research, per an August Adobe survey. Beyond the chart: One-third of US adults use AI agents for brand discovery regularly (24%) or frequently (9%), per a July Cordial survey. Research and information gathering is one of the tasks consumers are most comfortable… Continue reading STUDY USA: SHOPPERS TURN TO AI FIRST FOR RESEARCH

CREATIVITY IS IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT DOES GOOD CREATIVITY ACTUALLY MEAN?

26. 9. 2025 Up to 85% of marketers believe that creativity is the key to success, but only 59% know what good creativity actually means, according to the survey. 83.5% of marketers believe that creativity is the key to advertising performance, but only 58.5% of respondents agree within their team on exactly what good creative is. That’s according… Continue reading CREATIVITY IS IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT DOES GOOD CREATIVITY ACTUALLY MEAN?

WOOD AND HEGARTY: ADVERTISING NEEDS A NEW CREATIVE REVOLUTION

25. 9. 2025 Creativity is essential for business growth, and its importance is increasing in the age of AI. Agencies and CMOs have the opportunity to become drivers of creativity and strategic partners to company leadership, as emphasised in a webinar featuring John Hegarty and Orlando Wood. During Wednesday’s Global TV Group webinar hosted in the Czech Republic… Continue reading WOOD AND HEGARTY: ADVERTISING NEEDS A NEW CREATIVE REVOLUTION

THE CRIME GENRE HAS BEEN PULLING IN BROADCASTERS FOR A LONG TIME

25. 9. 2025 The announcement by media group Nova to rebrand the station Nova Gold to Nova Krimi is a significant step. Czechs have long been fascinated by crime formats, and true crime in particular. The crime genre has long been absent from the Nova media group ‘s channel portfolio. It is not that it does not broadcast… Continue reading THE CRIME GENRE HAS BEEN PULLING IN BROADCASTERS FOR A LONG TIME

LANTERN SHEDS FIRST LIGHT ON TV’S ABILITY TO DRIVE OUTCOMES

25. 9. 2025 Initial findings from Project Lantern – a project launched a year ago by Channel 4, ITV, and Sky – suggest that TV drives tangible outcomes across multiple media environments. The analysis combines TV ad exposure from six million UK households with the outcome data of matched panellists from consumer online behavioural panel company Measure Protocol.… Continue reading LANTERN SHEDS FIRST LIGHT ON TV’S ABILITY TO DRIVE OUTCOMES

NOVA TRANSFORMS NOVA GOLD INTO DETECTIVE CHANNEL NOVA KRIMI

24. 9. 2025 The Nova Group will change its Nova Gold station to Nova Krimi in November. The channel will offer a line-up of classic detective series. The Nova Group will change the look of its existing station Nova Gold, which will be renamed Nova Krimi from November. The channel will get a new name, visual style and… Continue reading NOVA TRANSFORMS NOVA GOLD INTO DETECTIVE CHANNEL NOVA KRIMI