CZECH VIEWERS WERE MOST INTERESTED IN THE OPENING CEREMONY, ATHLETICS AND TENNIS

13. 8. 2024 | 2 min read Athletics, tennis and fencing were among the most watched sports at the Summer Olympics in Paris. This was reported by the chief commentator of CT Sport Robert Záruba.

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

12. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Household viewing of the Paris games was up 11% compared to the Tokyo games, Samba TV reported.

SOLVENT CZECHS LIKE TO HOLIDAY WITH A TRAVEL AGENCY. SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO APPEAL TO THEM IN YOUR TV ADVERTISING!

12. 8. 2024 | 5 min read Around 60% of Czechs go on domestic holidays every year, 45% go abroad. Although holidays are no longer exclusively associated with summer, summer is still the main season. Some people like to arrange everything themselves, others rely entirely on travel agencies, and some make a choice depending on circumstances. The current summer mood led us to the idea of looking at Czechs through the lens of holiday arrangements and we came up with one downright summer finding. Or more accurately, a travel finding.

COMPETITION IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY IS FIERCE. TRAVEL AGENCIES NEED TO GET POTENTIAL CLIENTS OUT OF THEIR SEATS AND INTO THE ACTION IN THEIR TV ADS.

11. 8. 2024 | 5 min read Maximum personalisation, modern technology, tailor-made travel packages, the most exotic destinations, unique experiences... Today’s travel agencies, online platforms and tour operator platforms have a wide arsenal of weapons with which to attack their audience to entice them to buy their services. But standing out in the plethora of offers is not easy.

NOT ALL PLANES ARE ALIKE: AIRLINE TV ADS ARE VARIED AND INVENTIVE

10. 8. 2024 | 6 min read Majestic aircraft, crew uniforms, free drinks, and a view from the aircraft window. At first glance, it might seem that airlines don’t have many options to trump their competitors through TV advertising and ensure that passengers flock to their planes. Fortunately, it is exactly the other way around. Airline TV ads are inventive and interesting. Let’s take a look at a few of them.

ALMOST HALF OF CZECHS WATCH CONTENT THEY ARE ASHAMED OF ON THEIR MOBILE PHONES

10. 8. 2024 | 2 min read Axocom research shows that up to 46% of the Czech population hides quilty pleasures.

STUDY USA: CTV COMMERCIALS DELIVER MORE ATTENTION THAN OTHER DIGITAL VIDEO FORMATS

10. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Yahoo, Omnicom, Amplified Intelligence team up for study. Commercials on connected TV deliver more attention and better business outcomes than other forms of digital video advertising, according to new research.

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

9. 8. 2024 | 4 min read 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 | 5 min read 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.

UNDER THE FIVE OLYMPIC RINGS. GAME-CHANGING TV ADS

9. 8. 2024 | 12 min read The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are slowly heading towards the Closing Ceremony. As we already know, the Olympics are not only the pinnacle of professional athletes’ careers but also a very rewarding time for marketers to present their revolutionary ideas. World-renowned brands have always used and continue to use the emotional power of sport at Games time to spread positive values and connect people across continents. Olympic history is full of memorable ads that have not only defined global marketing but have also co-shaped the international Olympic movement. What are some of the most memorable ones? Coca-Cola – Celebrate Humanity (1996) When Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was widely expected that one of the largest global companies having its headquarters in the metropolis, Coca-Cola, would be heavily involved in the process. And indeed, the 1996 Olympic Games went down in marketing history as the “Coca-Cola Games”. The Coca-Cola Olympic City where some of the Olympic sports could be watched in virtual reality was clear evidence that the company, one of the oldest Olympic sponsors, was certainly not underestimating this opportunity. The company also launched its Celebrate Humanity campaign to mark the occasion and, predominantly, celebrate humanity and joy. The campaign’s message was presented through emotive stories and visuals that showed the athletes and their paths to success. The individual spots consisted of authentic footage from the Olympic Games, inspirational music and voiceovers, which were combined with images of the athletes and emotional moments from the Games. And, of course, localisation for each national market was an important element. The advertising spots were one of the most important elements of the campaign – they included inspirational quotes from athletes and worked with authentic footage from past Games. As a result, Celebrate Humanity has become an Olympic benchmark for Coca-Cola, and there is perhaps not a single Olympic ad that doesn’t take at least a small nod to this legendary campaign.

30TH ANNIVERSARY GOLDEN DRUM HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRAMME, ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR APPLICATIONS

9. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Marketing & Media will be in Portorož, Slovenia, again this year from 9-10 October as a media partner of the festival and will bring you the highlights of the event in a special edition. What can you look forward to in the programme?

DANIEL GRUNT, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TV NOVA, ON THE NEW LOGO: WE ARE RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS

8. 8. 2024 | 1 min read TV Nova CEO Daniel Grunt spoke in an exclusive interview about the new logo.

VOYO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN, CONSIDERS DEPLOYMENT OF SPORTS PACKAGE

8. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Media group Nova expects its online video library Voyo to reach one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the first half of next year.

NOVA FOR AUTUMN: ZÁHADNÉ PŘÍPADY, HELL’S KITCHEN, BACHELOR AND TANEČNÍ

8. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Nova Television will air several new series and reality shows this autumn. The programme was presented at a press conference on Thursday.

NOVA MODIFIES LOGO, RETURNS TO ORIGINAL GRAPHIC

8. 8. 2024 | 2 min read Nova TV is returning to its original graphics with a redesign of its logo. The new graphics will be deployed from Friday 9 August.

INSIGHTS FROM THE 2024 CANNES CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS LIONS WINNERS

7. 8. 2024 | 2 min read Consistency, simplicity and tapping into fandoms at scale are the keys to creative effectiveness success, according to a new WARC report, Creative Effectiveness Lions – Insights from the 2024 winners. What it’s about The report, which is available exclusively to WARC subscribers, analyses the entries and has insights into the jury’s deliberations to provide a commentary on the themes from the work, unearth what makes a campaign both creative and effective, and offer a behind-the-scenes view of the strategies that lead to winning in this category. Why the 2024 winners matter John Bizzell, WARC’s awards lead, explains that the 2024 Creative Effectiveness Lions jury set themselves a mission to “seek causality in every case” – with clear evidence that the campaign had directly caused business impact.

ANDY WARHOL’S ADVERTISING REVOLUTION OR ART IN THE SERVICE OF ADVERTISING

7. 8. 2024 | 8 min read Artist, philanthropist, filmmaker, visionary. Andy Warhol, the pioneer of the art movement known as Pop Art, became a catalyst, changing the world’s perception of art and advertising forever thanks to his extraordinary flair for advertising. With his creative work for brands ranging from Converse to Estée Lauder, Calvin Klein, and Dior to Coca-Cola and Burger King, Andy Warhol could be said to have blurred, if not completely erased, the line between artwork and advertising. He would have celebrated his 96th birthday on 6 August.

WITH TV EVOLVING, WHAT GOES INTO A REMARKABLE AD TODAY?

7. 8. 2024 | 5 min read TV can offer attention, trust and emotional clout. Coincidentally, these are also the foundations of a good story — just make sure that story is a short one.