STUDY USA: VOD USERS INCREASINGLY ACCEPTING ADS

17. 8. 2022 The Q2 2022 wave of Hub Entertainment Research’s TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction study reveals strong satisfaction with ad-supported streaming TV platforms. Key findings from this year’s study: 1) The number of consumers using an ad-free streaming platform has increased impressively over the past several years. In Q2 2022, 55 per cent of consumers say they use at… Continue reading STUDY USA: VOD USERS INCREASINGLY ACCEPTING ADS

THE SHARE OF CZECH PEOPLE WATCHING SVOD WILL RISE TO 42% NEXT YEAR

10. 8. 2022 The market for paid VOD services in the Czech Republic is expected to grow next year, declares research of Atmedia company. The share of Czechs using at least one video-on-demand service will increase to 42 percent next year, up two percentage points from this year. Users of these services have access to 1.5 services on… Continue reading THE SHARE OF CZECH PEOPLE WATCHING SVOD WILL RISE TO 42% NEXT YEAR

CZECHS LIKE TO WATCH TV, RADIO AND VOD SERVICES IN SUMMER

4. 8. 2022 Data from Nielsen Atmosphere research shows how media consumption in summer evolves compared to the rest of the year. We listen to the radio more often in the summer, while go to the cinema and watch TV content less. More than four-fifths of respondents (83%) consume media at least occasionally during the summer months (June… Continue reading CZECHS LIKE TO WATCH TV, RADIO AND VOD SERVICES IN SUMMER

40 % OF CZECHS USE PAID VOD SERVICES. BUT NOT EVERYONE PAYS FOR THEM

3. 8. 2022 40 % of Czechs aged 15 to 69 use at least one paid service to watch TV shows, series and movies. They have access to multiple services but do not always pay for all the platforms they use, for example because they use shared access from their friends. The data comes from the Altmedia Index… Continue reading 40 % OF CZECHS USE PAID VOD SERVICES. BUT NOT EVERYONE PAYS FOR THEM

THE TV AND VOD MARKET IS DRIVEN BY ANIMATION STUDIOS

2. 8. 2022 After acquiring film studios or buying up sports rights, players in the VOD and TV market are rushing to animation studios, writes Erika Luzsicza. What’s moving the TV market at the moment? So far we’ve had movie studio acquisitions, sports rights buyouts, or increased interest in live streaming. Some of these trends have been revived… Continue reading THE TV AND VOD MARKET IS DRIVEN BY ANIMATION STUDIOS

THE NEW LIFE OF THE LIVING ROOM AKA ALL EYES ON THE BIG SCREEN

1. 8. 2022 Recent years have accelerated the growth of media consumption on a global scale - especially when it comes to home use, as our living rooms have become the epicenter of a whole new lifestyle. What does this mean for advertisers and broadcasters themselves, and how can they use it to their advantage? This was the aim of the current research “New Life of the Living Room”, which was jointly carried out by smartclip a RTL AdConnect.

VOYO WILL HAVE ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN FIVE YEARS, BELIEVES TV NOVA’S CEO VLČEK

25. 7. 2022 PPF-led TV Nova, the most powerful TV station in the Czech Republic, has vigorously switched to paid services, pumping hundreds of millions into Voyo. According to Nova’s CEO, Jan Vlček, income from advertising will be key in future.   Nova assumes that within several years, Czech households will subscribe to an average of three Netflix-type… Continue reading VOYO WILL HAVE ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN FIVE YEARS, BELIEVES TV NOVA’S CEO VLČEK

DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK

5. 7. 2022 Thinkbox’s Matt Hill examines the world of CTV and explores why the UK is a hard market to crack. There’s a lot happening in the world of CTV. A lot of stories, stats, and forecasts. With so much noise it can be hard to pick out the tune. And this is a shame because CTV… Continue reading DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK

VOYO NOT PLANNING TO JOIN A PRICE WAR OR INTRODUCE ADS

3. 6. 2022 Paid video service Voyo will not participate in a price war with foreign VOD services, neither does it plan to introduce ads. It was announced at the Digimedia conference. Voyo will not join the price war with foreign video services entering the Czech market this year. Daniel Grunt, Head of Digital of Nova and CME, said… Continue reading VOYO NOT PLANNING TO JOIN A PRICE WAR OR INTRODUCE ADS

NEW SVOD DATA: NETFLIX, HBO MAX AND VOYO ARE USED THE MOST

1. 6. 2022 The number of SVOD users in the Czech Republic is growing. The top three services on the local market are Netflix, HBO Max and Voyo. According to the fresh data from Atmedia Index, SVOD services are used by 40% of the Czech internet population aged 15-69, up 12 percentage points year-on-year. The data were presented… Continue reading NEW SVOD DATA: NETFLIX, HBO MAX AND VOYO ARE USED THE MOST

AMID STREAMING BOOM, SOME COMPANIES LOVE LINEAR TV

18. 5. 2022 Betting that they can’t compete with Netflix and hoping a diversified approach is more lucrative, A+E, Fox Corp. and AMC Networks are leaning into the cable bundle (and ad-supported streaming). When the upfronts return to New York City in mid-May after a two-year pandemic hiatus, broadcast TV is expected to play second fiddle. Though ABC, NBC and… Continue reading AMID STREAMING BOOM, SOME COMPANIES LOVE LINEAR TV

PRIMA WILL START AUCTIONING OFF PART OF THE SPACE NEXT YEAR

4. 5. 2022 The Prima Group is trying to counter the expected outflow of advertising GRPs in linear TV and will introduce auction sales for part of its advertising space from 2023, following restrictions on rewind advertising in IPTV. And it is already announcing price increases. The Prima Group and its media agency Media Club will come up… Continue reading PRIMA WILL START AUCTIONING OFF PART OF THE SPACE NEXT YEAR

VOYO WANTS TO BE PART OF THE BIG THREE. WE ARE ALREADY NUMBER TWO IN THE MARKET, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

27. 4. 2022 Nova TV has already succeeded in beating HBO Max in the number of subscribers to its video service Voyo. It is the second strongest streaming service in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. However, Disney+ entering the local market on 14 June may shuffle the ranking. According to Daniel Grunt, Chief Digital Officer in CME, which… Continue reading VOYO WANTS TO BE PART OF THE BIG THREE. WE ARE ALREADY NUMBER TWO IN THE MARKET, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

EGRP CAMPAIGNS HELP INCREASING AFFINITY AND REACH

26. 4. 2022 eGRP campaigns bring greater reach and improved affinity, especially to clients willing to address a younger target group, describes Petr Hatlapatka from Media Club. At the beginning of 2022, the media agency Media Club included a portion of online video space (digital eGRPs) in TV packages, expecting maximisation of reach and improved affinity of campaigns in a selected target… Continue reading EGRP CAMPAIGNS HELP INCREASING AFFINITY AND REACH

VOYO DOES NOT TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

20. 4. 2022 Nova TV’s Voyo video service experienced an exceptionally successful year. At the beginning of 2021, it announced an ambitious plan to attract a million customers within five years. At that time, Nova only had about 60 thousand customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It surpassed its annual goal in the autumn and now the number… Continue reading VOYO DOES NOT TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

TV IS THE MOST POPULAR DEVICE FOR VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CONTENT

18. 4. 2022 An overview of video-on-demand content consumption by device. Two-fifths (41%) of video-on-demand content consumption happens on TV. In comparison, smartphones now take a one-quarter share (26%) and this has grown from 21% in the previous year. TV is the most popular device for video-on-demand content but smartphones are gaining share worldwide, according to data from… Continue reading TV IS THE MOST POPULAR DEVICE FOR VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CONTENT

TRENDS: LINEAR TV WILL DECLINE, VIDEO ON DEMAND WILL GROW

13. 4. 2022 Although linear TV has still been a powerful source of video content viewing, online video on demand viewing is expected to grow further in the coming years. Prima TV Group expects that the reach of linear TV in the Czech population will decline while online video consumption will grow. Prima’s CCO Vladimír Pořízek said that… Continue reading TRENDS: LINEAR TV WILL DECLINE, VIDEO ON DEMAND WILL GROW

OLDER, WEALTHIER VIEWERS VALUE TV NEWS AND SPORTS MORE, LRG SAYS

6. 4. 2022 Live programming will continue to keep pay-TV relevant, researcher says. Despite the increase in cordcutting, drawing viewers away from pay-TV, interest in live news and sports—a staple of traditional linear TV—remains high among older, wealthier viewers, according to a recent study from Leichtman Research Group. When asked the importance of various programming genres, overall, 49% of… Continue reading OLDER, WEALTHIER VIEWERS VALUE TV NEWS AND SPORTS MORE, LRG SAYS