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

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

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%

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

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

IT WILL CHANGE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, SAY THE HEADS OF NOVÁ AND PRIMA. INCOME FROM STREAMING WILL BE HIGHER THAN FROM TELEVISION.

15. 10. 2025 In Germany, viewers already spend more time streaming than watching television. Czechia expects the same trend. By 2030, revenues from the streaming platforms of the largest Czech commercial television stations could equal or even exceed revenues from traditional television advertising and sponsorship. This is the estimate of the heads of the two largest commercial television… Continue reading IT WILL CHANGE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, SAY THE HEADS OF NOVÁ AND PRIMA. INCOME FROM STREAMING WILL BE HIGHER THAN FROM TELEVISION.

GOLDEN DRUM: VANIK AND SANTARIUS FROM SAATCHI & SAATCHI TAKE GOLD

15. 10. 2025 This year’s winners at the Portorož Advertising Festival in the Young Drummers category were Czech talents Joanna Santarius and Vojtěch Vaník from Saatchi & Saatchi Prague. TheYoung Drummers Competition 2025, held alongside the 31st edition of the Slovenian International Festival of Creativity Golden Drum, knows its young winners. This year’s Young Drummers winners are Czech… Continue reading GOLDEN DRUM: VANIK AND SANTARIUS FROM SAATCHI & SAATCHI TAKE GOLD

ONEPLAY PREPARES VIEWERS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF NOVA KRIMI

12. 10. 2025 Nova is rebranding its thematic channel Nova Gold to Nova Krimi from November. Before the launch, it is using its online platform Oneplay to promote and prepare viewers for the launch of the new project. The current communication includes a taster channel at position number 17, where Viasat True Crime has been included since October.… Continue reading ONEPLAY PREPARES VIEWERS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF NOVA KRIMI

THE START OF NAKED ATTRACTION BROUGHT TV ÓČKO AN ABOVE AVERAGE SHARE

9. 10. 2025 On Wednesday evening, Óčko TV launched the domestic edition of the dating reality show Naked Attraction. The opening episode of the domestic edition of the “naked” reality show Naked Attraction was watched by an average of 133,000 viewers over 15 years of age on TV Óčko on Wednesday 8 October. This earned the TV station… Continue reading THE START OF NAKED ATTRACTION BROUGHT TV ÓČKO AN ABOVE AVERAGE SHARE

NOVA BUYS O2 TV WITH CHANNELS ONEPLAY SPORT AND PREMIER SPORT

9. 10. 2025 The RRTV agrees that TV Nova should acquire a 100% stake in O2 TV. This consolidates the sports channels under PPF. The Radio and Television Broadcasting Council (RRTV) has agreed to the change of ownership of O2 TV. The new 100% owner will be TV Nova from 1 December 2025. The current owner of O2… Continue reading NOVA BUYS O2 TV WITH CHANNELS ONEPLAY SPORT AND PREMIER SPORT

CONSUMERS PLAN TO SHOP — AND CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS — DESPITE ECONOMIC GLOOM

8. 10. 2025 Even with tariffs, inflation fatigue, and nonstop economic anxiety, Americans are still determined to make this a merry holiday season. ICSC, formerly the International Council of Shopping Centers, forecasts retail sales will climb 3.5% to 4% from October through December, pushing total spending past $1.7 trillion. According to ICSC’s 2025 Holiday Shopping Intentions Survey, 91%… Continue reading CONSUMERS PLAN TO SHOP — AND CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS — DESPITE ECONOMIC GLOOM

PRIMA HAS UNIFIED THE TV PROGRAMME IN THE VIDEO LIBRARY AND HBBTV

7. 10. 2025 Since October, the Prima Group has unified the form of its TV programme available on the HbbTV platform with the version used by users and subscribers of the prima+ video library. One of the innovations is, for example, the colour differentiation of the programmes. The updated version of the programme includes the display of photographs… Continue reading PRIMA HAS UNIFIED THE TV PROGRAMME IN THE VIDEO LIBRARY AND HBBTV

THE UNLIKELY RETAILERS WINNING HALLOWEEN

7. 10. 2025 Consumers are expecting higher prices this year, but that’s not deterring them from spending on the holiday. As ghosts and ghouls make their return, tariffs may cause the biggest fright to consumers this Halloween. “Consumers are weighed down by a fair amount of uncertainty when it comes to what’s going on with the economy, and… Continue reading THE UNLIKELY RETAILERS WINNING HALLOWEEN

HBBTV UNVEILS JURY FOR HBBTV AWARDS 2025

6. 10. 2025 The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is pleased to announce that the jury has been appointed for the HbbTV Awards 2025. The jury members are: Ophélie Boucaud, Dataxis William Cooper,… Continue reading HBBTV UNVEILS JURY FOR HBBTV AWARDS 2025

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

FEWER ONLINE ADS ARE GOOD FOR EVERYONE, SAYS THE GUARDIAN

6. 10. 2025 Publishers can build reader trust and satisfaction for themselves and favourability for brands if they show fewer online ads, according to the Guardian. Research by the news brand highlights the adverse impact of a high-ad environment and the benefits of a low-ad environment, leading the title to espouse a less-is-more approach. Fewer ads, more effective… Continue reading FEWER ONLINE ADS ARE GOOD FOR EVERYONE, SAYS THE GUARDIAN