AKTV CELEBRATES WORLD TELEVISION DAY WITH AN OPEN DAY, INVITES TO STUDIO TOURS AND ENTERTAINMENT SHOW

5. 11. 2024 Broadcasters around the world are celebrating World Television Day on 21 November. AKTV, which brings together the most important Czech commercial broadcasters, will not be left behind. In cooperation with its member broadcasters, AKTV has prepared an interactive “open day” for its clients, business partners and professionals in the field of television and media in… Continue reading AKTV CELEBRATES WORLD TELEVISION DAY WITH AN OPEN DAY, INVITES TO STUDIO TOURS AND ENTERTAINMENT SHOW

MUSTARD AND MCCANN NOMINATED FOR THE EUROPEAN FINALS

4. 11. 2024 Two Czech campaigns from agencies McCann and Mustard have reached the final of the European Effie competition. The European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA) has published the horlist of the Effie Europe competition, with a total of 82 entries. Two of them are also from the Czech Republic. In the category Best of Europe: Positive… Continue reading MUSTARD AND MCCANN NOMINATED FOR THE EUROPEAN FINALS

MSL AND LEO BURNETT ARE IN THE FINAL EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

1. 11. 2024 A total of five shortlists at the European Excellence Awards have been awarded to campaigns by agencies MSL and Leo Burnett. The European Excellence Awards finalists from the Czech Republic are MSL and Leo Burnett, both from Publicis Groupe. In total, they have won five shortlists for their campaigns “Civilians Thank You”, “A Better City… Continue reading MSL AND LEO BURNETT ARE IN THE FINAL EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

ČT AND CNN PRIMA NEWS BRING AMERICAN ELECTION NIGHT, NOVA SPECIAL

31. 10. 2024 ČT and CNN Prima News are both planning special coverage of the American election. A special edition of Snídaně will be brought to you on the morning of November 6 by TV Nova, which will offer all-day coverage on its website. On the occasion of the US presidential election, Česká televize will present a 15-hour monothematic… Continue reading ČT AND CNN PRIMA NEWS BRING AMERICAN ELECTION NIGHT, NOVA SPECIAL

MAKING A MARKETER 2: MARKETING HAS A MARKETING PROBLEM

29. 10. 2024 The Marketing Festival team has released Making a Marketer 2, a documentary featuring luminaries from the current marketing scene. The team preparing the Marketing Festiva conference filmed a sequel to the marketing documentary and released it last week under the title Making a Marketer 2: A Marketing Festival Documentary. Following Tuesday’s cinema premiere, the documentary… Continue reading MAKING A MARKETER 2: MARKETING HAS A MARKETING PROBLEM

AMENDMENT TO THE AUDIOVISUAL ACT PASSES THIRD READING IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

29. 10. 2024 The main changes to the Audiovisual Act are the extension of support to TV and VOD productions, support for the gaming industry and a new mechanism for film incentives. The House of Representatives discussed the draft amendment to the Audiovisual Act in its third reading on Friday 25 October. It is expected to come into… Continue reading AMENDMENT TO THE AUDIOVISUAL ACT PASSES THIRD READING IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

EUROPE IS BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET FOR CTV

27. 10. 2024 Over 80% of households with a connected TV prefer CTV to traditional linear TV. Although the market share of CTV in Europe does not yet reach the level of the United States, Europe is becoming the fastest growing market for the format today. Various studies show that more than 80% of households with a connected… Continue reading EUROPE IS BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET FOR CTV

FLE MEDIA AWARDS: GRAND PRIZE FOR THE EPIC LEGO WIN CAMPAIGN

25. 10. 2024 The nineteenth annual FLE Media Awards, recognising innovative use of media and a creative approach to media investment planning, gave away prizes. The Grand Prix, for the absolute top-rated winning campaign, was awarded to FLE Media Awards agency Kreativ Gang CZ in this year’s competition. For Lego Trading, it created the Epic Lego Win campaign,… Continue reading FLE MEDIA AWARDS: GRAND PRIZE FOR THE EPIC LEGO WIN CAMPAIGN

CRA: 5G TV BROADCASTING COULD GO COMMERCIAL IN 2027

24. 10. 2024 The development of the new 5G Broadcasting standard is progressing rapidly, according to Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA). The company believes that within three years it could be commercially operational in the Czech market. Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) expects that commercial operation of 5G Broadcasting could begin in the Czech Republic in 2027. Marcel Procházka, director of CRA’s… Continue reading CRA: 5G TV BROADCASTING COULD GO COMMERCIAL IN 2027

PRIMA ZOOM AND REBEL REQUEST EXTENSION OF DTT LICENSES

24. 10. 2024 Media group Prima and TV group Pohoda want to continue to ensure the distribution of their programmes via DVB-T2 terrestrial broadcasting. Prima has teamed up for full terrestrial broadcasting with Czech Radiocommunications (CRA), with whom it distributes its complete portfolio of programmes. Unlike rival Nova, it has not yet distributed any of its channels as… Continue reading PRIMA ZOOM AND REBEL REQUEST EXTENSION OF DTT LICENSES

MEDIA CLUB: RADIO PRICES TO RISE BY 5%, ONLINE BY 8% TO 10%

21. 10. 2024 Radio advertising prices on Media Club stations will increase by 5% next year, while online advertising will grow by an average of 8% to 10%. For next year, Media Club is increasing the price of spot national and local radio advertising by an average of 5%. It will enter the new year with a share… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB: RADIO PRICES TO RISE BY 5%, ONLINE BY 8% TO 10%

MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING FOR 2025 BY 18-22%

21. 10. 2024 Media Club is also announcing a significant increase in TV advertising prices for next year. Trade representative Media Club has confirmed forecasts of a significant increase in TV advertising list prices for next year. The company’s commercial policy for 2025 foresees an average increase in the price of TV advertising of between 18% and 22%.… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING FOR 2025 BY 18-22%

MAPPING THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THEIR CONTRIBUTION AND NEEDS

18. 10. 2024 A national mapping of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) is taking place in the Czech Republic this year and next. In practice, these are two multi-year calls supported by the National Regeneration Plan under the Cultural and Creative Sector Development component managed by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The main objective… Continue reading MAPPING THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THEIR CONTRIBUTION AND NEEDS

PRIMA IS PLANNING ANOTHER NEW CHANNEL BESIDES PRIMA CASE

17. 10. 2024 The Prima Group’s linear TV stations offer is set to grow with more than one new channel. Prima is applying to the RRTV for a licence for another station. The Prima group intends to expand its portfolio of TV stations with one more TV channel in addition to the upcoming detective Prima Case. It has… Continue reading PRIMA IS PLANNING ANOTHER NEW CHANNEL BESIDES PRIMA CASE

HBBTV SYMPOSIUM 2024 TO FOCUS ON ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING, IP TRANSITION AND AI IMPACT

16. 10. 2024 The HbbTV Association has given details of the conference programme of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2024.  The annual key summit of the connected TV industry will take place on 14-15 November in London, co-hosted with UK-based platform operator Everyone TV (backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5). The conference will open with keynotes by… Continue reading HBBTV SYMPOSIUM 2024 TO FOCUS ON ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING, IP TRANSITION AND AI IMPACT

MEDIA CLUB REALIZED CTV CAMPAIGN VIA GOOGLE DV360

15. 10. 2024 Media Club has launched a programmatic Connected TV (CTV) campaign via Google DV360 for the first time in its inventory. Media Club, in partnership with Wavemaker, has launched a programmatic Connected TV (CTV) campaign via Google DV360 for the first time in its inventory. This was a campaign for dm drogerie markt for beauty products.… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB REALIZED CTV CAMPAIGN VIA GOOGLE DV360

CZECHS TAKE GRAND PRIX AND SEVEN OTHER PRIZES FROM GOLDEN DRUM

14. 10. 2024 Grand Prix from the Golden Drum festival was taken by McCann Prague agency, adding five more awards. Leo Burnett and MSL were also successful. Czech agencies brought home a total of eight awards from the Golden Drum festival, which took place on 9 and 10 October in Portorož, Slovenia, including one Grand Prix. This was… Continue reading CZECHS TAKE GRAND PRIX AND SEVEN OTHER PRIZES FROM GOLDEN DRUM

ATO IT WILL EVALUATE BIDS TO MEASURE TV VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME

14. 10. 2024 The Association of Television Organisations, which is commissioning the TV viewing measurement project, intends to extend it to include out-of-home locations. It will evaluate bids from research agencies during the autumn. The Association of Television Organisations (ATO) has already received bids for the out-of-home TV viewing measurement project and will begin to consider them shortly.… Continue reading ATO IT WILL EVALUATE BIDS TO MEASURE TV VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME