VIDEO CONTENT ON THE INTERNET CONTINUES TO GROW BY 50% YEAR-ON-YEAR

3. 7. 2024 Interest in watching video content continues to increase significantly, according to Czech Radio. Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) has seen a steady increase in the viewing of video content on its CDN network. The volume of data transferred has increased by 54% year-on-year in the last year. This is a longer-term trend, with year-on-year increases of more… Continue reading VIDEO CONTENT ON THE INTERNET CONTINUES TO GROW BY 50% YEAR-ON-YEAR

VINCENT GRIVET RE-ELECTED CHAIR OF HBBTV ASSOCIATION

3. 7. 2024 Vincent Grivet (representing Eutelsat) will remain Chairman of the HbbTV Association. The members of the industry association’s newly elected Steering Group (SG) re-elected Grivet for another two-year term at their meeting on 21 June 2024. Jon Piesing (TP Vision) was re-elected the HbbTV Association’s Vice-Chairman. Xavi Redon (Cellnex Telecom) will continue to serve as Treasurer.… Continue reading VINCENT GRIVET RE-ELECTED CHAIR OF HBBTV ASSOCIATION

BAUHAUS, BIRELL AND MASTERCARD REACH THE CZECHS WITH THEIR ADVERTISING

2. 7. 2024 Of the 60 ads selected last year, Bauhaus, Birell and Mastercard resonated most with Czechs, according to Ipsos. Advertising is good when it is effective. According to Ipsos, three pillars are important for effective advertising creative – creative experience, empathy and proximity, as well as a creative idea. In terms of these pillars, Czech consumers… Continue reading BAUHAUS, BIRELL AND MASTERCARD REACH THE CZECHS WITH THEIR ADVERTISING

SUMMER SCHEMES LAUNCH, TV BETS ON PROVEN MIX

1. 7. 2024 The summer programming schedules of domestic TV stations start in full swing on 1 July. In particular, reruns of original series form the main focus of this year’s summer programming at the three most watched domestic TV stations. The summer programming schedules get off to a full start from 1 July. TV Nova is basing… Continue reading SUMMER SCHEMES LAUNCH, TV BETS ON PROVEN MIX

KVIFF 2024: CZECH TV STREAMING AMONG FILMMAKERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A MAGNET FOR VIEWERS

1. 7. 2024 On the first day of the Industry section of the festival, a debate on Streaming Media and the Attention Economy took place. The Industry Section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), which gives film and TV professionals the opportunity to learn about current trends in film production and distribution and TV formats, has… Continue reading KVIFF 2024: CZECH TV STREAMING AMONG FILMMAKERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A MAGNET FOR VIEWERS

EFFIE ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS COMPETITION HAS OPENED APPLICATIONS

28. 6. 2024 Applications for the Effie Czech Republic Advertising Effectiveness Competition are open until 18 August. The competition is open in 16 categories this year. The most important domestic advertising and marketing effectiveness competition, Effie Czech Republic, is opening applications for its 27th year. Interested parties can submit applications for all 16 categories. Contestants will be able… Continue reading EFFIE ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS COMPETITION HAS OPENED APPLICATIONS

THE FIGHT FOR TV CONTENT. WHAT DO OPERATORS VALUE CUSTOMERS FOR?

27. 6. 2024 Long gone are the days when pay-TV was enough to offer customers a few dozen channels to choose from according to their preferences. Operators are trying to please future and existing customers with exclusivity. The journey of exclusive content seems to be a matter of the last few months in particular, but it goes back… Continue reading THE FIGHT FOR TV CONTENT. WHAT DO OPERATORS VALUE CUSTOMERS FOR?

WHY ARE GLOBAL PAY-TV PLAYERS ENTERING THE FREE-TO-AIR MARKET?

26. 6. 2024 Michaela Suráková from Atmedia summarizes the reasons that lead multinational pay-TV operators to enter the free-to-air TV distribution market. Free-to-air TV stations, which have so far been the domain of mainly local TV groups on the Czech market, have recently come into the crosshairs of multinational groups such as AMC Networks or Warner Bros. Discovery.… Continue reading WHY ARE GLOBAL PAY-TV PLAYERS ENTERING THE FREE-TO-AIR MARKET?

HOLIDAYS ON TV NOVA: SEE WHAT SHOWS WILL BE BROADCAST IN SUMMER

22. 6. 2024 What will happen to the series in the summer? Why are Ulice and Jedna rodina missing from the schedule? And when will they return to the screen again? These are the questions that have been piling up in the nova.cz editorial office. Here are the answers. Summer calls for a rest and the actors of… Continue reading HOLIDAYS ON TV NOVA: SEE WHAT SHOWS WILL BE BROADCAST IN SUMMER

CANNES BRONZE GOES TO ČAP, MCCANN AND HERO & OUTLAW

21. 6. 2024 The Czech campaign “National Day without Haste”, prepared for the Czech Association of Insurance Companies by McCann and Hero & Outlaw, was the top winner at Cannes Lions. For the third time in a row, the campaigns of the Czech Association of Insurance Companies (ČAP), under which the agencies McCann Prague and Hero & Outlaw… Continue reading CANNES BRONZE GOES TO ČAP, MCCANN AND HERO & OUTLAW

ALL ADS DON’T HAVE TO BE THE SAME, THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL

21. 6. 2024 The last day of the Festival of Creativity shone a light on the problems of the industry, how to fix them, but also on the success of Barbie. The last day of the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity started on an optimistic note, giving the audience in the Lumière Hall a reminder of the phenomenally… Continue reading ALL ADS DON’T HAVE TO BE THE SAME, THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL

REPOSITORIES UNDER FIRE. NOVA AND PRIMA CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY SHARED CONTENT

20. 6. 2024 Private TV stations have achieved groundbreaking preliminary rulings. Major operators have had to cut off access to several file-sharing repositories. Customers of several operators, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, and O2, are experiencing problems loading the Datoid, eDisk, and SledujteTo internet storage sites. Under standard conditions, these sites are unavailable for most clients, but this is not… Continue reading REPOSITORIES UNDER FIRE. NOVA AND PRIMA CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY SHARED CONTENT

PRIMA IN THE SUMMER: A LITTLE CRIMINAL ANTHOLOGY FROM THE BIG CITY, WHO ASKS?, POLDA OR MOVIES

20. 6. 2024 Prima TV will base its summer broadcasts on reruns of series, Czech and foreign films or the premiere of Who Asks?. Re-runs of the TV series Polda, the long-running series A Little Criminal Antholgy from the Big City, Czech films, as well as the premiere of the competition game Who Asks? form the backbone of… Continue reading PRIMA IN THE SUMMER: A LITTLE CRIMINAL ANTHOLOGY FROM THE BIG CITY, WHO ASKS?, POLDA OR MOVIES

THEY’RE FINALLY HERE! GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR MEASURING EMISSIONS IN ADVERTISING PUBLISHED AT CANNES LIONS

18. 6. 2024 We’ve waited a long time for any standards to measure carbon emissions from advertising and media, but they’re finally here. Now marketers can work with reliable metrics and give owners carbon data instead of assumptions. Progress in measuring greenhouse gas emissions in the advertising value chain is due primarily to the Global Alliance for Responsible… Continue reading THEY’RE FINALLY HERE! GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR MEASURING EMISSIONS IN ADVERTISING PUBLISHED AT CANNES LIONS

MULTIPLATFORM TV & AUDIO COMPANIES UNITE AROUND FIVE PRIORITIES AS KEYS TO SUCCESS IN TOMORROW’S MEDIA LANDSCAPE

17. 6. 2024 New Industry Charter outlines the collective ambition and joint commitments of multiplatform TV & audio businesses worldwide. egta, the international trade body for multiplatform TV and audio businesses, proudly announces the launch of its Industry Charter, marking a significant milestone in its 50-year history. Unanimously adopted by over 180 companies across more than 40 markets,… Continue reading MULTIPLATFORM TV & AUDIO COMPANIES UNITE AROUND FIVE PRIORITIES AS KEYS TO SUCCESS IN TOMORROW’S MEDIA LANDSCAPE

COMMERCIAL MEDIA HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE BIG MEDIA AMENDMENT

17. 6. 2024 Representatives of the private media sector do not like the new form of the draft media amendment. They see the wording of the accompanying Memorandum, which is supposed to describe more precisely the tasks of public service media, as essential.

THE INEFFICIENCY OF SELLING LINEAR AND STREAMING TV SEPARATELY

15. 6. 2024 In the ever-evolving landscape of television, the traditional boundaries between linear and streaming TV are becoming increasingly blurred. Yet, the industry continues to treat them as distinct entities, selling ad inventory separately for each platform. Some brands and agencies even lump streaming in with digital video and buy them that way. This approach is not… Continue reading THE INEFFICIENCY OF SELLING LINEAR AND STREAMING TV SEPARATELY

FOOTBALL EURO BEGINS, A FEAST OF FOOTBALL AND PARTNERSHIP ACTIVATIONS

14. 6. 2024 All month long, the media space will now belong to football. The partners of the championship or the national team want to take advantage of the attention that the individual matches will gain. The European Football Championship starts on Friday 14 June. The whole month will be dedicated to football, footballers and their fans. And,… Continue reading FOOTBALL EURO BEGINS, A FEAST OF FOOTBALL AND PARTNERSHIP ACTIVATIONS