NOVA AND MARKÍZA WILL LAUNCH A NEW SERIES OF POP IDOL IN SEPTEMBER

28. 7. 2021 A new series of the musical talent show Pop Idol is to be watched on the screens of Nova and Markíza TV Groups starting from September. From September, a new series of a local version of the musical talent show Pop Idol (known as Czech and Slovak SuperStar or SuperStar) will be broadcast on the… Continue reading NOVA AND MARKÍZA WILL LAUNCH A NEW SERIES OF POP IDOL IN SEPTEMBER



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PRIMA LAUNCHED ITS NEW PRIMA PAUZA VIDEO WEBSITE

22. 7. 2021 Prima launched its new Prima Pauza video website, offering shows edited to short-form videos. It is available on iPrima and Stream.cz. The Prima group introduced a new video website named Prima Pauza focusing on young and busy users. Prima wants to offer them short-form videos for fast viewing. Prima has cooperated with Seznam.cz in this… Continue reading PRIMA LAUNCHED ITS NEW PRIMA PAUZA VIDEO WEBSITE



PRIMA PAUZA: PRIMA EXTENDS ITS VOD OFFERING TO INCLUDE A NEW PLATFORM

22. 7. 2021 Prima has a new platform called Prima Pauza intended for viewing the most interesting video content in a short time. The product focuses on young and busy users who want to have fun and learn important information but do not have enough time to watch the whole shows. It also targets its viewers who are interested in… Continue reading PRIMA PAUZA: PRIMA EXTENDS ITS VOD OFFERING TO INCLUDE A NEW PLATFORM



AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021

21. 7. 2021 According to monitoring, the first half of 2021 brought more money from ad sales to the Czech media than the first half of last year. Monitored investments relating to the purchase of ad space in the media in the first half of this year achieved a higher volume than in the same period of 2020,… Continue reading AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021



MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS

12. 7. 2021 In terms of audience share, both of the leading networks have kept their positions in their key audience groups in the first half of the year. The largest TV market networks, Media Club and Nova Group, maintained the lead in their primary target groups by audience share in the first half of this year. Media Club has informed… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS



PRESSURE ON TV AD PLACEMENT IS GROWING, PRICES ARE LIKELY TO GO UP

30. 6. 2021 The clients’ initial cautiousness disappears and TV ad autumn might be strong as indicated by the estimates of TV market development. According to Nielsen Admosphere’s AdIntel monitoring, the volume of TV advertising got to its high this year in May and increased by nearly a third compared to last May. It was one tenth higher than… Continue reading PRESSURE ON TV AD PLACEMENT IS GROWING, PRICES ARE LIKELY TO GO UP



USA: STUDY TV WITH OR WITHOUT ADS? IT DEPENDS ON DELIVERY: STUDY

28. 6. 2021 When it comes to ad-supported TV platforms and networks versus ad-free TV services, one study says the decision is still mixed — essentially a hung jury. More than half (57%) of respondents of a recent poll say they can tolerate “some ads,” with 17% saying they can’t tolerate any advertising. Another 26% say “content matters more than… Continue reading USA: STUDY TV WITH OR WITHOUT ADS? IT DEPENDS ON DELIVERY: STUDY



USA RESEARCH: VIEWERS MORE WILLING TO WATCH ADS

25. 6. 2021 Conventional wisdom says that TV viewers will do anything to avoid ads, but viewer behavior says something different, the Hub reports BOSTON—While the popularity of ad-free SVOD services like Netflix and Disney Plus has caused worries that marketers will have a harder time reaching consumers, new research from Hub suggests that viewers are relatively tolerant of… Continue reading USA RESEARCH: VIEWERS MORE WILLING TO WATCH ADS



PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND

21. 6. 2021 An increasing share of video on demand and online video and TV blending may be expected as one of the directions of TV broadcasting development. Payments for TV content viewing will increase in the Czech Republic, and TV and video content will blend at the same time. While TV operators gradually enter the field of… Continue reading PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND



AD INVESTMENTS IN MEDIA GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN MAY

18. 6. 2021 Monitoring for this May reports an almost one-third year-on-year growth in investments in media ad space. The volume of gross monitored investments directed at media ad space purchases in May shows a significant year-on-year growth. On average, it exceeds 30% in the monitored ATL offline media. In gross figures, it is two billion Czech crowns more… Continue reading AD INVESTMENTS IN MEDIA GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN MAY



ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP

17. 6. 2021 Óčko and Hybrid convert video advertising delivered on the HbbTV platform into the GRP equivalent. The TV group Óčko and the tech company Hybrid use data from the official audience measurement of the non-linear digital video content (PEM-D) to calculate advertising GRPs. They measure the delivery of non-linear video ads using the HbbTV platform (the red button). It is a solution connecting linear and… Continue reading ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP



GRPS INCREASED IN MAY, THE DEMAND FOR TV ADVERTISING IS GROWING

14. 6. 2021 The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased in May this year. The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased this May. Compared to last May, it has grown by a quarter in aggregate year-on-year (+25%).… Continue reading GRPS INCREASED IN MAY, THE DEMAND FOR TV ADVERTISING IS GROWING



PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED VIEWING BEHAVIOUR

11. 6. 2021 The content landscape has changed dramatically as a result of the global pandemic. Speaking at ANGA COM’s online International Content Summit, Nicole Agudo Berbel, chief distribution officer of ProSiebenSat.1, said that while it was really true that everyone was watching TV, how this was actually taking place varied dramatically according to age. “We have lots of… Continue reading PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED VIEWING BEHAVIOUR



Jan Vlček, Klára Brachtlová, TV Nova

PROFITABLE EVEN IN A PANDEMIC. NOVA BOASTS RESULTS AND PREPARES NEWS

9. 6. 2021 The Nova TV group experienced a turbulent year. In the autumn, it was acquired by PPF, and similar to other media houses, it had to face pandemic shocks in the advertising market. Despite a slight decrease in sales, Nova managed to be profitable and even increase its profits. “Despite the challenging period, we managed to close the… Continue reading PROFITABLE EVEN IN A PANDEMIC. NOVA BOASTS RESULTS AND PREPARES NEWS



AS STREAMING WARS RAGE ON, DON’T SLEEP ON LINEAR TV

26. 5. 2021 You’ve seen the headlines: “Streaming won the pandemic.” “Adoption surged over the last year.” “Viewing up across all categories and age groups.” And now: “Amazon is buying MGM Studios.” Today, the world’s best content is being organized around and produced for an over-the-top (OTT) distribution. There’s no question that, in an increasingly fragmented and omnichannel… Continue reading AS STREAMING WARS RAGE ON, DON’T SLEEP ON LINEAR TV



HOW TO DESIGN AN ACCOUNTABLE TV CAMPAIGN

18. 5. 2021 Marketing today is more closely tied to business growth than ever before. Businesses demand a direct link between campaigns and new customers, increased orders and, of course, revenue growth. This accountable approach to marketing is buoyed by digital advertising’s ability to track vast amounts of data. How often is a display ad clicked? Which paid search keywords… Continue reading HOW TO DESIGN AN ACCOUNTABLE TV CAMPAIGN



TV IS THE WORST (AND THE BEST) ADVERTISING MEDIUM

14. 5. 2021 The world is slowly showing signs of normalcy, and as we move toward summer, we may also watch less content on the big screen in our homes. During the height of the pandemic, we gobbled up mountains of content across streamers, on-demand, on CTV, and what not. But it’s likely this trend will be affected… Continue reading TV IS THE WORST (AND THE BEST) ADVERTISING MEDIUM



TV DRIVES BUSINESS OUTCOMES

30. 4. 2021 Global TV Group arms advertisers with latest TV effectiveness evidence from around the world. Research collection demonstrates how TV works in every market, for all customer objectives. The Global TV Group, the informal grouping of TV companies and sales houses’ trade bodies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin America, whose common goal is… Continue reading TV DRIVES BUSINESS OUTCOMES