NOVA WILL BROADCAST MOTOGP ON ITS MAIN CHANNEL, TV NEWS WILL BE BROADCAST FROM THE SQUARE

18. 7. 2025 | 2 min read Selected MotoGP races will also be broadcast on TV Nova's main channel. A special broadcast of Televizní noviny (TV News) will also be prepared directly from the square in Brno.

OVERVIEW: HOW TO WATCH THE FIRST AND SECOND CZECH FOOTBALL LEAGUES

18. 7. 2025 | 3 min read The top football league and the second highest competition are kicking off. Oneplay is the official broadcaster and will show all matches from the top competition as part of its paid packages. Selected second league matches will be shown on ČT sport and Sporty TV.On Friday, July 18, the new season of the Czech top football competition, the Chance Liga, begins.

LABUBU: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

17. 7. 2025 | 3 min read Trends and fads, especially around single products, can make money – but whether they point to something significant about the world (or about how to do business in the world) is much trickier; Labubus are one such fad that invites our consideration – Kantar trend analysis explores the deeper meanings of the toys’ rise. Why Labubus matter Labubu dolls, based on a 2015 picture book called The Monsters, are one of China’s biggest global hits, a cultural phenomenon that has many things going for it: scarcity, celebrity endorsements, social media virality, collectibility, limited collections, and a huge secondary market.

HBBTV ENABLES SECURE CONTENT DELIVERY WITH NEW DRM SPECIFICATION

16. 7. 2025 | 2 min read The HbbTV Association has announced a new specification for the integration of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in HbbTV implementations and services.

JAKUB FOLAUF IS THE NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR OF THE NOVA GROUP

16. 7. 2025 | 2 min read The current marketing director of the Nova Group, Jakub Strýček, is moving to the parent company CME. He will be replaced by Jakub Folauf, who has been working at Nova since 2021.

NOVA ACTION, NOVA GOLD, AND NOVA LADY ARE NOW ON ONEPLAY WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION

16. 7. 2025 | 2 min read The Oneplay internet service now offers three Nova Group thematic channels enhanced with audio description for a better experience for users with visual impairments. Subtitles can also be turned on or off.

ONEPLAY, MAGENTA TV, AND TELLY WILL BROADCAST SPARTA, BANÍK, AND PLZEŇ MATCHES

15. 7. 2025 | 2 min read Viewers will be able to watch Sparta, Plzeň, and Baník matches in the preliminary rounds of European football cups live on Oneplay and Premier Sport channels.

POWER OUTAGE AFFECTS TV VIEWING

11. 7. 2025 | 3 min read TV viewing during the blackout: dramatic drop in affected areas offset by growth in other regions.

HOW AUTHENTIC PRODUCT PLACEMENT CAPTURES THE STREAMING GENERATION

9. 7. 2025 | 7 min read For many brands, traditional paid media no longer guarantees the results that it used to. Linear TV programming can rack up six-figure invoices, even for start-ups or smaller brands, and more and more consumers are actively avoiding ads on streaming services, no matter the cost.

ONEPLAY IS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING THE MARKET, MORE CONSOLIDATION TO COME, EXPECTS HEAD OF PRIMA JAN MAXA

8. 7. 2025 | 1 min read Jan Maxa, former head of digital at ČT, is working on a new content strategy for the Prima streaming platform.

ČT WAS THE STRONGEST IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, BUT NOVA GREW THE MOST

8. 7. 2025 | 4 min read Despite a decline, Czech Television maintained its highest share of all-day viewing in the universal 15+ group in the first half of this year. However, Nova recorded the highest growth, winning in the younger viewer categories and in prime time.

THE EUROPEAN CTV MARKET NEEDS TO STEP UP, ADVERTISERS WANT RESULTS

5. 7. 2025 | 4 min read The CTV advertising market demands accountability and concrete results from investments. Europe still lags behind the US in this regard, writes William Jones of Adform.

ONEPLAY WILL ALLOW FORWARD REWINDING OF PRIMA GROUP CHANNELS

3. 7. 2025 | 2 min read Oneplay is changing the rewind options for Prima Group channels. However, it will only be possible to skip some of the adverts, as ad blocks remain protected.

KNOWLIMITS REMAINS THE LARGEST MEDIA AGENCY, OMNICOM THE LARGEST NETWORK

3. 7. 2025 | 3 min read COMvergence has updated its ranking of media agencies and networks based on client advertising volumes for 2024. Knowlimits remains the largest media agency in terms of volume, while Omnicom Media Group is the largest media agency network.

ČT, NOVA AND PRIMA SWITCH TO SUMMER PROGRAMME. SERIES, FILMS AND ENTERTAINMENT RETURN

30. 6. 2025 | 2 min read The main television stations have launched their summer programming schedules. Evenings will feature reruns of series, films, crime dramas and entertainment.

HBBTV OPENS CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR HBBTV SYMPOSIUM 2025

30. 6. 2025 | 3 min read 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 the Call for Speakers for the 13th HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2025.

16 BRANDS ENTERED THE CZECH MARKET THIS YEAR, INCLUDING WOOLWORTH AND BLUKIDS

27. 6. 2025 | 5 min read In the first half of the year, 16 new brands entered the Czech market, dominated by fashion and gastronomy.

ZLATÝ STŘEDNÍK PUBLISHES SHORTLIST, MSL LEADS THE WAY

26. 6. 2025 | 2 min read Zlatý středník has announced the finalists for its 23rd annual awards. MSL Czech Republic received the most nominations, while Jsme Fér and Plzeňský Prazdroj received the most nominations from clients.