CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR 11TH HBBTV SYMPOSIUM

3. 7. 2023 The HbbTV Association has issued a call for speakers ahead of the 11th HbbTV Symposium and Awards on November 28-29, 2023 in Naples, Italy. The Association, which is co-hosting the event with Comunicare Digitale, an Italian association for the development of digital television, is now inviting industry executives and experts to address the top-level audience… Continue reading CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR 11TH HBBTV SYMPOSIUM

TV BETS ON ITS SERIES IN STARTING SUMMER SCHEMES

3. 7. 2023 The biggest domestic TV stations are basing their summer programming schedules on reruns of their original series. Starting Monday, July 3, the biggest TV stations are switching to summer programming schedules. Some of the spring regulars have already run out in recent weeks, while others were still airing last week. A look at the evening… Continue reading TV BETS ON ITS SERIES IN STARTING SUMMER SCHEMES

NOVA GIVES RISE TO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS OVER PIRATED CONTENT

29. 6. 2023 The TV group has been giving rise to actions over illegal distribution of content via various repositories almost continuously. The damage caused by the illegal distribution of content amounts to hundreds of millions of crowns. Nova TV Group is taking domestic repositories to court over the illegal distribution of content. It is waging a long-term… Continue reading NOVA GIVES RISE TO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS OVER PIRATED CONTENT

ATMEDIA: CZECHS ARE FANS OF DOCUMENTARY CHANNELS

28. 6. 2023 Czechs aged 15-69 spend watching four percent of the total time on documentaries. Czech TV viewers have a choice of around 20 documentary channels, most of which are offered by pay-TV operators. These include Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic and Viasat Nature. However, only six of the twenty documentary stations are involved… Continue reading ATMEDIA: CZECHS ARE FANS OF DOCUMENTARY CHANNELS

CME TO ESTABLISH BRUSSELS NEWS BUREAU

28. 6. 2023 Central European Media Enterprises (CME) will open a new bureau based in Brussels on July 1. It will be jointly staffed with experienced reporters from its leading commercial TV stations in Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic (the Czech correspondent will jointly cover both Czech Republic & Slovakia). Team members from RTL Hrvatska and Pop… Continue reading CME TO ESTABLISH BRUSSELS NEWS BUREAU

EFFIE IS OPENING APPLICATIONS

27. 6. 2023 Effie, the biggest domestic advertising and marketing effectiveness competition, is now open for entries. The Effie Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness Competition, organised annually by the Association of Communication Agencies (AKA), is opening applications for its 26th edition. Interested applicants can submit entries for all categories from 28 June to 18 August. This year, Effie will… Continue reading EFFIE IS OPENING APPLICATIONS

NOVA BRINGS BACK REALITY SHOW BIG BROTHER IN AUTUMN

20. 6. 2023 After eighteen years, the reality show Big Brother will return to TV Nova. The network has announced the start of casting and preparations for the “new generation of the show”. The reality show Big Brother will return to Czech and Slovak TV screens this autumn. Nova and Markíza TV are preparing it for the autumn… Continue reading NOVA BRINGS BACK REALITY SHOW BIG BROTHER IN AUTUMN

PRIMA REVEALS NEWS FOR THE AUTUMN, WILL PRESENT THE SERIES ELIŠKA AND DAMIÁN

20. 6. 2023 The own romantic-historical series with fantasy elements is the first ever in the Prima Group’s offer. It will be launched in autumn under the title Eliška a Damián. Prima Television will launch a new romantic series Eliska and Damián in the autumn to mark its 30th anniversary on Tuesday 20 June 2023. The main roles… Continue reading PRIMA REVEALS NEWS FOR THE AUTUMN, WILL PRESENT THE SERIES ELIŠKA AND DAMIÁN

TV PRIMA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

20. 6. 2023 Exactly thirty years ago, on 20 June 1993, viewers in Prague and Central Bohemia could tune in to the first commercial television under the name FTV Premiéra. Since then, the Prima Group has grown to ten channels offering programmes for the whole family and its portfolio also includes websites, radio and print media. For the… Continue reading TV PRIMA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

BRANDING, MUSIC AND AVOIDING THE PERILS OF PURPOSE – CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS UNPACKED

20. 6. 2023 The craft and conditions to drive greater creative effectiveness were explored by experts at an event hosted by TV marketing body Thinkbox. “It’s clear that creativity is, by some way, the biggest lever at a marketer’s disposal.” This according to Paul Dyson, co-founder of effectiveness consultancy Accelero Consulting. It’s often been claimed that creativity has… Continue reading BRANDING, MUSIC AND AVOIDING THE PERILS OF PURPOSE – CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS UNPACKED

VOYO CHANGES THE DAY FOR PLACING PREMIERE OF ORDINACE SERIES

19. 6. 2023 New episodes of the series Ordinace will air on Voyo on Mondays. The series continues on the pay video platform. Starting Monday, June 26, Voyo is changing the series premiere day. Instead of Thursdays, new episodes will be shown on Mondays. This applies not only to summer broadcasts, but also to the period after the… Continue reading VOYO CHANGES THE DAY FOR PLACING PREMIERE OF ORDINACE SERIES

PRIMA IS FILMING SEVERAL NEW SERIES

17. 6. 2023 The Prima group has announced the filming of new comedy series Chataři ze Švihova (directed by M. Suchánek) and Zalez do spacáku (directed by J. Haluza). The new comedy series Chataři ze Švihova is directed by Michal Suchánek. The popular actor, director and, in this case, scriptwriter, is betting on the Czechs popularity in cottaging.… Continue reading PRIMA IS FILMING SEVERAL NEW SERIES

DIGIMEDIA 2023: COMPLETE PRESENTATION FROM THE CONFERENCE

16. 6. 2023 Three sessions, 22 speakers, nine presentations. This was the 18th edition of the DIGIMEDIA 2023 conference, which took place this Wednesday in the Congress Hall of the Czech Television in Prague, Kavčí Hory. A complete overview of what was said at the conference was brought to you by televizniweb.cz BLOCK I – TELEVISION The first… Continue reading DIGIMEDIA 2023: COMPLETE PRESENTATION FROM THE CONFERENCE

TV PRIMA HAS BOOKED A PLACE IN DVB-T2 FOR THREE MORE STATIONS

15. 6. 2023 Prima TV has booked positions for three more channels in the DVB-T2 Multiplex 22, including one in high definition. This was revealed at the Digimedia conference by Miloš Mastník, Director General of CRA. “We will announce the details in due course,” added Marek Singer, Prima’s general director, declined to specify the focus of the planned… Continue reading TV PRIMA HAS BOOKED A PLACE IN DVB-T2 FOR THREE MORE STATIONS

PRIMA+ OVER SCHEDULE. VOYO IS NOT CONSIDERING A VERSION WITH ADVERTISING

15. 6. 2023 Both the Prima and Nova TV groups have praised the development of their video-on-demand services. They agree that they are achieving better results than they had planned before their launch. The video platform prima+, launched this year, is developing better than the Prima group expected. This was revealed in the words of Josef Benes, director… Continue reading PRIMA+ OVER SCHEDULE. VOYO IS NOT CONSIDERING A VERSION WITH ADVERTISING

BRANDZ: APPLE REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE BRAND AHEAD OF GOOGLE

14. 6. 2023 Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, according to the BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World ranking compiled by research company Kantar. Top 10 brands in the BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World, source. Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, followed by Google and Microsoft, which overtook Amazon for third… Continue reading BRANDZ: APPLE REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE BRAND AHEAD OF GOOGLE

TV NOVA NEWS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN WITH THE CLAIM “WE LIVE WITH YOU”

14. 6. 2023 For the ad spot, Televizní noviny uses real footage that editorial crews have shot in their work in the recent past, The faces of the newscast are also involved. Televizni noviny (TV Nova), the country’s most-watched news programme, has launched a campaign to promote its new “Living with You” campaign. “We thought about how to… Continue reading TV NOVA NEWS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN WITH THE CLAIM “WE LIVE WITH YOU”

TV NOVA TO UPGRADE AVOD SERVICE

14. 6. 2023 The Czech national commercial broadcaster TV Nova is working on a new version of its AVOD service nova.cz that will be delivered via HbbTV. Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, TV Nova’s CEO Daniel Grunt added that addressable TV is also in its mid-term plans and that by the end of 2024 it will have… Continue reading TV NOVA TO UPGRADE AVOD SERVICE