GEN AI CREATIVE FINDS GROWING ACCEPTANCE

1. 11. 2025 | 3 min read The use of Gen AI in advertising is growing as attitudes shift across clients, creatives and consumers, but greater openness to the tech doesn’t mean there won’t be strings attached.

THE POPULAR HOLIDAY OF THE AUTUMN SEASON DOES NOT AVOID THE TELEVISION SCREENS

31. 10. 2025 | 1 min read 🎃👻Halloween - the popular holiday of the autumn season does not avoid the TV screens. Check out the articles that are full of spooky advertising inspiration as well as the latest facts and trends about consumer behaviour during this popular holiday.

STUDY USA: 60% OF TV TIME SPENT VIEWING STREAMING CONTENT

30. 10. 2025 | 3 min read Sports remains strong for linear broadcasters, but streaming platforms are challenging their status.

MIDDLE-INCOME SHOPPERS FEEL THE HOLIDAY SQUEEZE

29. 10. 2025 | 1 min read Nearly half (49%) of US holiday shoppers earning $80K–$99K are worried that gifts will cost more this year, found a July survey from Bankrate.

STREAMING BUSINESS GROWTH IS DRIVEN BY PRICE INCREASES

26. 10. 2025 | 3 min read The pressure to make streaming platform services more expensive is likely to continue, estimates Erika Luzsicza.

MARK RITSON AT THE VISION 2025 CONFERENCE: TELEVISION ADVERTISING OUTPERFORMS DIGITAL IN KEY AREAS – EMOTION AND ATTENTION

20. 10. 2025 | 6 min read In an inventive presentation, Mark Ritson channels Steve Jobs, presenting an alternative reality in which television and television advertising are only being invented today. This stylisation has a single aim: to show how dramatically we underestimate a medium that we have long had at our disposal, and to highlight the fundamental advantages that television advertising offers over everything we now label as “modern digital marketing”.

TECH GIANTS ARE GETTING INTO THE STREAMING WARS

18. 10. 2025 | 3 min read While success in streaming has been measured by subscriber numbers, this criterion may change completely in the future, notes Erik Luzsicz.

INTERACTIVE ADS ARE BECOMING A CORNERSTONE OF CTV ADVERTISING

16. 10. 2025 | 2 min read Interactivity is becoming a key driver of growth for connected TV (CTV) advertising as the format evolves alongside shifting audience preferences.

IT WILL CHANGE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, SAY THE HEADS OF NOVÁ AND PRIMA. INCOME FROM STREAMING WILL BE HIGHER THAN FROM TELEVISION.

15. 10. 2025 | 1 min read In Germany, viewers already spend more time streaming than watching television. Czechia expects the same trend.

BUNDLES DRIVE STREAMING GROWTH, BUT PRICE HIKES RISK MASSIVE CANCELLATIONS, STUDY WARNS

8. 10. 2025 | 2 min read Nearly half of all streaming users in Germany now subscribe via bundles combining several services or including TV options – and this model is proving to be a powerful loyalty driver.

GEN AI CREATIVE FINDS GROWING ACCEPTANCE

1. 10. 2025 | 3 min read The use of Gen AI in advertising is growing as attitudes shift across clients, creatives and consumers, but greater openness to the tech doesn’t mean there won’t be strings attached. What’s happening

STUDY USA: SHOPPERS TURN TO AI FIRST FOR RESEARCH

26. 9. 2025 | 1 min read More than half (53%) of US consumers turn to AI for conducting shopping research, per an August Adobe survey.

GEN Z HOLIDAY SPENDING TANKS IN 2025

22. 9. 2025 | 1 min read Gen Z’s expected holiday spend in 2025 is $1,357, down 22.5% from 2024, according to July data from PwC.

TV NEWS’ FAST ERA: CAN FREE CHANNELS BRING BACK YOUNGER VIEWERS?

16. 9. 2025 | 8 min read For purveyors of TV news, free ad-supported streaming channels have become a bigger part of their future as the habit of traditional viewing fades and a new generation relies on information from TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms. The channels carry repeats of TV newscasts, morning shows and news magazines, but over time have added original streaming programs as well, where emerging on-air talent can get experience at the anchor desk.

HALLOWEEN ARRIVES EARLY AS RETAILERS LOOK TO SCARE UP SEASONAL SALES

9. 9. 2025 | 3 min read Retailers are wasting no time filling shelves with Halloween goods to entice cost-conscious shoppers to treat themselves with seasonal items.

GEN Z EXPECTS TO MAKE STEEP CUTS TO THEIR HOLIDAY BUDGETS THIS YEAR

5. 9. 2025 | 1 min read US consumers overall will slash their holiday spending about 5% this year, while Gen Zers expect to cut it 23%, per Inkl.

DIMINISHED “AURA” WORRIES AMERICAN BRANDS TRADING AROUND THE WORLD

5. 9. 2025 | 2 min read American brands are accustomed to the glow of their native country around the world, but in a newly contentious international situation, brands are having to adapt to a more problematic political and cultural context. Why Brand USA matters US soft power remains, as it continues to top Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index, but there are signs of movement: in June a Morning Consult poll found that international opinions of the US were in retreat while China’s favourability is in the ascendant.

L’ORÉAL UNCOVERS NEW INSIGHTS FOR EFFECTIVE BEAUTY ADS

3. 9. 2025 | 2 min read L’Oréal worked with Google and research partner Sundogs to analyse 5,000 YouTube ads and found that moving beyond category conventions can drive measurable gains: replacing product-led formats, for example, with richer, character-driven storytelling boosted engagement by 55%.