LEGENDS RETURN TO THE SPOTLIGHT: ADVERTISING BRINGS HISTORICAL ICONS BACK TO LIFE, INCLUDING SALVADOR DALÍ

10. 9. 2026 | 11 min read Napoleon sold cars and beer, Cleopatra promoted chocolate and cosmetics, Einstein became a symbol of genius, Edison of ingenuity, and Leonardo da Vinci of boundless human creativity. The advertising world has always had a soft spot for the great figures of history. A famous name works as an effective shortcut: within seconds, it can trigger associations that would otherwise take an entire brand story to build.

ADVERTISING ON THE MAIN SCREENS OF SMART TVS CAN BE PURCHASED PROGRAMMATICALLY

8. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Hybrid CTV Sales House is the first on the Czech market to make programmatic advertising buying available on the home screen of smart TVs running the Titan OS operating system. Advertisers and agencies can now purchase this advertising space via the Adform platform in the same way as other programmatic video campaigns.

NFL ADS DELIVER BIG RETURNS. BUT WHICH NUMBERS CAN MARKETERS TRUST?

8. 9. 2026 | 7 min read New data shows huge returns from NFL advertising as fragmented distribution complicates how marketers evaluate audience, placement and performance.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK: WHY YOUTUBE SHOULD NEVER BE PLANNED AND BOUGHT AS TV

8. 9. 2026 | 6 min read Paul Evans analyses the gap between YouTube’s claim and conduct.

TELEVISION MAINTAINS ITS LEAD IN TRUST: INTERNATIONAL DATA REVEAL MAJOR GAPS VERSUS ONLINE VIDEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA

5. 9. 2026 | 7 min read According to new material from The Global TV Group, trust is one of television’s key strengths. Data from several markets confirm its strong position not only in terms of trust in the television environment itself, but also when it comes to brands that advertise on TV and television news. The findings also reveal a significant lead for television, particularly over social media and content creators.

TOTAL TV DRIVES 54% SHARE OF ADVERTISING PROFIT DESPITE INCREASED FRAGMENTATION

4. 9. 2026 | 3 min read An analysis of over £100m worth of UK TV investment has found that expanding the definition of TV to include SVOD, CTV and YouTube produces the same headline finding as 2024’s Profit Ability 2.

GIANA MAKES ITS ADVERTISING DEBUT; THE CAMPAIGN IS BASED ON THE SLOGAN ‘GIANA MIA!’

4. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Gaston’s Giana brand has launched its first advertising campaign. The ‘Giana mia!’ concept is based on everyday situations involving meal preparation.

A FEW SECONDS WORTH SEVERAL MILLION, OR SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT

3. 9. 2026 | 16 min read Just a few decades ago, a television advert was nothing more than a well-lit shot from a studio, accompanied by simple animation. Today, the situation is completely different. Adverts now routinely feature hundreds of digitally enhanced shots, photorealistic computer-generated characters, simulations of water, fire or explosions, and virtual environments that, just twenty years ago, were the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters.

CZECH ATTENTION STUDY REVEALS SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ACROSS ADVERTISING FORMATS

2. 9. 2026 | 8 min read Viewer attention can vary significantly depending on ad length, position within an advertising break, and the type of advertising format. These are among the preliminary findings of a pilot project by Omnicom Media, the first study in Central and Eastern Europe to measure real-world attention to TV and video advertising in people’s homes.

ZLATÝ KLINEC: GRAND PRIX OF SLOVAK ADVERTISING GOES TO NOVEMBER 17 CAMPAIGN

2. 9. 2026 | 10 min read The Slovak Zlatý klinec competition has announced the winners of its 2026 edition. The Grand Prix went to the Ďakujeme 17. novembru campaign by Made by Vaculik. Telekom became the most successful advertiser, while MUW Saatchi & Saatchi retained its Agency of the Evening title.

STUDY USA: LIVE TV STILL IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN CHOOSING A STREAMING BUNDLE

2. 9. 2026 | 2 min read Continued demand for aggregation across traditional and streaming video drives new bundles and channel combinations.

NEW GLOBAL TV GROUP OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF TV ADVERTISING

31. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The Global TV Group has released its new 2026 deck, The Power of TV Advertising 2026, bringing together international research on reach, business outcomes, attention, trust and innovation. Among other findings, the data reveal significant differences in the amount of actual attention advertising receives on television, YouTube and social media.

WUNDERKIND’S ADAM GENDELMAN: PAUSE ADS DRIVE TWICE THE ATTENTION OF STANDARD 60-SECOND SPOTS

31. 8. 2026 | 3 min read When a viewer pauses a TV show they’re streaming, they’re still in the room. They’re still looking at the screen, still mentally engaged. That moment, it turns out, is far more valuable to advertisers than the traditional commercial break viewers routinely use to check their phones or go to the fridge.

EFFIE STAGE WILL FOCUS ON WHAT LIES BEHIND COMMUNICATION THAT WORKS

26. 8. 2026 | 4 min read This year’s Effie Stage programme will feature more than twenty guests from the Czech Republic and abroad. The conference will focus on marketing effectiveness, creativity, the impact of artificial intelligence on brands, and the relationship between clients and agencies.

VAB: ADS IN LOCAL NEWS BOOST SALES AND BRAND PERCEPTION

25. 8. 2026 | 3 min read VAB: Ads in Local News Boost Sales and Brand Perception Ads in breaking local TV news coverage make all viewers, including younger ones, more likely to purchase a product, according to the survey.

SURVEY: MOST ‘UNSKIPPABLE’ ADS NOT BEING WATCHED

24. 8. 2026 | 4 min read Research from consumer insights platform Attest finds that many of the assumptions underpinning media planning simply don’t reflect how people actually consume content today.

HOLLYWOOD AT THE SERVICE OF BREWERIES: FAMOUS BEER COMMERCIALS FEATURING GLOBAL CELEBRITIES

21. 8. 2026 | 10 min read This year, International Beer Day was celebrated on Friday, 7 August. It is the perfect opportunity to revisit not only the taste and history of this popular drink, but also the advertisements that have connected beer with film, music and the world of celebrities. Brad Pitt fled an army of photographers for Heineken, Mads Mikkelsen searched for the recipe for Danish happiness, Snoop Dogg reflected on life by the beach, and Orlando Bloom explored the secrets of Prague’s brewing tradition.

TOM AND JERRY: A NEW FILM SETS OFF AN ADVERTISING CHASE

20. 8. 2026 | 12 min read Tom has been chasing Jerry for more than 85 years – and not only on television and cinema screens. The famous duo also have a surprisingly rich advertising career behind them, promoting cars, soft drinks, fast food and hygiene products. With the arrival of the new feature film Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass, the advertising machine is once again running at full speed. This time, however, mainly in China, where new animated commercials have been created for Pizza Hut and dairy brands owned by Mengniu.