DESPITE THE GROWTH OF VOD LINEAR TV IS STILL CRUCIAL

22. 9. 2022 Linear TV is still a key source of revenue and profits for broadcasters despite the rise of video-on-demand (VOD) services. This was one of the key topics of  Innovation Day conference. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) will continue to support the free-to-air digital terrestrial broadcasting (DTT) platform beyond 2030. Miloš Mastník, general director… Continue reading DESPITE THE GROWTH OF VOD LINEAR TV IS STILL CRUCIAL



WARC PREDICTS AN ADVERTISING INVESTMENT SLOWDOWN IN 2023

25. 8. 2022 Brands will continue to invest in advertising in the second half of the year, but WARC expects a slowdown in 2023. Ad spend around the globe will rise 8.3% in 2022, before slowing significantly in 2023 – in a major new report, WARC downgrades expectations for global ad market growth by $90bn in the face… Continue reading WARC PREDICTS AN ADVERTISING INVESTMENT SLOWDOWN IN 2023



EXPERTS: PAY TV AND STREAMING TO CONVERGE

17. 8. 2022 Nearly one third of TV industry professionals expect traditional pay TV and streaming services to converge. As the media industry transforms, the TV business has seen unprecedented interest in the past two years. The overall picture is influenced by news media combined with savvy marketing and PR. But how do industry professionals see the changing… Continue reading EXPERTS: PAY TV AND STREAMING TO CONVERGE



„YOU CAN EITHER MAKE PEOPLE CRY AND LAUGH, OR YOU CAN’T SUCCEED IN THE TV BUSINESS,“ SAYS CME CHIEF DIDIER STOESSEL

10. 8. 2022 CME Media Group CEO Didier Stoessel is one of the most influential figures in the domestic media business. The former investment banker with experience at HSBC and Merril Lynch is the top executive chosen by the PPF Group two years ago to bring the newly acquired CME Media Group back to the limelight. And Stoessel… Continue reading „YOU CAN EITHER MAKE PEOPLE CRY AND LAUGH, OR YOU CAN’T SUCCEED IN THE TV BUSINESS,“ SAYS CME CHIEF DIDIER STOESSEL



THE NEW LIFE OF THE LIVING ROOM AKA ALL EYES ON THE BIG SCREEN

1. 8. 2022 Recent years have accelerated the growth of media consumption on a global scale - especially when it comes to home use, as our living rooms have become the epicenter of a whole new lifestyle. What does this mean for advertisers and broadcasters themselves, and how can they use it to their advantage? This was the aim of the current research “New Life of the Living Room”, which was jointly carried out by smartclip a RTL AdConnect.



DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK

5. 7. 2022 Thinkbox’s Matt Hill examines the world of CTV and explores why the UK is a hard market to crack. There’s a lot happening in the world of CTV. A lot of stories, stats, and forecasts. With so much noise it can be hard to pick out the tune. And this is a shame because CTV… Continue reading DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK



STUDY EU: CTV VIEWERS EMBRACE AD-SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

3. 6. 2022 Connected television (CTV) viewers in six European countries – including France, Germany and the UK – use an average of 3.5 streaming platforms, with over a third utilizing ad-supported services. These findings came from a survey by FreeWheel, an ad-focused unit of media giant Comcast, and Happydemics, the research firm, of connected TV audiences in France, Germany,… Continue reading STUDY EU: CTV VIEWERS EMBRACE AD-SUPPORTED PLATFORMS



STUDY USA: FAMILY CO-VIEWING SURGES AMONG STREAMING AUDIENCES

5. 5. 2022 New Future Today survey finds that 94% of parents have increased co-viewing in the last year. While conventional wisdom holds that the proliferation of screens has produced more siloed viewing, a new survey commissioned by Future Today has found that family co-viewing among streaming audiences is actually increasing. “There is a misperception that the explosion in screens… Continue reading STUDY USA: FAMILY CO-VIEWING SURGES AMONG STREAMING AUDIENCES



VOYO DOES NOT TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

20. 4. 2022 Nova TV’s Voyo video service experienced an exceptionally successful year. At the beginning of 2021, it announced an ambitious plan to attract a million customers within five years. At that time, Nova only had about 60 thousand customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It surpassed its annual goal in the autumn and now the number… Continue reading VOYO DOES NOT TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT



WHY WE CAN’T APPROACH CTV AS JUST ANOTHER SCREEN

28. 2. 2022 CTV shares the premium quality, high engagement levels, and immersive content of TV. By building solutions that enable the use of data at scale, retaining ownership of their assets, and generating value for both buyers and sellers, the ad industry stakeholders can transform the premium video ecosystem and ensure that TV and CTV work in… Continue reading WHY WE CAN’T APPROACH CTV AS JUST ANOTHER SCREEN



MORE AMERICANS STREAMING THAN WATCHING PAY TV, SURVEY FINDS

10. 2. 2022 TransUnion says trend is favorable for advertisers: A new poll said that an important tipping point has been reached, with more Americans saying they’ve streamed TV or movies in the past month than watched cable and satellite TV. According to the survey, conducted by The Harris Poll for TransUnion, the credit agency that has gotten into the connected… Continue reading MORE AMERICANS STREAMING THAN WATCHING PAY TV, SURVEY FINDS



THE FUTURE OF CTV: IDENTITY, ENGAGEMENT AND AVOD

4. 1. 2022 Viewers are switching up how they watch their favorite shows. 2021 was a record year for CTV. Now, at least one CTV device can be found in over 80% of American homes, and CTV ad budgets are expected to double by 2026, according to GroupM’s most recent industry forecast. But the key to unlocking those ad dollars lies… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF CTV: IDENTITY, ENGAGEMENT AND AVOD



THE 2022 CEO PREDICTION LIST

16. 12. 2021 2021 has been another unpredictable year as COVID-19 and constantly shifting lockdown restrictions have continued to wreak havoc on the world economy. For the advertising industry, there have also been twists and turns, from continued strength in the CTV sector, to Google delaying its scrapping of third-party cookies. 2022 looks to be just as unpredictable.… Continue reading THE 2022 CEO PREDICTION LIST



THE REASONS CTV WILL REIGN IN A COOKIELESS WORLD

14. 12. 2021 The pandemic has accelerated a shift to connected TV viewing and the ability to target those audiences is becoming more sophisticated. Now the industry is poised for transformation on measurement, says TVSquared’s Darren Moore. Darren Moore TVSquared Although the end of third-party cookies has been postponed, preparations continue for its retirement, now scheduled for 2023. While… Continue reading THE REASONS CTV WILL REIGN IN A COOKIELESS WORLD



HOW TO HARNESS THE POWER OF CONNECTED TV

10. 12. 2021 Connected’ by Samsung Ads, brought together the industry’s sharpest minds to explore how Connected TV (CTV) is creating new opportunities for advertisers. Have you watched Squid Game? It might seem a little odd to start here, but when you consider that this gleefully violent show reached 111 million viewers worldwide in its first month on Netflix,… Continue reading HOW TO HARNESS THE POWER OF CONNECTED TV



TOMORROW’S TV, CREATED TODAY

18. 11. 2021 Introduction – TV industry leaders on how TV drives brands On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of World Television Day, celebrated each year on 21 November, egta asked TV industry leaders around the world to share how TV has evolved to become much more than it used to be and how it drives brands’… Continue reading TOMORROW’S TV, CREATED TODAY



WHAT WILL THE VIDEO MARKET LOOK LIKE IN 2022?

9. 11. 2021 The latest edition of TV Key Facts is titled ‘Restart.’ We are in the midst of a shift to a new era where media, consumers and brands are building the world of tomorrow together, combining the best of innovation with sustainable and responsible practices. The TV Key Facts report assembles trends, research and data to… Continue reading WHAT WILL THE VIDEO MARKET LOOK LIKE IN 2022?



SMART TV OWNERS HAVE MONEY, STILL WATCH AVOD, STUDY FINDS

5. 11. 2021 Vizio and Magid said 55% of smart TV owners watch AVOD. Smart TV owners have higher-than-average incomes and spend more on subscription VOD, but also watch ad-supported streaming programming. A study conducted by Vizio and Magid found that 55% of U.S. smart TV owners — age 18-64 — watch ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) programming weekly. Only 39% of… Continue reading SMART TV OWNERS HAVE MONEY, STILL WATCH AVOD, STUDY FINDS