CHRISTMAS 2025 BROADCAST FOR ČT, THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME WAS THE FAIRY TALE ZÁHADA STRAŠIDELNÉHO ZÁMKU

30. 12. 2025 The most watched TV group during this year's Christmas holidays was again Czech Television. The new fairy tale The Mystery of the Haunted Castle attracted the most viewers.

CHRISTMAS SEASON: SHOPPING BEHAVIOUR IS INFLUENCED BY EMOTIONS, SAVINGS AND TIMING

27. 12. 2025 While the Christmas season has come to an end, let’s reflect on the key insights that may inspire marketers for next year’s holiday period. The Christmas season is no longer counted merely in weeks, but in long months. It begins quietly as early as October, gathers momentum with the first gift lists and peaks just before Christmas Eve, only to transform immediately afterwards into post-Christmas sales. Throughout this entire period, a story unfolds with joyful anticipation, efforts to save money and small impulses that ultimately determine what ends up in the shopping basket. Customers are not looking for the perfect gift, but for the feeling that they can manage the festive season in the best possible way. The Holiday Season 2025 report provides a detailed map of this season, from key moments and the categories that gain the upper hand during the period, to the media channels that determine a brand’s success.

THE HISTORY OF KOFOLA’S CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGNS: IT JUST WOULDN’T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT THOSE “BIG CURVED TEETH”

25. 12. 2025 “I don’t have to — I can already see it!” With that line comes the annual certainty that Christmas is just around the corner. Kofola’s Christmas campaigns work because of their remarkable consistency: since 2003, Czech television audiences have embraced the same simple story — one that never really changes, and yet never grows old. It is built not on the product itself, but on emotion, tradition, and a playful sense of humour that feels deeply familiar to Czech viewers. The television advert, returning year after year with only the slightest variations, has gradually become a cultural symbol that audiences would not dream of doing without and look forward to every Christmas season.

A TASTE OF THE WORLD’S CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING

24. 12. 2025 All over the world, Christmas is spent baking, singing carols, using the Gift-o-mat, as well as building a library or going to visit loved ones.

CZECH CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING ENCOURAGES PEACE AND PRESENCE

23. 12. 2025 Czech Christmas campaigns ride the holiday wave, celebrating moments together, being in the present and holiday peace.

SCREENVOICE TOP 10 CZECH CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGNS OF 2025

22. 12. 2025 Many Czechs enjoy Christmas advertising, as last year’s survey by ResSolution Group showed. Although most people feel that Christmas campaigns start too early — something that was especially noticeable this year — this tends to bother older consumers more than younger ones. Younger audiences already regard October or November as an appropriate time for Christmas campaigns to begin. Which Christmas ads can we see on Czech screens this year, and which of them have turned out best?

THE HISTORY OF JOHN LEWIS CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING: FROM PRINTED CATALOGUES TO POLISHED STORIES THAT MOVE CONSUMERS TO TEARS

18. 12. 2025 John Lewis Christmas ads long ago crossed the boundaries of ordinary marketing and became part of the Christmas ritual. Every year, viewers wait for them with anticipation, evaluate them, and compare them with one another. John Lewis’s strength lies in its ability to tell deeply human stories and capture the magic of Christmas. How have the brand’s Christmas campaigns evolved over time, and what changes have taken place in John Lewis’s marketing strategy?

SCREENVOICE TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGNS 2025

16. 12. 2025 The pre-Christmas shopping frenzy is reaching its peak, and one of the driving forces encouraging consumers to spend is the Christmas campaigns of both major and lesser-known brands. What Christmas spots have international companies come up with this year, and how successful have their festive campaigns been?

THE HISTORY OF ALDI CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING: KEVIN THE CARROT IS A FAVOURITE WITH VIEWERS AND CRITICS ALIKE

15. 12. 2025 Aldi’s Christmas adverts are built on long-term consistency. For ten years now, they have returned to one central character, systematically developing his story across different genres and emotions. As a result, the brand has created a strong memory structure and a clearly recognisable Christmas style. Each new advert is a standalone chapter, yet it fits naturally into a broader narrative. It is precisely this combination of continuity and creative variation that explains why Aldi’s Christmas campaigns have long ranked among the most successful.

AMPERE: HOLIDAY SIGN-UP SURGE DELIVERS A THIRD OF US STREAMING ADDS, BUT RETENTION COMES DOWN TO VALUE

15. 12. 2025 Nearly one-third of US streaming sign-ups recorded between February 2024 and January 2025 landed in the festive window from November to January, according to new research from Ampere Analysis.

PRIMA+ LAUNCHES CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

12. 12. 2025 The streaming service prima+ has introduced a Christmas collection that offers dozens of Czech and foreign films and fairy tales from December.

CHRISTMAS SCHEMES 2025: AN OVERVIEW OF FAIRY TALES, FILMS AND NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOWS

8. 12. 2025 We present an overview of the prime-time broadcasts of the flagship channels of domestic TV groups during this year's Christmas holidays, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING: HOW A COMMERCIAL TOOL BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON

4. 12. 2025 For most people, Christmas is the most emotional time of the year. It is a period filled with nostalgia, reflection, anticipation and family gatherings. And we cannot forget shopping, which begins long before Christmas itself. It is therefore hardly surprising that, since the nineteenth century, retailers have been trying to make use of this “Christmas magic”. Today, Christmas campaigns are a cultural tradition in their own right. How did it all begin? The roots of Christmas advertising Much of what we associate with Christmas today is linked to Charles Dickens’s 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, the invention of Christmas cards in the same year, and the popularisation of the Christmas tree. Add to this the figure of St Nicholas as a mysterious gift-bringer, and you have the perfect Christmas story — one offering an excellent opportunity that retailers, naturally, could not afford to miss as they sought to sell their stock. And so Christmas advertising entered the scene.

THE CHRISTMAS WAVE REACHES ITS PEAK: THE BRANDS WHOSE TV ADVERTISING HIT VIEWERS STRAIGHT IN THE HEART

1. 12. 2025 The floodgates have opened not only for Christmas adverts, but also for various surveys and estimates of how much money consumers intend to spend in the run-up to Christmas and during the festive season. The truth is that, both globally and in the Czech Republic, the number of people trying to save money is rising. For advertisers, of course, this is not exactly good news. It is little wonder that this year they embarked on their Christmas advertising offensive much earlier than usual. As a result, you can now enjoy a third dose of Christmas emotions, making their way from television screens into homes around the world.

DESTINATION: INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE. ADS OF MAJOR AIRLINES THAT WENT GLOBAL

30. 11. 2025 Christmas is approaching. That means millions of people around the world will be on the move, returning home for the holidays to celebrate with their families. It may be the clearest reminder of how we take air travel for granted in the 21st century and how essential a role it plays in our lives. That is also why we should not forget that 7 December marks International Civil Aviation Day, a testament to the importance of global connectivity. It is the ideal opportunity to take a look at the mark airlines have left in the history of television advertising. The following five campaigns confirm that the identity of airlines reaches far beyond the duties of ordinary carriers. Time and again, they have proven capable of creating commercials that are formative, transformative, and often unforgettable. Home can be anywhere By 1989, planes were slowly becoming a common means of transport even for the global middle class. It was only logical that airlines began adapting their marketing communications accordingly. One truly groundbreaking example came from British Airways, which had just emerged from several years of extensive and demanding privatisation and restructuring under the leadership of Colin Marshall. The company now wanted to position itself as a genuinely global player and was not afraid to use the label “The World’s Favourite Airline.” It could afford to do so thanks to a unique television commercial known simply as The Face.

THE WAVE OF CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGNS ROLLS ON: INTERNATIONAL AND CZECH BRANDS HAVE OPTED FOR TRIED-AND-TESTED FESTIVE THEMES

27. 11. 2025 Capturing consumers’ attention in the run-up to Christmas — a period traditionally overflowing with emotion, nostalgia and an excess of advertising messages — represents an extraordinary challenge for brands. This year, they launched their Christmas campaigns even before Advent. Let’s take a look at more Christmas offerings that are trying to strengthen brand image and persuade both international and Czech television viewers to shop. What really works on consumers?

PRIMA AT CHRISTMAS: COMEDY AND FAIRY TALES, INCOGNITO ON NEW YEAR’S EVE AND PRIMA PARTIČKA

24. 11. 2025 On Christmas Eve, Prima will bring back the comedy Sám doma, and on New Year's Eve it will include special episodes of Incognito and Prima Partička.

NOVA AT CHRISTMAS: TŘI BRATŘI AND OTHER FAIRY TALES, NEW YEAR’S EVE RETRO SPECIAL NA LOVU

24. 11. 2025 The Christmas Eve broadcast of TV Nova will follow the usual pattern, offering, among other things, the fairy tale Tři bratři or the comedy Láska nebeská. On New Year's Eve, it will present specials of Na lovu and Možné je všechno.