TV WAS ALWAYS PERFORMANCE. WE JUST FORGOT HOW TO PROVE IT

27. 3. 2026 | 4 min read Let’s move beyond the idea of “brand vs performance” and instead focus on what drives growth across the whole advertising ecosystem, writes WPP Media Solutions’ SVP.

CZECH CHILDREN SPEND TIME IN FRONT OF SCREENS FROM INFANCY

19. 3. 2026 | 4 min read Almost half of all pre-schoolers spend more than two hours a day in front of screens. The O2 Foundation and Zvedni hlavu offer tips on how to protect children’s digital wellbeing.

WARNING TO CZECH MEDIA: POLITICAL PRESSURE, AI AND PLATFORM DOMINANCE

28. 2. 2026 | 5 min read According to the Report on the State of Czech Democracy, Czechia maintains a high degree of media freedom, but at the same time, attacks on journalists are intensifying and pressure is growing for changes in the financing of public service media. Furthermore, the country is not prepared for the regulation of digital platforms and the impact of artificial intelligence on the media market.

CONSUMERS IN 2026 WILL BE FULL OF PARADOXES, PREDICTS DENTSU

4. 12. 2025 | 4 min read Half of consumers are trying to minimize screen time, according to the agency’s new trends report.

FEWER ONLINE ADS ARE GOOD FOR EVERYONE, SAYS THE GUARDIAN

6. 10. 2025 | 3 min read Publishers can build reader trust and satisfaction for themselves and favourability for brands if they show fewer online ads, according to the Guardian.

DIGITAL ADVERTISING IS GROWING. DRIVEN BY VIDEO ON CTV, SOCIAL MEDIA AND RETAIL

25. 5. 2025 | 3 min read Two-thirds of advertising investment in Europe is directed towards digital advertising. Most European countries saw double-digit growth in digital advertising spending last year, according to a new report by IAB Europe.

ADS & DATA X SPA REINE ECO-PACK: UNLOCKING INCREMENTAL REACH THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN TV TARGETING

22. 5. 2025 SPA Reine’s Eco-Pack campaign with Ads & Data sets a new benchmark in media innovation by combining linear TV with Addressable TV (Smart AD) to deliver incremental reach and optimize frequency. In a still water category under growing pressure from tap water and price-driven private labels, SPA Reine worked with Ads&Data to reaffirm its leadership by using data to reach more consumers, and to reach them in a smarter way. The campaign built on learnings from the award-winning Cristal case (read more here), and introduced a new layer of sophistication, frequency optimization for light TV viewers, now made possible for the first time in Belgium. The result: a powerful demonstration of how data-driven targeting can amplify both media efficiency and brand impact.

TUNING IN TO SUCCESS: STUDIO BRUSSEL AND WIN FOR LIFE’S BREAKTHROUGH

19. 2. 2025 Win for Life: +74% awareness among young adults (18-24) with Studio Brussel’s help.

THE KEY TASKS OF THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY AND BRANDS ARE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND RESPECT FOR VALUES

17. 2. 2025 | 5 min read Speakers at egta Online Talk entitled Advertising in the Age of Giants: Protect Your Brand, Support Democracy discussed how the TV industry can best contribute to a safe media landscape and uphold responsible advertising.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR CTV ADVERTISING: COMSCORE’S STATE OF PROGRAMMING 2025 SURVEY

3. 1. 2025 | 5 min read Comscore's State of Programmatic 2025 report offers survey-based data that reveals where ad budgets will be going in 2025 (think CTV), how quickly marketers will move to cookie-free advertising (48% of ads will be cookie-free by the end of 2025), and what CTV ads do well (branding) and not so well (performance). It's free to download and well worth loading and digesting. The steep rise of CTV One of the most striking findings of the report is the rapid growth of CTV advertising. The average budget allocated to CTV is projected to double from 14% in 2023 to 28% in 2025, with marketers shifting resources from linear TV and web and mobile digital advertising to take advantage of this growing channel. This trend is being fuelled by the growing popularity of streaming services and a decline in traditional TV viewership as consumers cut cable TV and embrace digital content consumption.

ADVERTISING THE FUTURE? IT’S A BOX NO ONE CAN SEE INTO, SAYS JOSEF HAVELKA

17. 7. 2024 | 13 min read When we think of the advertising of the future, we might think of the famous scene from the movie Minority Report, where John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, walks through a department store trapped in a tangle of marketing messages that, after scanning his retina, offer him tailored advertising.

WHAT MILLENNIAL PARENTING CAN TELL US ABOUT GEN ALPHA

17. 5. 2023 | 2 min read Millennial parents are first-generation digital natives and are bringing their understanding of digital life to bear in their approach to parenting, a new report says.

MEDIA HABITS ARE CHANGING RAPIDLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS, MAKING AD TARGETING MORE CHALLENGING

7. 10. 2021 | 7 min read Media habits have undergone a sweeping change driven by streaming content and other digital media platforms, especially among younger age groups. As media continues to fragment, developing a successful strategy is becoming a more challenging task with each passing year.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AD COMMUNITY FROM NIELSEN’S BRAD KELLY

27. 7. 2020 | 5 min read Toxic Behaviors in Advertising — and Your Business: What’s Your Threshold?