Tag: linear television
TURNING PEAK TV SHOW ATTENTION INTO TRUSTED CONTEXTUAL SPOTS AND FAN FOLLOW UP CONTENT
24. 2. 2026 Context A plot cue inside a flagship soap can set the terms of the next ad break, because viewers stay anchored in the same scene and characters. Emmerdale’s familiarity, plus its own show social channels, gave the message a recognisable voice on TV and somewhere to continue after broadcast.
WHEN DISNEY CAME TO DANCING: A LIVE SHOW BECOMES A FAIRYTALE
24. 2. 2026 Inspired by Disneyland Paris’s Disney Music Festival, where performances by Disney-movie characters fill the park with dance and live music, DPG Media’s creative team proactively conceived an unprecedented brand integration: a dedicated Disney-themed episode of Dancing With The Stars. The concept was not driven by a client brief. Knowing the client’s wishes and dreams, and recognizing the natural connection between the Disney Music Festival and Dancing With The Stars, Team Integreate (the creative team within DPG Media) pitched this unprecedented collaboration, which Disneyland Paris immediately embraced.
DRESSING THE SCREEN: HOW ADIDAS BECAME GOLF’S NEW LOOK
20. 2. 2026 Golf is a globally popular sport, but it has historically struggled to attract younger audiences. The sport’s traditional image does not always reflect the diversity and style of today’s players, which can limit its appeal to new generations. Adidas, one of the world’s leading sportswear brands, saw an opportunity to help modernise how golf is perceived and broaden its reach. Sky Sports Golf, the UK’s leading dedicated golf broadcaster, offered the perfect platform to showcase a fresh, contemporary vision of the sport. Description Sky Media and Sky Sports Golf partnered with adidas to use television as a linear. Rather than a traditional sponsorship with logo placements on studio backdrops, pitch-side boards, or on-screen graphics, the partnership made adidas the exclusive apparel partner for all Sky Sports Golf on-screen talent. Every presenter, commentator, and expert wore adidas throughout tournament coverage and studio programming.
STUDY BY BARB: LIVE TV STILL ACCOUNTS FOR 45% OF VIEWING AS STREAMING HITS 38% IN 2025
19. 2. 2026 | 3 min read Barb has published a new report, What People Watched in 2025, arguing that UK viewing habits are better explained by adaptation than a clean break from linear television.
TRUST IN TV GREW FASTER OVER PAST FOUR YEARS THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM, RESEARCH REVEALS
5. 2. 2026 | 4 min read Following the launch of the Credos Trust Tracker data for 2025, Channel 4’s chief commercial officer analyses the results and their implications for TV advertising.
THINKBOX: TV WORKS LIKE A BATTERY, POWERING OTHER MEDIA
2. 2. 2026 | 8 min read Do brands still matter? How should media mixes be planned in an environment of limited budgets? How long does advertising work, and why is trust becoming one of the most valuable currencies in communication? These are the questions addressed by the British marketing organisation Thinkbox in its Nickable Studies 2025 report. The new study summarises key research responding to the major dilemmas of modern marketing. Results across the studies show that long-term media, particularly television, play an irreplaceable role in building brand value and sustaining business growth.
TELEVISION AND STREAMING ARE NOT COMPETITORS: CZECHS NATURALLY SWITCH BETWEEN THEM DEPENDING ON THE CONTENT
23. 1. 2026 | 4 min read Czech viewers do not perceive television and streaming services as separate platforms, but as two parts of content between which they naturally move. According to research by Atmedia Index, conducted by Atmedia, which represents 20 thematic TV stations on the Czech market, Czechs switch between TV stations and streaming services depending on their mood, the type of programme and the origin of the content. While they seek out television primarily for local content and current events, they choose streaming for international productions, exclusive titles and viewing flexibility.
CHRISTMAS 2025 BROADCAST FOR ČT, THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME WAS THE FAIRY TALE ZÁHADA STRAŠIDELNÉHO ZÁMKU
30. 12. 2025 | 2 min read 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.
CZECH TV MAINTAINED ITS LEAD IN NOVEMBER, IMPROVED ITS PRIMA
10. 12. 2025 | 3 min read Czech Television remained narrowly in the lead in November, Prima improved and Nova maintained its lead in prime time and younger audience groups.
HOW TO USE UNSOLD INVENTORY TO PROVE TV’S EFFECTIVENESS
28. 11. 2025 Transfer Media, Belgium’s sales house for premium thematic and kids channels, worked with DSTRSD media to turn unsold linear TV minutes into measurable single product commerce tests. The goal was to show how unused airtime can support a low effort conversion pilot that brings incremental revenue and gives sales teams concrete evidence on audience response, placement, and frequency.
STUDY UK: BRAND-BUILDING WINS OVER PERFORMANCE FOR UK MARKETERS
19. 11. 2025 | 2 min read Marketers in the UK are shifting away from spending on performance-building activities and leaning more towards brand-building in 2026, according to a new study about media budgets.
NOVA GOLD BROADCASTS FROM 3 NOVEMBER AS NOVA KRIMI
3. 11. 2025 | 3 min read Nova Gold broadcasts from Monday 3 November under the new name Nova Krimi. It also has a new visual identity and station motto.
WPP STUDY: FICTION SERIES DRIVE STREAMING; LOCAL PRODUCTIONS KEEP GREAT RATINGS ON TV
31. 10. 2025 | 4 min read Feature series are one of the main attractions for prepaid customers in the region, according to a study by WPP Media's VideoTrack CEE. Although streaming platforms are the primary place where online viewers discover new (mostly global) series, local TV series from traditional broadcasters still attract excellent audiences to their TV screens, according to WPP Media's analysis.
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.
ADVERTISING BREAKS ON PRIMA REMAIN LONG: PRICE INCREASE NEEDED
20. 10. 2025 | 13 min read Jan Čadek, CCO of Media Club, explains the double-digit increase in television advertising prices for 2026 and describes developments in the advertising market and Media Club’s plans.
SNOOP DOGG TURNS 53 — AND STILL PROVES AUTHENTICITY IS THE BEST MARKETING
20. 10. 2025 | 12 min read On 20 October, Snoop Dogg celebrated his 53rd birthday — calmly, humorously, and with the effortless detachment that has become his trademark. The rapper who helped define the sound of West Coast gangsta rap in the 1990s has become a living brand and a cultural institution. His voice, style, and irony long ago crossed the boundaries of music, transforming him into a figure who can sell sneakers, food delivery, or an entire philosophy of life with equal ease. For marketers, Snoop Dogg is the perfect example of authenticity in practice. In every campaign, he preserves his own rhythm, language, and humour — he never pretends to be something he is not. And that is precisely why his commercials still feel alive even years later: they are not ads about Snoop, but ads that speak in his voice. Cool Comfort Snoop’s public image has always been tied to a generous dose of unrestrained hedonism. Over time, the rapper became the voice of pleasure, comfort, and laid-back perspective — a persona that has been used in more than one advertising campaign. In these campaigns, Snoop usually appears as the viewer’s guide and as an ambassador for products guaranteed to make life more enjoyable. A textbook example of this stylisation is undoubtedly the Did Somebody Say campaign for the food delivery service Just Eat (known in other countries as Menulog or Grubhub). It is a model example of how high-quality food-delivery marketing should be done.
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.
INSIDE FRANCETV PUBLICITÉ’S ADSPACE•IA’S PLANNING LAYER
14. 10. 2025 FranceTV Publicité is transitioning its media buying operations into an AI-assisted mode. ADspace•ia now produces real-time, inventory-aware recommendations for TV-cross-video campaigns. It executes these plans as a managed service on france.tv’s premium offer. For sales houses, this marks a tangible step in AI commercialisation: algorithmic Total Video mixes enriched with attention and carbon reporting.