OMNICONNECT: WITHOUT THE RIGHT METRICS, YOU CAN’T MANAGE MARKETING TODAY

30. 3. 2026 This year’s OmniConnect conference demonstrated that well-defined metrics are key to marketing management, brand growth and return on investment. Alongside global insights, local case studies were also presented, confirming the growing role of data, AI and attention management in modern communication. This year’s OmniConnect conference, the fourth in the series, was themed‘Measure to manage’and focused… Continue reading OMNICONNECT: WITHOUT THE RIGHT METRICS, YOU CAN’T MANAGE MARKETING TODAY

AI TRENDS IN ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND THE MEDIA IN 2026

22. 3. 2026 Artificial intelligence is transforming the way people discover brands, marketing is becoming system-driven, and creativity is emerging as the key driver of growth, according to a new report by EACA and Advertising Week entitled “AI Forecasts & Predictions for 2026”. The report“AI Forecasts & Predictions for 2026”, on which Rob Hill, CEO of the agency… Continue reading AI TRENDS IN ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND THE MEDIA IN 2026

NIELSEN ‘BLIND SPOT’ GETS A LITTLE BLINDER, WILL CEASE MONITORING MANY TV MARKETS

19. 3. 2026 Nielsen late last week began informing clients that, effective March 31, it will discontinue monitoring ads on TV in 137 markets. The news comes on the heels of Nielsen’s decision to also discontinue its radio advertising monitoring service – SIGMA Radio – ad the end of the month, something some sources see as cost-cutting moves… Continue reading NIELSEN ‘BLIND SPOT’ GETS A LITTLE BLINDER, WILL CEASE MONITORING MANY TV MARKETS

WHEN SILENCE SPEAKS LOUDER

22. 2. 2026 Code of Silence was a landmark drama for British television. The show starred Rose Ayling-Ellis, a deaf actress who became famous after winning Strictly Come Dancing, a popular British celebrity dance competition. In the drama, she plays a deaf woman whose exceptional lip-reading skills make her central to a covert police investigation. The production featured… Continue reading WHEN SILENCE SPEAKS LOUDER

THE STATE OF PERFORMANCE TV IN 2026

6. 2. 2026 Attention is the hardest thing to buy. And everyone else is bidding too. People are scrolling, skipping, swiping, and split-screening their way through the day. Which is exactly why TV stands out. It offers a rare, uninterrupted moment where your audience is truly paying attention. Performance TV combines the power of TV advertising with the… Continue reading THE STATE OF PERFORMANCE TV IN 2026

TV MARKET HAS EXTENDED DATA ON OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING

2. 2. 2026 Since the beginning of February, the Czech television market has officially had new data on television viewership. The data has been expanded to include out-of-home viewing. It will now be delivered at around 9:30 a.m. From 1 February 2026, the Association of Television Organisations (ATO) is expanding its official television audience measurement to include data… Continue reading TV MARKET HAS EXTENDED DATA ON OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING

WHAT GOOGLE’S LEGAL THREAT REALLY MEANS: STOP TREATING YOUTUBE LIKE IT’S TV

29. 1. 2026 The real reason Google doesn’t want YouTube measured like television. Sometimes the news arrives not as a surprise, but as a head-slapping realisation. It emerged yesterday that Google handed the UK’s TV measurement body a cease-and-desist letter for doing something very simple: measuring YouTube like television. Not impressions nor claims. Actual viewing on TV sets,… Continue reading WHAT GOOGLE’S LEGAL THREAT REALLY MEANS: STOP TREATING YOUTUBE LIKE IT’S TV

TV MEASUREMENT OUTSIDE THE HOME IS BEFORE THE START, IT CAN INCREASE THE RATING EVEN BY 10%

21. 11. 2025 From February 2026, data on TV viewing outside the home will be integrated into TV viewing and video content measurement. This could increase overall TV viewing by up to 10% in some target groups. The ReDam project, which is the first to systematically measure out-of-home TV viewership in the Czech Republic, is entering its final… Continue reading TV MEASUREMENT OUTSIDE THE HOME IS BEFORE THE START, IT CAN INCREASE THE RATING EVEN BY 10%

REAL TIME AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT. ATO MEASUREMENT HAS ITS SPECIFICS

29. 10. 2025 Domestic television audience measurement complies with international standards, as confirmed by an audit conducted by CESP. In an interview, CESP Associate Director Olivier Daufresne talks about the benefits of the audit and the specifics of Czech measurement. The international auditing organisation CESP audited the domestic television audience and video content measurement carried out by Nielsen… Continue reading REAL TIME AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT. ATO MEASUREMENT HAS ITS SPECIFICS

ATO: STICKING TO THE PLAN. OUT-OF-HOME MEASUREMENT WILL START IN JANUARY 2026

22. 9. 2025 The ReDAM project, which aims to bring out-of-home TV and video audience measurement to the Czech market, is progressing according to plan. According to ATO’s Managing Director, Michal Jordan, the official launch is still scheduled for January 2026. The Association of Television Organizations (ATO) is in the final preparation phase of the ReDAM project, which… Continue reading ATO: STICKING TO THE PLAN. OUT-OF-HOME MEASUREMENT WILL START IN JANUARY 2026

NEW TV CURRENCY? MORE DATA, MORE GRPs, MORE QUESTIONS FROM CLIENTS

29. 6. 2025 The expansion of out-of-home viewership in Poland has brought a more accurate picture of the audience, but also debates with advertisers and agencies, said Wojciech Kowalczyk in the third part of Atmedia’s Expert Talks. In the third part of Atmedia’s Expert Talks, Wojciech Kowalczyk, an expert on the Polish TV market, Deputy Director of the… Continue reading NEW TV CURRENCY? MORE DATA, MORE GRPs, MORE QUESTIONS FROM CLIENTS

DELAYED TV VIEWING IS HIGHER IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC THAN IN EUROPE

4. 6. 2025 Data shows that the percentage of delayed TV viewing in the Czech Republic is higher than the European average. The share of delayed viewing in total TV viewing in the Czech Republic last year was 12.5%, exceeding the average length of delayed viewing in Europe. This was 10%. This was announced by the domestic professional… Continue reading DELAYED TV VIEWING IS HIGHER IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC THAN IN EUROPE

OUT-OF-HOME MEASUREMENT HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN TV VIEWING AND GRP IN POLAND

30. 5. 2025 The specific impact of introducing out-of-home TV audience measurement is described by Wojciech Kowalczyk in an interview with Atmedia expert talks, based on the Polish experience. The introduction of out-of-home audience measurement has affected overall TV viewership in Poland. In the general target group of viewers aged 4+, viewership increased by 8%, and in the… Continue reading OUT-OF-HOME MEASUREMENT HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN TV VIEWING AND GRP IN POLAND

CLOSING THE GAPS IN TV RATINGS: NEW TECHNOLOGY TRACKS VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME

24. 4. 2025 The viewership of TV stations will be measured outside the home in the coming years. The technology that will make this possible is tailor-made for the Czech TV market. In mid-April, the Association of Television Organizations (ATO) signed a contract with ResSolution Group for mobile viewership measurement. The solution, called ReDAM, is based on a… Continue reading CLOSING THE GAPS IN TV RATINGS: NEW TECHNOLOGY TRACKS VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME

TV MEASUREMENT IS EXPANDING. WE WANTED OUR OWN PANEL, SAYS ATO

22. 4. 2025 The measurement of TV viewership will be extended to include viewership in second homes and public places. This is a significant step that takes the TV measurement project to a new level. TV audience measurement is about to undergo an important change. The Association of Television Organisations (ATO) has decided to launch a new project… Continue reading TV MEASUREMENT IS EXPANDING. WE WANTED OUR OWN PANEL, SAYS ATO

RESSOLUTION HAS A SOLUTION FOR MEDIA MEASUREMENT ALSO OUTSIDE THE HOME

25. 3. 2025 ResSolution Group had a mobile media measurement solution tested. It can be used for in-home and out-of-home metering. It did so in connection with an ATO tender for out-of-home viewership measurement. The ResSolution Group is expanding its reach in the media research field – together with DCore Software it has developed the ReDAM mobile media… Continue reading RESSOLUTION HAS A SOLUTION FOR MEDIA MEASUREMENT ALSO OUTSIDE THE HOME

TELETEST 2.0: AUSTRIA’S NEXT-GEN TV MEASUREMENT

21. 3. 2025 Teletest 2.0 is Austria’s new TV measurement system, developed by AGTT, which significantly enhances the way TV viewership and ad reach are measured. It introduces a new audience panel with 100,000 synthetic people meter participants, significantly increasing accuracy and depth of audience measurement, enabling real-time data collection and improving data quality across the Austrian television… Continue reading TELETEST 2.0: AUSTRIA’S NEXT-GEN TV MEASUREMENT

THE STREAMCASTING CHALLENGE AND THE BATTLE FOR AD-TENTION

21. 3. 2025 The Italian media Sales Houses Association (FCP), in collaboration with Politecnico Milano and Nielsen, has conducted an in-depth industry study titled ‘’The Streamcasting Challenge and the Battle for Ad-Tension’’. This research explores the evolving dynamics of total audience measurement across broadcasting and streaming platforms, with a particular focus on ad-tention, the quality and quantity of attention… Continue reading THE STREAMCASTING CHALLENGE AND THE BATTLE FOR AD-TENTION