MAREK SINGER: AFTER A YEAR WITH PRIMA+ WE FINALLY KNOW HOW TO BUILD AND DIRECT VOD

19. 2. 2024 Despite unfavourable developments in the czech economy and czech macroeconomic data, major tv players report favourable development of their business, both in 2023 and according to the first forecasts for this year. “generally speaking, last year was a good year for the whole tv market. The interest in tv advertising continued, which is a key… Continue reading MAREK SINGER: AFTER A YEAR WITH PRIMA+ WE FINALLY KNOW HOW TO BUILD AND DIRECT VOD



CZECH PRIMA JOINS ONLINE AD EXCHANGE

20. 10. 2023 The Czech Republic’s Prima media group has joined the online ad exchange CPEx through its subsidiaries Media Club and Impression Media. CPEx is an association of Czech online media publishers and includes Mafra, Czech News Center, Economia, Vltava Labe Media. It has been making advertising space available to advertisers using RTB technology since 2013. It… Continue reading CZECH PRIMA JOINS ONLINE AD EXCHANGE



MEDIA CLUB TO INCREASE TV ADVERTISING PRICES BY 22% IN 2024 AND CHANGE TARGET AUDIENCE

11. 10. 2023 The price of TV advertising on stations represented by Media Club will increase by at least 22% next year. The basic target group is also changing to 18-69. A noticeable increase in the price of TV advertising for 2024 is also confirmed by the second of the leading players in the domestic commercial market. Media… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB TO INCREASE TV ADVERTISING PRICES BY 22% IN 2024 AND CHANGE TARGET AUDIENCE



MEDIA CLUB LAUNCHES CTV PROGRAMMATIC VIDEO ADVERTISING

4. 10. 2023 The Czech Republic’s Media Club has launched a new programmatic buying of video advertising on TVs connected to the internet. It brings the possibility of unique programmatic advertising planning in the prima+ video library, HbbTV, smart TV applications, Samsung, LG, Android TV and IPTV operators from a single interface. Media Club is the first on… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB LAUNCHES CTV PROGRAMMATIC VIDEO ADVERTISING



THE TV BATTLE WILL BE TOUGH AGAIN. PRIMA WILL EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO

28. 8. 2023 Prima group CEO, Marek Singer, expects a fierce autumn battle between the top three TV networks. He also confirms that Prima is interested in expanding its portfolio. Prima TV Group would like to increase its share of the television market in the autumn, which is to be supported by its new autumn schedule. It rests… Continue reading THE TV BATTLE WILL BE TOUGH AGAIN. PRIMA WILL EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO



MEDIA CLUB LAUNCHES AUTOMATIC HBBTV AD BUYING

15. 8. 2023 The Czech sales agency Media Club has with its technological partner KINET developed a new advertising platform which allows clients to quickly and automatically purchase the Switch-In advertising format on HbbTV. Known as AD SIMPLE, it has since the beginning of this month been available for advertising agencies and clients at www.adsimple.cz. Commenting on the… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB LAUNCHES AUTOMATIC HBBTV AD BUYING



PRIMA GROUP PULLED IN REVENUES OF FOUR BILLION LAST YEAR

14. 8. 2023 The Prima Group generated revenues of nearly CZK 4 billion last year, with profits exceeding half a billion. The operator of the Prima TV group generated revenues of CZK 3.975 billion last year, up 6 percent year-on-year. The group remained in profit exceeding half a billion crowns, specifically 508 million crowns. CZK 50 million. But… Continue reading PRIMA GROUP PULLED IN REVENUES OF FOUR BILLION LAST YEAR



PRIMA IN AUTUMN: “ELIŠKA A DAMIÁN”, “POD HLADINOU” OR “PARTIČKA NOVÁ KREV”

3. 8. 2023 PRIMA TV WILL RELY MAINLY ON NEW SERIES AND NEW EPISODES OF ITS ENTERTAINMENT AND JOURNALISTIC PROGRAMMES IN THE AUTUMN. THE AUTUMN PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE WAS PRESENTED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY. This autumn’s main new Prima TV programme is the historical-romantic series Eliška a Damián. The new detective series Pod hladinou and Einstein 2… Continue reading PRIMA IN AUTUMN: “ELIŠKA A DAMIÁN”, “POD HLADINOU” OR “PARTIČKA NOVÁ KREV”



JAN ČADEK TAKES OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ONLINE SEGMENT OF THE PRIMA GROUP

20. 7. 2023 Prima Group is changing the management of its online segment. After the departure of Igor Kalas, it will be managed by Media Club’s commercial director of radio Jan Čadek. His deputy is Hung Nguyen. Prima Group is changing the management structure of its online segment following the departure of Igor Kalas. As of 1 August,… Continue reading JAN ČADEK TAKES OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ONLINE SEGMENT OF THE PRIMA GROUP



ŠKODA AUTO USED HBBTV TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF TV ADVERTISING

15. 5. 2023 Škoda Auto has used HbbTV to measure the impact of TV advertising using a Brand lift solution. In the April campaign, Škoda Auto communicated its new identity using exclusive ad formats. In addition, the company also measured the impact of TV advertising by using a Brand lift solution, which it implemented via HbbTV in cooperation… Continue reading ŠKODA AUTO USED HBBTV TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF TV ADVERTISING



MEDIA CLUB TO KEEP ONLINE ADVERTISING PRICES, CANCEL BONUSES

9. 5. 2023 The acquisition of Impression Media will see Media Club increase its reach in the online advertising market. Advertising prices will remain unchanged in the joint offer, but agency bonuses will be removed. The joint commercial offers for selected products from 1 May will bring Media Club and Impression Media together following the property merger in… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB TO KEEP ONLINE ADVERTISING PRICES, CANCEL BONUSES



PRIMA BOUGHT A MAJORITY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF IMPRESSION MEDIA

13. 3. 2023 The Prima Group is now the holder of an 80% stake in Impression Media, which is mainly active in the online advertising market. It is already the owner of Media Club. Prima Group has completed the acquisition of the media group Media Bohemia. It now holds an 80% stake in the online media agency Impression… Continue reading PRIMA BOUGHT A MAJORITY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF IMPRESSION MEDIA



PRIMA+ WILL BRING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF ADVERTISING PER HOUR IN THE HYBRID VERSION

8. 2. 2023 The new Prima+ video portal will replace the existing iPrima.cz portal in the Media Club advertising package. Advertising prices will remain the same. The Prima+ video service, which will launch during Wednesday 8 February, offers users three viewing options. In the non-ad-funded version (free version), it envisages airing approximately 9 minutes of advertising for each… Continue reading PRIMA+ WILL BRING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF ADVERTISING PER HOUR IN THE HYBRID VERSION



TV GRP VOLUME STILL AT LAST YEAR’S LEVEL

7. 12. 2022 Czech TV stations delivered a comparable volume of  in the first eleven months of this year as in the same period a year ago.  The volume of TV ad GRPs delivered in the first eleven months of this year is on a par with last year (-0.7 %), according to Nielsen Admosphere monitoring data. The… Continue reading TV GRP VOLUME STILL AT LAST YEAR’S LEVEL



MEDIA CLUB USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DISTRIBUTE TV CAMPAIGNS

7. 11. 2022 Media Club deploys artificial intelligence to optimise TV campaigns. this enables it to better tailor client campaigns to 25 defined target groups. An average 14% increase in the cost of TV advertising on Media Club stations for 2023, the introduction of only one basic bundle of stations and its variations for defined target groups or… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DISTRIBUTE TV CAMPAIGNS



CONSUMPTION AND MEDIA BEHAVIOUR OF THE 55+ GENERATION IS CHANGING

19. 10. 2022 Today’s generation of people aged 55-69 is more active and technologically savvy than it was six years ago. this is the result of the new wave of the omg research focused on the  ‘silver generation’. The living standard of the generation of Czech people aged 55-69 is improving. Those who are retired want to spend… Continue reading CONSUMPTION AND MEDIA BEHAVIOUR OF THE 55+ GENERATION IS CHANGING



MEDIA CLUB TO INCREASE TV AD PRICES BY 14% ON AVERAGE

19. 10. 2022 The media agency Media Club will increase the basic CPP by 14% on average in 2023. Media Club will increase the base cost of advertising, CPP, by an average of 14% for 2023. The new price list was presented by Media Club at a meeting with business partners on Wednesday. The price increase is again… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB TO INCREASE TV AD PRICES BY 14% ON AVERAGE



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AD SKIPPING RESTRICTIONS RETURNED TWO THIRDS OF GRPS

13. 9. 2022 Media Club is satisfied with the introduction of ad skipping restrictions in the return view of IPTV operators, according to the first month results. According to Prima Group commercial director Vladimír Pořízek, about two first of GRPS ad returns have been made. Since June, the Prima TV group has restricted the possibilities for skipping ads… Continue reading AD SKIPPING RESTRICTIONS RETURNED TWO THIRDS OF GRPS