SCROLL, SWIPE, STREAM: WHY VERTICAL VIDEO IS COMING TO YOUR STREAMING APP

11. 4. 2026 | 8 min read 68% of Gen Z find what to watch on social, not on your app. TikTok shows you something in two seconds and you either want more or you don't. Your streaming app shows you a grid of thumbnails and wishes you luck.

GEN ALPHA DRIVES SHIFT TOWARD AI-POWERED ENTERTAINMENT DISCOVERY

8. 4. 2026 | 2 min read Gracenote has released a new report examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way audiences search for and discover entertainment content, with younger viewers leading the adoption of chatbot-driven tools.

GEN ALPHA DRIVES SHIFT TOWARD AI-POWERED ENTERTAINMENT DISCOVERY

8. 4. 2026 | 2 min read Gracenote has released a new report examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way audiences search for and discover entertainment content, with younger viewers leading the adoption of chatbot-driven tools.

ON THE MEDIA IN TURBULENT TIMES. THE 21ST ANNUAL DIGIMEDIA CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN PRAGUE IN JUNE

30. 3. 2026 | 5 min read Will the government abolish licence fees and introduce a new funding model for Czech Television and Czech Radio? To what extent do streaming services threaten traditional television broadcasting? How does artificial intelligence help the media? And how are the new radio stations faring two years after the auction of frequencies for digital broadcasting? These are the main questions of the 21st edition of the DIGIMEDIA 2026 conference on media, advertising and digitalisation, which will take place on Wednesday 3 June 2026 in the Congress Hall of Czech Television in Prague’s Kavčí Hory district.

STUDY: EUROPE REMAINS LOYAL TO TELEVISION, WITH VIDEO VIEWING DOMINATED BY THE BIG SCREEN IN THE LIVING ROOM

30. 3. 2026 | 9 min read RTL AdAlliance has published the fifth edition of its annual Living Room Study, which this year covers an even broader audience, thanks to newly added markets such as China and Hungary. The study clearly shows that television continues to play a key role in Europe even in the age of streaming services — it remains the main place for watching video, the centre of the shared viewing experience, and the natural home of local content.

90% OF FANS SAY SPORTS ON BROADCAST TV STILL MATTER IN THE STREAMING ERA

27. 3. 2026 | 1 min read Despite the broader shift to digital platforms, linear TV remains the go-to choice for sports fans, per a report from Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB).

A NEW WAY FOR FRANCETV PUBLICITÉ TO SELL CONTEXTUAL VIDEO ADVERTISING

27. 3. 2026 FranceTV Publicité (FTP), the advertising sales house for French public television, has introduced Context.IA into its digital video offer. The solution uses programme context to decide when an ad should appear, instead of relying only on fixed scheduling. That makes Context.IA a new commercial tool inside FranceTV Publicité’s own video inventory. Context.IA links programme cues to ad delivery Context.IA uses a multimodal AI model to analyse image, text, audio and video within broadcast content. It identifies editorial cues and connects them to ad switching, so a campaign can appear when those cues are detected. The mechanism is simple to describe: define the cue, connect it to the creative, and deliver the ad when the condition is met.

DELOITTE: 73% OF SUBS ARE `FRUSTRATED’ WITH SVOD PRICE HIKES

25. 3. 2026 | 6 min read 41% have ended a subscription in the last six months; 61% say they would cancel their favorite service if monthly prices increased by $5.

STUDY USA: STREAMERS STRUGGLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES WITH ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

24. 3. 2026 | 4 min read YouTube is gaining ground with audiences as a `TV network’ rather than simply being a creator platform, according to Hub

HBBTV PUBLISHES FULL VIDEO RECORDINGS FROM HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2025

23. 3. 2026 | 2 min read The HbbTV Association has published video recordings of all 20 conference sessions from the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2025, offering the industry comprehensive insight into the key discussions and developments shaping connected television. The recordings are now available on the Association’s channel on YouTube.

STUDY USA: YOUNGER CONSUMERS MORE WILLING TO LET AI CONTROL SUBSCRIPTIONS

23. 3. 2026 | 3 min read A new report from Bango found that younger consumers are significantly more willing than the general population to let artificial intelligence manage their subscriptions, signaling a shift in how digital services may be accessed and bundled.

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

19. 3. 2026 | 3 min read 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 as Nielsen focuses on the bigger, more complex issues associated with the overhaul of its national Big Data + panel audience measurement service, which more of less still is the national currency for TV advertisers heading into this year’s upfront advertising marketplace.

ONLINE VIDEO VIEWING HAS NOT INCREASED OVER THE PAST YEAR. ON THE CONTRARY, GAMING IS ON THE RISE, AS IS THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR IT

18. 3. 2026 | 3 min read Watching videos remains the most popular form of online entertainment among the Czech population, but its share is no longer growing. On the contrary, gaming is on the rise, as is the willingness to pay for it. Over the past year, the number of people paying for music streaming has also increased. This is shown by data from the Czech Statistical Office for 2025.

SURVEY REVEALS STREAMERS’ DOMINANCE OVER MEDIA SPORTS RIGHTS

16. 3. 2026 | 2 min read Report says driving factors are streaming's 'global reach' and data collection.

66.7% OF AD-SUPPORTED TV VIEWING BY 18 TO 49 YEAR OLDS GOES TO STREAMERS

12. 3. 2026 | 5 min read New Nielsen guide says sports account for 29.2% of ad-supported viewing by 25–54-year olds.

STUDY MEDIAVISION: US STREAMERS TAKE 75% OF EUROPE’S ONLINE VIEWING, SAYS MEDIAVISION

11. 3. 2026 | 2 min read US streaming services now account for around three quarters of online video viewing across Europe, underlining the scale of the challenge facing local platforms as audiences continue to shift online.

ONEPLAY REPORTS NEARLY THREE BILLION VIEWS FOR THE YEAR AND OVERTAKES NETFLIX

10. 3. 2026 | 3 min read One year after its launch, Oneplay has recorded nearly three billion video views and 1.6 billion hours watched. According to the Nova group, it became the largest streaming platform on the Czech market during its first year.

TVB: LINEAR TV STILL KING

5. 3. 2026 | 3 min read TV, viewed on a television screen, has the highest reach and time spent of all media platforms studied, according to the advertising association.