STREAMING AND OTT SERVICES LOCALIZE CONTENT INTO ENGLISH THANKS TO AI

23. 1. 2025 | 4 min read It seems the opportunity to enter new markets with a foreign service has never been easier. The magic called AI can even handle localization into Czech. But it comes with some pitfalls.

PWC: INTERNET AND GAMING TO GROW FAST IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, TV AND RADIO SLOWER

14. 10. 2024 | 4 min read In the Czech Republic, internet advertising will continue to thrive in the coming years, while TV and radio will grow only slowly, according to a PwC study.

KVIFF 2024: CZECH TV STREAMING AMONG FILMMAKERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A MAGNET FOR VIEWERS

1. 7. 2024 | 3 min read On the first day of the Industry section of the festival, a debate on Streaming Media and the Attention Economy took place.

FROM THE AMAZON TO VOYO. BIG TEST OF STREAMING SERVICES FINDS HUGE DIFFERENCES

19. 3. 2024 | 6 min read You can choose from two hundred movies and TV shows on one, eight thousand on the other. One has a special profile for children, another counts only adults. One regularly charges CZK 89, the other CZK 319. One will not please with HD resolution, the other will delight with 4K with HDR. We've tested ten 'video on demand' streaming services so you can pick the one that suits you.

STREAMING MAY BE FLUSH WITH CONTENT BUT DISCOVERY REMAINS A CHALLENGE

17. 3. 2024 | 5 min read While consumers continue to enjoy a myriad of TV show options, discoverability remains a work in progress — and an increasingly valued feature by consumers, according to Hub Entertainment Research. But the firm’s Senior Consultant Mark Loughney believes to avoid flaring the fickle subscriptions of cancel-happy consumers, streamers need to remind viewers of the full reach of their libraries, not just the latest and greatest of their investments.

29 PERCENT OF CZECHS PAY FOR STREAMING SERVICES. WHAT’S DRIVING THEM TO CANCEL THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS?

22. 2. 2024 | 4 min read The number of subscribers to streaming platforms in the Czech Republic is stable and continues to grow. Despite high inflation and the rising cost of living, only 10 percent of users have cancelled their subscriptions in the past year. Netflix, Voyo, Disney+, Spotify or HBO Max are the most common users.

NEW TYPE OF SMART TV ADVERTISING REACHES UP TO FOUR MILLION PEOPLE

20. 2. 2024 | 3 min read How to engage viewers who don't watch traditional TV? Advertising directly in the Smart TV operating system can be the solution.

USERS OF STREAMING SERVICES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INCREASED, NETFLIX LEADS

13. 2. 2024 | 2 min read According to Axocom, the number of users of streaming services in the Czech Republic increased by about 100,000 last year.

TV VIEWERS FAVOR SHOWS WITH DIVERSE CASTS AND AUTHENTIC STORYLINES

10. 2. 2024 | 8 min read The rapidly changing entertainment industry has had two work stoppages in three years — the pandemic and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — and continues to grapple with an “existential crisis” of inclusion that has been decades in the making. How will Hollywood adapt so that it can move forward? Now that the strikes are over, what’s next? “If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward.” John Wooden