CTV DRIVES MORE THAN HALF OF EUROPE’S PREMIUM VIDEO AD VIEWS

29. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Connected TV has become the dominant driver of premium video advertising in Europe, accounting for 53 percent of all premium video ad views in the first half of 2026, according to FreeWheel’s latest Video Monetisation Report. The biannual study from the Comcast‑owned advertising technology company shows that Europe’s shift toward CTV and streaming is reshaping the continent’s video advertising landscape, with programmatic buying playing an increasingly central role.



SWIMMING POOLS, SWIMWEAR AND BARBECUES. SEZNAM DATA REVEAL WHAT CZECHS ARE BUYING AND PLANNING FOR THE SUMMER

22. 7. 2026 | 4 min read Czechs are slightly more interested in cooking than in flight tickets during the summer, and domestic tourism doesn’t really appeal to them, according to a summer data analysis of interests based on search data from Seznam.cz.



THEMATIC FILM CHANNELS ARE ADJUSTING THEIR STRATEGY AND TAILORING THEIR CONTENT MORE TARGETEDLY

20. 6. 2026 | 3 min read Films and TV series remain the most-watched type of television content in the Czech Republic. Television companies are therefore expanding their range of themed channels and increasingly targeting specific viewer groups.



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.



BUILDING A SHOPPABLE, ATTENTION-READY CTV OFFER: THE BIG BROTHER CONTEXTUAL CASE

26. 3. 2026 In 2025, Paramount Australia, in partnership with FreeWheel and egta, hosted a webinar outlining a forward-looking view of the evolving advertising market. One key topic explored the industry’s shift to pull-based discovery, experience-driven engagement, and frictionless content-commerce integration. Paramount Australia’s Contextual Advertising Suite directly responds to these trends, reinforcing the company’s leadership in premium CTV innovation through real-time, contextually immersive ad experiences, that meet audiences in the moment.



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.



GLOBO CREATES HOME SCREEN PROMINENCE FOR FREE-TO-AIR TV ON SMART TVS

26. 2. 2026 Globo, Brazil’s largest commercial TV group, is rolling out DTV+, a next-generation free-to-air TV standard designed for connected TVs. It brings broadcast channels into the TV operating system, with app-like navigation, login and interactive layers placed directly on top of live programming.



RMB TURNS QR CODE VOTING INTO A SHARED VIEWING MOMENT THAT STRENGTHS BRAND IMAGE FOR SPRITE AND DELI CHOC

24. 2. 2026 Campaign objectives The chocolate snack Deli Choc and soft drink Sprite brands worked with RMB to reach younger audiences by becoming part of Belgian hip-hop show “PLAYGROUND”, supporting new rap talent through a live QR vote and cross-platform content. This helps the brands appear as enablers of the format rather than separate ads.



UPGRADING A TV SPONSORSHIP WITH ADDRESSABLE IDENTS

21. 2. 2026 Volvo and Sky Atlantic have partnered since 2013 through a TV sponsorship. The partnership has built long-term brand strength and has widened Volvo’s image beyond safety, with more focus on innovation, design and a progressive mindset.



YOUR CITY, YOUR AD: HOW AD ALLIANCE MADE TV PERSONAL

20. 2. 2026 Background Polestar, the Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer, was rapidly expanding its dealer network across the Netherlands. New showrooms were opening in cities nationwide, but there was a challenge: how do you build awareness for a showroom in one city while also maintaining broad brand visibility? As this was not a typical brand-building campaign, for which an entirely national approach might have been perfect, but rather a call-to-visit campaign, dentsu Benelux suggested exploring this option together with Ad Alliance: making it more targeted, bringing Polestar the best of both worlds—reach and targeting within the same campaign. Case description Ad Alliance deployed its Addressable TV technology to solve Polestar’s regional awareness challenge. The technology works by replacing regular TV commercials with versions tailored to specific household characteristics. Instead of every Dutch household seeing the same Polestar ad, Ad Alliance could serve different versions to different viewers during the same ad break.



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.



WHAT STOPPED WORKING IN MARKETING—AND WHAT LEADERS ARE DOING INSTEAD

11. 2. 2026 | 6 min read Across marketing, a quiet reckoning is underway. Practices that once felt settled are no longer delivering the same returns. As platforms evolve, audiences fragment and cultural cycles compress, many of the industry’s most familiar playbooks are starting to show cracks.



STUDY: ADDRESSABLE TV UNLOCKS GROWTH IN A FRAGMENTED MARKET

7. 10. 2025 | 4 min read Research from Dish Media argues that advertisers are missing millions of consumers by underutilizing addressable TV in their media strategies.



CONTENT-BASED ‘CONTEXTUAL’ ADS SCORE LOW VS. AUDIENCE TARGETING: SURVEY

1. 10. 2025 | 2 min read Content-based "contextual" advertising continues to essentially get a thumbs down from brands -- especially when it comes to media buys on connected TV (CTV) platforms, according to a recent Gracenote survey.



THE GENERATION OF CZECHS 45+ IS NOT OFFLINE ANYMORE. HOW TO REACH THEM?

9. 9. 2025 | 5 min read Czechs aged 45+ remain loyal to TV and radio, but are also increasingly spending time online and on social networks. For marketers, this means reaching a target group that is not as fragmented as the younger generation, but gaining their attention is more challenging. Petr Tomáš describes how to do it in the final part of the series on the target group of Czechs over 45.



BABY BOOMERS, GEN Z, GEN BETA: THE POINT OF AGE COHORTS

27. 4. 2025 | 5 min read After the legendary Baby Boomer generation came Generation X, followed by Generations Y, Z, and Alpha. And now? Starting in early 2025, Generation Beta is being born. What lies ahead for them?



PETR HATLAPATKA: CTV ADVERTISING IS GROWING IN REACH AND PRICE

31. 3. 2025 | 10 min read Petr Hatlapatka from Media Club talks about the key trends in video advertising and explains how Media Club responds to client demand for quality video advertising.



TUNING IN TO SUCCESS: STUDIO BRUSSEL AND WIN FOR LIFE’S BREAKTHROUGH

19. 2. 2025 Win for Life: +74% awareness among young adults (18-24) with Studio Brussel’s help.