TV AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING NEED TO STOP FIGHTING AND ADMIT THEY NEED EACH OTHER

Like two siblings vying for a parent’s attention, digital and traditional advertising have been fighting for advertisers’ attention since digital came of age in the post-dot-com bubble era. Many have portrayed this as a war between generations, where the old guard “just didn’t get it.” But this shouldn’t be seen as a battle of relevance between old and… Continue reading TV AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING NEED TO STOP FIGHTING AND ADMIT THEY NEED EACH OTHER

The World TV Day

WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE

Investments in TV programmes approaches 140 billion dollars. TV professionals around the world are celebrating World Television Day on 21 November to remind us that TV – as in Total Video – is so much more than linear viewing. As part of the annual United Nations initiative, a 30 second-spot  will be shown by broadcasters… Continue reading WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE

ONLINE BUSINESSES BOOMING ON TV; GLOBAL FIGURES REVEAL THE IMPORTANCE OF TV ADVERTISING TO ONLINE BUSINESSES

Figures from around the world show the extent to which online businesses are now investing in TV advertising, in some countries becoming the biggest investors in TV. The figures compiled by The Global TV Group – the informal grouping of TV broadcasters’ and sales houses’ trade bodies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin America –… Continue reading ONLINE BUSINESSES BOOMING ON TV; GLOBAL FIGURES REVEAL THE IMPORTANCE OF TV ADVERTISING TO ONLINE BUSINESSES

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STARTED A DIALOGUE WITH ADVERTISERS AND GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION

In the first year of its existence, the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) set two main goals: to spread awareness among advertisers about television being a key advertising mediatype and to do so through marketing activities as well as to engage in law-making processes with a direct impact on commercial television business. During its first year, AKTV… Continue reading ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STARTED A DIALOGUE WITH ADVERTISERS AND GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION

KEY MEDIA ALLIANCES CELEBRATE THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF TV ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD TELEVISION DAY

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) and egta, the association of television and radio sales houses are celebrating the trustworthiness of television on the occasion of World Television Day (21 November), as declared by the United Nations. This year again, the three organisations have produced a 30-second video clip emphasising the… Continue reading KEY MEDIA ALLIANCES CELEBRATE THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF TV ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD TELEVISION DAY

WHY TV REMAINS THE WORLD’S MOST EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

On the occasion of World Television Day, TV broadcasters and trade bodies from around the world have joined together for the first time to release global figures demonstrating TV’s resilience and strength as an advertising medium, with the recently formed Global TV Group a new unified voice for TV. ‘The Global TV Deck’ features figures from an initial… Continue reading WHY TV REMAINS THE WORLD’S MOST EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

EGTA

AKTV HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF EGTA, THE ASSOCIATION OF TV & RADIO SALES HOUSES AND THE GLOBAL TV GROUP, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE TV

The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV), which represents the most important operators of commercial television broadcasting in the Czech Republic, has become a new associate member of egta, the trade association of over 139 television and radio sales houses throughout Europe and beyond. AKTV will represent the Czech Republic, along with the existing egta members – broadcaster groups Nova… Continue reading AKTV HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF EGTA, THE ASSOCIATION OF TV & RADIO SALES HOUSES AND THE GLOBAL TV GROUP, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE TV