CZECH TELEVISION RETAINED THEIR LEAD IN APRIL, WHILE NOVA LEADS IN PRIME TIME AND AMONG YOUNGER VIEWERS

6. 5. 2026 | 2 min read The rankings in the television market remain unchanged. In April, Czech Television once again topped the ratings among viewers aged 15 and over, whilst Nova retained first place among younger viewer groups and during prime time.

VAB: PREMIUM STREAMERS OUTPERFORM YOUTUBE IN ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS

21. 4. 2026 | 5 min read The Video Advertising Bureau said premium CTV platforms outperform YouTube in co-viewing, attention and session length, citing a year-long study of 22 services. Premium video delivered 33 percent higher co-viewing and sessions averaging 1 hour and 18 minutes, 49 percent longer than YouTube. The report argues premium CTV impressions generate stronger presence, sustained attention and overall advertising efficiency for marketers. The Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) has commissioned a study that encourages brands and marketers to re-think their approach to buying advertising against YouTube over premium media experiences like network-owned streaming platforms.

THE FIRST QUARTER SAW ČESKÁ TELEVIZE TAKE THE LEAD IN MARKET SHARE

9. 4. 2026 | 3 min read The broadcast of the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina had the greatest impact on the performance of television groups in the first quarter of this year.

EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAVE AFFECTED INTEREST IN NEWS WEBSITES

8. 4. 2026 | 2 min read The News category saw a significant increase in traffic in March. The key factor was the escalation of the armed conflict in the Middle East, specifically the launch of military operations by the US and Israel against Iran on 28 February. Traffic to news websites rose by 3 per cent month-on-month in March across all measured devices.

TV EVENINGS HAVE GOT INTO FULL SWING. PEOPLE ARE WATCHING DRAMAS AND REALITY SHOWS IN PUBS TOO

28. 3. 2026 | 2 min read Watching television in the United States is becoming a social experience. Fans of TV series and reality shows are increasingly heading to bars for so-called ‘watch parties’, which are emerging as a new cultural and marketing phenomenon, notes Erika Luzsicza.

AGAINST ALL ODDS: LINEAR TV’S SURPRISING RESILIENCE

26. 3. 2026 | 5 min read For years, we’ve been told that linear television is declining. Streaming services would render traditional broadcasting obsolete, the story went, as viewers abandoned scheduled programming for the freedom of on demand content.

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.

THINKBOX: TOTAL TV IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR GETTING ADS SEEN

12. 3. 2026 | 2 min read The time people spend watching different video content is useful to know. But the most important analysis for advertisers is the time spent watching the advertising.

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.

OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING REACHED SEVEN PERCENT IN FEBRUARY

4. 3. 2026 | 2 min read Total television viewership in February increased by ten per cent year-on-year. The inclusion of out-of-home viewership measurements contributed significantly to this increase. As a result, daily viewership is higher by an average of 17 minutes.

THE RISE OF CONNECTED TV: RESHAPING ADVERTISING IN THE DIGITAL AGE

2. 3. 2026 | 6 min read The landscape of television has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, driven by technological advancements and shifting consumer behaviors.

FIRST DATA: OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING INCREASED THE RATING OF TOP OLYMPIC BROADCASTS BY 13%

25. 2. 2026 | 3 min read Extended ATO measurement provided the first hard data on how watching broadcasts "outside the home" can increase the overall television rating of a major sporting event. Broadcasts from the 2026 Winter Olympics showed that outside-the-home viewing increases the reach of the most-watched sports broadcasts by up to 13 per cent.

SPEED SKATING CURRENTLY LEADS THE RATINGS FOR THE WINTER OLYMPICS ON ČT SPORT

16. 2. 2026 | 1 min read The first week of Olympic broadcasts on ČT sport has so far been dominated by speed skating, with ice hockey in third place.

DURING THE FIRST OLYMPIC WEEKEND, VIEWERS WERE MOST INTERESTED IN BIATHLON, SNOWBOARDING AND SPEED SKATING

9. 2. 2026 | 1 min read Sunday's mixed biathlon relay race became the most watched biathlon broadcast in the history of Czech Television. The station announced this based on data from official electronic audience measurement provided by the Association of Television Organisations.

MEDAL WINS FOR MADĚROVÁ AND JÍLEK ON SUNDAY, EVENING FOR EXTRACTORS

9. 2. 2026 | 1 min read Biathlon competitions, snowboarding with Zuzana Maděrová's golden success, and speed skating were among the most watched programmes on Sunday. The snowboarding competition was watched by almost 1.5 million viewers over the age of 15. Metoděj Jílek's silver medal run was watched by over 1.2 million viewers. Among the evening programmes, another episode of the series Extraktoři was the most successful. On Sunday, ČT stations exceeded a half share of the audience.

THE OPENING OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN MILAN DOMINATED FRIDAY’S VIEWING FIGURES.

7. 2. 2026 | 1 min read The live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics was watched by 1.2 million viewers over the age of 15 and 1.25 million viewers over the age of 4 on the Czech Television sports channel. It was the best result of the evening and also of the entire Friday. ČT stations recorded less than half of the audience share during prime time. The total reach of the opening ceremony was 2.5 million viewers. This is the most-watched opening ceremony since the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

CZECH TELEVISION OUTPERFORMED COMMERCIAL STATIONS IN JANUARY AND CONFIRMED ITS LEADERSHIP

5. 2. 2026 | 2 min read In January, Czech Television stations increased their share by three percentage points year-on-year and improved the most of all television groups in the overall results.

TV MARKET HAS EXTENDED DATA ON OUT-OF-HOME VIEWING

2. 2. 2026 | 4 min read Since the beginning of February, the Czech television market has officially had new data on television viewership. The data has been expanded to include out-of-home viewing. It will now be delivered at around 9:30 a.m.