WHAT STREAMING SERVICES RULE THE CZECH REPUBLIC? AT THE END OF 2024, NETFLIX CLEARLY LED

6. 2. 2025 Software service JustWatch has released a report on the shares of streaming services in the last quarter of 2024, based on the approach of its Czech users, i.e. how they click on JustWatch offers and how they mark titles as “viewed.” The market shares of SVoD (Subscription-based VoD, i.e. subscription-based video services) in Q4 2024… Continue reading WHAT STREAMING SERVICES RULE THE CZECH REPUBLIC? AT THE END OF 2024, NETFLIX CLEARLY LED

MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS PREFER TO WATCH TV WITH ADS IF IT’S CHEAPER, NEW REPORT REVEALS

2. 2. 2025 Hub Research finds that two-thirds of viewers deem ads during live events more tolerable than ads during on-demand content. Prime Video and Netflix may have been onto something with their recent expansions into ads. That’s because two-thirds of TV consumers now say they’d rather watch a cheaper, ad-supported option over a more expensive, ad-free offering,… Continue reading MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS PREFER TO WATCH TV WITH ADS IF IT’S CHEAPER, NEW REPORT REVEALS

STUDY UK: AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING SERVICES IN UK MORE POPULAR THAN EVER

30. 1. 2025 Substantially more people in the UK are choosing ad-supported streaming services, Kantar figures show, with the percentage increasing from 10% a year ago to 31% percent today. The figures – which are taken from Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand study – analyse the British video-on-demand market during Q4. The study also found that ad tiers… Continue reading STUDY UK: AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING SERVICES IN UK MORE POPULAR THAN EVER

STUDY USA: STREAMING 2024: FEWER CORE APPS IN U.S. HOMES

28. 1. 2025 Recent research on streaming TV reveals general consistency, but not growth, in the amount of streaming apps viewers regularly tune into — 3.9 average apps per U.S. home in third-quarter 2024, according to TVision. This is down from an average 4.2 apps in 2023. This deepens other analysis that sees the streaming market maturing and/or… Continue reading STUDY USA: STREAMING 2024: FEWER CORE APPS IN U.S. HOMES

VODAFONE TV WILL OFFER PRIMA+ AS A GIFT INSTEAD OF VOYO

27. 1. 2025 For customers who have had access to Voyo, Vodafone TV will offer the competing service prima+ for three months. The prima+ service, which is operated by the Prima group, will appear on the Vodafone TV offer as a three-month gift for those customers who have subscribed to Voyo. MediaGuru.cz confirmed this to TV Prima. As… Continue reading VODAFONE TV WILL OFFER PRIMA+ AS A GIFT INSTEAD OF VOYO

STREAMING AND OTT SERVICES LOCALIZE CONTENT INTO ENGLISH THANKS TO AI

23. 1. 2025 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. The reason why some foreign services eventually decided not to enter the Czech market in the past was not only the possible possession… Continue reading STREAMING AND OTT SERVICES LOCALIZE CONTENT INTO ENGLISH THANKS TO AI

VOYO IN SLOVAKIA IS GOING UP BY 2 EUROS, INCREASE IS EXPECTED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AS WELL

20. 1. 2025 The basic subscription to Voyo will increase by two euros per month in Slovakia. The price of Voyo subscriptions is also expected to increase in the Czech Republic. The streaming service Voyo is to change the price of the standard subscription for new customers to €7.99 (approx. CZK 200) in Slovakia from 20 January 2025.… Continue reading VOYO IN SLOVAKIA IS GOING UP BY 2 EUROS, INCREASE IS EXPECTED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AS WELL

STUDY USA: STREAMING VIEWERS MORE ACCEPTING OF TV ADS

12. 1. 2025 Annual survey finds two-thirds of viewers find advertising more tolerable than in on-demand programming. With a greater number of lower-cost ad-supported programming sources available, TV viewers’ resistance to ads continues to wane, according to a new report from Hub Research. Hub’s semiannual “TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction” survey indicates most consumers prefer to watch TV ads… Continue reading STUDY USA: STREAMING VIEWERS MORE ACCEPTING OF TV ADS

MEDIA 2024: NEW TV STATIONS, THE FIGHT OVER FEES AND THE DEMISE OF THE FIRST DAILY NEWSPAPERS

31. 12. 2024 New TV stations and the continued development of video-on-demand, changes in Jaromír Soukup’s media companies, the demise of the first print dailies, the debate on the shape of media legislation and the development of DAB+. These are some of the main media events in 2024. This year started with the arrival of new TV channels,… Continue reading MEDIA 2024: NEW TV STATIONS, THE FIGHT OVER FEES AND THE DEMISE OF THE FIRST DAILY NEWSPAPERS

EUROPEAN VIDEO SUBSCRIPTIONS ENTERING ‘STABLE MARKET PHASE’

30. 11. 2024 The European video subscription market is heading for a period of fewer growth opportunities, according to consultancy Oliver Wyman. Despite a rise in the percentage of consumers likely to increase their video subscriptions this year there is now a clear trend that fewer will do so each year. According to the company’s annual Global Consumer Survey,… Continue reading EUROPEAN VIDEO SUBSCRIPTIONS ENTERING ‘STABLE MARKET PHASE’

VIEWERSHIP OF PAID VIDEOS INCREASED BY 700,000 USERS IN A YEAR

27. 11. 2024 The group of people who watch paid videos on the Internet in the Czech Republic continues to expand. This year it is up by almost 700 thousand and represents 3.65 million people. Data from the Czech Statistical Office show that. Shows on paid streaming channels such as Netflix or Max are watched by 42% of… Continue reading VIEWERSHIP OF PAID VIDEOS INCREASED BY 700,000 USERS IN A YEAR

NETFLIX LEADS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VOYO IS SECOND. PRIMA+ HAS CAUGHT UP WITH DISNEY+

26. 11. 2024 Netflix remains the most used video-on-demand (VOD) service in the Czech Republic. It is followed by Voyo as the strongest local service. Prima+ has reached a comparable share to Disney+. The strongest VOD service on the Czech market remains Netflix. It is accessed by 68% of households using the streaming service. This is according to… Continue reading NETFLIX LEADS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VOYO IS SECOND. PRIMA+ HAS CAUGHT UP WITH DISNEY+

CATCHING ON FAST: WHY EUROPE IS EMBRACING FREE ADVERTISING-SUPPORTED STREAMING TV

24. 11. 2024 As the TV industry comes together in Cannes for MIPCOM, the growth of FAST is not restricted to the U.S. anymore: “Our mission is to entertain the planet!” Is Europe going FAST, but the U.S. going FASTer? FAST, or free advertising-supported streaming television, and AVOD (advertising-based video on demand) services have been a key growth… Continue reading CATCHING ON FAST: WHY EUROPE IS EMBRACING FREE ADVERTISING-SUPPORTED STREAMING TV

CASE STUDY: VOYO THRIVES WHERE NETFLIX LOSES

4. 11. 2024 VOD service Voyo has managed to gain ground where foreign Netflix falls short in the Czech market, according to a case study by Ipsos. Of the VOD services, consumers in the Czech market are closest to the Netflix brand, and therefore have the most positive expectations of it. The second closest, albeit at a distance,… Continue reading CASE STUDY: VOYO THRIVES WHERE NETFLIX LOSES

HBBTV – WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

1. 11. 2024 In the TV business, we’ve become accustomed to a lot of acronyms and jargon. Just within the last few years we have been introduced to OTT, SVOD, AVOD, PVOD, FAST and various other iterations of what amounts to internet-delivered content that is either free to consumers or via subscription or one-off transaction.  But one less-buzzy… Continue reading HBBTV – WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

AMENDMENT TO THE AUDIOVISUAL ACT PASSES THIRD READING IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

29. 10. 2024 The main changes to the Audiovisual Act are the extension of support to TV and VOD productions, support for the gaming industry and a new mechanism for film incentives. The House of Representatives discussed the draft amendment to the Audiovisual Act in its third reading on Friday 25 October. It is expected to come into… Continue reading AMENDMENT TO THE AUDIOVISUAL ACT PASSES THIRD READING IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

HOW DIFFERENT GENERATIONS WATCH TV

19. 10. 2024 Imagine a Millennial flipping through cable channels, a Gen Xer catching the game live on YouTube TV, and a Baby Boomer binge-watching Netflix. Today, media viewing habits might not be exactly what you’d expect. Before you assume no one watches TV anymore, let’s dive into the real viewing habits reshaping how generations consume content and… Continue reading HOW DIFFERENT GENERATIONS WATCH TV

MIPJUNIOR: STREAMERS’ KIDS CONTENT ACQUISITIONS INCREASE AS COMMISSIONING PLUNGES – AMPERE ANALYSIS

18. 10. 2024 “In 2007 I watched the “X Files” on YouTube. That changed my consumer experience!” said analyst firm Ampere Analysis’s Research Manager Olivia Deane, invited to discuss audience’s shift in the last 20 years, structural adaptations and new business models in kids’ content at MipJunior’s opening session Oct. 18. From the boom of on-demand to peak… Continue reading MIPJUNIOR: STREAMERS’ KIDS CONTENT ACQUISITIONS INCREASE AS COMMISSIONING PLUNGES – AMPERE ANALYSIS