TV ADVERTISING FACTS: VIEWERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACCEPT LIVE TV ADVERTISING, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY HUB ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH

15. 2. 2025 | 4 min read Two-thirds of viewers find advertising on live TV more acceptable than in on-demand programmes. In VOD, viewers are receptive to advertising if it saves them money on their subscription.

KANTAR SAYS AD TIERS RESHAPING STREAMING MARKET

13. 2. 2025 | 2 min read Data and analytics company Kantar says there’s a growing consumer preference for ad-supported streaming.

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

6. 2. 2025 | 2 min read 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."

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

2. 2. 2025 | 3 min read Hub Research finds that two-thirds of viewers deem ads during live events more tolerable than ads during on-demand content.

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

30. 1. 2025 | 3 min read 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.

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

28. 1. 2025 | 2 min read 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.

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

27. 1. 2025 | 1 min read For customers who have had access to Voyo, Vodafone TV will offer the competing service prima+ for three months.

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.

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

20. 1. 2025 | 2 min read 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.

STUDY USA: STREAMING VIEWERS MORE ACCEPTING OF TV ADS

12. 1. 2025 | 4 min read Annual survey finds two-thirds of viewers find advertising more tolerable than in on-demand programming.

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

31. 12. 2024 | 18 min read 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.

EUROPEAN VIDEO SUBSCRIPTIONS ENTERING ‘STABLE MARKET PHASE’

30. 11. 2024 | 2 min read The European video subscription market is heading for a period of fewer growth opportunities, according to consultancy Oliver Wyman.

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

27. 11. 2024 | 2 min read 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.

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

26. 11. 2024 | 3 min read 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+.

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

24. 11. 2024 | 13 min read 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!"

CASE STUDY: VOYO THRIVES WHERE NETFLIX LOSES

4. 11. 2024 | 3 min read VOD service Voyo has managed to gain ground where foreign Netflix falls short in the Czech market, according to a case study by Ipsos.

HBBTV – WHAT IS IT AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

1. 11. 2024 | 5 min read 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 term I think you would be well advised to get acquainted with is HbbTV, or Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV.

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

29. 10. 2024 | 2 min read 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.