THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

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

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. The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

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

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. During the first weekend of the Olympic Games, 1.759 million viewers watched the broadcast on television and via internet… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

THE STATE OF PERFORMANCE TV IN 2026

Attention is the hardest thing to buy. And everyone else is bidding too. People are scrolling, skipping, swiping, and split-screening their way through the day. Which is exactly why TV stands out. It offers a rare, uninterrupted moment where your audience is truly paying attention. Performance TV combines the power of TV advertising with the… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

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

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. From 1 February 2026, the Association of Television Organisations (ATO) is expanding its official television audience measurement to include data… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

TV MEASUREMENT OUTSIDE THE HOME IS BEFORE THE START, IT CAN INCREASE THE RATING EVEN BY 10%

From February 2026, data on TV viewing outside the home will be integrated into TV viewing and video content measurement. This could increase overall TV viewing by up to 10% in some target groups. The ReDam project, which is the first to systematically measure out-of-home TV viewership in the Czech Republic, is entering its final… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

IPTV POPULARITY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC FOR WATCHING VIDEO CONTENT CONTINUES TO GROW

The Internet is increasingly consolidating its position as the main source of video content viewing in Czech households, while traditional TV broadcasting via DVB-T2 antennas is losing its relevance. This is the current result of a survey conducted by the mobile association APMS. Current research by NMS Market Research for the Association of Mobile Network… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

REAL TIME AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT. ATO MEASUREMENT HAS ITS SPECIFICS

Domestic television audience measurement complies with international standards, as confirmed by an audit conducted by CESP. In an interview, CESP Associate Director Olivier Daufresne talks about the benefits of the audit and the specifics of Czech measurement. The international auditing organisation CESP audited the domestic television audience and video content measurement carried out by Nielsen… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

ATO: STICKING TO THE PLAN. OUT-OF-HOME MEASUREMENT WILL START IN JANUARY 2026

The ReDAM project, which aims to bring out-of-home TV and video audience measurement to the Czech market, is progressing according to plan. According to ATO’s Managing Director, Michal Jordan, the official launch is still scheduled for January 2026. The Association of Television Organizations (ATO) is in the final preparation phase of the ReDAM project, which… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

NEW TV CURRENCY? MORE DATA, MORE GRPs, MORE QUESTIONS FROM CLIENTS

The expansion of out-of-home viewership in Poland has brought a more accurate picture of the audience, but also debates with advertisers and agencies, said Wojciech Kowalczyk in the third part of Atmedia’s Expert Talks. In the third part of Atmedia’s Expert Talks, Wojciech Kowalczyk, an expert on the Polish TV market, Deputy Director of the… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

DELAYED TV VIEWING IS HIGHER IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC THAN IN EUROPE

Data shows that the percentage of delayed TV viewing in the Czech Republic is higher than the European average. The share of delayed viewing in total TV viewing in the Czech Republic last year was 12.5%, exceeding the average length of delayed viewing in Europe. This was 10%. This was announced by the domestic professional… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

OUT-OF-HOME MEASUREMENT HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN TV VIEWING AND GRP IN POLAND

The specific impact of introducing out-of-home TV audience measurement is described by Wojciech Kowalczyk in an interview with Atmedia expert talks, based on the Polish experience. The introduction of out-of-home audience measurement has affected overall TV viewership in Poland. In the general target group of viewers aged 4+, viewership increased by 8%, and in the… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT

CLOSING THE GAPS IN TV RATINGS: NEW TECHNOLOGY TRACKS VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME

The viewership of TV stations will be measured outside the home in the coming years. The technology that will make this possible is tailor-made for the Czech TV market. In mid-April, the Association of Television Organizations (ATO) signed a contract with ResSolution Group for mobile viewership measurement. The solution, called ReDAM, is based on a… Continue reading THEME OF THE MONTH: TV MEASUREMENT