ATMEDIA: PAY TV IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE, CZECHS SPEND 419 CZK PER MONTH FOR IT

19. 11. 2024 The average Czechs’ monthly spending on pay-TV has risen by 7% to CZK 419 this year, according to research by the atmedia index. The average monthly spending of Czechs on pay TV has risen to 419 CZK this year, as several operators have increased the price of their services. This price is now considered too… Continue reading ATMEDIA: PAY TV IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE, CZECHS SPEND 419 CZK PER MONTH FOR IT

PRIMA TV AT CHRISTMAS: SÁM DOMA, PYŠNÁ PRINCEZNA OR NÁHRADNÍCI

18. 11. 2024 Christmas broadcast of TV Prima will offer fairy tales, romantic films and premiere shows of its own creation. The TV Prima’s Christmas programme will feature films such as Pretty Woman, Sám doma, as well as Wes Anderson and Borat. It will also present the Czech TV premieres of Zatmění, Jedna noc and the sequel to… Continue reading PRIMA TV AT CHRISTMAS: SÁM DOMA, PYŠNÁ PRINCEZNA OR NÁHRADNÍCI

PUBLICIS GROUPE HAS JOINED THE EYEMETER PILOT PROJECT FROM MEDIAN

14. 11. 2024 Publicis Groupe was one of the agencies in the Czech Republic to participate in Median’s EyeMeter pilot project. Its aim is to find out more accurate information about how much attention and time people are paying to advertising content. The results of the pilot study will be available during January next year. The entire project… Continue reading PUBLICIS GROUPE HAS JOINED THE EYEMETER PILOT PROJECT FROM MEDIAN

EFFIE GAVE OUT SIX GOLDS, NO GRAND PRIX

14. 11. 2024 This year’s edition of the Effie advertising effectiveness competition has its winners. The award for the absolute best campaign, the Grand Prix, was not awarded this year. The main prize, the Grand Prix, of this year’s Effie advertising competition, which recognises the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, was not awarded by the jury. This is despite… Continue reading EFFIE GAVE OUT SIX GOLDS, NO GRAND PRIX

PRIMA WANTS TO PRESERVE TERRESTRIAL TV UNTIL AT LEAST 2050

13. 11. 2024 FTV Prima and Digital Broadcasting have expressed their long-term support for terrestrial TV broadcasting through comments on the Spectrum Management Strategy. FTV Prima and DVB-T2 multiplex 24 operator, telecommunications firm Digital Broadcasting, have expressed their joint support for the preservation and development of terrestrial television broadcasting in the Czech Republic. They responded by comment form… Continue reading PRIMA WANTS TO PRESERVE TERRESTRIAL TV UNTIL AT LEAST 2050

THE FOREIGN EDITORIAL OFFICE OF CNN PRIMA NEWS WILL BE HEADED BY FRANTIŠEK LAVIČKA

12. 11. 2024 František Lavička will head the foreign desk of CNN Prima News from January 2025. The foreign editorial office of CNN Prima News will be headed by František Lavička from January 2025. The current editor of the foreign editorial office will replace Matyáš Zrna, who is leaving to lead the editorial office of Aktuálně.cz. František Lavička… Continue reading THE FOREIGN EDITORIAL OFFICE OF CNN PRIMA NEWS WILL BE HEADED BY FRANTIŠEK LAVIČKA

CREATIVITY AWARD IN EFFIE CZECH REPUBLIC: SPECIAL ART DIRECTORS CLUB AWARD FOR EPIC LEGO PRIZE FROM KREATIV GANG

12. 11. 2024 This year’s edition of Effie, the competition for the most effective advertising, has many new features. One of them is the presentation of the Art Directors Club Award on the Effie stage during the Forum Media 2024 conference. This year, Art Directors Club (ADC) awarded the most creative campaigns in the Effie Czech Republic competition… Continue reading CREATIVITY AWARD IN EFFIE CZECH REPUBLIC: SPECIAL ART DIRECTORS CLUB AWARD FOR EPIC LEGO PRIZE FROM KREATIV GANG

ONLY 10 PERCENT OF CZECHS AGREE WITH THE USE OF AI IN NEWS

11. 11. 2024 Czech users of news content do not trust artificial intelligence in news. They fear it makes it impossible to distinguish fiction from reality, according to a new study by ResSolution Group and Nielsen. Only 10% of the Czech online population agree with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in news, across all media types.… Continue reading ONLY 10 PERCENT OF CZECHS AGREE WITH THE USE OF AI IN NEWS

NOVA RETURNS REALITY SHOW SUPERSTAR AFTER FOUR YEARS, SET TO BE “BIGGER THAN EVER”

9. 11. 2024 Nova Television has opened casting for a new series of reality competition show Superstar. Television Nova is preparing the return of the musical talent reality show Superstar after four years. On Saturday, it issued a challenge to those interested in signing up for the new series. In doing so, it promises to be “bigger than… Continue reading NOVA RETURNS REALITY SHOW SUPERSTAR AFTER FOUR YEARS, SET TO BE “BIGGER THAN EVER”

AMERICAN ELECTION NIGHT HIT OVER A MILLION VIEWERS ON TV AND CNN PRIMA NEWS

8. 11. 2024 At least three minutes of coverage of the U.S. presidential election results were sought by more than one million viewers on both news stations Tuesday night through Wednesday. The American Election Night, which began airing after 20:00 on Tuesday, November 5 on Czech Television on CT24, was watched by an average of 63,000 adults 15+… Continue reading AMERICAN ELECTION NIGHT HIT OVER A MILLION VIEWERS ON TV AND CNN PRIMA NEWS

EFFIE SHORTLIST: MCCANN, OGILVY AND PHD HAVE THE BEST CHANCES

7. 11. 2024 The Effie advertising effectiveness competition has announced the nominated campaigns that will emerge as this year’s winners. Effie Czech Republic, organised by the Association of Communication Agencies (AKA), today unveiled its shortlist for the 2024 edition at the Forum Media conference. The most represented clients on the shortlist are Plzeňský Prazdroj, Česká Spořitelna, L’Oréal, Vodafone… Continue reading EFFIE SHORTLIST: MCCANN, OGILVY AND PHD HAVE THE BEST CHANCES

NOVA PREPARES CHRISTMAS STREET, ON THE HUNT AND NON-TRADITIONAL EPISODE OF SPECIALISTE SERIES

7. 11. 2024 The Christmas broadcast of TV Nova will bring special episodes of some established shows as well as classic fairy tales and film comedies. Television Nova will include in the pre-Christmas and Christmas broadcasts two specials of the knowledge show Na lovu, on Christmas Eve, among other things, a Christmas episode of the series Ulice and… Continue reading NOVA PREPARES CHRISTMAS STREET, ON THE HUNT AND NON-TRADITIONAL EPISODE OF SPECIALISTE SERIES

CZECHS SEARCH FOR INFORMATION MOSTLY ON THE INTERNET, THEN ON TV

6. 11. 2024 Czechs search for information mostly on online media and on TV, while a third of Czechs use social networks, according to research by NMS Market Research. The most common source of information for Czechs and Czech women is online media and newspapers. 65% get information about events in the Czech Republic and the world from… Continue reading CZECHS SEARCH FOR INFORMATION MOSTLY ON THE INTERNET, THEN ON TV

NOVA TOOK THE LEAD IN OCTOBER, TELEVIZE SEZNAM ATTACKS BARRANDOV

5. 11. 2024 The Nova group recorded the highest audience shares in October and was the only one of the top three groups to improve. Among the smaller stations, Televize Seznam grew and managed to improve its prime-time share thanks to Czech films and the series Professionals. Television group Nova achieved the highest share in all major audience… Continue reading NOVA TOOK THE LEAD IN OCTOBER, TELEVIZE SEZNAM ATTACKS BARRANDOV

COCA-COLA BRINGS THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS AND CONTINUES THE WORLD NEEDS MORE SANTAS CAMPAIGN

5. 11. 2024 Coca-Cola continues its “The World Needs More Santas” campaign this year, inspiring kindness and generosity through small acts of kindness or unforgettable experiences at the Christmas truck roadshow, which this year will also offer visitors a glimpse of Lapland. Coca-Cola is once again celebrating the Christmas spirit of generosity and kindness this year. As part… Continue reading COCA-COLA BRINGS THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS AND CONTINUES THE WORLD NEEDS MORE SANTAS CAMPAIGN

DAN GRUNT: VOYO IS PROFITABLE, APPROACHING ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS

5. 11. 2024 Video platform Voyo is on track to reach the million subscriber mark in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, according to TV Nova CEO Daniel Grunt. Speaking at the CIF 2024 conference on Tuesday, TV Nova CEO Daniel Grunt confirmed that video platform Voyo is very likely to reach its stated goal of reaching the one… Continue reading DAN GRUNT: VOYO IS PROFITABLE, APPROACHING ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS

CIF: CZECH MEDIA WILL NOT ENTRUST FULL CONTENT CREATION TO AI

5. 11. 2024 Artificial intelligence is a good servant but a bad master in the media, representatives of domestic media houses agreed at the Czech Internet Forum conference. Domestic media companies use artificial intelligence (AI) for auxiliary processes, but they rule out the full replacement of human work with generative AI tools. They see compliance with internal rules… Continue reading CIF: CZECH MEDIA WILL NOT ENTRUST FULL CONTENT CREATION TO AI

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