THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 7 YEARS, KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REMAINS ITS PRESIDENT
25. 4. 2024 The Association of Commercial Television is celebrating its seventh anniversary this spring. Its main priorities remain the promotion of TV as an advertising media type, the fight against internet piracy and participation in legislative processes affecting the business of commercial broadcasters. Klára Brachtlová, Chief External Affairs of CME, the owner of TV Nova, remains its… Continue reading THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 7 YEARS, KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REMAINS ITS PRESIDENT
ÓČKO UNLOCKS PREMIUM CONTENT FROM ONLINE CREATORS IN NEW SHOW
24. 4. 2024 The new show O Unlocked will appear on TV Óčko from Wednesday evening. It will offer bonus videos that cannot be seen publicly outside the paywall of specific creators. From Wednesday 25 April, Óčko will offer bonus videos and selected excerpts from full versions of videos that cannot be seen publicly outside the paywall of… Continue reading ÓČKO UNLOCKS PREMIUM CONTENT FROM ONLINE CREATORS IN NEW SHOW
KAREN NELSON-FIELD: MEDIA PLACEMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR ATTENTION
22. 4. 2024 The type of media platform an ad appears on influences attention to the ad more than the creative, said Karen Nelson-Field at the OmniConnect meeting. Attention strategies will be tailored to the requirements of the campaign and become more important than time of view. The length of time an ad is viewed is currently considered… Continue reading KAREN NELSON-FIELD: MEDIA PLACEMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR ATTENTION
ADC CZECH CREATIVE AWARDS PUBLISHES SHORTLISTS
22. 4. 2024 The ADC Czech Creative Awards has announced its finalists. There are 120 works on the shortlist. The ADC Czech Creative Awards competition has published the shortlists. Out of a record 274 entries, 120 works made it to the final round. The highest scoring category was the “film” category – Advertising Film: Medium Format (16-60″), Film… Continue reading ADC CZECH CREATIVE AWARDS PUBLISHES SHORTLISTS
CZECH REPUBLIC WILL LIVE FOR HOCKEY, PARTNERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS
19. 4. 2024 The partners of the Ice Hockey World Championship and the national ice hockey teams are starting their campaigns. In a couple of weeks, on 10 May, the Ice Hockey World Championship will start, which this year will take place in Prague and Ostrava. The official partners of the championship or the national team have prepared… Continue reading CZECH REPUBLIC WILL LIVE FOR HOCKEY, PARTNERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS
VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT
19. 4. 2024 Daniel Grunt, who has been CEO of the Nova Group since January last year, has been given a difficult management assignment by the parent PPF Group. He is to transform the most-watched domestic broadcaster so that it can capitalise on the growing interest in online video while not cannibalising traditional broadcasting. Grunt’s task is to… Continue reading VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT
THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT OF PAY-TV IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WAHT CAN COME?
18. 4. 2024 Pay-TV operators are not in an easy situation. There are still a relatively large number of them on our market and the position of free-to-air broadcasting has been very strong for a long time. Although it seems that pay-TV offers have nowhere to go, there are several possible innovations to be launched. Pay-TV offers viewers dozens… Continue reading THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT OF PAY-TV IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WAHT CAN COME?
NOE, ÓČKO AND ÓČKO STAR HAVE EXPANDED THEIR ARCHIVE IN HBBTV
18. 4. 2024 TV stations using additional services based on the virtual red button have increased the freely available archive for one week. Instead of three days, the programmes of the free-to-air channels TV Noe, Óčko and Óčko Star are now available via HbbTV technology for one week. A richer TV archive is available through the TV programme,… Continue reading NOE, ÓČKO AND ÓČKO STAR HAVE EXPANDED THEIR ARCHIVE IN HBBTV
THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUSINESS OF THE ÓČKO GROUP IS HEADED BY VOJTĚCH VAVREK
18. 4. 2024 Vojtěch Vavrek is the new head of the social media business of the Óčko Group. TV Óčko is expanding its management structure, recruiting new experts and continuing to increase the strength of its social media team. The position of “Head of Sales Social Media” has been held since April by Vojtěch Vavrek, who joined from… Continue reading THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUSINESS OF THE ÓČKO GROUP IS HEADED BY VOJTĚCH VAVREK
CZECHS HARDLY KNOW ESG, BUT EXPECT RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR FROM COMPANIES
17. 4. 2024 Only 4% of Czechs know what the acronym ESG stands for. But two thirds consider themselves sustainable or ethical consumers. The Czech public is mostly unfamiliar with the abbreviation ESG, the letters that stand for the English words Environment, Social and Governance. However, it has high expectations of companies in the area of sustainability and… Continue reading CZECHS HARDLY KNOW ESG, BUT EXPECT RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR FROM COMPANIES
CZECH SERIES MAKE UP HALF OF TOTAL TV SERIES VIEWERSHIP
11. 4. 2024 The representation of local content in the broadcasting of Czech TV stations is growing. Local series make up half of the total viewership of all series and sitcoms. The viewership of individual TV channels is increasingly influenced by local content. According to Atmedia, which commercially represents 25 measured thematic TV stations on the Czech market,… Continue reading CZECH SERIES MAKE UP HALF OF TOTAL TV SERIES VIEWERSHIP
ARTIFICIAL VOICES DESCRIBE THE PLOT OF SELECTED SHOWS ON PRIMA COOL
10. 4. 2024 Visually impaired viewers can hear audio descriptions of programmes on the Prima Cool channel, which is created thanks to voice synthesis. The auxiliary audio track can have children’s, female and male voices. Prima TV is cooperating on the technical solution with the Czech technology company MAMA AI. The software used generates very realistic voices in… Continue reading ARTIFICIAL VOICES DESCRIBE THE PLOT OF SELECTED SHOWS ON PRIMA COOL
GREEN CLAIMS WILL CHANGE THE WAY BRANDS ADVERTISE THAT THEY ARE “GREEN”
10. 4. 2024 The European Green Claims Directive aims to prevent misleading claims about “green” products. Markéta Pavlíková summarises what it will mean for the communication of companies and their products. Clearer rules, transparency of communication and a more precise definition of what greenwashing is, including how to prove it. This is what the European Commission’s proposed directive… Continue reading GREEN CLAIMS WILL CHANGE THE WAY BRANDS ADVERTISE THAT THEY ARE “GREEN”
CNN PRIMA NEWS PRESENTS HOCKEY SERIES AND AIRS LEADERS’ DEBATE TO EP
10. 4. 2024 CNN Prima News is launching a series on its website about hockey players in trouble. It is also launching coverage of the European Parliament elections on Wednesday 10 April, kicking off with a leaders’ debate for the EP elections. CNN Prima News, the news multiplatform, in cooperation with the Ivan Hlinka Foundation, has launched an… Continue reading CNN PRIMA NEWS PRESENTS HOCKEY SERIES AND AIRS LEADERS’ DEBATE TO EP
PRIMA EXPANDS HOBBY SHOWS
10. 4. 2024 Prima is expanding its Sunday afternoon hobby programmes with the launch of Zahradník po ruce Prima TV’s Sunday hobby window, which includes the programmes Receptář prima nápadů, Libovky Pepa Libický and Vychytávky Ládi Hrušky, will be expanded with a new programme Zahradník po ruce (Gardener at Hand) from 14 April. In it, presenter Tomáš Trejbal… Continue reading PRIMA EXPANDS HOBBY SHOWS
OMNICONNECT WILL FOCUS ON ATTENTION, KAREN NELSON-FIELD WILL PERFORM
9. 4. 2024 The second edition of the OmniConnect conference will focus on attention and how the attention approach is influencing creativity, communication and media planning. Omnicom agencies are hosting the second edition of their OmniConnect conference on Thursday 18 April. Aimed at clients of these agencies, the event will be attended by a total of 250 clients… Continue reading OMNICONNECT WILL FOCUS ON ATTENTION, KAREN NELSON-FIELD WILL PERFORM
OČKO LAUNCHES INSTAGRAM ON TV, FURTHER CONNECTS TV AND NETWORKS
9. 4. 2024 Óčko has developed its own solution to link content from social network Instagram with its linear TV broadcasts. Óčko is integrating content from the social network Instagram into its broadcasts. Since the beginning of April, Instagram posts have thus become part of the TV programme throughout the music group’s daytime broadcasts. The development was created… Continue reading OČKO LAUNCHES INSTAGRAM ON TV, FURTHER CONNECTS TV AND NETWORKS
NOVA PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ABOUT INFORMATION BY LIBUŠE ŠMUCLEROVÁ
8. 4. 2024 Fourteen videos aimed at explaining the principles of information reception and monetization in the online environment are presented by TV Nova in the educational project Cyber Taboo. The idea and production was prepared by Libuše Šmuclerová. The creation of the videos was supported by the PPF Foundation. TV Nova is launching the educational project Cyber… Continue reading NOVA PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ABOUT INFORMATION BY LIBUŠE ŠMUCLEROVÁ