PRIMA INNOVATED ITS APPLICATION IN HBBTV AND INTRODUCED A NEW FORMAT

22. 9. 2021 The iPrima application available in Prima’s HbbTV has a new design. The group has also launched a new advertising format in HbbTV. The flag ship of Prima’s HbbTV, the iPrima application, has a new version of link site. Nearly 500 thousand viewers visit iPrima in HbbTV per month according to Prima. The most watched programmes include series (Slunečná)… Continue reading PRIMA INNOVATED ITS APPLICATION IN HBBTV AND INTRODUCED A NEW FORMAT

IPTV VIEWERSHIP IS GROWING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. IT IS SECOND BEHIND TERRESTRIAL TV

22. 9. 2021 Five times more households receive a TV signal through the internet now than five years ago. This is one of the findings disclosed at the Digimedia conference on Wednesday. Today, five times more households receive a TV signal through IPTV than five years ago. Their share has grown from four to 22%. Terrestrial broadcasting remains the dominant… Continue reading IPTV VIEWERSHIP IS GROWING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. IT IS SECOND BEHIND TERRESTRIAL TV

GRUNT: ORDINACE IS THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME ON VOYO

22. 9. 2021 Ordinace v růžové zahradě is the blockbuster series offered by the paid video platform Voyo. However, it is not known how many viewers it has attracted. Ordinace v růžové zahradě, which is only run on Voyo starting from this autumn, is the most watched programme within the paid internet service’s offering. Daniel Grunt, Head of Digital of… Continue reading GRUNT: ORDINACE IS THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMME ON VOYO

THE CZECHS PAY AN AVERAGE OF CZK 354 PER MONTH FOR TV

22. 9. 2021 The findings of the Atmdedia Index project indicate that the number of people paying for the receipt of TV broadcasting is growing in the Czech Republic. On average, they pay CZK 354 per month to service providers. They predominantly appreciate the option to watch multiple stations. On the contrary, nearly half of viewers do not… Continue reading THE CZECHS PAY AN AVERAGE OF CZK 354 PER MONTH FOR TV

NOVA DEVELOPS ITS HBBTV, INTRODUCING A BREAKING NEWS BAR

21. 9. 2021 TV Nova launched a new breaking news functionality thanks to which viewers watching linear TV can click through to more information. In line with its digital strategy, TV Nova is working on the development of HbbTV (the red button). Last week, it introduced a new breaking news functionality in linear broadcasting. It is a bar… Continue reading NOVA DEVELOPS ITS HBBTV, INTRODUCING A BREAKING NEWS BAR

MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS REMAINED ABOVE LAST YEAR’S LEVELS IN AUGUST

21. 9. 2021 The volume of monitored media ad investments for the first eight months of this year remains above the last year’s comparable period, indicates the data of Nielsen Admosphere. The volume of monitored media ad investments for the first eight months of this year remains above the last year’s comparative period. According to Nielsen Admosphere’s monitoring,… Continue reading MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS REMAINED ABOVE LAST YEAR’S LEVELS IN AUGUST

NOVA 2 BROADCASTING AS NOVA FUN SINCE MONDAY, NOVA ACTION GETTING CHANGED AS WELL

20. 9. 2021 The TV Nova group rebranded its Nova 2 channel to Nova Fun on Monday, 20 September. It also adjusted the logo and programme schedule of the Nova Action channel. On Monday, 20 September, the TV Nova group rebranded its Nova 2 channel to Nova Fun. It also adjusted the logo and programme schedule of the Nova… Continue reading NOVA 2 BROADCASTING AS NOVA FUN SINCE MONDAY, NOVA ACTION GETTING CHANGED AS WELL

RISING INFLATION WILL INCREASE THE COST OF MEDIA SERVICES

17. 9. 2021 At present, inflation in the Czech Republic reaches the highest values in more than a decade. Its growth will be reflected in the prices of media services. According to the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), consumer prices have grown 4.1 % year on year in August, which has been the highest increase since November 2008. This development… Continue reading RISING INFLATION WILL INCREASE THE COST OF MEDIA SERVICES

PRIMA OBTAINED LICENCES FOR ITS NEW REALITY SHOW CHANNEL PRIMA SHOW

16. 9. 2021 The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) granted licences to FTV Prima for a new programme Prima Show. The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) granted FTV Prima licences for a new programme Prima Show. The licences are for nationwide terrestrial broadcasting and special transmission systems (the internet). The new channel is to focus mainly… Continue reading PRIMA OBTAINED LICENCES FOR ITS NEW REALITY SHOW CHANNEL PRIMA SHOW

TV DEMAND GROWING ENORMOUSLY, PRICES TO GO UP MORE THAN 10%

15. 9. 2021 TV ad inflation rate will start at 10%. Hitting the 15% level cannot be ruled out.   Since this spring, the demand for TV advertising has been growing enormously. This trend is even stronger at the end of the year both according to advertisers’ projections and the actual demand for September and October. The pressure… Continue reading TV DEMAND GROWING ENORMOUSLY, PRICES TO GO UP MORE THAN 10%

NOVA: HBBTV CAMPAIGN BROUGHT TO SAZKA AN EXTRA MILLION VIEWERS

8. 9. 2021 A new HbbTV campaign targeting Max Reach has brought Sazka almost a million more viewers within 48 hours, the Nova TV group has announced. TV Nova has launched a new kind of campaign in collaboration with client Sazka via a red button (HbbTV) and its Max Reach targeting. This type of advertising for HbbTV builds… Continue reading NOVA: HBBTV CAMPAIGN BROUGHT TO SAZKA AN EXTRA MILLION VIEWERS

TV NOVA SHOWED ITS REDESIGNED NEWS STUDIO

2. 9. 2021 TV Nova showed its redesigned news studio. Logos of news programmes and their graphics are changing. TV Nova showed visualisations of a new design of its news studio. Nova intends to use it for its news and journalistic programming and selected sports events. It will start broadcasting from the redesigned premises on 5 September. The first… Continue reading TV NOVA SHOWED ITS REDESIGNED NEWS STUDIO

PRIMA BOOSTED ITS AUTUMN PROGRAMME AND TAKES INTEREST IN ANOTHER CHANNEL

25. 8. 2021 Its innovated autumn programme schedule should help Prima to increase its ad capacity and market share, says Marek Singer, Prima’s CEO, in an interview. The unexpected growth in the TV ad market in the first half of this year resulted in the increased attention that Prima paid to its autumn programme schedule. In the following… Continue reading PRIMA BOOSTED ITS AUTUMN PROGRAMME AND TAKES INTEREST IN ANOTHER CHANNEL

COMCAST AND VIACOMCBS TO LAUNCH SKYSHOWTIME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

19. 8. 2021 They join forces to achieve a better position in the competition with their rivals, Netflix and Disney+. Comcast and ViacomCBS will launch SkyShowtime, a new streaming service in Europe, offering movies, series and reality shows, said the US media companies on Wednesday. They teamed up to build a better position to take on their competitors Netflix and Disney+, wrote Reuters. SkyShowtime will offer content… Continue reading COMCAST AND VIACOMCBS TO LAUNCH SKYSHOWTIME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

NOVA OBTAINED A LICENCE FOR ITS NOVA LADY FEMALE-FOCUSED CHANNEL FROM RRTV

12. 8. 2021 The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) granted TV Nova a licence for its Nova Lady programme for terrestrial and internet broadcasting. The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting granted TV Nova two licences to operate the Nova Lady female-focused channel. They include licences for terrestrial broadcasting and broadcasting through the internet. Nova announced… Continue reading NOVA OBTAINED A LICENCE FOR ITS NOVA LADY FEMALE-FOCUSED CHANNEL FROM RRTV

CZECHS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME WATCHING SERIES AND FILMS ON TV

11. 8. 2021 On average, people in the Czech Republic spent 3 hours and 55 minutes daily with their TV in the first half. Their interest in the news and sports programmes was growing, according to Atmedia. TV series and films have been the most watched formats among the Czech TV viewers for a long time. As the… Continue reading CZECHS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME WATCHING SERIES AND FILMS ON TV

SILVIA MAJESKÁ: NOVA WITHOUT “ORDINACE“? OPENING SPACE FOR NEW FORMATS

11. 8. 2021 Nova sought to structure its autumn programme to be successful every broadcasting day, says Silvia Majeská, Programming Director, about the new schedule. In Nova’s autumn programme schedule, there are several shows that Czech viewers will watch for the first time. They include a quiz show The Chase, a new series Pan profesor starring Vojtěch Dyk… Continue reading SILVIA MAJESKÁ: NOVA WITHOUT “ORDINACE“? OPENING SPACE FOR NEW FORMATS

BIDS TO ATO’S TENDER SENT BY NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE AND KANTAR

9. 8. 2021 The Association of Television Organisations (ATO) is planning to move TV and video viewing measurement to a higher level. New developments in 2023-2027 should include cross-media measurement. Two research agencies sent their bids to the tender. In July, Kantar Media a Nielsen Admosphere sent their proposals to participate in the tender invited by the Association of Television… Continue reading BIDS TO ATO’S TENDER SENT BY NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE AND KANTAR