THE VOYO VIDEO PORTAL TO BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE RED BUTTON WITH THE FIRST 4K CONTENT LIKELY TO BE OFFERED NEXT YEAR

6. 8. 2021 The Nova media group will make its Voyo video portal accessible through the HbbTV platform, i.e. through hybrid broadcasting. The upcoming innovation is in the final phase of testing and it has already been available in its beta version via Nova Gold.  Voyo’s entry to HbbTV will significantly increase its availability. Viewers will not have… Continue reading THE VOYO VIDEO PORTAL TO BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE RED BUTTON WITH THE FIRST 4K CONTENT LIKELY TO BE OFFERED NEXT YEAR

NOVA TO LAUNCH A NEW CHANNEL NOVA LADY AND RENAME NOVA 2 TO NOVA FUN

5. 8. 2021 Nova Group’s portfolio of thematic stations will expand to include a new channel for women Nova Lady. At the same time, Nova 2 and Nova Action are subject to changes. Nova TV Group is going to make changes in its thematic channels. Nova 2 will be renamed to Nova Fun in the autumn and will focus… Continue reading NOVA TO LAUNCH A NEW CHANNEL NOVA LADY AND RENAME NOVA 2 TO NOVA FUN

“COVID HAS DISTURBED THE ADVERTISING MARKET, SO WE HAVE ACCELERATED TV SERIES PRE-PRODUCTION”

4. 8. 2021 “We are shooting new TV series this summer to be able to always respond and launch new shows flexibly to achieve sufficient TV ratings and advertising space,” says Marek Singer, Prima TV’s CEO, explaining Prima’s current strategy. Médiář interviewed him immediately after the presentation of Prima’s programme schedule for this autumn. Prima TV’s autumn programme schedule is… Continue reading “COVID HAS DISTURBED THE ADVERTISING MARKET, SO WE HAVE ACCELERATED TV SERIES PRE-PRODUCTION”

NOVA IN AUTUMN: TV SERIES, LOVE ISLAND, MASTERCHEF AND POP IDOL

4. 8. 2021 Nova prepared new shows for its autumn broadcasting. It relies on its original production and reality shows. Nova TV’s autumn programme schedule will undergo several changes compared to its current form. Nova relies on its original production and several new reality shows. It presented its autumn schedule at a press conference on Wednesday evening. Nova… Continue reading NOVA IN AUTUMN: TV SERIES, LOVE ISLAND, MASTERCHEF AND POP IDOL

PRIMA IN AUTUMN: THREE BRAND-NEW TV SERIES AND GOT TALENT

3. 8. 2021 TV Prima will show three brand-new TV series, new episodes of its ongoing series and reality shows in the autumn. Its programme was presented at a press conference on Tuesday. Prima TV’s autumn programme schedule will be changed compared to spring with three brand-new TV series premiering. A new military TV series 1. mise is… Continue reading PRIMA IN AUTUMN: THREE BRAND-NEW TV SERIES AND GOT TALENT

NOVA AND MARKÍZA WILL LAUNCH A NEW SERIES OF POP IDOL IN SEPTEMBER

28. 7. 2021 A new series of the musical talent show Pop Idol is to be watched on the screens of Nova and Markíza TV Groups starting from September. From September, a new series of a local version of the musical talent show Pop Idol (known as Czech and Slovak SuperStar or SuperStar) will be broadcast on the… Continue reading NOVA AND MARKÍZA WILL LAUNCH A NEW SERIES OF POP IDOL IN SEPTEMBER

PRIMA LAUNCHED ITS NEW PRIMA PAUZA VIDEO WEBSITE

22. 7. 2021 Prima launched its new Prima Pauza video website, offering shows edited to short-form videos. It is available on iPrima and Stream.cz. The Prima group introduced a new video website named Prima Pauza focusing on young and busy users. Prima wants to offer them short-form videos for fast viewing. Prima has cooperated with Seznam.cz in this… Continue reading PRIMA LAUNCHED ITS NEW PRIMA PAUZA VIDEO WEBSITE

PRIMA PAUZA: PRIMA EXTENDS ITS VOD OFFERING TO INCLUDE A NEW PLATFORM

22. 7. 2021 Prima has a new platform called Prima Pauza intended for viewing the most interesting video content in a short time. The product focuses on young and busy users who want to have fun and learn important information but do not have enough time to watch the whole shows. It also targets its viewers who are interested in… Continue reading PRIMA PAUZA: PRIMA EXTENDS ITS VOD OFFERING TO INCLUDE A NEW PLATFORM

AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021

21. 7. 2021 According to monitoring, the first half of 2021 brought more money from ad sales to the Czech media than the first half of last year. Monitored investments relating to the purchase of ad space in the media in the first half of this year achieved a higher volume than in the same period of 2020,… Continue reading AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021

NOVA PREPARING THE MOST EXTENSIVE ELECTION COVERAGE IN ITS HISTORY

12. 7. 2021 It includes a series of pre-election broadcasts, special discussions, two main debates and an election broadcast during the counting of votes. TV Nova has announced that for this year’s elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic it prepares the most extensive election coverage in its history. It includes a… Continue reading NOVA PREPARING THE MOST EXTENSIVE ELECTION COVERAGE IN ITS HISTORY

MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS

12. 7. 2021 In terms of audience share, both of the leading networks have kept their positions in their key audience groups in the first half of the year. The largest TV market networks, Media Club and Nova Group, maintained the lead in their primary target groups by audience share in the first half of this year. Media Club has informed… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS

NOVA HAS OBTAINED LICENCES FOR NOVA SPORT 3 AND NOVA SPORT 4

1. 7. 2021 New sports programmes of the Nova TV group have licences for internet broadcasting. The Council for Radio and TV Broadcasting (RRTV) granted two licences to the operator TV Nova to operate TV broadcasting of Nova Sport 3 and Nova Sport 4 through the internet. The stations should offer sports TV programme and broadcast in the territory of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Nova… Continue reading NOVA HAS OBTAINED LICENCES FOR NOVA SPORT 3 AND NOVA SPORT 4

INCREASE IN ONLINE SERVICES CAN IMPACT THE COST OF TV GRP

1. 7. 2021 The growing demand for TV advertising on the one hand and the excepted growth in streaming services on the other hand can have an impact on the development of prices for TV GRP. The growing demand for TV advertising on the one hand and the expected growth in streaming services on the other hand can… Continue reading INCREASE IN ONLINE SERVICES CAN IMPACT THE COST OF TV GRP

NOVA TO MAKE A GREAT CHANGE IN ITS NEWS SERVICE

28. 6. 2021 In early May, TV Nova presented a new studio for its online news, now it is planning changes in its main TV news programme. TV Nova’s main news programme, Televizní noviny, underwent a change in content in the last six years. Now, additional big changes are prepared, focusing namely on the news “design” this time.… Continue reading NOVA TO MAKE A GREAT CHANGE IN ITS NEWS SERVICE

PRIMA TV CELEBRATES ITS 28TH BIRTHDAY. ITS RATINGS HAVE BEEN UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

22. 6. 2021 Prima TV has its 28th birthday on Sunday, 20 June. The first Czech commercial TV is doing well this year, which is evidenced by the growing audience share of Prima’s main channel. This year, Prima’s original TV series, namely three of them: Slunečná, Polda IV and Einstein – Případy nesnesitelného génia, have won the greatest… Continue reading PRIMA TV CELEBRATES ITS 28TH BIRTHDAY. ITS RATINGS HAVE BEEN UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND

21. 6. 2021 An increasing share of video on demand and online video and TV blending may be expected as one of the directions of TV broadcasting development. Payments for TV content viewing will increase in the Czech Republic, and TV and video content will blend at the same time. While TV operators gradually enter the field of… Continue reading PAID TV WILL GROW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, VIDEO AND TV WILL BLEND

ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP

17. 6. 2021 Óčko and Hybrid convert video advertising delivered on the HbbTV platform into the GRP equivalent. The TV group Óčko and the tech company Hybrid use data from the official audience measurement of the non-linear digital video content (PEM-D) to calculate advertising GRPs. They measure the delivery of non-linear video ads using the HbbTV platform (the red button). It is a solution connecting linear and… Continue reading ÓČKO CONVERTS HBBTV VIDEO ADS INTO GRP

GRPS INCREASED IN MAY, THE DEMAND FOR TV ADVERTISING IS GROWING

14. 6. 2021 The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased in May this year. The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased this May. Compared to last May, it has grown by a quarter in aggregate year-on-year (+25%).… Continue reading GRPS INCREASED IN MAY, THE DEMAND FOR TV ADVERTISING IS GROWING