WHAT’S UP AT HBBTV?

13. 11. 2024 Interview with chairman at HbbTV – Senior Advisor & Board Member in TMT & Digital – Strategic Alliances – Corporate Development – M&A – Industrial Affairs for Cable!Vision Europe. Mr Grivet, the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2024 is just around the corner. What are the main topics we can expect this year and why are… Continue reading WHAT’S UP AT HBBTV?

OMG COMES WITH A BRAND NEWS VIDEO AD SCHEDULER

30. 9. 2024 Omnicom Media Group introduces a new way of measuring video advertising and translates it into an approach to planning. Measurement based on attention prediction, visual exposure of the brand in the spot, along with the involvement of local data from the entire Czech video inventory (including YouTube, Meta, etc.) is at the heart of the… Continue reading OMG COMES WITH A BRAND NEWS VIDEO AD SCHEDULER

RADIOHOUSE AND NOVA WILL SUPPORT REGIONAL COMPANIES AGAINST GLOBAL COMPETITION

25. 9. 2024 Radiohouse in cooperation with TV Nova will support local regional entrepreneurs in the fight against global competition. Together, they will make nearly 80 million crowns worth of advertising space available to them. Radiohouse will support entrepreneurs in the regions in cooperation with TV Nova. It will release advertising space worth 79 million. CZK. This is… Continue reading RADIOHOUSE AND NOVA WILL SUPPORT REGIONAL COMPANIES AGAINST GLOBAL COMPETITION

JOHN HEGARTY: THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING AS SUCH IS TERRIBLY BORING

7. 8. 2024 The world of advertising in general is boring, but the ten percent that get it right are amazing. That’s why when I create, I look around, says legendary advertising creator John Hegarty. Few people have as much experience in marketing as he does. He has been on the global advertising scene for more than 60… Continue reading JOHN HEGARTY: THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING AS SUCH IS TERRIBLY BORING

MALTE HILDEBRANDT, SCREENFORCE MD: “TELEVISION IS MORE THAN JUST AN ALGORITHM”

3. 8. 2024 Screenforce Managing Director, Malte Hildebrandt, does not want to leave the interpretation of information to social media. In an interview with HORIZONT, he explains that the initiative of TV marketers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland carries a great social responsibility on its shoulders. We are in a turbulent period, and it is evident on the… Continue reading MALTE HILDEBRANDT, SCREENFORCE MD: “TELEVISION IS MORE THAN JUST AN ALGORITHM”

PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SPORTS MEDIA IN THE ERA OF FRAGMENTATION

26. 7. 2024 The International Olympic Committee’s Jérôme Parmentier on Olympic viewing habits in the era of TikTok and Netflix, and what this means for media rights. What trends are you seeing at the IOC from a media perspective, in terms of how sports content is consumed and the impact this is having on broadcasters and media platforms?… Continue reading PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SPORTS MEDIA IN THE ERA OF FRAGMENTATION

SUNDAY NOON IS THE “GOLDEN TIME” FOR HOBBY SHOWS ON PRIMA

22. 7. 2024 Prima has concentrated its hobby programmes around Sunday lunchtime. The series of programmes forms an important vertical, which it also exploits commercially. Four shows broadcast between 12:00 and 14:00 every Sunday formed the backbone of TV Prima’s Sunday programming this spring season. To the trio of established programmes Receptář prima nápadů, Libovky by Pepa Libický… Continue reading SUNDAY NOON IS THE “GOLDEN TIME” FOR HOBBY SHOWS ON PRIMA

ADVERTISING THE FUTURE? IT’S A BOX NO ONE CAN SEE INTO, SAYS JOSEF HAVELKA

17. 7. 2024 When we think of the advertising of the future, we might think of the famous scene from the movie Minority Report, where John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, walks through a department store trapped in a tangle of marketing messages that, after scanning his retina, offer him tailored advertising. The short story of the same… Continue reading ADVERTISING THE FUTURE? IT’S A BOX NO ONE CAN SEE INTO, SAYS JOSEF HAVELKA

PRIMA’S CEO SINGER: CHANGE IN LICENCE FEES WILL SHARPLY INCREASE CZECH TV’S REVENUES. IT COULD ROCK THE MARKET

10. 7. 2024 The proposal to increase licence fee collection is facing opposition from private broadcasters. Marek Singer, CEO of the Prima media group, states that the current proposal would provide more revenue to public television and radio than the lawmakers claim. At the end of June, the government approved the so-called major media amendment, which is supposed… Continue reading PRIMA’S CEO SINGER: CHANGE IN LICENCE FEES WILL SHARPLY INCREASE CZECH TV’S REVENUES. IT COULD ROCK THE MARKET

NUDITY IS PART OF OUR PERSONALITY, SAYS NAKED ATTRACTION’S PSYCHOLOGIST

26. 6. 2024 Hana Mezerová is a psychologist and coach focusing on relationships. In the upcoming Naked Attraction dating show, she will guide the performers from casting to airing. “Getting exposed is important and daring, but it takes mental resilience, so we will be the team’s support,” explains the professional. She likes the naked dating format because it… Continue reading NUDITY IS PART OF OUR PERSONALITY, SAYS NAKED ATTRACTION’S PSYCHOLOGIST

ADVERTISING PRESSURE ON TV NOVA CONTINUES, MORE PRICE HIKES TO COME

11. 6. 2024 The most profitable player in the commercial TV market is seeing unabating pressure on its advertising space. As a result, some clients are already negotiating bookings for their additional investments. It is already certain that the price of TV advertising will increase again. Also in play is a change in the target group for 2025.… Continue reading ADVERTISING PRESSURE ON TV NOVA CONTINUES, MORE PRICE HIKES TO COME

WE WANT TO DO DISCUSSIONS DIFFERENTLY THAN IN ČT, SAYS NOVY MODERATOR MARTIN ČERMÁK

5. 6. 2024 During his 12 years at Nova TV, he has worked his way up to the highest level of presenter: he hosts the main news programme Televizní noviny and, since last year, also the new political debate For Five Minutes Twelve. But Martin Čermák is also part of the team preparing the pre-election and election broadcasts… Continue reading WE WANT TO DO DISCUSSIONS DIFFERENTLY THAN IN ČT, SAYS NOVY MODERATOR MARTIN ČERMÁK

THE DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY REVERSED, SAYS PAVEL KUBINA FROM PRIMA

3. 6. 2024 In June, the government will be submitted a bill to increase TV fees. “They should not be increased before the state says what kind of public service it expects,” says Pavel Kubina, Director for Media Law Issues at Prima Group. Last autumn, the Ministry of Culture announced that it wanted to increase television and radio… Continue reading THE DEBATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IS COMPLETELY REVERSED, SAYS PAVEL KUBINA FROM PRIMA

MEDIA CLUB GETS CLOSER TO SPORT THANKS TO THE INCLUSION OF CANAL+

27. 5. 2024 Media Club has expanded its inventory for video advertising sales to include Canal+. It brings sports content as well as quality of reach, says Petr Hatlapatka. Since the beginning of May, Representation Media Club’s advertising space has expanded to include Canal+ content in video advertising. The video ad appears on the back of Canal+ Sport… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB GETS CLOSER TO SPORT THANKS TO THE INCLUSION OF CANAL+

DANIEL TVRZ: WE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE ATTENTION AS A PURCHASING METRIC

20. 5. 2024 More and more clients are realising that their production has an impact on the environment, even in the field of advertising communication, says Teads’ chief executive Daniel Tvrz. Originally a French company, Teads has been ready for a cookie-free world for two years. In addition, it has been measuring advertising campaigns for some time now,… Continue reading DANIEL TVRZ: WE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE ATTENTION AS A PURCHASING METRIC

EU ELECTION COVERAGE KICKS OFF CHANGES AT TN LIVE

15. 5. 2024 The news portal TN Live will become TV Nova’s main channel for broadcasting ahead of the European Parliament elections. At the same time, the portal itself will shift in content and come up with new programming. The key pillar of the Nova Group’s pre-election coverage of the European Parliament elections will be the main debates… Continue reading EU ELECTION COVERAGE KICKS OFF CHANGES AT TN LIVE

COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS PROPOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS ON SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING ON ČT

13. 5. 2024 Sponsorship of only longer programmes, limited number and length of sponsorship messages, limitations on product placement and advertising on ČT sport, and zero advertising online are some of the ideas of commercial broadcasters about changes in the placement of commercial messages on Česká televize (Czech Television, ČT). Pavel Kubina, a long-time media lawyer, is a… Continue reading COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS PROPOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS ON SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING ON ČT

NAKED ATTRACTION ALSO CREATES LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS, SAYS NAKED DATING CONSULTANT

1. 5. 2024 Óčko TV has acquired the licence for the Czech version of the popular naked dating site Naked Attraction. Lucy Heaven, a consultant of the licensor, All3Media, came to the Czech Republic. She revealed where the show stirs up the most controversy and how couples who meet without clothes end up. You’re responsible for consulting on… Continue reading NAKED ATTRACTION ALSO CREATES LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS, SAYS NAKED DATING CONSULTANT