HOW LONG DO THE PROFITS FROM ADVERTISING TAKE TO MATERIALISE?

24. 4. 2024 Advertising has an average short-term profit ROI of £1.87 per pound invested which increases to £4.11 when sustained effects are included; a major new study concludes that 58% of advertising’s total profit generation happens after the first 13 weeks. Context  Profit Ability 2: the new business case for advertising*, commissioned by TV industry body Thinkbox, is an… Continue reading HOW LONG DO THE PROFITS FROM ADVERTISING TAKE TO MATERIALISE?



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



MYTHS VERSUS REALITY: THE TRUTH ABOUT TELEVISION AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING

18. 4. 2024 Television continues to appeal to a large number of viewers today, stirring emotions, offering the highest efficiency and return on investment, maximum attention and trust. This is not the only reason why it remains a highly effective, important and often key element of the media mix.



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



HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2024: CALL FOR SPONSORS

17. 4. 2024 The 12th HbbTV Symposium and Awards on 14th-15th November 2024 in London, UK will provide a unique platform to target top-level executives of the global connected TV industry with commercial and promotional activities. The HbbTV Association, which co-hosts the event with Everyone TV (BBC/ITV/Channel 4/Channel 5), has compiled several attractive sponsorship packages. “There is already… Continue reading HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2024: CALL FOR SPONSORS



THE BIG SCREEN HAS AN UNDENIABLE CHARM FOR VIEWERS

14. 4. 2024 The numbers are clear. The undefeated queen of home entertainment is still television. Modern technology may be exciting, but it hasn't dethroned television. Why? Read our summary to find out what aces today's TV has up its sleeve.



TRENDS IN THE COMPLEX TV ADVERTISING ECOSYSTEM IN THE USA AND EUROPE BASED ON THE ALTMAN SOLON STUDY

12. 4. 2024 The findings of Altman Solon’s 2023 analysis show that 69% of distributors in Europe (pay TV, traditional broadcasters, streaming platforms) prefer to invest in cross-platform measurement tools, marketers increasingly rely on in-house creative development and media buying, and ad agencies consider impressions and impressions as the most important metric for success when buying TV advertising.… Continue reading TRENDS IN THE COMPLEX TV ADVERTISING ECOSYSTEM IN THE USA AND EUROPE BASED ON THE ALTMAN SOLON STUDY



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