YOUNG LIONS: MOST PRIZES GO TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DENTS, WMC GREY AND ZARAGUZA

24. 3. 2025 The seventeenth edition of the Young Lions development competition for young industry professionals has given out its prizes. This year’s seventeenth edition of Young Lions, a creative competition and training programme for young communications professionals up to and including 30 years of age, has announced the winners in each category. Seventy teams entered this year’s… Continue reading YOUNG LIONS: MOST PRIZES GO TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DENTS, WMC GREY AND ZARAGUZA

STREAMERS DOING A BETTER JOB OF WINNING BACK DEPARTED VIEWERS

23. 3. 2025 New data from Antenna shows that streaming services are winning back customers who formerly canceled at a higher rate. As all streaming customers know by now, the freedom to cancel a subscription whenever you want instead of being locked into a contract is one of the main differentiators between streaming services and cable plans. Cord-cutters… Continue reading STREAMERS DOING A BETTER JOB OF WINNING BACK DEPARTED VIEWERS

STUDY UK: TV ADVERTISING BOOSTS PERFORMANCE MEDIA OUTCOMES

20. 3. 2025 Investment in TV advertising makes performance media spend go further, according to a new study by GroupM. Analysis of 14 brands with a combined spend of £283m revealed an average uplift of 15.4% in tracked paid social media performance when advertisers concurrently ran “significant weights” of TV advertising. The study also found double-digit uplifts in brand… Continue reading STUDY UK: TV ADVERTISING BOOSTS PERFORMANCE MEDIA OUTCOMES

ILLEGAL CONTENT FROM PREHRAJ.TO AND DATOID WILL DISAPPEAR THANKS TO AN AGREEMENT WITH AKTV

20. 3. 2025 The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has entered into a new settlement agreement with the services Přehraj.to and Datoid. The operators of these services have agreed to work with ACPV members to prevent the illegal sharing of protected works. The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has reached an agreement with the operators of Přehraj.to and… Continue reading ILLEGAL CONTENT FROM PREHRAJ.TO AND DATOID WILL DISAPPEAR THANKS TO AN AGREEMENT WITH AKTV

HUB: CONSUMERS STRUGGLE TO DIFFERENTIATE STREAMING SERVICES

19. 3. 2025 Consumers are struggling to find competitive advantages between subscription streaming video services, according to new data from Hub Entertainment Research. Despite strong awareness of many places to watch TV and movies, there has been a decline in viewer confidence in SVOD platforms clarifying what makes their service distinct from one another. Directionally, many major streaming… Continue reading HUB: CONSUMERS STRUGGLE TO DIFFERENTIATE STREAMING SERVICES

LAST YEAR, THE ADS FOR DOVE AND THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC RESONATED THE MOST AMONG CZECHS

18. 3. 2025 The Dove and Czech Philharmonic advertisements scored the highest among Czech consumers last year, but Fio banka, Benu and ČAP also scored, according to an Ipsos analysis. Quality advertising that can reach its audience not only works with creative experiences that are deeply etched in the memory, but is empathetic enough to evoke a feeling… Continue reading LAST YEAR, THE ADS FOR DOVE AND THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC RESONATED THE MOST AMONG CZECHS

PRIMA WILL INCLUDE THE SERIES HORKY SVET, JAKUB A SARA, CHALUPARI AND PARTAK NA BATERKY

17. 3. 2025 Television Prima will offer several new shows in April prime time. Television Prima will send three premiere series and one rerun to the spring season. All are intended to air in prime time, according to TV Prima’s April programming plans. The second season of Hořký svět will launch from Sunday, March 30 at 8:15pm. It will… Continue reading PRIMA WILL INCLUDE THE SERIES HORKY SVET, JAKUB A SARA, CHALUPARI AND PARTAK NA BATERKY

HBBTV ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES DATE FOR HBBTV 2025 SYMPOSIUM

16. 3. 2025 The 13th HbbTV Symposium and Awards will take place on 12th-13th November 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. The annual key summit of the connected TV industry will be co-hosted with TVekstra, a leading provider of addressable advertising solutions for broadcasters and advertisers. Targeting platform operators, broadcasters, advertisers and adtechs, standards organisations and technology companies, the event will provide exclusive,… Continue reading HBBTV ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES DATE FOR HBBTV 2025 SYMPOSIUM

THE 25 BEST SUPER BOWL ADS OF THE PAST 25 YEARS

15. 3. 2025 From Pepsi’s collab with Britney Spears to Bud’s ‘Wassup?’ ADWEEK selects 25 of the best Big Game commercials since 2000. Social media is evolving. Are you adapting? Connect with a community of brand pros and content creators at Social Media Week, May 12–14 in NYC, to learn how to keep pace with new trends and… Continue reading THE 25 BEST SUPER BOWL ADS OF THE PAST 25 YEARS

STUDY USA: ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS SPEND OVER $100 A MONTH ON STREAMING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

14. 3. 2025 A new study of 5,000 US subscribers has found they’re finding new ways to save money through bundling. Bango’s Subscriptions Assemble study records that nearly a quarter of US subscribers (23%) over $100 per month on streaming and subscription services, equating to over $1,200 a year. Subscribers are swapping their standalone subscriptions for combined ‘bundle’ deals.  According… Continue reading STUDY USA: ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS SPEND OVER $100 A MONTH ON STREAMING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

NOVA SPORT AND LIVESPORT TEAM UP TO SHARE SPORTS VIDEO CONTENT

14. 3. 2025 Partnership to bring direct sharing of video highlights from major football and MMA matches to the Livesport website and mobile app TV Nova and Livesport have entered into a new collaboration that will expand the way people watch sports content. The partnership is set to bring direct sharing of video highlights from major football and… Continue reading NOVA SPORT AND LIVESPORT TEAM UP TO SHARE SPORTS VIDEO CONTENT

RATINGS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC ARE DOMINATED BY BIG RETURNS. PRIMA CELEBRATES WITH A HRDINA, NOVA WITH SPECIALISTÉ

13. 3. 2025 In the last few days and weeks, the most successful series were those that viewers already know well. On the other hand, the weekend viewership of the Český lev fell slightly. At the end of February, the second season of the popular crime series Hrdina arrived on the streaming platform prima+. The now common practice… Continue reading RATINGS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC ARE DOMINATED BY BIG RETURNS. PRIMA CELEBRATES WITH A HRDINA, NOVA WITH SPECIALISTÉ

WHY BRANDS SHOULD EMBRACE POSITIVE MALE PORTRAYALS

12. 3. 2025 Positive male portrayal delivers strong ad effectiveness, according to data from Ipsos. The GEM Index The research firm regularly measures people’s responses to gender portrayal in ads, which feed into its gender equality measure index (GEMTM Index). An analysis of the GEMTM scores from more than 2,000 ads featuring men or boys indicated that those… Continue reading WHY BRANDS SHOULD EMBRACE POSITIVE MALE PORTRAYALS

PRIMA+ VIDEO LIBRARY UNDERGOES A FACELIFT, RESPONDS TO ONEPLAY

12. 3. 2025 The streaming service prima+ has announced enhancements to its platform, including a simplified user interface and expanded availability to other brands of smart TVs. prima+ reports nearly 100% year-on-year user growth in Smart TV apps, with big screens becoming the dominant platform for viewing content. The app is now available on TVs from LG, Samsung,… Continue reading PRIMA+ VIDEO LIBRARY UNDERGOES A FACELIFT, RESPONDS TO ONEPLAY

WOMEN’S SPORTS SCORE HUGE 56% INCREASE IN AD IMPACT

11. 3. 2025 EDO report reveals a surge in women’s sports viewership in 2024 fueled ad growth. Women’s sports continue scoring big. Today, a new report from TV outcomes and data company EDO revealed that women’s sports spiked to a 56% increase in ad effectiveness year over year, fueled by a 131% increase in viewership in 2024. Women’s… Continue reading WOMEN’S SPORTS SCORE HUGE 56% INCREASE IN AD IMPACT

IT WILL TAKE THREE MONTHS TO TRANSFER ALL O2 TV CUSTOMERS TO ONEPLAY

11. 3. 2025 Operator will gradually convert customers to the new service, which was created by merging with Nova’s streaming video platform Voyo. The transfer of all approximately 870,000 O2 TV customers to the new Oneplay service will take about three months. The operator will transfer customers to the new service, which was created by merging with the… Continue reading IT WILL TAKE THREE MONTHS TO TRANSFER ALL O2 TV CUSTOMERS TO ONEPLAY

STUDY USA: CONSUMERS WANT MORE SHOPPABLE TV EXPERIENCES

11. 3. 2025 A new study from LG Ad Solutions indicates that consumers want more features that would allow them to shop for products on the connected TVs and that many consumers are already using their CTVs to find and buy products. While mobile devices still play a central role in online shopping, “The Shoppable TV Report: 2025… Continue reading STUDY USA: CONSUMERS WANT MORE SHOPPABLE TV EXPERIENCES

TV SALES UP SIX PERCENT LAST YEAR, DEMAND DRIVEN BY STREAMING

11. 3. 2025 Television continues to maintain its firm place in Czech households. According to market data, TV sales rose 6% year-on-year to 606,000 units last year. A key driver of the TV market is the boom in streaming platforms, which is accelerating the need to replace outdated TVs with new smart TVs with internet connectivity. According to… Continue reading TV SALES UP SIX PERCENT LAST YEAR, DEMAND DRIVEN BY STREAMING