PRIMA WILL START AUCTIONING OFF PART OF THE SPACE NEXT YEAR

4. 5. 2022 The Prima Group is trying to counter the expected outflow of advertising GRPs in linear TV and will introduce auction sales for part of its advertising space from 2023, following restrictions on rewind advertising in IPTV. And it is already announcing price increases. The Prima Group and its media agency Media Club will come up… Continue reading PRIMA WILL START AUCTIONING OFF PART OF THE SPACE NEXT YEAR

VOYO WANTS TO BE PART OF THE BIG THREE. WE ARE ALREADY NUMBER TWO IN THE MARKET, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

27. 4. 2022 Nova TV has already succeeded in beating HBO Max in the number of subscribers to its video service Voyo. It is the second strongest streaming service in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. However, Disney+ entering the local market on 14 June may shuffle the ranking. According to Daniel Grunt, Chief Digital Officer in CME, which… Continue reading VOYO WANTS TO BE PART OF THE BIG THREE. WE ARE ALREADY NUMBER TWO IN THE MARKET, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

EGRP CAMPAIGNS HELP INCREASING AFFINITY AND REACH

26. 4. 2022 eGRP campaigns bring greater reach and improved affinity, especially to clients willing to address a younger target group, describes Petr Hatlapatka from Media Club. At the beginning of 2022, the media agency Media Club included a portion of online video space (digital eGRPs) in TV packages, expecting maximisation of reach and improved affinity of campaigns in a selected target… Continue reading EGRP CAMPAIGNS HELP INCREASING AFFINITY AND REACH

VOYO DOES NOT TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

20. 4. 2022 Nova TV’s Voyo video service experienced an exceptionally successful year. At the beginning of 2021, it announced an ambitious plan to attract a million customers within five years. At that time, Nova only had about 60 thousand customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It surpassed its annual goal in the autumn and now the number… Continue reading VOYO DOES NOT TARGET YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

TV IS THE MOST POPULAR DEVICE FOR VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CONTENT

18. 4. 2022 An overview of video-on-demand content consumption by device. Two-fifths (41%) of video-on-demand content consumption happens on TV. In comparison, smartphones now take a one-quarter share (26%) and this has grown from 21% in the previous year. TV is the most popular device for video-on-demand content but smartphones are gaining share worldwide, according to data from… Continue reading TV IS THE MOST POPULAR DEVICE FOR VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CONTENT

TRENDS: LINEAR TV WILL DECLINE, VIDEO ON DEMAND WILL GROW

13. 4. 2022 Although linear TV has still been a powerful source of video content viewing, online video on demand viewing is expected to grow further in the coming years. Prima TV Group expects that the reach of linear TV in the Czech population will decline while online video consumption will grow. Prima’s CCO Vladimír Pořízek said that… Continue reading TRENDS: LINEAR TV WILL DECLINE, VIDEO ON DEMAND WILL GROW

OLDER, WEALTHIER VIEWERS VALUE TV NEWS AND SPORTS MORE, LRG SAYS

6. 4. 2022 Live programming will continue to keep pay-TV relevant, researcher says. Despite the increase in cordcutting, drawing viewers away from pay-TV, interest in live news and sports—a staple of traditional linear TV—remains high among older, wealthier viewers, according to a recent study from Leichtman Research Group. When asked the importance of various programming genres, overall, 49% of… Continue reading OLDER, WEALTHIER VIEWERS VALUE TV NEWS AND SPORTS MORE, LRG SAYS

GOLDBACH: 70% OF 16 TO 49-YEAR-OLDS IN DACH USE CONNECTED TV

4. 4. 2022 Connected TV has become an integral part of the living room in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). Above all, the younger target group of 16 to 49-year-olds use Connected TV at over 70%. The figures for households with children are strikingly high: Here, 77% of the people living in the household use an internet-connected TV… Continue reading GOLDBACH: 70% OF 16 TO 49-YEAR-OLDS IN DACH USE CONNECTED TV

INTERNET VIEWING OF PAID VIDEOS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC HAS TRIPLED IN TWO YEARS

23. 3. 2022 The Czech Statistical Office report declares, that the video viewing on internet is increasing in the Czech Republic. About 1.4 million people over the age of 16 watch videos on paid sites. According to annual data from the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), videos on the internet were watched by an average of 5.5 million people… Continue reading INTERNET VIEWING OF PAID VIDEOS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC HAS TRIPLED IN TWO YEARS

THE TV SET IS THE COMPETITIVE ARENA FOR HIGH QUALITY AV CONTENT

21. 3. 2022 TV set viewing continues to dominate the majority of people’s video consumption.  Across 2021, individuals spent on average 3 hours and 37 minutes per day consuming content on a TV screen – which accounted for 71% of total daily video content consumption.  Those aged between 16 and 34 on average spent 2 hours 15 minutes… Continue reading THE TV SET IS THE COMPETITIVE ARENA FOR HIGH QUALITY AV CONTENT

WHY WE CAN’T APPROACH CTV AS JUST ANOTHER SCREEN

28. 2. 2022 CTV shares the premium quality, high engagement levels, and immersive content of TV. By building solutions that enable the use of data at scale, retaining ownership of their assets, and generating value for both buyers and sellers, the ad industry stakeholders can transform the premium video ecosystem and ensure that TV and CTV work in… Continue reading WHY WE CAN’T APPROACH CTV AS JUST ANOTHER SCREEN

GLOBAL SVOD SUBSCRIPTIONS TO REACH 1.75 BILLION IN 2027

22. 2. 2022 Global SVoD subscriptions will reach 1.75 billion by 2027, Digital TV Research has found. Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime Video will account for half of total. Over the next five years, the number of SVoD subscribers is expected to rise by 550 million. The report added that China and the US will together account for… Continue reading GLOBAL SVOD SUBSCRIPTIONS TO REACH 1.75 BILLION IN 2027

ABOUT A TENTH OF CZECHS WATCH TV SERIES PREVIEWS ON THE WEB

15. 2. 2022 The option to watch TV series previews on online platforms has been used by 9 % of the Czech internet population over 15 years old, according to research by Nielsen Admosphere. The opportunity to watch TV series previews on internet platforms was used by 9 % of the Czech internet population over 15 years old.… Continue reading ABOUT A TENTH OF CZECHS WATCH TV SERIES PREVIEWS ON THE WEB

MORE AMERICANS STREAMING THAN WATCHING PAY TV, SURVEY FINDS

10. 2. 2022 TransUnion says trend is favorable for advertisers: A new poll said that an important tipping point has been reached, with more Americans saying they’ve streamed TV or movies in the past month than watched cable and satellite TV. According to the survey, conducted by The Harris Poll for TransUnion, the credit agency that has gotten into the connected… Continue reading MORE AMERICANS STREAMING THAN WATCHING PAY TV, SURVEY FINDS

DELAYED TV VIEWING INCREASED BY A THIRD IN A YEAR

9. 2. 2022 The dominant source of TV viewing continues to be so-called live viewing, accounting for 84 % of total TV viewing. However, the share of delayed viewing is increasing. The share of delayed TV viewing exceeded 16 % in January this year, increasing by 3.8 percentage points year-on-year. Live (linear) viewing accounts for almost 84 %… Continue reading DELAYED TV VIEWING INCREASED BY A THIRD IN A YEAR

REPORT: LINEAR BROADCASTING AND VOD TO COEXIST

4. 2. 2022 A report from Intertrust reveals broadcast TV will continue to be viable for the foreseeable future, despite the growth of streaming, and suggests the video industry will evolve to a hybrid approach, where linear broadcasting coexists alongside VoD content and live streaming. Broadcasting and streaming are increasingly blending into a single, unified user experience to… Continue reading REPORT: LINEAR BROADCASTING AND VOD TO COEXIST

GRUNT: VOYO EXCEEDED THOUSANDS OF 350 SUBSCRIBERS

30. 1. 2022 The number of Voyo video subscribers was to exceed 350,000. Another milestone is reaching 500,000 subscribers. The number of Voyo subscribers should have exceeded number of 350,000. This was stated on the social network LinkedIn by Daniel Grunt, the director of new media TV Nova and CME. This is the first officially published number of… Continue reading GRUNT: VOYO EXCEEDED THOUSANDS OF 350 SUBSCRIBERS

THE PANDEMIC AND CONNECTED TV MEAN THE POOL OF TV ADVERTISERS IS MORE DIVERSE

23. 1. 2022 TV is not only for big advertisers and now has a more diverse advertiser set – and that transition accelerated because of the pandemic, Katie Coteman, Vice President, Advertising and Partnerships at Discovery told The Future of TV Advertising Global in London last month. “Some of the bigger traditional advertisers were pulling away [from TV… Continue reading THE PANDEMIC AND CONNECTED TV MEAN THE POOL OF TV ADVERTISERS IS MORE DIVERSE