AKTV, PRIMA AND NOVA REACH AGREEMENT WITH FASTSHARE.CLOUD
15. 5. 2024 The commercial TV broadcasters associated with the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) have managed to reach another agreement aimed at greater protection of their content in the online environment. Together with TV Nova and FTV Prima, the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has reached an agreement with the operators of Fastshare.cloud, Inside Invest company and its… Continue reading AKTV, PRIMA AND NOVA REACH AGREEMENT WITH FASTSHARE.CLOUD
THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HOCKEY PLAYLISTS!
10. 5. 2024 The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is approaching and ÓČKO has prepared a special activity for the occasion. The World Championship will be accompanied by HOCKEY PLAYLISTS on Óčko! Before each game of the national team, Óčko will include a special one-hour playlist of hits that will be played to the hockey players in the… Continue reading THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HOCKEY PLAYLISTS!
PPL JOIN THE “HOCKEY FEVER” WITH TV CAMPAIGN
8. 5. 2024 PPL is deploying its first TV campaign for the upcoming World Cup. For the first time in its history, PPL is taking its campaign to television. During the hockey championship, its advertising spot will appear on Czech TV and also online, including social media. PPL’s campaign highlights the core pillar of its philosophy – “reliability… Continue reading PPL JOIN THE “HOCKEY FEVER” WITH TV CAMPAIGN
CNN PRIMA NEWS SHARE IS AROUND 2%, ADDS VIDEO PODCASTS
3. 5. 2024 CNN Prima News’ share has been steadily increasing, hovering around 2% over the past year. News station CNN Prima News has increased its share of viewership year-on-year, stabilising at 1.91% in CS 15+ over the past year. It also narrowly missed the 2% mark in March and April this year. It also announced that it… Continue reading CNN PRIMA NEWS SHARE IS AROUND 2%, ADDS VIDEO PODCASTS
MEDIA CLUB NOW REPRESENTS THE STREAMING SERVICE CANAL+
3. 5. 2024 Media Club’s video advertising space is expanding to include Canal+’s video library as of May. Media Club adds the streaming service Canal+, which has been on the Czech and Slovak market since April last year, to its portfolio. Since May, it has been included as part of the video advertising space. The video advertising is… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB NOW REPRESENTS THE STREAMING SERVICE CANAL+
RICHARD BURNLEY, EBU’S DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, WILL BE A GUEST AT THE DIGIMEDIA CONFERENCE
30. 4. 2024 The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which brings together public service television and radio broadcasters, will give its views on the funding of these media and the use of artificial intelligence in media content creation at the Digimedia 2024 conference, with Richard Burnley, EBU Director of Legal Affairs and Regulation. He will sit on a joint… Continue reading RICHARD BURNLEY, EBU’S DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, WILL BE A GUEST AT THE DIGIMEDIA CONFERENCE
THE UEFA EUROPEAN AND CONFERENCE LEAGUE HEADS TO NOVA SPORT
30. 4. 2024 The sports stations of the Nova Group are acquiring the first-choice matches of the UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues. Nova Sport will now broadcast matches from the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League. From the new season, Thursday football nights on Nova Sport 5 will be dedicated to the first choice match of the… Continue reading THE UEFA EUROPEAN AND CONFERENCE LEAGUE HEADS TO NOVA SPORT
TN LIVE CELEBRATES ITS THIRD BIRTHDAY
29. 4. 2024 On May 3rd, the news platform TN Live will celebrate its third birthday. “When we started this project, we set the goal that we wanted to be present for our viewers at everything important and interesting that is happening not only in our country. I am very happy that after three years we are still… Continue reading TN LIVE CELEBRATES ITS THIRD BIRTHDAY
OMNICONNECT: ATTENTION IS THE NEW CURRENCY OF COMMUNICATION
26. 4. 2024 In marketing, advertising and PR, attention has become the new currency. How to get attention, keep it and how to work with it was the subject of the OmniConnect 2024 conference. The metrics of technical ad impressions or ad view time may not be enough for effective communication. What becomes more important is the actual… Continue reading OMNICONNECT: ATTENTION IS THE NEW CURRENCY OF COMMUNICATION
THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 7 YEARS, KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REMAINS ITS PRESIDENT
25. 4. 2024 The Association of Commercial Television is celebrating its seventh anniversary this spring. Its main priorities remain the promotion of TV as an advertising media type, the fight against internet piracy and participation in legislative processes affecting the business of commercial broadcasters. Klára Brachtlová, Chief External Affairs of CME, the owner of TV Nova, remains its… Continue reading THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES 7 YEARS, KLÁRA BRACHTLOVÁ REMAINS ITS PRESIDENT
ÓČKO UNLOCKS PREMIUM CONTENT FROM ONLINE CREATORS IN NEW SHOW
24. 4. 2024 The new show O Unlocked will appear on TV Óčko from Wednesday evening. It will offer bonus videos that cannot be seen publicly outside the paywall of specific creators. From Wednesday 25 April, Óčko will offer bonus videos and selected excerpts from full versions of videos that cannot be seen publicly outside the paywall of… Continue reading ÓČKO UNLOCKS PREMIUM CONTENT FROM ONLINE CREATORS IN NEW SHOW
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
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
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
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