MAKING A MARKETER 2: MARKETING HAS A MARKETING PROBLEM

29. 10. 2024 The Marketing Festival team has released Making a Marketer 2, a documentary featuring luminaries from the current marketing scene. The team preparing the Marketing Festiva conference filmed a sequel to the marketing documentary and released it last week under the title Making a Marketer 2: A Marketing Festival Documentary. Following Tuesday’s cinema premiere, the documentary… Continue reading MAKING A MARKETER 2: MARKETING HAS A MARKETING PROBLEM

AMENDMENT TO THE AUDIOVISUAL ACT PASSES THIRD READING IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

29. 10. 2024 The main changes to the Audiovisual Act are the extension of support to TV and VOD productions, support for the gaming industry and a new mechanism for film incentives. The House of Representatives discussed the draft amendment to the Audiovisual Act in its third reading on Friday 25 October. It is expected to come into… Continue reading AMENDMENT TO THE AUDIOVISUAL ACT PASSES THIRD READING IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

EUROPE IS BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET FOR CTV

27. 10. 2024 Over 80% of households with a connected TV prefer CTV to traditional linear TV. Although the market share of CTV in Europe does not yet reach the level of the United States, Europe is becoming the fastest growing market for the format today. Various studies show that more than 80% of households with a connected… Continue reading EUROPE IS BECOMING THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET FOR CTV

FLE MEDIA AWARDS: GRAND PRIZE FOR THE EPIC LEGO WIN CAMPAIGN

25. 10. 2024 The nineteenth annual FLE Media Awards, recognising innovative use of media and a creative approach to media investment planning, gave away prizes. The Grand Prix, for the absolute top-rated winning campaign, was awarded to FLE Media Awards agency Kreativ Gang CZ in this year’s competition. For Lego Trading, it created the Epic Lego Win campaign,… Continue reading FLE MEDIA AWARDS: GRAND PRIZE FOR THE EPIC LEGO WIN CAMPAIGN

CRA: 5G TV BROADCASTING COULD GO COMMERCIAL IN 2027

24. 10. 2024 The development of the new 5G Broadcasting standard is progressing rapidly, according to Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA). The company believes that within three years it could be commercially operational in the Czech market. Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) expects that commercial operation of 5G Broadcasting could begin in the Czech Republic in 2027. Marcel Procházka, director of CRA’s… Continue reading CRA: 5G TV BROADCASTING COULD GO COMMERCIAL IN 2027

PRIMA ZOOM AND REBEL REQUEST EXTENSION OF DTT LICENSES

24. 10. 2024 Media group Prima and TV group Pohoda want to continue to ensure the distribution of their programmes via DVB-T2 terrestrial broadcasting. Prima has teamed up for full terrestrial broadcasting with Czech Radiocommunications (CRA), with whom it distributes its complete portfolio of programmes. Unlike rival Nova, it has not yet distributed any of its channels as… Continue reading PRIMA ZOOM AND REBEL REQUEST EXTENSION OF DTT LICENSES

MEDIA CLUB: RADIO PRICES TO RISE BY 5%, ONLINE BY 8% TO 10%

21. 10. 2024 Radio advertising prices on Media Club stations will increase by 5% next year, while online advertising will grow by an average of 8% to 10%. For next year, Media Club is increasing the price of spot national and local radio advertising by an average of 5%. It will enter the new year with a share… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB: RADIO PRICES TO RISE BY 5%, ONLINE BY 8% TO 10%

MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING FOR 2025 BY 18-22%

21. 10. 2024 Media Club is also announcing a significant increase in TV advertising prices for next year. Trade representative Media Club has confirmed forecasts of a significant increase in TV advertising list prices for next year. The company’s commercial policy for 2025 foresees an average increase in the price of TV advertising of between 18% and 22%.… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING FOR 2025 BY 18-22%

PRIMA IS PLANNING ANOTHER NEW CHANNEL BESIDES PRIMA CASE

17. 10. 2024 The Prima Group’s linear TV stations offer is set to grow with more than one new channel. Prima is applying to the RRTV for a licence for another station. The Prima group intends to expand its portfolio of TV stations with one more TV channel in addition to the upcoming detective Prima Case. It has… Continue reading PRIMA IS PLANNING ANOTHER NEW CHANNEL BESIDES PRIMA CASE

HBBTV SYMPOSIUM 2024 TO FOCUS ON ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING, IP TRANSITION AND AI IMPACT

16. 10. 2024 The HbbTV Association has given details of the conference programme of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2024.  The annual key summit of the connected TV industry will take place on 14-15 November in London, co-hosted with UK-based platform operator Everyone TV (backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5). The conference will open with keynotes by… Continue reading HBBTV SYMPOSIUM 2024 TO FOCUS ON ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISING, IP TRANSITION AND AI IMPACT

MEDIA CLUB REALIZED CTV CAMPAIGN VIA GOOGLE DV360

15. 10. 2024 Media Club has launched a programmatic Connected TV (CTV) campaign via Google DV360 for the first time in its inventory. Media Club, in partnership with Wavemaker, has launched a programmatic Connected TV (CTV) campaign via Google DV360 for the first time in its inventory. This was a campaign for dm drogerie markt for beauty products.… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB REALIZED CTV CAMPAIGN VIA GOOGLE DV360

CZECHS TAKE GRAND PRIX AND SEVEN OTHER PRIZES FROM GOLDEN DRUM

14. 10. 2024 Grand Prix from the Golden Drum festival was taken by McCann Prague agency, adding five more awards. Leo Burnett and MSL were also successful. Czech agencies brought home a total of eight awards from the Golden Drum festival, which took place on 9 and 10 October in Portorož, Slovenia, including one Grand Prix. This was… Continue reading CZECHS TAKE GRAND PRIX AND SEVEN OTHER PRIZES FROM GOLDEN DRUM

ATO IT WILL EVALUATE BIDS TO MEASURE TV VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME

14. 10. 2024 The Association of Television Organisations, which is commissioning the TV viewing measurement project, intends to extend it to include out-of-home locations. It will evaluate bids from research agencies during the autumn. The Association of Television Organisations (ATO) has already received bids for the out-of-home TV viewing measurement project and will begin to consider them shortly.… Continue reading ATO IT WILL EVALUATE BIDS TO MEASURE TV VIEWERSHIP OUTSIDE THE HOME

BRAND MANAGEMENT: CREATIVITY HELPS THE BRAND, BUT REQUIRES COURAGE

11. 10. 2024 Even the things we can’t quantify can be important for building brands, according to keynote speaker John Hegarty at this year’s Brand Management Conference. “Married to Creativity” was the subtitle of this year’s 10th annual Brand Management conference, which aims to bring different perspectives on the importance of brand building to business growth. It took… Continue reading BRAND MANAGEMENT: CREATIVITY HELPS THE BRAND, BUT REQUIRES COURAGE

CNN PRIMA NEWS HAS A NEW THEME SONG FOR THE US ELECTION

11. 10. 2024 The new theme song for the US presidential election was created by the composer of the House of Cards soundtrack. CNN Prima News has unveiled a new theme song for a special broadcast dedicated to the American election. The song was created at this year’s Composers Summit Prague in the workshop of American composer Jeff… Continue reading CNN PRIMA NEWS HAS A NEW THEME SONG FOR THE US ELECTION

FIGHT FOR SPORTS RIGHTS: ČT WANTS TO KEEP THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE EURO AND THE OLYMPICS

11. 10. 2024 Czech Television, which has lost the broadcasting rights to some sports competitions due to commercial pressure, is interested in retaining the broadcasting rights for sporting events involving the Czech national team in the future. Sports media was the topic of discussion at this year’s Sport Alive conference. Czech Television wants to keep the broadcasting rights… Continue reading FIGHT FOR SPORTS RIGHTS: ČT WANTS TO KEEP THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE EURO AND THE OLYMPICS

EUROPE CONSULTS ON THE FUTURE OF TERRESTRIAL TV

10. 10. 2024 The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has launched a consultation on the future use of the 470-694 MHz (UHF) frequency band, which is crucial for television broadcasting as well as cultural and media services. The UHF band is important for the dissemination of digital television as well as wireless devices for productions such as microphones.… Continue reading EUROPE CONSULTS ON THE FUTURE OF TERRESTRIAL TV

ADFORM REALIZED THE FIRST PROGRAMMATIC CAMPAIGN IN LINEAR TV

9. 10. 2024 For ČSOB, Adform in cooperation with Publicis Groupe and Tivio Studio created the first programmatic campaign in linear TV. Adform has realized the first programmatic campaign in linear TV on the Czech market for ČSOB . It was created in cooperation with Publicis Groupe and Tivio Studio. The advertisement for ČSOB Active Client was targeted… Continue reading ADFORM REALIZED THE FIRST PROGRAMMATIC CAMPAIGN IN LINEAR TV