RESEARCH UK: CONSUMERS USING SAVINGS TO COVER MEDIA SUBS

18. 7. 2022 Almost a third (29 per cent) of individuals have struggled to pay for their media subscription services since the start of 2022, with people needing to borrow money or use savings to pay their bills according to KPMG research. The survey of UK consumers conducted by OnePoll found that 15 per cent have missed or defaulted… Continue reading RESEARCH UK: CONSUMERS USING SAVINGS TO COVER MEDIA SUBS

MEDIA BUYERS CLAIM TO PREFER QUALITY INVENTORY

14. 7. 2022 A whopping 98% of European media buyers agree that buying inventory in a quality media environment is important, according to a survey by industry organisation IAB Europe. It’s hard to find a media buyer who disagrees with the importance of a quality media environment and most (92%) will also say they prefer to spend with suppliers adhering… Continue reading MEDIA BUYERS CLAIM TO PREFER QUALITY INVENTORY

NOVA HAS EXPANDED THE SOCIAL TV APP IN HBBTV TO INCLUDE TIKTOK

13. 7. 2022 Nova Group is expanding the capabilities of the red button and coming up with a new feature in the SocialTV app environment. The latter was introduced to users in May in connection with the integration with the social network Instagram. Now the app is being upgraded with another social network – TikTok. Viewers who have… Continue reading NOVA HAS EXPANDED THE SOCIAL TV APP IN HBBTV TO INCLUDE TIKTOK

HBBTV AWARDS 2022 OPEN FOR ENTRIES

7. 7. 2022 The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is pleased to invite entries for this year’s HbbTV Awards. The contest takes place as part of the 10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards on November… Continue reading HBBTV AWARDS 2022 OPEN FOR ENTRIES

TOP SHOWS OF THE 1ST HALF OF THE YEAR: DEVADESÁTKY AND OTHER NEW SERIES

7. 7. 2022 TV stations’ original series, miniseries as well as TV movie premieres entertained viewers most in front of their screens in the first half of 2022. The most watched programmes in the first half of this year were mainly new series on Czech Television. The Devadesátky series had the highest viewership ever, with more than 2… Continue reading TOP SHOWS OF THE 1ST HALF OF THE YEAR: DEVADESÁTKY AND OTHER NEW SERIES

HOW TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FILM

6. 7. 2022 The workshop on eco-friendly filming was led by Michaela Rýgrová (Association of Producers in Audiovisual, Greenfilming.cz) and Hana de Goeij, Head of Sustainable Filming & Content, TV Nova. The seminar took place within the workshops of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Hana de Goeij from TV Nova shared her experience with sustainable film production… Continue reading HOW TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FILM

DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK

5. 7. 2022 Thinkbox’s Matt Hill examines the world of CTV and explores why the UK is a hard market to crack. There’s a lot happening in the world of CTV. A lot of stories, stats, and forecasts. With so much noise it can be hard to pick out the tune. And this is a shame because CTV… Continue reading DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK

TELEVISION STATIONS ARE PUTTING AN END TO SPRING PROGRAMME, FROM MONDAY THEY ARE INTRODUCING THEIR SUMMER SCHEME

29. 6. 2022 Mainly reruns of their original series, supplemented by movies, comedies and foreign series, will be offered by the biggest domestic TV stations in the summer. Starting Monday, July 4, the largest domestic TV stations will switch completely to summer programme schedules. Some of the shows that were a fixture of the spring schedule were still catching… Continue reading TELEVISION STATIONS ARE PUTTING AN END TO SPRING PROGRAMME, FROM MONDAY THEY ARE INTRODUCING THEIR SUMMER SCHEME

NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE WINS THE ATO TV AND VIDEO MEASUREMENT TENDER AGAIN

28. 6. 2022 Nielsen Admosphere will continue to be the implementer of cross-platform TV and video content viewership measurement for the next five years. The contract with ATO was signed on Tuesday. The Nielsen Admosphere research agency will continue to measure TV viewership and video content for the Association of Television Organizations (ATO) in 2023-2027. The two companies… Continue reading NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE WINS THE ATO TV AND VIDEO MEASUREMENT TENDER AGAIN

ESTIMATE: 60% OF CUSTOMERS PAY FOR STREAMING, TREND HITS CINEMAS

24. 6. 2022 According to Axocom data, 60 percent of the 1.3 million total viewers are paying for streaming video content. Streaming platforms in the Czech Republic have 1.3 million viewers. However, the number of users paying for content on a regular basis is significantly lower, at roughly 60%, or 800,000 people. The rest take advantage of various… Continue reading ESTIMATE: 60% OF CUSTOMERS PAY FOR STREAMING, TREND HITS CINEMAS

MEDIA INVESTMENTS WERE HIGHER IN MAY, BUT GROWTH SLOWED DOWN

20. 6. 2022 Year-on-year growth in advertising investment in media continued in May, but was lower than in the previous month. The monitored volume of advertising investment in media reached a 7% year-on-year increase in May this year. This also marks the fifth month this year that the advertising market has improved, according to Ad Intel data from… Continue reading MEDIA INVESTMENTS WERE HIGHER IN MAY, BUT GROWTH SLOWED DOWN

PRE ENTERS TV FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A CAMPAIGN

9. 6. 2022 In its first ever TV campaign, Pražská energetika is betting on a fairy tale story. For the first time in its history, Pražská energetika (PRE) is launching a campaign on television. It relies on a fairytale story about the friendship of a curious boy, Přemek, and his friend, Eli the fox, who appear to him… Continue reading PRE ENTERS TV FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A CAMPAIGN

PRIMA IS FILMING A NEW CENTRAL SERIES DOBRÉ ZPRÁVY FROM THE TV ENVIRONMENT

7. 6. 2022 Prima TV has started filming its new central series, this time situating it in a TV broadcasting environment. Television Prima has started filming its new long-running series Dobré zprávy (Good News), which is set in a TV news environment. It is being filmed in Malesice studios in Prague. The main roles will be played by… Continue reading PRIMA IS FILMING A NEW CENTRAL SERIES DOBRÉ ZPRÁVY FROM THE TV ENVIRONMENT

MESSAGE TO AGENCIES: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION MAKES SENSE

3. 6. 2022 Most advertisers agree that an excellent communication activity can return up to 20 times more value for money than an average one. The Association of Communication Agencies (AKA) together with Nielsen Admosphere have completed another wave of research, mapping the development of values in the marketing communication sector in the Czech Republic. Their survey indicates… Continue reading MESSAGE TO AGENCIES: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION MAKES SENSE

STUDY EU: CTV VIEWERS EMBRACE AD-SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

3. 6. 2022 Connected television (CTV) viewers in six European countries – including France, Germany and the UK – use an average of 3.5 streaming platforms, with over a third utilizing ad-supported services. These findings came from a survey by FreeWheel, an ad-focused unit of media giant Comcast, and Happydemics, the research firm, of connected TV audiences in France, Germany,… Continue reading STUDY EU: CTV VIEWERS EMBRACE AD-SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

CZECHS WANT BOTH TV AND STREAMING SERVICES

2. 6. 2022 Linear broadcasting is still the most desired platform, agreed experts at the seventeenth annual Digimedia conference. The growing popularity of time-shifted viewing and streaming services, which still have great potential in the local market, was also confirmed. At the beginning, Tereza Šimečková, Director at Nielsen Admosphere, looked back at the two Covid years and used… Continue reading CZECHS WANT BOTH TV AND STREAMING SERVICES

NEW SVOD DATA: NETFLIX, HBO MAX AND VOYO ARE USED THE MOST

1. 6. 2022 The number of SVOD users in the Czech Republic is growing. The top three services on the local market are Netflix, HBO Max and Voyo. According to the fresh data from Atmedia Index, SVOD services are used by 40% of the Czech internet population aged 15-69, up 12 percentage points year-on-year. The data were presented… Continue reading NEW SVOD DATA: NETFLIX, HBO MAX AND VOYO ARE USED THE MOST

CTV VIEWERS PREFER ADS OVER PAYING MORE FOR CONTENT

1. 6. 2022 A new survey from DeepIntent and LG is reporting that nearly two thirds (64%) of connected TV viewers would prefer to view ads rather than pay more for content. A majority (57%) also said that CTV ads are more relevant than linear TV ads according to a DeepIntent, LG survey. The survey of 2,900 U.S. adults, which… Continue reading CTV VIEWERS PREFER ADS OVER PAYING MORE FOR CONTENT