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
TV DRIVES SEARCH UPLIFT
1. 6. 2022 The latest Chart of the Month shows the strong relationship between TV exposures and search volume. This chart shows how TV drives an instant impact and is a great platform for creating awareness and driving demand. Google Trends data can help us understand the impact that linear TV had for online property service Boomin by… Continue reading TV DRIVES SEARCH UPLIFT
HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2022: CALL FOR SPEAKERS
1. 6. 2022 The HbbTV Association, which co-hosts the in-person event Symposium HbbTV with the Czech Association of Commercial Television (AKTV), is inviting industry executives and experts to address the top-level audience as speakers in the conference programme.
THE NEW TV PRIMA DOCU-REALITY SHOW WILL FOCUS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF CZECH COTTAGES AND CHALETS
27. 5. 2022 Prima Television together with Media One agency is preparing to broadcast a new reality show about housing called Cottages of Dreams. The new reality show is inspired by the show Norwegian Dream Homes. These days Prima has opened casting for interested parties, applications are open until mid-June. The new show will appear on screens in 2023.… Continue reading THE NEW TV PRIMA DOCU-REALITY SHOW WILL FOCUS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF CZECH COTTAGES AND CHALETS
MONITORING: ADVERTISING INVESTMENTS IN MEDIA ARE GROWING RAPIDLY THIS YEAR
19. 5. 2022 Monitored media advertising investments grew by almost a quarter year-on-year in April. Then for the first four months of 2022 they were up 15 percent, Nielsen Admosphere monitoring shows. Total monitored advertising investments in the media for the first four months of this year are up 15 percent year-on-year, according to AdIntel’s monitoring by Nielsen Admosphere.… Continue reading MONITORING: ADVERTISING INVESTMENTS IN MEDIA ARE GROWING RAPIDLY THIS YEAR
NOVA AND MARKÍZA OPEN CME CONTENT ACADEMY PROGRAMME
17. 5. 2022 TV Nova and TV Markíza are opening a two-year study programme to prepare candidates to work with the CME TV group. TV Nova and Markíza are launching a two-year CME Content Academy scholarship programme together with the Television Institute to prepare them for working for TV and ensure long-term collaboration on TV Nova and Markíza… Continue reading NOVA AND MARKÍZA OPEN CME CONTENT ACADEMY PROGRAMME
ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS AND BRINGS A LOT OF NEWS
12. 5. 2022 This spring marks the fifth anniversary of the Association of Commercial Television whose founding members are the Nova, Prima and Óčko TV groups. During its existence, AKTV has been actively involved in the TV industry and legislative processes and has become a respected stakeholder. To support its marketing activities, it has launched a B2B brand and… Continue reading ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS AND BRINGS A LOT OF NEWS
NOVA EXPANDS SOCIAL NETWORKS TO HBBTV, LAUNCHES SOCIAL TV
11. 5. 2022 Nova Group is launching Social TV, a hybrid broadcasting (HbbTV) app that extends its red button services. Nova Group launches Social TV app as part of hybrid broadcasting (HbbTV), extending its red button services. Viewers can launch the new feature with internet-connected smart TVs using the red button. The Social TV app allows the collection… Continue reading NOVA EXPANDS SOCIAL NETWORKS TO HBBTV, LAUNCHES SOCIAL TV
NOVA WILL DEPLOY THE SHOW LEGO MASTERS TO PRIME-TIME FROM JUNE
9. 5. 2022 The TV format, which was directly co-created by the Lego brand, will be aired by Nova in primetime on Sundays in June. Starting Sunday, June 5, Nova TV will begin broadcasting a new competition show directly linked to the Lego brand. It is called Lego Masters and will occupy the airtime from 20:20 on Sunday… Continue reading NOVA WILL DEPLOY THE SHOW LEGO MASTERS TO PRIME-TIME FROM JUNE
GROWTH BROUGHT PRIMA TO THE TOP IN PRIME-TIME
5. 5. 2022 Czech TV’s stations remained the strongest domestic TV group in April in the over-15 general audience. Prima improved the most year-on-year, mainly thanks to its thematic channels. Czech TV’s stations again exceeded the 30% share threshold (30.39%) in the broader 15+ group in April this year, becoming the strongest TV group in this audience group.… Continue reading GROWTH BROUGHT PRIMA TO THE TOP IN PRIME-TIME