HOW TO SET UP A MEDIA STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF NEW CUSTOMER HABITS?

15. 10. 2021 Businesses that discontinued their advertising in the second half of last year may experience a decline in their income of up to 11%, says Yaroslav Protsiv from Nielsen. Nobody was prepared for what hit the world last year. Business thus had to adapt fundamentally. Financial uncertainty and unclear future taught businesses when and where changes should… Continue reading HOW TO SET UP A MEDIA STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF NEW CUSTOMER HABITS?



ESTIMATE: INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNICATION WILL SEE A DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN 2022

14. 10. 2021 The estimate of marketing communication investments is favourable. Investments are going to grow by nearly 12 percent next year according to Nielsen Admosphere. Total market size Marketing communication in the Czech Republic Investments in marketing communication (expert estimate of net marketing investments) – figures in billions of CZK Estimated development of marketing investments until 2022,… Continue reading ESTIMATE: INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNICATION WILL SEE A DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN 2022



HOW CTV IS TRANSFORMING, AND WHY MARKETING TEAMS ARE FOLLOWING SUIT

3. 10. 2021 Connected TV has become central to the story of marketing innovation. In 2021, the rise of this advertising channel has been marked by a surge of online audiences and a revolution in how performance and actionable engagement have become synonymous with CTV campaigns. As those elements come to the fore, the dynamics between performance marketers… Continue reading HOW CTV IS TRANSFORMING, AND WHY MARKETING TEAMS ARE FOLLOWING SUIT



VIEWERS SAY STREAMING IS A BETTER VALUE THAN CABLE

1. 10. 2021 New research from Criteo found that 69% of consumers felt that streaming was a better value for their money than cable TV; 64% said the content was more entertaining PARIS, France—New research from Criteo offers a host of new data points highlighting the growing importance of streaming in consumers’ lives, with survey results showing increased viewing time… Continue reading VIEWERS SAY STREAMING IS A BETTER VALUE THAN CABLE



WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED

9. 9. 2021 Cara Lewis, executive vice-president, head of US media investment at Dentsu, talks us through the big steps TV ad buying has seen in recent years. She discusses how to enter the medium in a more data-driven era. When I started buying TV commercials, cable networks were still progressing, and the internet was just a destination… Continue reading WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED



ADVERTISERS ‘CAUGHT BY SURPRISE’ BY SEPTEMBER TV AD MARKET SURGE

2. 9. 2021 The TV ad market is surging in September as strong demand and shorter booking deadlines are set to push revenues up by as much as 25% compared with the same month a year ago and about 20% compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Industry sources told Campaign that Channel 4 is on course to be up as… Continue reading ADVERTISERS ‘CAUGHT BY SURPRISE’ BY SEPTEMBER TV AD MARKET SURGE



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WHAT’S THE POST-COVID FUTURE OF TV?

31. 8. 2021 If you spent a good chunk of the pandemic watching TV, you weren’t alone. TV viewership saw huge jumps, with daytime viewing hitting levels previously only seen on the weekend. And alongside those viewership changes were changes in production. After everything the industry has gone through in the last year, what will TV look like after the… Continue reading WHAT’S THE POST-COVID FUTURE OF TV?



IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA OF TV, ALL BRANDS ARE DTC

23. 8. 2021 Australia’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are capitalising on Australia and New Zealand’s ecommerce growth – the highest across the globe at +107% in Q3 2020 – to expand their market presence. And they’re using TV to do it. Accustomed to impression-based measurement and data-driven insights, DTCs came to TV with high expectations. Their approach changed the… Continue reading IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA OF TV, ALL BRANDS ARE DTC



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TV SETS AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS OF THEATRICAL WINDOWS

19. 8. 2021 Narrowing the Gap Between Cinemas and Sofas  The desire to watch new theatrical movies at home is not new; it’s something consumers have wanted for a long time. Until now, studio experiments with “day-and-date” simultaneous releases in cinemas and at home were stymied by theater owners.  But the intertwined impact of the pandemic and direct-to-consumer… Continue reading TV SETS AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS OF THEATRICAL WINDOWS



ADDRESSABLE TV EVERYWHERE

6. 8. 2021 Why broadcasters should enable ATV products across all touchpoints in a challenging and fragmented TV landscape. Local European broadcasters are facing ever-increasing competition and severe disruption in a number of areas. Most significantly, they are competing with global digital giants on their home turf within their core business — the TV advertising ecosystem. Furthermore, rapidly changing… Continue reading ADDRESSABLE TV EVERYWHERE



GROWTH OF ADDRESSABLE TV DURING THE PANDEMIC

5. 8. 2021 TV viewing across Europe has hit new heights during the lockdowns of the past 16 months as families crowd around their TV sets for must-watch shows. The renaissance of the living room during the pandemic has boosted broadcast and subscription services and alerted brands to new ways of approaching television advertising. At the same time,… Continue reading GROWTH OF ADDRESSABLE TV DURING THE PANDEMIC



NEWS MEDIA COMPANIES ARE LAUNCHING AMBITIOUS NEW CTV SERVICES

3. 8. 2021 Linear TV has been the natural home outlet for 24 hour news coverage ever since the launch of cable and satellite TV services, and as a format it works. Linear viewing lends itself to rolling ‘up to the minute’ news coverage. So when it comes to news, CTV services have primarily been used for evergreen or… Continue reading NEWS MEDIA COMPANIES ARE LAUNCHING AMBITIOUS NEW CTV SERVICES



LINEAR TV IS MOVING TO DIGITAL, STREAMING IS GROWING

21. 7. 2021 The key battle will be fought primarily for the total time spent watching TV screens in households according to a forecast by Nielsen. Linear TV continues to be a significant tool to address mass audience, however, the role of a TV screen will gradually move from linear to digital. The importance of streaming has increased… Continue reading LINEAR TV IS MOVING TO DIGITAL, STREAMING IS GROWING



LINEAR PROGRAMMING MIGHT NOT BE DEAD AFTER ALL

21. 7. 2021 Ad supported streaming options continue to become more popular according to Horowitz Research. Despite the proliferation of subscription streaming services in the streaming market, ad-supported streaming options continue to gain momentum, according to Horowitz Research’s “State of Viewing and Streaming 2021” report. The findings call into question the perception that linear TV may have less… Continue reading LINEAR PROGRAMMING MIGHT NOT BE DEAD AFTER ALL



AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021

21. 7. 2021 According to monitoring, the first half of 2021 brought more money from ad sales to the Czech media than the first half of last year. Monitored investments relating to the purchase of ad space in the media in the first half of this year achieved a higher volume than in the same period of 2020,… Continue reading AD INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA WERE GROWING IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021



OVER-THE-TOP AND CONNECTED TV ARE HAVING A MOMENT

12. 7. 2021 During a time when adtech is experiencing tectonic shifts in how it handles consumer data privacy and obtains information about its audiences, the over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) channels bring welcomed new opportunities to marketers. They are some of the biggest marketing channels at the moment, and they have a phenomenal reach with significant measurability in… Continue reading OVER-THE-TOP AND CONNECTED TV ARE HAVING A MOMENT



FIVE STREAMING VIDEO TRENDS SHAPED 2021’S FIRST HALF, AND WILL SHAPE ITS FUTURE

9. 7. 2021 Halfway through a relatively momentous 2021, with the pandemic ebbing in at least some parts of the planet, several major trends have emerged, or re-emerged, and will help shape where the streaming-video industry heads going forward. The conflicts between those sometimes contradictory trends will shape the next stage of development in what’s clearly now the next… Continue reading FIVE STREAMING VIDEO TRENDS SHAPED 2021’S FIRST HALF, AND WILL SHAPE ITS FUTURE



THE FUTURE OF VIDEO ADVERTISING: THINK BIGGER… AND SMALLER

1. 7. 2021 The point where TV meets digital is currently one of the most exciting places in media. Connected TV, broadcast video, addressable TV – all these innovations are changing the way consumers and advertisers think about video advertising. Suddenly, TV can stretch from the top of the marketing funnel to the bottom, from multi-national to local,… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF VIDEO ADVERTISING: THINK BIGGER… AND SMALLER