PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING

2. 11. 2021 Prima, the second largest commercial TV in the Czech Republic, prepares its paid on-line video library through which it will seek to address more viewers and offer more ad space to its advertisers. It is partly inspired by Netflix’s success. The number of its subscribers, including the Czech Republic, was growing during the pandemic. It… Continue reading PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING

CZECHS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME WATCHING SERIES AND FILMS ON TV

11. 8. 2021 On average, people in the Czech Republic spent 3 hours and 55 minutes daily with their TV in the first half. Their interest in the news and sports programmes was growing, according to Atmedia. TV series and films have been the most watched formats among the Czech TV viewers for a long time. As the… Continue reading CZECHS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME WATCHING SERIES AND FILMS ON TV

PRIMA IN AUTUMN: THREE BRAND-NEW TV SERIES AND GOT TALENT

3. 8. 2021 TV Prima will show three brand-new TV series, new episodes of its ongoing series and reality shows in the autumn. Its programme was presented at a press conference on Tuesday. Prima TV’s autumn programme schedule will be changed compared to spring with three brand-new TV series premiering. A new military TV series 1. mise is… Continue reading PRIMA IN AUTUMN: THREE BRAND-NEW TV SERIES AND GOT TALENT

NINE STRATEGIC WAYS ADVERTISERS CAN LEVERAGE OTT AND CTV IN 2021

26. 7. 2021 Over-the-top and connected TV advertising heated up in 2020 as restrictions were imposed to address the Covid-19 pandemic, leading people to stay home and binge on streaming content or their favorite cable television programs. Thanks to the measurable reach they offer, OTT and CTV became incredibly popular marketing and advertising channels over the past year. … Continue reading NINE STRATEGIC WAYS ADVERTISERS CAN LEVERAGE OTT AND CTV IN 2021

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

MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS

12. 7. 2021 In terms of audience share, both of the leading networks have kept their positions in their key audience groups in the first half of the year. The largest TV market networks, Media Club and Nova Group, maintained the lead in their primary target groups by audience share in the first half of this year. Media Club has informed… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB AND NOVA CONFIRMED THEIR POSITIONS IN THEIR TARGET GROUPS

USA RESEARCH: VIEWERS MORE WILLING TO WATCH ADS

25. 6. 2021 Conventional wisdom says that TV viewers will do anything to avoid ads, but viewer behavior says something different, the Hub reports BOSTON—While the popularity of ad-free SVOD services like Netflix and Disney Plus has caused worries that marketers will have a harder time reaching consumers, new research from Hub suggests that viewers are relatively tolerant of… Continue reading USA RESEARCH: VIEWERS MORE WILLING TO WATCH ADS

PRIMA TV CELEBRATES ITS 28TH BIRTHDAY. ITS RATINGS HAVE BEEN UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

22. 6. 2021 Prima TV has its 28th birthday on Sunday, 20 June. The first Czech commercial TV is doing well this year, which is evidenced by the growing audience share of Prima’s main channel. This year, Prima’s original TV series, namely three of them: Slunečná, Polda IV and Einstein – Případy nesnesitelného génia, have won the greatest… Continue reading PRIMA TV CELEBRATES ITS 28TH BIRTHDAY. ITS RATINGS HAVE BEEN UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED VIEWING BEHAVIOUR

11. 6. 2021 The content landscape has changed dramatically as a result of the global pandemic. Speaking at ANGA COM’s online International Content Summit, Nicole Agudo Berbel, chief distribution officer of ProSiebenSat.1, said that while it was really true that everyone was watching TV, how this was actually taking place varied dramatically according to age. “We have lots of… Continue reading PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED VIEWING BEHAVIOUR

TELEVISION’S IRRESISTIBLE POST-PANDEMIC APPEAL

11. 6. 2021 Television is shining white hot in the media agency playbook as advertisers scramble to get their brands airtime, pushing ad spend growth numbers into positive territory for the first time in years. The restrictions and regulations of COVID-19 increased consumer time with television in all its forms, including free-to-air and the various catchup and BVOD.… Continue reading TELEVISION’S IRRESISTIBLE POST-PANDEMIC APPEAL

STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOVA’S CEOS COMMENTING ON REDESIGNED NEWS AND KELLNER

4. 6. 2021 How is the Czech economy doing? How are the most important firms in the country doing? And how do the bosses – the leaders of the firms – see the presence and future of the Czech Republic? Answers to these questions are searched in a series of interviews and articles to be found bellow: We addressed… Continue reading STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOVA’S CEOS COMMENTING ON REDESIGNED NEWS AND KELLNER

AS STREAMING WARS RAGE ON, DON’T SLEEP ON LINEAR TV

26. 5. 2021 You’ve seen the headlines: “Streaming won the pandemic.” “Adoption surged over the last year.” “Viewing up across all categories and age groups.” And now: “Amazon is buying MGM Studios.” Today, the world’s best content is being organized around and produced for an over-the-top (OTT) distribution. There’s no question that, in an increasingly fragmented and omnichannel… Continue reading AS STREAMING WARS RAGE ON, DON’T SLEEP ON LINEAR TV

PETR HATLAPATKA: GRP MARKET WILL CHANGE, WE HAVE TO REACT

24. 5. 2021 TV viewers’ behaviour is changing and the advertising market has to do so as well, points out Petr Hatlapatka from Media Club. The pressure on TV inventory and the outlook of TV GRP development in the following years require broadcast operators to search for ad placement options, says Petr Hatlapatka, Head of Online Sales in… Continue reading PETR HATLAPATKA: GRP MARKET WILL CHANGE, WE HAVE TO REACT

TV IS THE WORST (AND THE BEST) ADVERTISING MEDIUM

14. 5. 2021 The world is slowly showing signs of normalcy, and as we move toward summer, we may also watch less content on the big screen in our homes. During the height of the pandemic, we gobbled up mountains of content across streamers, on-demand, on CTV, and what not. But it’s likely this trend will be affected… Continue reading TV IS THE WORST (AND THE BEST) ADVERTISING MEDIUM

I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SILLY SEASON, SAYS PAVEL ŠTRUNC, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF CNN PRIMA NEWS

3. 5. 2021 It has been a year since the new CNN Prima News brand was presented in the Czech TV market. “We must always be prepared for everything,” says Pavel Štrunc, Editor-in-Chief of CNN Prima News. The recent days have brought the Vrbětice case to the public sphere. The case is likely to resonate across (not only… Continue reading I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SILLY SEASON, SAYS PAVEL ŠTRUNC, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF CNN PRIMA NEWS

PRIMA’S CEO MAREK SINGER: WE ARE NOT JUST TELLING YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR

2. 5. 2021 We have done anything to spice up the launch of CNN Prima NEWS with adrenaline, says Marek Singer, the Prima group’s CEO, in an interview, remembering the launch of the news channel that celebrates its first birthday on 3 May. “We established the brand as a multiplatform. Thanks to TV and online channels our reach is… Continue reading PRIMA’S CEO MAREK SINGER: WE ARE NOT JUST TELLING YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR