PRIVATE MEDIA AT ONE TABLE: THE MAJOR AMENDMENT WILL DAMAGE THE WHOLE MARKET

17. 10. 2023 Representatives of Czech private media gathered for the first time at a joint press conference. They are appealing to the Minister of Culture over the draft of a major Media Amendment.

COMMERCIAL RADIO COMPANIES: THE DRAFT AMENDMENT POSES A THREAT TO THE DUAL MEDIA SYSTEM

25. 9. 2023 Commercial radio networks organised in the Association of Private Broadcasters (APSV) reject the draft of a major media amendment and consider it a threat to the dual media system. Commercial radio companies that are members of the Association of Private Broadcasters have also spoken out against the so-called “major media amendment”, which is supposed to… Continue reading COMMERCIAL RADIO COMPANIES: THE DRAFT AMENDMENT POSES A THREAT TO THE DUAL MEDIA SYSTEM

STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PROPOSED “MAJOR MEDIA AMENDMENT”

20. 9. 2023 Czech publishers represented in professional associations SPIR (Association for Internet Development) and UV (Union of Publishers) demand an expert discussion on the financing of public media and their role alongside commercial media. They criticise the fact that the introduction of the amendment to the acts on Czech Television, Czech Radio, and radio and television fees… Continue reading STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PROPOSED “MAJOR MEDIA AMENDMENT”

SPIR: INTERNET IS “UNDOUBTEDLY” THE FIRST, INVESTMENTS GREW BY 18% LAST YEAR

17. 4. 2023 Investment in online advertising in the Czech Republic grew by 18% year-on-year in 2020 to reach CZK 57 billion. According to the professional association SPIR, online is the strongest media type on the Czech market. In 2022, spending in online advertising reached almost CZK 57 billion, up 18% year-on-year. This is the sum of list… Continue reading SPIR: INTERNET IS “UNDOUBTEDLY” THE FIRST, INVESTMENTS GREW BY 18% LAST YEAR

CZECH POPULATION ONLINE 2022: ONE FIFTH OF CZECHS PAY FOR WATCHING TV AND MOVIES

25. 4. 2022 The professional Association for Internet Development releases updated data on the behaviour of the Czech internet population Czechs Online 2022. One fifth of internet users (20 %) pay to watch videos, TV series and movies on the Czech internet. 6 % pay for news and access to electronic versions of newspapers and magazines and 10… Continue reading CZECH POPULATION ONLINE 2022: ONE FIFTH OF CZECHS PAY FOR WATCHING TV AND MOVIES

ADVERTISING INVESTMENT IN MEDIA TO INCREASE BY 8% IN 2021

24. 3. 2022 The advertising market has recovered from the effects of the covid-19 pandemic and will see an 8% growth in above-the-line media investment in 2021 compared to 2020, according to AdIntel monitoring. Nielsen Ad Intel’s Admosphere monitoring data for 2021 shows that TV was again the strongest media type last year. The entire above-the-line advertising market… Continue reading ADVERTISING INVESTMENT IN MEDIA TO INCREASE BY 8% IN 2021

NUMBER OF VIEWS AND TIME SPENT WATCHING ONLINE VIDEO INCREASED LAST YEAR

24. 1. 2022 The number of video views on the Czech Internet and the time spent watching online video increased last year. The strongest providers according to these indicators are Seznam and FTV Prima. The number of video views on the Czech Internet and time spent watching online videos increased last year. This is shown by the data… Continue reading NUMBER OF VIEWS AND TIME SPENT WATCHING ONLINE VIDEO INCREASED LAST YEAR

ALZA.CZ IS POURING MORE MONEY INTO ADVERTISING THAN KAUFLAND AND LIDL

22. 1. 2020 In 2019, TV aired more ads again in the Czech Republic with ad spots going up in price. According to Nielsen Admosphere, Alza.cz, the Czech largest e-shop, was the most powerful advertiser of the year. The leading advertiser in 2019 was Alza.cz, the largest local e-shop spending on ads nearly CZK 1.8 billion, thus outstripping… Continue reading ALZA.CZ IS POURING MORE MONEY INTO ADVERTISING THAN KAUFLAND AND LIDL

THE MEDIA MARKET SUPPORTS THE NEW AMENDMENT TO THE PHARMACEUTICALS ACT WHICH GOVERNS ADVERTISING

23. 1. 2018 Media operators and advertising agencies from professional associations support the new amendment to the Pharmaceuticals Act, which will be voted on at the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies on Friday and which proposes to repeal the latest amendment to the Act on Regulation of Advertising. In the last year, the Act on Regulation… Continue reading THE MEDIA MARKET SUPPORTS THE NEW AMENDMENT TO THE PHARMACEUTICALS ACT WHICH GOVERNS ADVERTISING