SURVEY USA AND EU: LIVE EVENT BROADCASTING IS PREFERRED CHOICE FOR 40% OF TV VIEWERS

18. 6. 2024 A new survey highlights the growing importance of live event programming, particularly sports, for the broadcast industry with the finding that live events are the preferred type of broadcast content for 40% of TV viewers around the world, proving more popular than any other type of programming.  The survey involved consumers in the U.S., U.K.,… Continue reading SURVEY USA AND EU: LIVE EVENT BROADCASTING IS PREFERRED CHOICE FOR 40% OF TV VIEWERS



MANY OF MY FRIENDS DON’T OWN TVS, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE SOON

16. 6. 2024 Gen Z wants TVs to function more like their phones. How can TV makers innovate to compete for young consumers’ attention? I recently joined CNET covering TVs (hello!) and started by asking some friends a basic question: What do you look for in a TV? But I quickly realized I should’ve been asking a different… Continue reading MANY OF MY FRIENDS DON’T OWN TVS, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE SOON



ESSENTIAL VIEWING: IS CTV 2024’S MUST-HAVE FOR MEDIA PLANNERS?

13. 6. 2024 With ‘Future of TV’ being one of our key industry pillars in 2024, we explore why CTV is the hottest ticket for media planners this year. The TV landscape has evolved hugely over the past decade and there are no signs of a slow down. As consumers gradually leave behind linear TV and increasingly immerse… Continue reading ESSENTIAL VIEWING: IS CTV 2024’S MUST-HAVE FOR MEDIA PLANNERS?



LINEAR TV DRIVES HIGHER ENGAGEMENT FOR QSRS THAN STREAMING, STUDY FINDS

9. 6. 2024 Among quick-serve restaurant brands, consumer search engagement as a response to TV advertising is still higher when the ad runs on linear TV rather than on a streaming platform. Consumers were 5% more likely to engage with quick-serve restaurants’ (QSR) or fast-food advertising on linear TV than on streaming platforms, according to EDO Ad EnGage.… Continue reading LINEAR TV DRIVES HIGHER ENGAGEMENT FOR QSRS THAN STREAMING, STUDY FINDS



STUDY USA: MORE THAN HALF OF VIEWERS FRUSTRATED ABOUT FINDING CONTENT

7. 6. 2024 Survey of U.S., European viewers indicates only a quarter of respondents can access all of their content in one place. Just over half of U.S. viewers are frustrated over their ability to be able to find content to watch on TV according to Comcast. In its report titled, “Content Discovery in a Multiscreen TV World:… Continue reading STUDY USA: MORE THAN HALF OF VIEWERS FRUSTRATED ABOUT FINDING CONTENT



STUDY USA: FAST CHANNEL GROWTH ACCELERATES

6. 6. 2024 Fast channels continue to grow in numbers, viewing time and ad impressions YoY according to Amagi.  A new report on free, ad-supported streaming channels indicates that their growth continues to accelerate, with the number of channels hours views and ad impressions all growing faster in Q1 2024 than they did in Q1 2023 a year… Continue reading STUDY USA: FAST CHANNEL GROWTH ACCELERATES



STUDY AUSTRALIA: THINK TWICE BEFORE ABANDONING LINEAR TV: THREE-YEAR STUDY SHOWS ADVERTISERS SWAPPING OUT FOR VIDEO GO BACKWARDS

26. 5. 2024 An analysis of more than 500 Australian brands spanning three years found that most advertisers who jumped ship to VOD lost market share. What does this mean for advertisers as linear TV audiences decline? Especially those that have almost entirely swapped linear for VOD over the last year thinking it will do the job. Risky… Continue reading STUDY AUSTRALIA: THINK TWICE BEFORE ABANDONING LINEAR TV: THREE-YEAR STUDY SHOWS ADVERTISERS SWAPPING OUT FOR VIDEO GO BACKWARDS



WHAT’S 1 THING PSBS COULD DO RIGHT NOW TO WIN BACK YOUNGER VIEWERS?

25. 5. 2024 How public-service broadcasters (PSBs) can better appeal to the notoriously hard-to-reach younger demographics has been a hot topic for years, as they move away from linear TV. Recent investments into online offerings certainly suggests streaming is one route to achieve this goal. ITV, which released its results last week, said 2023 was the year of… Continue reading WHAT’S 1 THING PSBS COULD DO RIGHT NOW TO WIN BACK YOUNGER VIEWERS?



FROM SMOKE SIGNALS AND PIGEONS TO AI AND FREE STREAMING. TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAVE SHAPED THE WORLD AND SOCIETY SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL

17. 5. 2024 17 May is the date dedicated annually to World Telecommunication and Information Society Day under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union. You may ask why something like this should be celebrated at all, but the answer is obvious. The world today is the way it is because of telecommunications, which of course has its… Continue reading FROM SMOKE SIGNALS AND PIGEONS TO AI AND FREE STREAMING. TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAVE SHAPED THE WORLD AND SOCIETY SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL



HOW GEN AI IS USING EMOTIONS TO DRAMATICALLY CHANGE CTV AD EFFECTIVENESS

9. 5. 2024 Like consumers across the board, viewers of connected TV (CTV) increasingly expect deeper personalization in the ads they see. In fact, recent studies have found that audiences pay nearly four times more attention to CTV ads that are relevant to the content they’re watching. One way brands and publishers can achieve the customization viewers are… Continue reading HOW GEN AI IS USING EMOTIONS TO DRAMATICALLY CHANGE CTV AD EFFECTIVENESS



YES, TV IS STILL THE PLACE TO BE FOR TODAY’S ADVERTISERS

6. 5. 2024 Here’s how to navigate the brave new world of streaming Linear television is still a dominant force in today’s media mix, however, audiences continue to flock to streaming for a seemingly endless amount of on-demand content. Although CTV is now taking home the largest slice of total TV usage, it doesn’t always provide advertisers with… Continue reading YES, TV IS STILL THE PLACE TO BE FOR TODAY’S ADVERTISERS



36% OF US SUBSCRIBERS UPGRADE TO DODGE THE ADS

5. 5. 2024 New research from the United States suggests the launch of new tiers that are partially funded by ads has led to a third of subscribers to upgrade their services. Bango’s Subscription Wars 2024 report incorporates research from 5,000 US subscribers on their habits, behaviors and attitudes towards subscription. 36% have chosen to change to premium… Continue reading 36% OF US SUBSCRIBERS UPGRADE TO DODGE THE ADS



MOVING IMAGE STUDY 2023: HIGH TV USAGE AND SMALL SHIFTS IN THE STREAMING MARKET

2. 5. 2024 The study, which was carried out at the request of RTR Medien and the TELETEST working group, confirms the prevailing use of broadcasters’ offerings and the stagnation of online alternatives. You can download the study for free here. According to the “Moving Image Study 2023”, the use of moving image in Austria is consistently high… Continue reading MOVING IMAGE STUDY 2023: HIGH TV USAGE AND SMALL SHIFTS IN THE STREAMING MARKET



STUDY USA: LGBTQ CHARACTERS ARE DROPPING ACROSS BROADCAST, CABLE AND STREAMING NETWORKS

30. 4. 2024 LGBTQ characters are dropping across broadcast, cable and streaming networks GLAAD released the findings of the 19th edition of ‘Where We Are on TV,’ a report that analyzes the number of LGBTQ regular and recurring characters across broadcast, cable and streaming. LGBTQ characters are falling out of focus on the small screen. GLAAD released the findings… Continue reading STUDY USA: LGBTQ CHARACTERS ARE DROPPING ACROSS BROADCAST, CABLE AND STREAMING NETWORKS



MICHAL REITLER: I REALLY ENJOY COMING SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY ARE PREPARED TO SPEND MONEY ON CZECH CONTENT

29. 4. 2024 Michal Reitler has joined Nova as Director of Content Development and has been put in charge of both the terrestrial Nova and the content rollout of the Voyo streaming platform. Now, after two and a half years on the job, he boasts a solidly launched production factory and a number of notable series or miniseries… Continue reading MICHAL REITLER: I REALLY ENJOY COMING SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY ARE PREPARED TO SPEND MONEY ON CZECH CONTENT



VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT

19. 4. 2024 Daniel Grunt, who has been CEO of the Nova Group since January last year, has been given a difficult management assignment by the parent PPF Group. He is to transform the most-watched domestic broadcaster so that it can capitalise on the growing interest in online video while not cannibalising traditional broadcasting. Grunt’s task is to… Continue reading VOYO IS GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED, REPORTING AN OPERATING PROFIT, SAYS NOVA CEO DANIEL GRUNT



TRENDS IN THE COMPLEX TV ADVERTISING ECOSYSTEM IN THE USA AND EUROPE BASED ON THE ALTMAN SOLON STUDY

12. 4. 2024 The findings of Altman Solon’s 2023 analysis show that 69% of distributors in Europe (pay TV, traditional broadcasters, streaming platforms) prefer to invest in cross-platform measurement tools, marketers increasingly rely on in-house creative development and media buying, and ad agencies consider impressions and impressions as the most important metric for success when buying TV advertising.… Continue reading TRENDS IN THE COMPLEX TV ADVERTISING ECOSYSTEM IN THE USA AND EUROPE BASED ON THE ALTMAN SOLON STUDY



ONLY 180K SUBSCRIBERS LEFT TO TAKE VOYO TO A MILLION. NOVA IS PREPARING 512 HOURS OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS.

5. 4. 2024 Nova TV’s Voyo streaming service is close to reaching the million subscribers on the Czech and Slovak markets. According to the station’s CEO Daniel Grunt at Thursday’s press conference, Voyo had 820,000 subscribers in these markets as of yesterday. Voyo still expects to have one million subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by the… Continue reading ONLY 180K SUBSCRIBERS LEFT TO TAKE VOYO TO A MILLION. NOVA IS PREPARING 512 HOURS OF ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS.