IN OCTOBER, MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS WERE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR
19. 11. 2021

The volume of monitored ad investments in the media was higher this October than in the same period last year. The monitored volume of ad investments in the media for the first ten months of this year is CZK 3.5 billion higher compared to the same period last year. This is a year-on-year growth of ... Continue reading

WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES TODAY’S TV AROUND THE GLOBE
19. 11. 2021

TV companies around the world celebrate World Television Day on 21 November to remind us of television’s continuous and profound transformation to become TV, a Total Video experience. As part of the annual United Nations initiative, a 30 second-spot will be broadcast and shared online worldwide as an invitation to discover it all. Tomorrow’s TV, created ... Continue reading

ADVERTISING INVESTMENTS IN MEDIA FOR THREE QUARTERS ARE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR
25. 10. 2021

The gross volume of advertising investment in the media was higher in the first nine months of this year than in the same period last year, according to the monitoring.

TV GRPS ARE FOR THREE QUARTERS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR
19. 10. 2021

The delivered volume of TV ad GRPs for the first three quarters of this year remains above the level of last year’s comparable period. The delivered volume of TV ad GRPs for the first three quarters of this year is 4.5 percent higher than in the same period last year. This is the outcome of ... Continue reading

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

THE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL TELEVISION (ACT) IS CHANGING ITS NAME.
24. 9. 2021

Grégoire Polad, CEO of ACT, has announced the new official name of the association: the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe. The addition of Video on Demand (VOD) to the Association’s name reflects the leadership and centrality of ACT’s membership as VOD service providers; while maintaining a continued link to ... Continue reading

ADVERTISING INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDIA REMAINED ABOVE LAST YEAR’S LEVEL IN AUGUST
21. 9. 2021

The volume of monitored advertising investment in the media for the first eight months of this year remains above last year's comparable period, Nielsen Admosphere data show.

RISING INFLATION WILL INCREASE THE COST OF MEDIA SERVICES
17. 9. 2021

At present, inflation in the Czech Republic reaches the highest values in more than a decade. Its growth will be reflected in the prices of media services. According to the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), consumer prices have grown 4.1 % year on year in August, which has been the highest increase since November 2008. This development ... Continue reading

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 MEDIA GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN MAY
18. 6. 2021

Monitoring for this May reports an almost one-third year-on-year growth in investments in media ad space. The volume of gross monitored investments directed at media ad space purchases in May shows a significant year-on-year growth. On average, it exceeds 30% in the monitored ATL offline media. In gross figures, it is two billion Czech crowns more ... Continue reading

GRPS INCREASED IN MAY, THE DEMAND FOR TV ADVERTISING IS GROWING
14. 6. 2021

The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased in May this year. The volume of TV ads expressed as the number of delivered advertising GRPs on Czech TV screens increased this May. Compared to last May, it has grown by a quarter in aggregate year-on-year (+25%). ... Continue reading

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 in this article.

AMENDMENT TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT
1. 6. 2021

It is expected that in the coming days, the government will submit the draft Amendment to the Copyright Act to the Chamber of Deputies. The Amendment to the Copyright Act promises to strengthen the rights of copyright holders and to improve the accessibility of copyrighted works.

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

BROADCASTERS’ ROLE IN THE EVOLVING TV LANDSCAPE
17. 5. 2021

Tech-savvy consumers demand 24/7 entertainment at the touch of a button—anytime, anywhere The current TV landscape has transformed as viewing habits have changed, streaming giants battle it out for subscriptions and new players and emerging direct-to-consumer offerings enter the fray, shaking up the status quo. In an always-connected era, consumers are tech-savvy and demand round-the-clock entertainment ... Continue reading

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

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

VOYO WANTS TO PULL EVEN WITH NETFLIX AND DISNEY+
26. 4. 2021

Voyo wants to create space for its services in the prepaid video market. “In order to make progress, we will have to double the number of subscribers every year,” says the Director of Digital Media of CME, Daniel Grunt. Daniel Grunt has been managing internet activities of Central European Media Enterprises (CME) since this March. He ... Continue reading

TV MARKET AVOIDED FLUCTUATIONS IN GRPS IN THE FIRST QUARTER
7. 4. 2021

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic did not bring any significant fluctuations in the number of delivered GRPs to the advertising TV market. The aggregate number of advertising GRPs delivered by TV in this first quarter decreased by 2% compared to the last year’s first quarter. It is a good result given the adopted measures against the coronavirus. ... Continue reading

NOVA, SEZNAM AND PRIMA ARE THE STRONGEST CZECH MEDIA BY SALES
3. 2. 2021

We have prepared a ranking of the top media on the Czech market in terms of turnover based on sales in 2019. The Nova TV group, the Seznam.cz internet company and the Prima TV group were the three strongest media on the Czech market by sales in 2019. In that year, Nova’s sales grew to CZK ... Continue reading

WOLDE: TOTAL VIDEO WINS, LIVE TV HAS THE LARGEST SHARE
19. 1. 2021

There is no division between online and broadcast TV video; platforms support each other and the so-called total video wins today, says Štěpán Wolde. Live TV continues to be the strongest source of video content consumption in the general population older than 4 years in the Czech Republic. Its share in all video viewing (including ... Continue reading

TV DELIVERED COMPARABLE GRPS LAST YEAR
13. 1. 2021

Although the pandemic has affected the volume of TV advertising GRPs namely in spring, in total, TV delivered GRPs comparable to the previous year. The aggregate number of TV ad GRPs delivered by TV companies last year achieved a level nearly comparable to the previous year. Given the coronavirus pandemic, it is a good result. The number ... Continue reading

WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES A TRUTH THAT HOLDS AROUND THE GLOBE: TV MAKES A DIFFERENCE
21. 11. 2020

TV companies around the world celebrate World Television Day on 21 November to remind us that TV makes a difference in people’s lives.

CNN PRIMA NEWS BOSS SINGER: IN A GOOD WAY, WE WANT TO BE MAINSTREAM
2. 5. 2020

Tomorrow night, viewers can get their first taste of what the alliance between Prima Group and American news station CNN entails. CNN Prima News will kick off its main programme before 7 p.m., followed by other programmes.