MEDIA FIND THEIR WAY IN THE COOKIE-FREE ERA: CASHBACK AND FIRST-PARTY DATA
7. 2. 2023

Selling online advertising will soon have to do without third-party cookies. The media are therefore looking for ways to maintain or even improve the quality of ad space and make the most of it. This was discussed at the SAS meeting.

THE FIRST MONTH OF THIS YEAR WAS A GOOD ONE FOR NEWS STATIONS, INCREASED THEIR SHARES
6. 2. 2023

The first month of this year was a good one for news stations. Both CT24 and CNN Prima News increased their shares the most year-on-year of all domestic stations.

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ITS REPORT ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING
6. 2. 2023

On February 2nd, MEPs expressed their support for the negotiating position proposed by the lead Committee IMCO thus giving the rapporteur a mandate to start the talks in trilogues. Despite welcomed amendments reinforcing the distinction between editorial content and advertising, the text presents important shortcomings for the media.

TV PIRACY CAUSES ANNUAL ECONOMIC LOSS OF €1.8BN IN GERMANY
25. 1. 2023

Watching illegal live content on TV was still widespread in Germany in 2022 and has increased in recent years, according to a new study consulting and research group Goldmedia compiled for industry association VAUNET.

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITIES REFLECT ON THE PRACTICE OF COOKIE BANNERS
23. 1. 2023

In the context of the work of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), national Data Protection Authorities (DPA) presented their positions concerning the practice of cookie banners.

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MAKES PROGRESS ON THE AVMS DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
20. 1. 2023

CULT MEPs drafted their amendments to the European Parliament's own initiative AVMSD implementation report.

AMENDMENT TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT
16. 1. 2023

The following article specifies how the protection of the rights of publishers of press publications is being extended by new Copyright Act, what the new stricter rules and responsibilities for providers of certain online platforms are, or what new statutory licences should be taken into consideration. 

PRIMA WILL BET ON THE PREDICTION OF RESULTS THIS YEAR, THE INVITATION FOR BABIŠ STILL STANDS
11. 1. 2023

CNN Prima News wants to use predictions of the election results in this year's presidential elections to provide viewers with determinative information before the competition. In an interview, CNN Prima News editor-in-chief Pavel Štrunc explains why this move is important for the Prima Group.

DISCUSSION TO REGULATION OF ADVERTISING FOR NICOTINE SACHETS
10. 1. 2023

he Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic has proposed an amendment to the Act on Advertising Regulation to regulate the advertising of nicotine sachets.

CZECH TELEVISIONS DELIVERED ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF ADVERTISING GRPS LAST YEAR
9. 1. 2023

Last year, czech TV stations delivered a comparable volume of advertising GRPs as the year before.

THE AMENDMENT TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT IMPOSES A “NOTICE & STAY DOWN” OBLIGATION ON REPOSITORIES
6. 1. 2023

Amendment to the Copyright Act introduces the “notice & stay down” principle for online content-sharing service providers.

NEW EU GUIDELINES FOR TV COMMERCIALS. WHAT CHANGES WILL THEY BRING?
28. 12. 2022

The current EU audiovisual media services directive significantly modifies the legal limits for conventional advertising on commercial stations. Martin Procházka, Research analysts from Knowlimits agency, outlines how the news will affect broadcasting.

PIRACY IS COSTING PAY TV BILLIONS OF EUROS A YEAR
21. 12. 2022

Europe's population using illegal IPTV is increasing, costing the audiovisual sector billions of euros a year, a new report shows.

VOYO IS CHANGING THE WHOLE CME, SAYS NOVA’S NEW CEO DANIEL GRUNT
15. 12. 2022

Daniel Grunt will be CEO of TV Nova from January. Here is an interview he gave for the print edition of Lupa 3.0

CME AND TV NOVA ANNOUNCE ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
14. 12. 2022

The management of CME and TV Nova announce significant changes in the organisational structure of both companies. These changes are intended to further support not only the rapid growth of the group as a whole, but also its digital transformation.

THE 15+ POSITIONS RATINGS ARE HELD BY NOVA AND PRIMA, ČT LEADS IN NOVEMBER
5. 12. 2022

The Czech Television is the strongest TV group in November in the universal audience over 15 years of age in terms of all-day viewership. The position of the commercial groups Prima and Nova is balanced in this audience category.

UNRIVALLED PARAMETERS OF TV ADVERTISING: IT GENERATES THE MOST ATTENTION, HAS THE BEST MEMORABILITY AND IMPACT
1. 12. 2022

ScreenVoice TALKS, the autumn conference organised by the Association of Commercial Television on the occasion of World Television Day, focused on the topic of attention in advertising. Czech edition of the Track the Success research compared the effectiveness of advertising spots on television, BVOD and on the online platforms YouTube and Facebook.

TV AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATES THE POWER OF ATTENTION
20. 11. 2022

TV companies around the world celebrate World Television Day on 21 November to remind us of the attention-grabbing power that Total TV holds.

AXOCOM: VIDEO PIRACY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INCREASED BY 160 PERCENT THIS YEAR
14. 11. 2022

Illegal downloading of video content in the Czech Republic has increased 160 percent year-on-year this year, according to Axocom.

ADVERTISERS DON´T PANICK, SO FAR THEY ARE SIGNING MORE CONTRACTS THAN LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE, SAYS HEAD OF NOVA VLČEK
12. 11. 2022

This year is likely to be another growth year for the country's biggest commercial broadcaster, but there are a number of uncertainties on the horizon: rising production costs for series, a looming recession and the unpredictable development of the war in Ukraine. What are the tasks, that will be Nova facing this year? Read interview with Jan Vlček, TV Nova CEO.

NOVA, PRIMA AND OČKO MAKE AGREEMENT WITH HELLSHARE AND HELLSPY
9. 11. 2022

Television groups Nova, Prima and Óčko, through AKTV, entered into a cooperation agreement with I&Q Group, relating to content sharing platforms on the domains Hellshare.cz, Hellspy.cz and Hellspy.sk. This agreement regulates the conditions for the application of automatic filters in content search and upload.

MEDIA CLUB USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DISTRIBUTE TV CAMPAIGNS
7. 11. 2022

Media Club deploys artificial intelligence to optimise TV campaigns. This enables it to better tailor client campaigns to 25 defined target groups.

AKTV CONFERENCE WILL PRESENT ITS FIRST-EVER RESEARCH AND WILL FOCUS ON ATTENTION IN ADVERTISING
20. 10. 2022

The autumn conference of AKTV will take place on 22th of November 2022 iand will be co-hosted by the Slovak ATVS. The main item on the agenda will be the first ever research conducted for AKTV, namely the czech edition of the Track the Success study.

HBBTV AWARDS 2022 OZNAMUJÍ NOMINACE V JEDNOTLIVÝCH KATEGORIÍCH SOUTĚŽE
NOMINEES FOR HBBTV AWARDS 2022 ANNOUNCED
12. 10. 2022

The HbbTV Association is proud to announce the shortlists of entries nominated for the HbbTV Awards 2022, showcasing and celebrating excellence in the HbbTV community.