- Baseball Gives Fox Sunday, But NFL Gives NBC A Strong Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 31, 2006
There's nothing like "America's Team" to give a broadcast TV network ...
- TV Networks Hope YouTube Mocking Stays As Marketing
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Now part of the Google team, YouTube is trying to go legi ...
- NBC, CW Tell Dixie Chicks To 'Shut Up'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2006
The Weinstein Company, never one to shy away from marketing pushes, issu ...
- Fox Wins Thursday With World Series, 'Ugly Betty' And 'CSI' Score
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2006
This past Thursday, it was game over for ABC and CBS--but n ...
- Many Types Of Viewers Look For Heroes This Season
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2006
Never doubt that it is called broadcasting for a specific viewer reaso ...
- Comcast Sees 3Q Boost, Digital Sub Growth Well Into Double Digits
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 27, 2006
Comcast Corp. witnessed a big jump in third-quarter profits--much of it fr ...
- ABC Wins Wednesday, NBC Comedies Drift Lower
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 27, 2006
ABC pulled another solid Wednesday victory, although having Fox's World Series ga ...
- Weinstein's Film Marketing Plan 101: Get Commercial Chucked By Networks?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 27, 2006
Can you sell political controversy in a movie during a TV commercia ...
- RHI Adds Prime-Time Power To Low-Power Net
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Ion Media Networks' i network will give RHI Entertainment its enti ...
- Fox Scores Tuesday Night, ABC Close Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 26, 2006
Baseball reigned on Tuesday night. Fox edged out ABC on Tuesday nig ...
- NBC Will Enter Thursday Night Fray Again
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 26, 2006
Following up on NBC's somewhat quasi-decision to back off of big budget ...
- Cable Opts Out, Some Call It A Cop Out
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
On the eve of yet another industry summit to discuss Nielsen's pla ...
- Disney Looks Past Station Rules, Eyes Nontraditional Platforms
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The FCC has asked for comments on media regulations--but Walt Disney C ...
- NBC Takes Monday Night, CBS In Close Pursuit
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Coupled with another steady performance from "Deal or No Deal," NBC ek ...
- Delaying Cable Networks' Commercial Ratings
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Cable networks have opted out of the Nielsen test of commercials rating ...
- Fox Wins Sunday, ABC Sees Uptick In 'Brothers'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
ABC must have some great mind readers analyzing its prime-time programming. ...
- In Digital Age, Big Media Still Wants Old-Media Properties
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
In the new digital age, media companies still want more old medi ...
- Wall Street Explores Discovery, Finds Stronger Results
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 23, 2006
Higher ratings and better-than-expected ad sales have forced Merrill Lynch to rai ...
- ABC Wins Thursday, 'Grey's' Inflicts Pain On 'CSI,' NBC's 'ER' Still Healthy
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 23, 2006
The medical examiners on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" can count up more casualti ...
- To Profit From Baseball And 8 p.m. Shows: Pump Up The Volume?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 23, 2006
NBC may have issues with expensive $2.7 million an episode, 8 p. ...
- NBC Cuts Jobs Due To Weak TV Ad Performance
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 20, 2006
Two years after NBC Universal Television took an $800 million ad reven ...
- ABC Grabs Wednesday, CBS In Hot Pursuit
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 20, 2006
ABC narrowly beat CBS, with 4.9 versus 4.2. "Dancing With the Star ...
- NBC Restructuring: Looking To Continue The TV Revolution
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 20, 2006
TV revolutions are now occurring at regular one-year intervals. This time aroun ...
- New Hallmark Chief Wants More Subs, Slightly Younger Viewers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 19, 2006
Henry Schleiff, the new president/CEO of Crown Media Holdings, has two goa ...
- 'Dancing' Sashays ABC Into Top Place Tuesday
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 19, 2006
The ABC reality dance-competition show "Dancing with the Stars" recorded a top-not ...
- NBC Restructuring, Looking For Fewer And Better Light Bulbs
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 19, 2006
As it does with its light bulbs, General Electric wants better brightne ...
- MLB Completes Deals, Fox And Turner Share Championship Baseball Series
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Major League Baseball has completed all its upcoming TV baseball deals, wi ...
- NBC Wins Monday, 'Studio 60' Drops, 'Heroes' Sustains
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
All eyes are seemingly on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"--just n ...
- Cable Reports Gains Over Broadcast, But What About One-on-One?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The cable industry has long touted its superiority in pulling in mo ...
- 'October' Surprise: GroupM Produces New ABC Series, Assumes Some Risk
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 17, 2006
WPP's GroupM is going the road more traveled--co-producing limited series "October Roa ...