- Family TV: Can You Say 'Smackdown'?
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 30, 2006
Everyone has their own view about what constitutes family programming. But y ...
- 'House' Arrest: Fox Sweeps Tuesday, NBC Heads To Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 30, 2006
With no "Dancing with the Stars" in its hip pocket, ABC retreat ...
- It's No Holiday For TV Viewers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 30, 2006
Where are TV eyeballs this holiday season? Much like in recent year ...
- Stay Tuned: More Family Programming To Come, Network Execs Say
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 29, 2006
LOS ANGELES -- As major advertising executives continue to complain over t ...
- Time-Shifting Helps Deliver Family Programming, But Viewers Want More
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 29, 2006
LOS ANGELES -- Viewers who desire family TV programming for their prime-ti ...
- Family-Friendly Programming: When Ratings Take Dive, Where Do Advertisers Go?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Here's the dirty little secret about family-friendly programming: advertisers say they wa ...
- MTV To Develop Niche Broadband Channels
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 28, 2006
MTV Networks may have lost the battle to buy MySpace, but it ...
- ABC Still Rules Sunday Night, NFL Gives Fox A Close Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 28, 2006
The song remained the same for Sunday-night leadership--still belonging to ABC. B ...
- Little Outrage Over Missed NFL Games On Cable
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 28, 2006
You could barely hear the rustle of beer bottles and pizza box ...
- CBS Scores Viewers With YouTube Alliance
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 27, 2006
The most popular videos on YouTube aren't skateboarders crashing into railings, b ...
- TV News Looks For One Singular Advertising Sensation
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 27, 2006
The challenging old-line network news business wants to be more singly speci ...
- ABC Wins Tuesday, Fox Second Fueled By 'House'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 24, 2006
ABC is closing in on its first outright November sweeps victory ...
- Disney Drops The E!, Strikes Digital Deal With Comcast
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Comcast Corp. and Walt Disney Co. took care of three long-term proble ...
- Local Ad Time Vs. News Time: News Loses
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 22, 2006
In a year when local TV stations amassed record billions in politic ...
- TV's Thanksgiving May Be About Payback
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 22, 2006
For everyone in Hollywood, there is payback--whether you are Michael Richards, O. ...
- O.J. Project Cancelled: Advertisers, Affiliates Have Final Say
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Tuesday, November 21, 2006
An avalanche of negative reaction from Fox affiliates stations, potential advertisers a ...
- ABC Grabs Sunday Night, CBS Holds A Distant Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Thanks to "Brothers and Sisters" and "Desperate Housewives," ABC was first f ...
- O.J. Simpson's TV Interview: The Story Doesn't End
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 21, 2006
In light of yesterday's announcement from News Corp concerning cancellation of O. ...
- Belo: TV Up, Newspaper Down, Online Exploding
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 20, 2006
Belo Corp. issued its statistical report for the month of October. Overal ...
- ABC, CBS Tie For Thursday Night, '30 Rock' Tanks
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 20, 2006
NBC may be coming back on Sunday and Monday nights. But la ...
- Fox's O.J. Simpson Dilemma: An $8M Question
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 20, 2006
Bill O'Reilly makes a strong point in the controversy around O.J: ...
- Brandtique: TGI Friday's, Applebee's, Nintendo
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 20, 2006
When you think "Top Chef," does TGI Friday's come to mind? ...
- Executive Shuffle: NBC's Zaslav Takes Over As Discovery CEO
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 17, 2006
NBC Universal is beginning to look like a super farm team th ...
- Verizon FiOS Hires First Ad Exec, Targets Millions By 2010
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 17, 2006
Verizon FiOS TV's' first-ever advertising executive says the all-fiber TV system's messagi ...
- A Broadband Network For TV Commercials? What's Next: The Fur Channel?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 17, 2006
Some veteran Hollywood executives must be having a tough time coming ...
- Ad Execs Eschew Fox Sweeps Stunt: 'The Simpsons,' O.J. And Nicole
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 16, 2006
Media agency executives are leery--if not outraged--about Fox's highly controversial November swe ...
- Scream Out: Syndie Talk Shows Stage A Sweeps Rally
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 16, 2006
November sweeps still mean something to local TV stations, especially when ...
- CBS, TiVo Team Up For TiVocast, Bring Web Content To TV
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 16, 2006
CBS has signed up with TiVo's new service, which takes Web conte ...
- Randy Falco Moves To AOL: Deal, No Deal Or Some Deal
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 16, 2006
Timing is everything when major media executives look to quick-step their w ...
- NBC Universal Starts Layoffs At NBC News
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 15, 2006
As expected, NBC Universal has started its company-wide series of layoffs, wi ...