- C3 Ratings Not Yet On Local TV Horizon
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 29, 2007
Are commercial ratings viable for local TV stations? Nielsen has had discussio ...
- Versus In For Rough Ride With Tour De France
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 29, 2007
U.S. cable network Versus might again want a ratings draft for i ...
- Paris Hilton For Public Office?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 29, 2007
After the events of the last 24 hour hours, some TV marketi ...
- Slam Dunk: ESPN/ABC, TNT Extend Deal With NBA, Digital Rights Pay Off
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 28, 2007
Spying more value in TV sports properties, Walt Disney's ABC, ESPN a ...
- Reality Shows Sink In Summer
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 28, 2007
Summer reality doldrums continue. This time, ABC's "Shaq's Big Challenge" took t ...
- MTV's No-Commercial Ratings Offers: Engagement And Targeted Messaging
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 28, 2007
The biggest question for media buyers concerning MTV's moves in the comi ...
- Supreme Court OKs Corporate-Sponsored Issue Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 27, 2007
TV stations looking for another upswing from political advertising can thank t ...
- Holding On: Syndie Sees Less Ratings Drop Than Broadcast
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Syndication's top-rated shows have seen a ratings erosion this year. But ...
- TV Violence: Senators Don't Like It, But Don't Have Many Solutions
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Stopping violence on TV by governmental mandate? That would be like tryi ...
- Syndication Upfront Settles On Commercial, Plus 3-Day Ratings, 3-9% CPMs
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Syndication programmers started making upfront deals Monday, hopeful that the industry's qui ...
- Fox And NBC: Song Sounds Suspiciously The Same
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 26, 2007
When it comes to new music reality shows, maybe Fox, instead ...
- Upfront Role Reversal: Older-Skewing Cable Nets Reaping Firmer Ad Rates
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 25, 2007
Cable networks and syndication programmers will try to capitalize on the broadca ...
- Study: TV Ad Dollars Slow, Internet TV Accelerates
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 25, 2007
Internet advertising is growing at a faster rate than TV advertising, p ...
- 'Sicko': Buzz From TV Marketing Can Create Healthy Profits
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 25, 2007
At $9 million to produce, Michael Moore's "Sicko" doesn't have the bigge ...
- Nick, Starcom Cut Deal Based On Program Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 22, 2007
Sending a shot across the upfront bow, Nickelodeon has struck a massi ...
- GE, Pearson Bow Out Of Dow Jones Bid, Others Remain
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 22, 2007
General Electric Co. and the financial-news publisher Pearson have stopped a joi ...
- Paying For Hilton TV Interview? Save Money -- Take Trip To Paris, Stay At A Hilton.
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 22, 2007
In the fierce competition for whatever is left of network news, ...
- Prime-Time Upfront Returns To $9 Billion Ballpark
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 21, 2007
ABC is the latest network to note record sales, following that ...
- Cable Nets Seek CPM Gains In Upfront
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 21, 2007
With cable networks now looking to do advertising deals based on commerci ...
- How To Sell Products And Avoid Kids At The Same Time
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 21, 2007
The Kaiser Family Foundation wants TV commercials to better target their specif ...
- Discovery/Starcom Strike Deal For Exact Minute Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 20, 2007
While cable networks are uneasily positioning themselves to do upfront deals usi ...
- Upfront: ABC May Get Higher Rates Than Rivals
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 20, 2007
ABC may be going last in the upfront. But will they ha ...
- The Benefits Of Commercial-Free Programs: Zero Ratings
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 20, 2007
TNT should be proud: its original series "The Closer" outdid itself, improvi ...
- Summer Broadcast Season Cools On Sundays
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The upfront advertising market may be heating up, but the summer broadca ...
- Courting Talent: Dinner And An Oh-So-Casual Job Offer
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Let me get this right: A report said NBC executives courted t ...
- Upfront: Fox Negotiations Underway, All Nets' Volume Down From '06
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 18, 2007
Late last week, Fox joined NBC and other networks in some upfro ...
- Crushed: NBA Ratings Sink To Lowest Ever
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 18, 2007
The NBA finals now join the respective NHL and Major League Baseba ...
- Dow Jones' Journalists' Dilemma: Cool Business Demeanor Or Hot Tabloid News?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 18, 2007
Bringing out the best in business publishing takes money and a co ...
- Bravo Media: New Entity Goes Digital And Beyond
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 15, 2007
NBC Universal's Bravo cable network has created a new name and corpora ...
- NBCU Looks To Get $4 Billion In Upfront
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 15, 2007
NBC Universal is expecting good business this upfront--about $4 billion worth. Duri ...