- Will AT&T Buy EchoStar?
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 28, 2007
Will the cable industry finally get sizable competition from a more leth ...
- 'Bionic,' 'Life' Fly High For NBC
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 28, 2007
True to early network research, NBC's "Bionic Woman" premiere--in the third nig ...
- Networks Go Internet-Retro -- Way Back To 1999
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 28, 2007
Networks are going retro with their online efforts. CBS will be produci ...
- Nielsen To Triple National People Meter Panel
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 27, 2007
In four years, the Nielsen Company said, it would triple the si ...
- NBC, Telemundo Ban Unhealthy Kids' Ads From Local Stations
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 27, 2007
First came a national ban. Now, NBC Universal and Telemundo owned-and-operated statio ...
- Barton To Head Retirement TV Sales
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 27, 2007
Former Court TV and Visible World advertising executive Gig Barton has join ...
- 'Cane' Doesn't Sweeten Audience, 'House' Does
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 27, 2007
Little sugar buzz was gained from CBS' Tuesday night debut of "Cane ...
- TV's Version Of Piling On: How To Raise Your Numbers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 27, 2007
NBC will perform a superhuman trick in the first week of t ...
- Nielsen Sings New Ratings Tune: 'We Can Be Heroes, Not Just For One Day'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Nielsen proved its heroism to the broadcast network community Tuesday, but h ...
- Live + Ratings Change Landscape For Advertisers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
The new season started with three networks firing off their big guns--a ...
- Lame Political Ads In A DVR World: Fast-Forward To The Next Candidate
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
TV stations are smiling in their sleep these days, dreaming about t ...
- ABC Is 'Dancing' With AT&T, Macy's
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Looking to move into the high financial-stakes world of reality show sponsorship ...
- 'Family Guy' Trumps Football, PBS Wins The 'War'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Sunday night turned into the big night for young men and TV--b ...
- Cross-Platform Deals: Return To The TV Advertising Future
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The promise of big-time, cross-platform media deals has always started with televisio ...
- Fox Offers Ad-Free Show Downloads On iTunes
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 24, 2007
Looking to juice up its fall season--and that of the Apple iTun ...
- What Goes Down, Must Go Up: Network CPMs Rise, As Ratings Plummet
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 24, 2007
It's a return to the good old days of 1990s network T ...
- Data Shows Broadcast, Not Cable, CPMs Gaining
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 24, 2007
With the transition to a new TV currency this season, the CP ...
- New Season Hits Viewers Over Head With More Marketing Tricks Than Ever
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 24, 2007
Two marketing parades will look to move festively and with purpose th ...
- Nielsen: Ad Spend In First Half Of 2007 Tumbles
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 21, 2007
The latest Nielsen Company report confirms what other research companies have revealed--advertisi ...
- Web First: ABC's Branded Video To Reside On AOL
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 21, 2007
It's all about brand expansion in the digital world. That's why Disney-A ...
- Nets Debut New Shows, 'Kid Nation' Holds Audience
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 21, 2007
The new season is just around the corner--but three networks decided ...
- Identifying Product Placement, So You Know The Writer Is Not Involved
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 21, 2007
"Here it is -- your bottle of Aquafina," a lawyer on a ...
- Rather Sues CBS For $70 Million
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 20, 2007
Ex-CBS news anchor Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit again ...
- NBC Direct Lets Users Download Ad-Supported Shows
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 20, 2007
Looking to add another wrinkle in the video digital distribution world, N ...
- 'Kid Nation': Kids Working Along Familiar Reality Show Lines
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 20, 2007
The "most talked about series of the fall," according to the C ...
- Oxygen Books Home Depot Via eBay Ad System
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 19, 2007
While other cable networks rail against eBay's online TV advertising system, t ...
- MGM Launches Movie Channel Via DirecTV
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 19, 2007
MGM will launch its own channel, MGM HD, bringing what the compa ...
- Fox Scores With Katrina Drama 'K-Ville'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Fox hit the ground running with its new drama "K-Ville," a c ...
- Cable Adds To The Triple Play, Juggling Local Advertising Ball
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Local advertising sales have long been the armpit end of the busine ...
- One Day Only: NBC Owns Ads On 5 Clear Channel Radio Stations
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 18, 2007
NBC will ramp up awareness for its fall shows with a speci ...