- Cable Sports Nets Pay More To Play
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Cable sports networks continue to be the most inefficient for cable operator ...
- Pricewaterhouse: Media Deals Slow Dramatically, No Rescue In '09
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Media transactions slowed to their lowest level in years in 2008--with mu ...
- 'Idol' Holds Own Thursdays, 'Ugly Betty' Off
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Fox's "American Idol" scored big on a rare Thursday appearance--although not ...
- 'Newsday' Whacks Cablevision's Bottom Line, TV Delivers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
Cablevision System Corp. took a sizable hit in the fourth quarter, most ...
- Stars Sparkle Online For Oscar.com
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
Big increases in Oscar.com traffic and page views were the result ...
- 'Idol' Keeps Its Crown, 'Mars' Crashing To Earth
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
It doesn't matter where it plays--"American Idol" still slays the competition. T ...
- New Local Media: Find Opportunity And Longer-Term Money
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Believers of the "all business is local" faith are seeing a n ...
- Looking Up: Discovery 4Q Ad Revs Rise
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Bucking a media industry trend, Discovery Communications had an increase in n ...
- 4Q Write-Down: Starz Don't Shine At Liberty
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Even the savviest of investors can't escape this recession. Liberty Media, whi ...
- Will Networks Try To PR Themselves Out Of Bad Economic News?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
With recession firmly at hand -- like a slacker cousin looking f ...
- LifeLock Uses 'Celebrity Apprentice' To Rev Marketing
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Mark Burnett's "The Apprentice" got a shot in the arm last seas ...
- Easy Cell: Mobile Ad Revs To Hit $3.1 Bil. By 2013
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
TV stations will be warmed by the fact that mobile advertising revenu ...
- LifeLock Uses 'Celebrity Apprentice' To Rev Marketing
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mark Burnett's "The Apprentice" got a shot in the arm last seas ...
- New Shows Reflect Economy;Will Discounted Commercial Time Follow?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Network TV viewership has been declining for years -- and now, apparentl ...
- Nielsen: Cross-Platform TV Viewing Rises In Tough Times
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
The deepening recession may have resulted in more video watching for consume ...
- ABC's 'Oscar,' 'Red Carpet' Get Star Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
"The Academy Awards" made a comeback on Sunday night, its best ratin ...
- When Senior Execs Leave, Do Media Companies Get Lost?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Let's play the expected guessing game for Peter Chernin's departure from Ne ...
- Sprint Calls In Oscar Ads
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
Still more advertising changes occurred with ABC's "Academy Awards" broadcast--now one ...
- Fool's Gold
Media Magazine, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 2, 2009
Are those big tv entertainment awards shows with ho-hum ratings still wor ...
- Sprint Calls In Oscar Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 20, 2009
Still more advertising changes occurred with ABC's "Academy Awards" broadcast--now one ...
- 'Grey,' Practice' Stay Healthy
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 20, 2009
Although it earned ratings a bit lower than a week ago, A ...
- Recession-Era TV: Still Big Events, But Everyone Wants A Bargain
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
Ratings for yesterday's Oscars telecast increased -- but not to the hug ...
- Scripps Dips: Ad Revenue Plummets, Especially For Papers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 19, 2009
Like a broken record, E.W. Scripps is another TV company that h ...
- 'Lost' Shows Growth, 'Idol' Still Reigns
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 19, 2009
ABC's "Lost" showed ratings improvement this week--but "American Idol" still pulled do ...
- TV/Video On The Move: Do You Need A Fast Car -- And Directions?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 20, 2009
Just like a TV generation ago who said "follow the money," th ...
- Black Eye At Black Rock, CBS Sees Red Ink
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
CBS witnessed massive advertising declines among its television, radio and outdoor ...
- Profits Plummet At Comcast, Cable Nets Provide Some Traction
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Comcast Corp.--the largest cable television operator in the U.S.--witnessed overall profits falli ...
- Old Network Rivalries At Work -- In New Digital Spaces
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 19, 2009
Future digital video destinations will be asking a pressing question: "Is ...
- MobiTV Surpasses 6 Million Subscribers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
In the highly expected growth mobile TV business, one of the bigg ...
- Viewers Continue To Date 'The Bachelor'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
ABC's "The Bachelor" is doing its best "NCIS" impersonation these days. T ...