- Comic Explosion: Disney Buys Marvel Entertainment
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 31, 2009
Making a dramatic move to broaden its products/ characters for more ...
- NFL Pre-Season Kicks Off NBC's Week
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 31, 2009
Two modest TV franchises went in different directions on Sunday night: N ...
- Peacock Struts 'Colorful' Campaign
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Monday, August 31, 2009
NBC will be adding a subtle two-word marketing tweak to its fa ...
- TVB: Broadcast Ad Revenues Sink 12.8%
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 28, 2009
Broadcasting television advertising took another nosedive in 2Q. Total advertising landed ...
- Laugh Meter: Comedy Proliferates On TV
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 28, 2009
Some people gripe there are too few laughs on TV. The reali ...
- Peacock Struts 'Colorful' Campaign
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Monday, August 31, 2009
NBC will be adding a subtle two-word marketing tweak to its fa ...
- More Bad News For TV Stations: Possible NFL Turnover
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 31, 2009
It's bad enough TV stations are getting hammered in this still-suffering ...
- Signals Crossed: A&E Acquires Lifetime
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 27, 2009
Disney/ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal engineered a deal f ...
- Video Streams Enjoy Impressive Growth
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 27, 2009
Although traditional TV analysts claim that online video is still a sliv ...
- The Gosselins, TV Advertisers, And The Reality Of It All
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 28, 2009
You've got to feel for the folks at Discovery Networks and i ...
- Sole Attention: DVR Viewing A Bonanza For Advertisers
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 27, 2009
DVR usage is a lesser activity among multitasking consumer chores than oth ...
- Sole Attention: DVR Viewing A Bonanza For Advertisers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 26, 2009
DVR usage is a lesser activity among multitasking consumer chores than oth ...
- Take Two: MTV Launches Made-For-TV Movies
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 26, 2009
MTV Networks will now try its luck with made-for-TV movies, hoping ...
- Some Cable Networks Could Get Rained On In Coming Months
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 27, 2009
While many note the economy -- and the media economy -- see ...
- Drink Up: Cable Alcohol Ads Reaching Teens
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Are alcohol TV commercials creating a problem for teens? Maybe not a ...
- Cable Ratings: 'Closer', 'Raw' Grab Top Spots
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 25, 2009
TNT's "The Closer" proved to be the big hitter again this we ...
- Advertisers Grapple With Edgy Content In News Shows
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 26, 2009
For years the rudest syndication daytime talk show and courtroom drama w ...
- Summer Forecast: Cable Originals Click
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 24, 2009
With a couple of weeks to go, summer's TV viewing looks ...
- Selling More NFL For Viewers -- Or Hungry Cable/Satellite Operators?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 25, 2009
How many ways can the NFL slice and dice another piece ...
- NFL TV Market Marches Slowly Downfield, C3 Blocking
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 21, 2009
An expected weak NFL television advertising market has begun to slowly mo ...
- 'Project Runway' Takes Off On Lifetime
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 21, 2009
In its return to the airwaves, "Project Runway" has given a b ...
- Big Movie/TV Talent Key To Success? Better Have Good Idea First
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 24, 2009
An eye-opening number of big movie stars were caught in a torna ...
- Octomom Is Behind The Eight Ball
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 20, 2009
A two-hour Fox special, "Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage," on Wednesday nig ...
- The Late-Night Letterman-O'Brien Battle In 2015
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 21, 2009
At what point does NBC begin to worry about Letterman beating O'Bri ...
- Time Warner, Nielsen Join Forces
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Just linked with a new measurement consortium that could rival Nielsen Med ...
- Shaq Is Back, But Reality Show No Slam Dunk
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 19, 2009
It's mid-August, and one network is still trying to tease our prime-ti ...
- Great Newsmen's Passing Highlights Importance Of Storytelling
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 20, 2009
With Don Hewitt and Walter Cronkite now gone, many will say th ...
- Kagan: TV Station Finances To Grow In '10
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
After a continuing rough 2009, TV station revenue is estimated to cli ...
- McCann WorldGroup Promotes 2, McLaren Heads Asia-Pacific
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
A major shakeup for McCann Worldgroup's Asia-Pacific division will see the departu ...
- Ripley Heads Current Media Ad Sales
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Veteran TV and media sales executive Ken Ripley has been named executi ...