- Aging Cable First Steps: Rebrand, New Digital Businesses - Is That All?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 5, 2025
MS NOW will have a new direct-to-consumer offering next summer under t ...
- Paramount Cries Foul: Netflix In The Lead To Buy WBD?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 4, 2025
Paramount will "seek confirmation as to whether WBD has appointed an independe ...
- Give Big TV Shows More Spin Via... Movie Theaters?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 4, 2025
The limited theater showing of the "Stranger Things" finale on December ...
- TV, Movie Discovery Continue To Benefit From Social Media
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 3, 2025
S&P Global Market Intelligence research finds 73% of Gen Zers get bett ...
- Streaming Migration: Upside For Consumer Subscription Spend?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 3, 2025
"We continue to believe that a large share of legacy pay ...
- Netflix's 'Party Games': What's The Game Plan?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The effort is intended to bring more viewers to engage with conten ...
- Bids For WBD: Netflix In The Driver's Seat?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 2, 2025
One report last week suggested Netflix may be most favored by t ...
- Strong Movie Holiday Weekend Doesn't Ease Drama For All Film Partners
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 2, 2025
After a big movie weekend, looking at overall business, two major theat ...
- 'Zootopia 2' Gives Thanks For Record $156M Weekend
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, November 30, 2025
With an estimated $17.6 million national TV ad spend, per EDO ...
- Desiring Dominant TV, Streaming: Who Really Gains With WBD?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 1, 2025
Paramount's viewing share would jump to an average 14.2% by adding a ...
- Linear TV Ad Buys Forecast To Fall 7% In 2025
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 28, 2025
Total linear core TV ad revenues are expected to land at $55 ...
- Slowing TV Set Sales: Don't See What You Want To See?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 28, 2025
For full-year 2025, global shipments are estimated at around 208.7 million unit ...
- Better Pairing? Streaming + Social: Higher Recall, Purchase Intent
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 26, 2025
The study by Comcast's Universal Ads was largely focused around "emerging brands ...
- Too Fast For FAST TV? Buckle Your Seatbelts
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 26, 2025
From a consumer experience perspective, FAST maturity is still a ways of ...
- Sinclair Makes Formal Scripps Bid, Trump Opposes Lifting Cap
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Scripps viewed this as a hostile takeover bid and in a compa ...
- Global Sports Rights Spending To Soar 20% By 2030: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Spending on sports media rights for streaming/TV platforms is projected to cli ...
- What If Netflix Bought WBD? Unfolding The Drama
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Media analysts say that perhaps more than other bidders, Netflix may r ...
- 'Wicked: For Good' Conjures $150M Open
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 24, 2025
"Wicked: For Good" is the second-biggest domestic opening of the year ...
- Media Q3: Profits Strong, Linear Decline, Consolidation Threatens
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 24, 2025
"Beneath these comps, the industry remains healthy," writes Laurent Yoon, Bernstein Resear ...
- College Football Viewing, Ad Sales Also Growing
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 21, 2025
Along with the NFL, college football TV viewing has also made slig ...
- Scratching The Niche: Midsized Streamers Needing A Home
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 21, 2025
AMC is starting up a new streaming service focused just on reali ...
- MLB Strikes 3-Year NBCU, ESPN, Netflix Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 20, 2025
NBCU will get "Sunday Night Baseball," which has aired on ESPN sin ...
- Threats To The Media: TV Drama And... Good News For Brands?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 20, 2025
Sensing another potential lawsuit on the way? Part of this type ...
- Amid New Streaming Show Glut, Older Fare Does Better
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 19, 2025
In describing their favorite shows, 60% of all streaming viewers have recent ...
- WBD Shares Climb On News Of $71B Paramount Bid
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 19, 2025
WBD stock jumped 6% on Tuesday with the news of a potenti ...
- Your Home-Screen Ads Are Calling: Are You Picking Up?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Over the past year, LG Ad Solutions has seen a more th ...
- Despite October NFL Gains, Broadcast Share Continues To Erode
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 18, 2025
While broadcast looks to make big gains overall, sports programming viewing dropp ...
- Buying Up More Stations: Is There A Real Media Plan To Compete?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Where are legacy TV station owners headed in terms of media busine ...
- Disney: Making More Hard Calls In Anxious Stock Market
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 17, 2025
Stock market sensitivity and tension was all up in the grill ...
- 'Now You See Me' Outpaces 'Running Man'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, November 16, 2025
"Now You See Me" also topped "Running Man" in national TV ad-spe ...