- Fox Thinks Streaming - But Not Big Streaming
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Clearing up initial news reports, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says t ...
- ABC's Oscars Viewing Falls 7% - Adding Hulu, Up 1% To 19.7M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 4, 2025
ABC says younger 18-34 viewers tallied the best results in five yea ...
- Major League Baseball: Still Down For The Count
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 4, 2025
At its core, one wonders whether baseball's problems are declining TV viewershi ...
- Oscars: Indie Film 'Anora' Wins Best Picture, Hulu TV Show Glitches
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 3, 2025
Small film distributor Neon took home five Oscars for the independent mov ...
- New Political TV Brands: Adding Pain To Making America Great Again
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 3, 2025
Did 'Make America Great Again' really help get Donald Trump re-elected ...
- Disney Sells Out The Oscars With Average $2M Ad Price
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 28, 2025
Thirty-second ad messages went for an average $2 million, according to media-buyi ...
- YouTube Slowing 'Interruptive' Ads: Who's Really In Control?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 28, 2025
YouTube has the final say - if creators decide where to r ...
- Paramount Q4 Global Revenue +5%, D2C +9%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 27, 2025
Paramount+ added 5.6 million subscribers in the quarter and posted revenue 1 ...
- WBD Q4: Ad Declines Accelerate, Down 12%, Max Sees Subscriber Growth
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 27, 2025
Fourth-quarter linear TV network ad revenues accelerated to a 17% drop ( ...
- CTV Transparency? The Search For 'Show-Level' Viewer Data
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 27, 2025
The CTV business does not offer up granularity of "show-level" data ...
- Premium SVOD Subscribers Up 10.4% In 2024, Average Churn Moderating
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 26, 2025
While gross additions in 2024 exceeded cancellations - 173.3 million vs. 147 ...
- WBD's Max: No Extra Sports, News Charge For Ad-Free Tiers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 26, 2025
At the same time, WBD now says that beginning March 30, B ...
- FAST Channels Making TV Stations Happy - But Not So Fast
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 26, 2025
While FAST is growing, challenges remain - especially with cross-platform measurement, a ...
- Viewing Rises 5% In January, Disney Dominates With 12% Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Cable news TV networks were up 26% overall vs. December, with MSN ...
- Waymark Expands Deal With Paramount To Include 27 CBS-Owned Stations
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Waymark's AI-video creative platform will help TV stations work with local sma ...
- Political Winds Shift, And So Do Networks: Changes At MSNBC
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2025
In January prime time, Fox News Channel grew 40% in total viewe ...
- 'Captain America' Adds $28M To Domestic Box Office
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 24, 2025
Disney has outspent any movie release this year with $22.2 million ...
- Business TV Brand Messages: Concerns Over Tariffs, Higher Interest Rates Ahead?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 24, 2025
CNBC keeps talking about a "high level of uncertainty" with regard ...
- ESPN, MLB Agree To End Contract Early, Cord-Cutting, Profits Issues Remain
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 21, 2025
In a dramatic pullback against ever-higher sports rights fees, ESPN is opti ...
- Air Ball: NBA All Star Game Misses Nielsen Net
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 21, 2025
The NBA just recorded its second-worst performance of the NBA All-Star Ga ...
- TelevisaUnivision US Ad Revenues Up 2% In Q4, $1.8B For 2024
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 20, 2025
For the full year, U.S. advertising was up 2% (to $1.8 billio ...
- YouTube Model For TV Station Future: Podcasts, As News?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 20, 2025
Among podcast listeners under 30, 65% prefer to watch podcasts as ...
- Fewer Streamers Launched In 2024, More Being Pulled
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Streaming TV is slowing down, a BB Media study finds, with ...
- Fox Creates Chief Strategy/Operations Post, Hires Veteran Kim
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The new post will look to bridge strategy and operations teams, F ...
- Let's Break Up: Sports On Streamers Will Cause Fragmentation
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Growth of sports on streamers will only drive a bigger wedge in ...
- January Streaming Grew 21% YOY, 5% Since Last Month
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
NFL and NCAA sports content made the difference. Broadcast added one-tenth ...
- Super Bowl LIX Reached Record 182.8M Viewing For At Least A Minute
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Nielsen previously announced the Super Bowl had a record 127.7 million viewe ...
- Selling Midsized Cable Network Groups: Are There Any Buyers?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The only hope is for midsized cable network groups to merge wi ...
- After Venu Sports: ESPN Bets Streaming Alone As 'Sports Destination'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 17, 2025
Disney is surely focusing heavily on this product launch, with ESPN ...
- 'Captain America' Braves Tough Review World With $100M Holiday Opening
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, February 16, 2025
The movie had a low review score on Rotten Tomatoes (50%), a ...