- Sinclair To Rebrand Regional Sports Networks, Q4 Profit Below Analysts' Estimates
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Sinclair will rebrand its $10 billon purchase of 21 regional sports networ ...
- Could Sanders' Policies Help Roku?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 27, 2020
Wannabe billionaires might have difficulty finding a silver lining in Sanders' progressive-sociali ...
- Netflix To Offer 'Popularity' List Of TV Shows/Movies
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Netflix says the list "will be updated every day and the positi ...
- NBCU To Launch 'One Platform' In Time For Upfront Season, Peacock Launch
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The new TV and digital ad buying/management platform will allow marketers ...
- Massive Change At Disney: Iger Surprisingly Steps Down
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
In a shockingly timed move, Bob Iger, longtime chairman-CEO of Walt Disne ...
- The Uber-ing Of TV Entertainment
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Streaming TV orders are getting shorter. Ten-episode seasons are often becoming three-to-s ...
- Media Stocks Sharply Down Amidst Rising Concerns Over Coronavirus
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 24, 2020
Media stocks and all major U.S. stock market indices were slammed Mond ...
- ABC TV Marketing's Daugherty To Depart
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 24, 2020
Daugherty, a 33-year veteran with the company, had been executive vice preside ...
- Could 'Monday Night Football' Return To ABC?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Soon, the NFL will start high-profile -- and to some -- ten ...
- National CineMedia Posts 7% Gain For In-Theater Ad Revenue
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 21, 2020
Total revenue for the period grew $147.2 million -- a record f ...
- NBCU, Fox Eying Separate Streaming Platform Buys: Vudu, Tubi
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 21, 2020
NBCU and Fox Corp are looking to boost streaming efforts in t ...
- Russian-Backed Ads Are Back In 2020 - Will Facebook, TV Buy In?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 24, 2020
The Russians are coming again... to U.S. media! All to help Preside ...
- Virtual Pay TV Providers' Growth Slows In 2019, Total Pay TV Universe Slips 3.8%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 20, 2020
So-called virtual pay TV providers now collectively total 9.96 million subscribers, addi ...
- Viacom Stock Hit Hard As Q4 Revenues Weaken
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 20, 2020
Confirming news of a broader streaming product, ViacomCBS president/CEO Bob Bakish sa ...
- MSNBC/NBC Scores Highest Democratic Presidential TV Debate Ratings For Las Vegas Event
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 20, 2020
Coming before the Nevada primary vote, the debate drew 12 million viewe ...
- Debate Over Regional Sports Networks' Values Impacts Growth For Pay TV Providers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 21, 2020
With modern TV-video consumers looking to pair down their pay TV month ...
- VOD Ad Impressions Begin To Decelerate
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Networks "are starting to hit their ceiling with available inventory on t ...
- Dish Trims Subscriber Losses In Q4, Net Income Higher
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Dish pay TV subscribers were down 194,000 vs. a decline of 334,0 ...
- Fox Leads In Prime-Time Ratings: ABC, Fox Entertainment Shows Improving
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 20, 2020
Through Feb. 3, Fox is averaging 7.9 million prime-time viewers in Nielsen ...
- Bloomberg's TV Spots Promote Competence, Obama Association
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 20, 2020
A recent TV commercial talks up the efforts of both men ...
- Premium Streamers To Double Ad 'Value' To $2.3B This Year
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Video streaming services are on pace to nearly double total advertising med ...
- The Astros Cheated In The 2017 World Series. Will It Impact TV Sponsorships?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The Astros, who won the World Series in 2017, have been caug ...
- CBS Dramas Dominate Prime Time Halfway Through TV Season
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 17, 2020
Taking the top spot, CBS' "NCIS" averages 15.1 million viewers in Nielsen-measur ...
- NBA All-Star Game Gets TV Ratings Gain: New Format, Kobe Bryant Tribute
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
A new, compelling format for the NBA All-Star Game Saturday had positi ...
- More Legacy TV Cord Cutting To Come
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Roku says half all U.S. homes will be cord cutters or cord-neve ...
- NBA All Star Game: No TV Ads In The Fourth Quarter, Charity Awards To Be Given
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 14, 2020
As part of an incentive to keep viewers watching until the en ...
- Survey: Discovery Most 'Popular' TV Network, Netflix Most 'Famous'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 14, 2020
Although ESPN was ranked the most valuable network to cable operators ...
- Sports All Star-Pro Bowl Games: Show Us The Entertainment
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 17, 2020
To keep fans interested, professional sports is kicking up the action a ...
- Video Streamers' National TV Ad Spend Continues To Rise Sharply
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 13, 2020
From Nov. 12 through Feb. 12, national/regional TV ad spending totaled $550 ...
- Roku Q4 Revenue Rises 49%, Active Accounts Hit 37 Million
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 13, 2020
Roku boosted its Q4 2019 revenues to $411 million -- and expec ...