- MSNBC Tops DNC Virtual Event For Day 2, Biden, Trump Ramp Up National TV Buys
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 20, 2020
Day Two of the virtual DNC event posted 19.2 million TV viewe ...
- Weather Channel Appoints Former Charter Exec Bucher As CMO And SVP
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 20, 2020
In this new position, Bucher will head up all marketing efforts a ...
- DNC's Third Night Sees Sharp 19% Increase To 22.8 Million TV Viewers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 20, 2020
Featuring big-name speakers including former President Barack Obama, and Vice Presidential Candida ...
- Verizon Finds A Way To Leverage Traditional Media In Streaming World
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 21, 2020
It's better to become a key access point to premium streaming servic ...
- Share Of CTV Video Impressions Down In First-Half 2020, Mobile App Use Climbs
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Connected TV video impressions continue to climb in the first half ...
- Former AMC Networks, Dish Addressable Ad Executive Gaynor Joins Vizio
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Gaynor, who will join Vizio as vice president, network partnerships, will bui ...
- Kids TV Viewing Lower On Legacy TV -- Even In A Pandemic
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 20, 2020
Despite kids 2-11 spending far more time at home, they aren't watchi ...
- Audio Content Remains Strong Among Remote Workers As Local News, Radio, Podcasts, Music Thrive: Nielsen
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Nielsen says 23% of remote workers listen every day to "spoken wor ...
- U.S. Cable Network Affiliate Revenue Down For The First Time In Q2
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Traditional affiliate fees, long the revenue backbone for U.S. cable TV net ...
- Virtual DNC Telecast Earns 19.75 Million Viewers, Down 20% From 2016
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Ten networks aired the event -- ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, C ...
- Punt, Pass Or Block: What If The Biggest TV Show Of The Year Doesn't Have A Live Audience?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 19, 2020
In a pandemic, everything changes, including the ads, engagement and half-time sh ...
- Hulu Starts Creative Services Effort For Small, Medium-Sized Businesses
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 17, 2020
Hulu will provide businesses with access to creative partners who can crea ...
- Summer TV Promo Airings See Skyrocketing Growth, Led By Cable Networks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 17, 2020
Broadcast nets have been airing promos at levels roughly similar to 201 ...
- Fortnite Game Maker Thinks Like A TV Network Group
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Media and entertainment content providers are looking to break down legacy busine ...
- 5 Premium Ad-Supported Video Platforms Up 31% In Q2 Ad Revenues
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 14, 2020
Pluto TV, Roku, Hulu, Tubi, and Peacock pulled in an estimated $8 ...
- Streamer FuboTV Grows Revenues, Subscribers, Despite Q2 Net Loss Of $100M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 14, 2020
Total revenues grew 53% to $44.2 million, with subscription fees up 5 ...
- Despite Media Sports Bubbles, Spillage Happens - And The Show Goes On
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 17, 2020
The bubble approach isn't for all sports. Major League Baseball doesn't wo ...
- Hard To Predict Where TV Ad Market Is Going, But Roku On Track
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Estimates are Roku will pull in $566 million in video advertising dolla ...
- Nielsen Q2 Revenues Sink 8% Due To COVID-19 Pandemic, Slower Declines Expected
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 7, 2020
Nielsen Holdings witnessed revenues sinking 8% to $1.5 billion in Q2, ...
- Pay TV Losses Continue In Q2, Amid Dramatic 20%-25% Advertising Declines
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 7, 2020
Although TV network group execs may see ad revenue declines as temporar ...
- Trade Desk Q2 Revenues Sink 13%, CTV Ad Billings Grow 40%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 7, 2020
The Trade Desk continues to see strong results from CTV ad dea ...
- WarnerMedia Restructures With Focus On HBO Max, Greenblatt, Reilly Departing
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 7, 2020
The restructuring elevates Ann Sarnoff, CEO, Warner Bros., and expands her ro ...
- Judge Rules Movie Studios Can Now Buy Movie Theater Chains
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 10, 2020
In a super-competitive media world, the ruling makes sense. But is ...
- Roku Sees 42% Revenue Growth, Monthly Accounts Now Total 43 Million
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 6, 2020
Roku continues to post strong business metrics, beating many Q2 estimates. Reven ...
- ViacomCBS Revenue Sinks 12%, Streaming, Digital Video Revenues 25% Higher
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 6, 2020
The bright spot was domestic streaming/digital video, up 25% in Q2 ...
- Major Restructuring At NBCU As Telegdy Departs And Berwick, Strauss Ascend
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 6, 2020
An expected major restructuring of programming and content execs at NBCU wi ...
- Even YouTube Indie Video Producers Feel The Ad Revenue Squeeze
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 7, 2020
Now, smaller video producers see that subscription fees -- perhaps alongside ...
- Disney Q2 Revenues Drop Double Digits, 'Mulan' Shifts To PVOD
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Disney made the bold move to shift "Mulan" to a premium streami ...
- Sinclair Revenues Up 66%, But Sports Revenue Remains Weak
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Revenue hit $1.3 billion for the period for the TV station gr ...
- Discovery's U.S. Ad Revenues Down 14%, Global Ad Revenue Sinks 37%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
David Zaslav, president-CEO of Discovery, told analysts in an earnings call t ...