- AT&T CEO Stephenson To Retire, Stankey Will Take Over
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 24, 2020
In an expected move, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson -- who led t ...
- WWE's Q1 Media Revenue Soars, Lower For Live Events Due To No In-Arena Audiences
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 24, 2020
WWE Entertainment reported Q1 revenues growth of 60% to $291 million, whi ...
- Virtual NFL Draft Grows 37% To 15.7 Million Viewers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 24, 2020
Sports-starved NFL fans found refuge in this year's NFL Draft on t ...
- What Does TV Advertising Look Like After COVID-19?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 27, 2020
In the U.S., we are beginning to see hints of slowing ...
- NBC Expands Ecommerce Efforts With NBCUniversal Checkout
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 23, 2020
NBCUniversal Checkout will give companies the ability to set up ecommerce busine ...
- Connected TV Video Impressions Continue To Climb, Programmatic CTV Activity Rising
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 23, 2020
Connected TV's 43% share tops mobile video impressions' 39% share for t ...
- 3-Day '2020 NFL Draft' Pulls Double-Digit Hikes In Ad Revenue
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 23, 2020
Instead of its typical live event in Las Vegas, this year's effo ...
- Spike In TV Usage Begins To Level Off, Top Markets Still Posting Strong Gains
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 24, 2020
One and a half months into COVID-19 disruption, Nielsen says the spi ...
- NFL Draft Programming Provides Window Into The Health Of TV Sports
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 24, 2020
The NFL -- perhaps versus other sports -- will probably make ...
- Top U.S. Markets See Rising Streaming Viewing During Daytime Hours
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Streaming content viewing from 1-4 p.m. was up 74% to 87% t ...
- AT&T's Q1 Ad Revenues Sink 12.9%, Pay TV Business Revenue Declines
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
AT&T's Q1 ad revenues fell 12.9% to $1.5 billion, while its p ...
- Dish Media Expands Programmatic Set-Top-Box VOD Ad Inventory
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Advertisers can bid on ad VOD inventory through private, real-time auctions s ...
- Future Media: Sports, TV Could Occupy A Test-Filled Live Entertainment World
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 23, 2020
Major League Baseball may play before the cameras in Arizona and Flori ...
- TVadSync Offers Faster Turnaround TV Attribution Platform
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The attribution service can deliver results based on smart TV data with ...
- HBO Max Set To Launch May 27, Light National TV Promotion So Far
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Virtually all on-air promotion for HBO Max has been on WarnerMedia ...
- Study: COVID-19 Renders Pay TV Status Uncertain
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Among all TV households with pay TV subscriptions, 11% plan to c ...
- Netflix Mixed Results: Lower Q1 Marketing, Higher Subscriptions, Viewing/Member Deceleration To Follow
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Although Netflix benefited from sharply higher Q1 subscriber growth, paid marketing cos ...
- TV Usage Is Up, So Is Pirated Content
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Rising downloads of pirated content may be because at-home employees are fr ...
- Disney's Future Revenues Sag Due To Lack Of TV Sports Content, Closed Theme Parks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 20, 2020
UBS estimates Disney's net earnings will sink to $2.9 billion for fisc ...
- U.S. TV Average Ad Spending To Sink 25% In The First 6 Months Of 2020: eMarketer
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 20, 2020
eMarketer estimates a roughly 25% drop in broadcast, cable, syndication, and loc ...
- ESPN Earns Big Viewing With Jordan-Focused Documentary 'The Last Dance'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 20, 2020
ESPN has no live NBA games -- but it has Michael Jord ...
- Barry Diller On Trump: 'The Infomercial Administration Ends In November'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The Trump press briefings seem to push fiction rather than facts. Perha ...
- Vizio's Smart TV Usage Rising, Ad-Supported Video-On-Demand Viewing Sharply Higher
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 17, 2020
Smart TV consumption continues to spike with more at-home viewing for bo ...
- Pharma TV Ad Impressions Grow, TV Ad Spending Remains Flat
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 17, 2020
Pharma marketers have seen nearly 30% higher impressions from TV ad spendi ...
- Upfront TV Shifts Could Mean A Stronger Scatter Market, Disruptive Pricing
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 20, 2020
The upfront market for next year's TV season may see just 3 ...
- AMC Networks Offers Upfront Platform For Agencies, Marketers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 16, 2020
The "Upfront Connect" site is a client-exclusive platform, which includes "The Screeni ...
- Heavy TV Sports Viewers Still Watching During COVID-19 Crisis: Nielsen
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 16, 2020
Nielsen says heavy sports viewers still watch lots of sports programming ...
- Local TV News Sees Sharp Growth In March Among Young Viewers, Rise In Viewers Overall
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 16, 2020
Viewing impressions of local TV newscasts in March among viewers 18-34 increas ...
- Is Rising 'Blacklisting' Hurting TV News Networks?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 17, 2020
Some TV advertisers don't want their messages running near COVID-19 news stor ...
- Digital Media 'Demand' Higher For Netflix, Apple TV+
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Netflix grew to a 33.4% share of "demand" digital media expressions ...