- Ad-Supported Amazon Prime Projected To Take In $1B In First Year
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 26, 2024
The ad-supported service launches Jan. 29. MoffettNathanson research reiterated Amazon's statement th ...
- 2023 Streaming Viewing Up 24%, Strike-Affected Originals Sink 32%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 29, 2024
While streaming audience viewing continues to grow, top-ten original program viewing declin ...
- Chicken Soup For The Soul, Fuel TV To Create 'Action Sports' CTV Streamer Channels
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 29, 2024
The deal with Fuel TV will create new paid and ad-free streami ...
- Love Is In The Air, Even For Top Media Execs Facing Major Challenges
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 29, 2024
"While there may be speculation about what we could do next, I ...
- Consumers Strongly Consider Streaming As Tiers Amid Price Increases
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 26, 2024
What's the bottom line in deciding whether to jump to a le ...
- Peacock Q4 Ad Revenue 28% Higher, NBCU Down 7% Overall
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 25, 2024
NBCU's domestic ad revenue continued to sink overall, while Peacock ad reven ...
- Live Cable TV Big Talent Loves... Mondays
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 26, 2024
Will Jon Stewart, like Rachel Maddow, help Comedy Central attain greater stabili ...
- Just Friends: Netflix Back To Licensing From Studios
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 25, 2024
Netflix is seeing a return to its roots in its ability ...
- Will Netflix's $5B WWE Deal Give A Boost To Its Ad Business?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Netflix will be exclusive partner for WWE content including "Raw" programming. T ...
- Global TV, Movie Production Spend To See 2% Increase In 2024: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Ampere Analysis estimates overall spend for all streaming content will grow ...
- Divisional Playoff Scores Record 50.4M Viewers For NFL
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Sunday's playoff game reached 50.4 million viewers -- the largest NFL audien ...
- NFL Wild Card Game Delivers Record 2.8M Peacock Sign-Ups
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 25, 2024
No other singular programming event has resulted in as many sign-ups f ...
- As Widespread Layoffs Sweep Across Big Media Companies, Timing Raises Questions
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Is it really the best time to make cuts when things a ...
- Netflix Still The Leader In Releasing New Original TV Seasons
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 22, 2024
Netflix released 99 original TV seasons in Q4 2023, a HarrisX surv ...
- Fox's Gambelli Retires, Collins Moves Up To Head Ad Sales
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 22, 2024
Veteran media-buying and selling executive Marianne Gambelli is retiring as Fox Cor ...
- Charter Inks Deal For TelevisaUnivision's ViX Streamer Ad Option
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Charter's video distribution business will offer a new version of ViX ...
- Netflix To Get Ad Viewing, Subscriber Boost From T-Mobile Bundle Change
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Starting Jan. 24, T-Mobile subscribers who had been getting free Netflix "standar ...
- What Really Moves The Needle For Cord-Cutting These Days?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Is cord-cutting still a thing? With 50 million or so legacy p ...
- Award Shows Tweak TV Content In A Growing Streaming World
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 22, 2024
The most recent "Emmy Awards" posted 4.3 million viewers -- another reco ...
- For Netflix, Look To Greater Ad-Option Investment: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 18, 2024
"We think Netflix's number one initiative for 2024 will be investing ...
- CNN's Thompson: Let's Get Back The 'Swagger'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 19, 2024
Can this "scrappy outsider," as CNN CEO Mark Thompson noted in ...
- Sinclair Gets $115M Investment From Amazon For Diamond Sports Financial Restructuring
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Amazon's deal will put its streaming app unit Bally Sports+ in t ...
- National TV Ad Spending Fell 5% To $43.7B In 2023
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 18, 2024
Although household TV ad impressions and TV ad airings grew in 202 ...
- New Ad-Option CTV Sign-Ups Top Ad-Free For First Time In November
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 19, 2024
November 2023 saw a total 11.2 million ad-supported sign ups representing 5 ...
- Future Of VR Headsets? Please - There Are Big AI Issues To Consider
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 18, 2024
Apple is doing all it can with its Vision Pro headsets, maki ...
- A+E Hires Toby Byrne As EVP Ad Sales, Names 4 VPs Of Sales
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 17, 2024
A+E has hired Fox ad-sales exec Toby Byrne as EVP of nation ...
- Are TV Blackouts Spilling Into Streaming? Not Really
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 17, 2024
A letter from Rep. Pat Ryan to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a ...
- Nielsen: Broadcast, Cable Continue Downward Trend In December
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Broadcast TV was down 4.3% in December vs. November, and its sha ...
- Ad Execs: CTV Budgets Growing, Coming From Linear, Digital, Social
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 15, 2024
CTV will see weak "performance" metrics, especially when it comes to i ...
- Will ESPN Go Big With The NFL? Who Will Carry The Ball?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
What would the NFL do for ESPN? Give it more resources towa ...