- New Year Streaming Headaches: Bundle, Unbundle Or Bumble?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
It's mostly about the streaming-only bundle, seemingly in growing demand for mode ...
- Box Office Rose 21% Vs. 2022, Down Same Amount Vs. 2019
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Two big holiday weekends helped push yearly domestic theater revenue higher. Fi ...
- Top TV Networks See Higher Online ROI For TV Advertisers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 28, 2023
Top TV networks continue to see growth in online engagement activity f ...
- TV Stations' Cord-Cutting Remedy: Pull On Old-School, Over-The-Air Cords
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 29, 2023
Amid ongoing issues with legacy pay TV systems, TV stations are preppi ...
- Sports Gambling TV Ad Spend Surges 10%, As Impressions, Airings Sharply Rise
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Sports gambling TV ad spend now totals $237.8 million with a sha ...
- Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Selling New Streaming Bundles
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 28, 2023
WBD CEO David Zaslav is pushing for more bundling of all streami ...
- The Cost Of Streaming Attention: What Is The Value Of Free 'Channels'?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Many consumers can sit up and take notice of the offering ...
- A WBD-Paramount Combo: Linear TV, Theatrical Dominance - Is That Enough?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 22, 2023
A WBD-Paramount Global merger would initially result in dominance in two lega ...
- New TV Ad Categories: Are They Up To Snuff? Place Your Bets
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 26, 2023
TV network and station execs love new ad categories, and in rece ...
- 'Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom' Treads Water With $40M Holiday Weekend
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Warner Bros. had a higher-than-average national TV ad budget heading into t ...
- All Legacy-Owned Streaming Services Likely To Be Profitable By 2025: Analysis
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Widespread profitability of premium streaming business, especially among legacy TV-based media owner ...
- NBC To Stream First Commercial-Free Fourth Quarter In NFL Game
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 21, 2023
NBC's first ad-free fourth quarter in a Christmas holiday-season football game wi ...
- Another Possible Merger Involving Warner Bros.? Please Stop The Insanity
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 22, 2023
The "bigger isn't better" scenario has not worked for some time ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks With Paramount Global About Possible Merger
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Initial conversations focused on how Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global cou ...
- Streaming Price Hikes: A Nightmare Or Just Easy Daydreaming?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 21, 2023
Still looking for all that savings when it comes to moving ...
- More Streaming Bundling Competitors For Roku: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Expect more streaming platform aggregators to take on companies like Roku ...
- More Sports Streaming Amazon Magic Coming - For RSNs?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Amazon is reportedly looking to make a strategic investment in one ar ...
- Netflix Streaming Success Not Just From Top Shows: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 18, 2023
In response to Netflix's research release last week, MoffettNathanson Research says "6 ...
- November TV-Streaming Viewership Highest Since January 2023
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Although the writers' and actors' strike plagued broadcast TV platforms for mo ...
- Separating Good CTV Ad Inventory From Bad?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Competitive legacy TV brands looking to gain the reach they are losi ...
- 'Wonka' Hits $39M High Note In Pre-Christmas Film Release
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, December 17, 2023
Warner Bros. spent an average $17.1 million in national TV advertising f ...
- Roku, Samsung Lose Share, Global TV Sales Down 2.1%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 15, 2023
Samsung and Roku are the best-selling TVs in the U.S. ranked ...
- Legacy Streamers' Ad Options Slowly Gain Share - How Will Smaller Players Fare?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 18, 2023
A softer streaming market makes one wonder about the survival of sma ...
- Disney Pursuing Stronger, Closer Ties To The Video Gaming Business?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 15, 2023
Now comes word that Walt Disney might be looking to re-energize i ...
- 2023 Legacy-Owned Streamers To Post 18% Ad Spike, TV Still Down Overall
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Despite the projected 18% ad spike this year, overall TV/CTV video busine ...
- Broadcast TV Season: Fall Ad Airings Rise 23%, TV Ads Grow To $6.93B
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 14, 2023
The five English-language broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The ...
- Creator Content Community Grows: Can Its Studio Content Neighbors Benefit?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 14, 2023
The IAB says the "creator content" video economy continues to grow ...
- Disney+, Netflix See Growth In Ad Revenues, Ad-Tier Viewers In 2023
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Disney+'s ad-supported tier will hit $786.6 million in ad revenue for a ...
- 'NBA Cup' Game Scores Big With 4.6M Viewers, November Ads Up 26%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The NBA's first "In-Season Tournament' final for its inaugural "NBA Cup" earn ...
- Carlson Streams A Ride On Rapids - How Many Rafts, Paddles?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Pricing considerations in the streaming world are all over the map. Consume ...