- AMC Theaters Ends 'On-Demand,' Library Moves To Fandango's Vudu
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 1, 2023
AMC Theaters is ending its "On Demand" pay-per-view film service and movi ...
- Fox News Plummets 32% In May, Still Dominates News Networks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 1, 2023
Fox News channel maintained the highest ratings of all cable news network ...
- VR Headsets: Some Headaches, But Can They Get Me Into An 'NCIS' Chase?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 2, 2023
Analyst Brent Thill on CNBC said: "For anyone who has tried ...
- Dish Media Blends CTV, Linear TV Ads Programmatically, Extends Ad Reach
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 31, 2023
'Dish Connected' can blend CTV and linear TV addressable TV inventory throu ...
- NBA Playoffs So Far: Viewing Up 5% To 12% Versus 2022
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 31, 2023
TNT's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, which earned 11.9 milli ...
- Upfront TV Ad Eye-Opener: 'Negative' Linear TV Pricing, But Higher Overall?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 1, 2023
Many expect that for the first time in more than a decad ...
- Netflix Would Lose Younger Subscription Owners Due To Less Free Password Sharing, Study Finds
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Netflix could take a big loss among young subscription-owners in the shi ...
- Netflix Threatens To Remove Content In The U.K.: Bigger Regulation Concerns?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 31, 2023
U.K. ministers are mulling the idea of Ofcom ruling over Netflix ...
- 'Little Mermaid' Makes Big Splash With $117.5M Memorial Day Weekend Opening
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 29, 2023
With the fifth-highest Memorial Day weekend ever, "Little Mermaid" helped drive box-offi ...
- Upfront TV Storm For Linear TV, Tailwinds For CTV - Protect What You Can
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said the ad market faces ...
- CBS Wins Linear Prime-Time 2022-2023 TV Season, HUTs Down 9%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 25, 2023
CBS won another prime-time season, averaging 5.92 million Nielsen-measured viewers. Down ...
- 'John Wick' Boosts Lionsgate Revenue, Studio Prepares For Streaming Biz Spinoff
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 26, 2023
Major streamers are now looking to make content and cost cutbacks v ...
- Netflix Moves Carefully To Keep 'Freebie' Subscribers - A Better View From The Top?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 26, 2023
Those who log in with a family member or friend's info wi ...
- NBA Brand Sponsorship Deals Grew 10.5% To $1.4B This Year
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 24, 2023
The NBA has inked a total of 2,430 sponsorship deals for a ...
- Peacock Promotion Cuts Price To $19.99 For One Year
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 25, 2023
While some premium streamers are raising monthly prices, NBCU's Peacock is goi ...
- Are There Cracks In The Local TV Station News Money-Making Machine?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 25, 2023
TV news executives are closely watching what Sinclair Broadcast Group did ...
- Comcast Starts Low-Cost Streaming Platform NOW TV
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The new service will have more than 40 live channels from A& ...
- Inscape Expands Linear TV 'Commercial Feed' To Include Streaming
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Inscape is launching an "enhanced and expanded" ad-measurement service called Commercial Fee ...
- Telly The TV Set Company: Watch This TV Ad Space - Because You Have To
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Telly is now prepared to give away 500,000 free TVs. How a ...
- New 'Max' Hikes Price With Expanded Roster Of Films/TV Shows
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 22, 2023
Beginning May 23, the WBD streaming service rebranded as "Max" will boo ...
- Screenvision Gains Ad Volume: Calls In-Theater Ads Increasingly 'Relevant,' 'Vital'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 23, 2023
"We are more relevant and vital than ever as a platform," sa ...
- U.S. TV Station Syndication Outlook: Cheaper Shows To Come Amid Rising CTV?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 23, 2023
What is the outlook for the U.S. syndication business in this massi ...
- 'Fast X': Modest Results For North America, Strong International Debut
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 22, 2023
"Fast X" earned $67.5 million at the North American box office th ...
- Strong Sony PlayStation 5 Business Helped Revive Q1 Video Console Sales
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 19, 2023
After an early 2023 slump, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Meta platforms' video gami ...
- The Most Valuable Cable TV Network Thinks About Going It Alone: Are You Game?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 22, 2023
ESPN is preparing for a world that has complete dependency on streamin ...
- CW Adds More Unscripted TV: Not Abandoning 'Young Adult Content'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 18, 2023
The CW has loaded up on unscripted as well as more script ...
- 64% Of Major Streaming In 2022 Was Scripted, Study Finds
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 19, 2023
Diesel Labs analysts wrote: "One factor complicating the [writer's] negotiations is understandi ...
- YouTube Winning With Sports: Running Up The Score - Don't Skip The Ads
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 19, 2023
YouTube and YouTube TV seem to have found their footing with spor ...
- ABC Fall Prime-Time Goes Unscripted Due To Writers' Strike
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Strike-proof TV network programming is where ABC is headed this fall wi ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Starts Programmatic/Direct Deal Digital Video Ad Platform
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 17, 2023
WBD is starting up an in-house, programmatic and direct deal-making platform call ...