- Too Fast For FAST TV? Buckle Your Seatbelts
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 26, 2025
From a consumer experience perspective, FAST maturity is still a ways of ...
- Sinclair Makes Formal Scripps Bid, Trump Opposes Lifting Cap
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Scripps viewed this as a hostile takeover bid and in a compa ...
- Global Sports Rights Spending To Soar 20% By 2030: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Spending on sports media rights for streaming/TV platforms is projected to cli ...
- What If Netflix Bought WBD? Unfolding The Drama
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Media analysts say that perhaps more than other bidders, Netflix may r ...
- 'Wicked: For Good' Conjures $150M Open
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 24, 2025
"Wicked: For Good" is the second-biggest domestic opening of the year ...
- Media Q3: Profits Strong, Linear Decline, Consolidation Threatens
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 24, 2025
"Beneath these comps, the industry remains healthy," writes Laurent Yoon, Bernstein Resear ...
- College Football Viewing, Ad Sales Also Growing
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 21, 2025
Along with the NFL, college football TV viewing has also made slig ...
- Scratching The Niche: Midsized Streamers Needing A Home
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 21, 2025
AMC is starting up a new streaming service focused just on reali ...
- MLB Strikes 3-Year NBCU, ESPN, Netflix Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 20, 2025
NBCU will get "Sunday Night Baseball," which has aired on ESPN sin ...
- Threats To The Media: TV Drama And... Good News For Brands?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 20, 2025
Sensing another potential lawsuit on the way? Part of this type ...
- Amid New Streaming Show Glut, Older Fare Does Better
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 19, 2025
In describing their favorite shows, 60% of all streaming viewers have recent ...
- WBD Shares Climb On News Of $71B Paramount Bid
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 19, 2025
WBD stock jumped 6% on Tuesday with the news of a potenti ...
- Your Home-Screen Ads Are Calling: Are You Picking Up?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Over the past year, LG Ad Solutions has seen a more th ...
- Despite October NFL Gains, Broadcast Share Continues To Erode
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 18, 2025
While broadcast looks to make big gains overall, sports programming viewing dropp ...
- Buying Up More Stations: Is There A Real Media Plan To Compete?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Where are legacy TV station owners headed in terms of media busine ...
- Disney: Making More Hard Calls In Anxious Stock Market
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 17, 2025
Stock market sensitivity and tension was all up in the grill ...
- 'Now You See Me' Outpaces 'Running Man'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, November 16, 2025
"Now You See Me" also topped "Running Man" in national TV ad-spe ...
- New Season Delivers Slight Increase In Viewing, Ad Spend
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 14, 2025
Fox and NBC led the group with $738.9 million and $712.8 milli ...
- Changing Dynamics Of TV Listening: Audio, Muting
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 14, 2025
A study commissioned by TVB says 38% of respondents now turn o ...
- Nielsen Names Naylor First Chief Client Officer
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 12, 2025
After a career spent using Nielsen data to pitch clients on beha ...
- Disney Linear, D2C Ad Revenue Slips, ESPN Climbs 8%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 13, 2025
Disney's domestic ad revenue posted a 3% decline in Q3, according ...
- Netflix's Out Of House: Going IRL (In Real Life)?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 13, 2025
Netflix is starting up entertainment "experience" locations - first stop Philadelphia f ...
- World Cup 2026: Rising Sponsor Dollars For 13 Host Markets
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Over the last three years, 765 brands in 13 markets have plac ...
- Versant Starts 'USA Sports' Live Program Unit
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 12, 2025
USA Sports will house NASCAR, PGA Tour, Premier League, WWE, WNBA a ...
- Apple TV + Ads? Don't Bet On It, No Netflix Redux Here
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Apple is another kind of business. Unlike Netflix, it has a mu ...
- Amazon Prime Video Ad Reach Jumps Nearly 60% To 315M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
MoffettNathanson Research estimated the Amazon ad-supported Prime Video tier will exceed ...
- Jump Ball: YouTube, Disney Mix It Up In Carriage Deal Stalemate
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Because YouTube TV is now up against Disney, the stoppage of servi ...
- Paramount Stock Rises, D2C Profitability Expected For 2025
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Ad declines for Paramount Skydance's direct-to-consumer business were due to underperformance fr ...
- A Face Only A Box Office Could Love: 'Predator: Badlands'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 10, 2025
Globally, the movie posted $80 million - the strongest opening in t ...
- Rebuilding A Linear TV Network: Maybe Not Just With Sports
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 7, 2025
Paramount Skydance execs, including Paramount President Jeff Shell, believe they can re-launch/re-comm ...