- Netflix Cuts Prices, Other Streamers Raise Fees - What's The Plan?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 3, 2023
Netflix price cuts were announced last week for many global markets ...
- MLB Grows 'Local Media' Operations As RSN Financial Issues Loom
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 1, 2023
In response to RSNs' mounting financial issues, MLB has hired new sta ...
- MSG Networks To Launch Streaming Service MSG+
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 2, 2023
MSG Networks will launch MSG+ this summer for $29.99 a month, a ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Scores Video-Game Hit: What About The Longer-Term?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 2, 2023
To what extent should gaming be part of a legacy media company ...
- Vizio Q4: Higher Smart TV Revenues, Device Sales Sink 24%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Vizio grew streaming and smart TV revenue 30% to $137 million ...
- Comscore Eyes Slight 2023 Revenue Gains, Cross-Platform Growth
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Comscore posted a slight 2% gain in revenue in Q4 to $98 ...
- RSN Bad Plays: Local Pro Sports Teams' Retro Pull Back To Broadcast TV?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Pro sports teams are turning to the possibility of over-the-air broadcast ...
- Correction: Murdoch Agrees With Dominion Voting Systems Attorney About MyPillow Ad Dollars
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Saturday, March 4, 2023
In the Feb. 28 "TV Watch" column, a quote was misidentified. ...
- Fubo TV Q4 Revenue Up 36%, Yearly Ad Revenue To $100M, Net Losses Stable
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 27, 2023
Amid strong subscriber growth and higher-than-expected revenue, sports-focused pay TV provider Fubo ...
- Nexstar's Q4 Political Advertising Soars, Core Advertising Weak
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 28, 2023
For the year, political advertising pulled in $506 million -- Nexstar's be ...
- Murdoch Outs Fox News Hosts Over Election Lies: Fox TV Advertisers On The Outs?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 28, 2023
In a deposition in the defamation case brought on Fox News Chann ...
- Scripps, Gray TV Stations Post Strong Q4 Political Ads, Weaker Core Advertising
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 24, 2023
Scripps grew about 10 times to $106 million in political advertising v ...
- AT&T SportsNet Woes: More Headaches For Regional Sports Networks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, February 26, 2023
On the heels of Diamond Sports Group's financial issues, another Warner Bro ...
- Amid Explosion Of Cheap TV/Movie Content, Pirated Content Remains A Problem
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 27, 2023
Why pirate something when the cost on streaming platforms is relatively chea ...
- Ad-Supported CTV Platforms Rise 55% In Time Spent, Ad-Free Streaming Down 30%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 23, 2023
Subscription-only, ad-free streaming platforms declined 30% to a 36 share in ti ...
- Fox Sets Live Upfront Presentation For May 15
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 23, 2023
Fox will showcase its "full portfolio" of sports, entertainment, news and streami ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Posts $2.1B Net Loss, Plans Merged HBO Max/Discovery+
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 24, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery posted an expected Q4 $2.1 billion net loss d ...
- Sinclair Broadcast Group Swings To Profit, Diamond Sports Troubles Continue
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Excluding its much-maligned Diamond Sports Group from its Q4 earnings gave Sincla ...
- TiVo Estimates Expanding Operating System To 7M Smart TV Sets, Raises Ad Sales Goals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Xperi's TiVo business, which has set its sights on becoming a growi ...
- Altice Posts Big Q4 Net Loss, Video, Broadband Customers Sink
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 23, 2023
Altice posted a net loss of $193 million, vs. net income ...
- Uneasy Premium Streaming In 2023: Profitability, Revenue, Sub Growth - Moving Fast And Slow
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 23, 2023
Paramount Global offers a clearer picture of what legacy TV-based companies a ...
- Global Streaming Sports Content Costs To Climb 64% To $8.5 Billion In 2023
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Ampere estimates sports content costs will constitute 21% of streamers' overall conte ...
- Regular-Season College Basketball Sees 7% Increase In Viewing, TV Spend Up 22%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 21, 2023
A year ago, over the same period, impressions totaled 14.9 billion, whi ...
- In The Imperfect Upfront Race, Time To Move To Front Of The Pack
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Even with ever more scarce linear impressions, brand marketers are still focus ...
- 'Ant-Man' Posts $104M Domestic Opening On $24M In Ad Spend
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 20, 2023
TV marketing for 'Ant-Man' so far totals an estimated $23.9 million ov ...
- AMC Networks Ad Revenues Sink 12% In Q4
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 17, 2023
AMC Networks posted a 20% revenue gain for Q4, with "adjusted operati ...
- Baseball Teams' Local TV Revenue Issues: Streaming Concerns? Player Salary Cuts?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 20, 2023
While sports has received a lot of attention in terms of val ...
- Daily Digital Video Use Estimated To Top Linear TV Usage This Year, Linear To Sink 6.4%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Daily linear TV video usage is estimated to sink 6.4% this ye ...
- Roku Outperforms: Adds 10M Active Accounts, Stock Rises 12%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Roku's key "platform" revenue, which includes ad revenues, was up 5% year-over-ye ...
- Nielsen: Broadcast Down 6%, Streaming Grows 31.8%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 16, 2023
Broadcast content rose 2.1% in January from December to a 24.9% shar ...
