- U.S. Home Video Spending To Shrink 8% In 4 Years, Streaming Declines
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Spending on video services by U.S. households is projected to fall ...
- Nielsen's Mazumdar Joins Fox As First Chief Ad Research Officer
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 7, 2023
As Fox Advertising Sales' first EVP, chief ad research and analytics office ...
- Finding Young Audiences For Legacy TV Networks: The Pull Of Streaming Platforms
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 8, 2023
CBS still says programming size matters in linear TV and streaming. Do ...
- Paramount Global Reportedly In Talks To Sell Majority Stake To Producer Tyler Perry
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 6, 2023
In a move that may be intended to shore up more ca ...
- The Drama Behind Upfront Price And Volume: Make Your Bets Now - Or Later?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 7, 2023
The downside when you want to lift or increase pricing more th ...
- 'Creed III' Is A Knockout At Box Office With $58.7M Opening Weekend
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 6, 2023
MGM's "Creed III" over-delivered with a $58.7 million North America debut, accordi ...
- Local TV Stations' Retransmission Revenues In Danger Of Sinking: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 3, 2023
TV stations and other platforms have "less and less quality programming, ...
- Fox News First Access To Jan. 6 Video - The Better Story Is At Fox, Behind The Scenes
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 6, 2023
There was behind-the-scenes drama at the Fox News Channel in the da ...
- Legacy Pay TV, Streaming See Rising Q4 Subscriber 'Churn'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 2, 2023
A report from TiVo says 28.8% of subscribers plan to drop the ...
- ESPN Reportedly Planning 'Hub' Feature For Sports Streamers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 3, 2023
ESPN wants to be a distribution "hub" leader for all sports streame ...
- 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 ...