- TiVo May Go Free-o, Give DVRs Away
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 28, 2006
With a focus on the financial model of the mobile phone busine ...
- Actors' Unions Target ITunes' Video Download Revenues
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 28, 2006
When it comes to the landmark Walt Disney/iTunes deal, ABC affiliates m ...
- Must Beat TV: 'Idol' Tops Olympics, Strong Thursday Competition
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 27, 2006
In a clash of the Thursday programming titans, the networks' big g ...
- NBC's Winter Olympics: Weak Ratings Aren't Only Ill Effect
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 27, 2006
Even in the worst of times, a network paying dearly for t ...
- TV Station Execs Debate Choice--To Affiliate With CW Or With My Network TV
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Friday, February 24, 2006
Station group Acme Communications, which has deep ties to The WB, sa ...
- CBS Financial Results Better Than Expected; Writes Down TV, Radio Stations
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 24, 2006
Viacom and CBS may now be separate--but their respective advertising growth rat ...
- Torino Olympics Lacks An American Star Thanks To 'American Idol'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 24, 2006
Perhaps Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson should be on t ...
- News Corp. Does It 'My' Way, Launches New '6th' Network
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 23, 2006
Mere weeks after UPN and WB announced plans to consolidate into o ...
- I'll Show Them: Don't Let The Network Fire You, Do It Yourself
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 23, 2006
Mark Burnett may have come up with the ultimate version of a ...
- CW Passes On WB Marketing Team, Taps Lifetime's Haskins
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 22, 2006
In a surprise development, fused fledgling fifth network, The CW, has nam ...
- NBC's Olympics Wins Monday Night
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 22, 2006
For NBC, things returned to normal at least for one night, ...
- Oscars Beef Up Marketing Efforts
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 22, 2006
All Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' executives are at the ...
- ABC Deal Delivers Product Placements--Into Viewers' Hands
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 21, 2006
While networks fight to integrate product placements into shows, one company loo ...
- ABC Launches E-Commerce Store
Online Media Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 21, 2006
ABC has launched a new e-commerce site where people can purchase t ...
- Indecency On TV: Puppets And Golf Could Be Next
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Indecency complaints are on the rise again. Not necessarily indecency itself--just t ...
- NBC Needs To Fall Into Some Internet Marketing Cracks
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 20, 2006
NBC doesn't want the help of strangers--especially strangers who want to he ...
- Oscars Win Ad Awards, Big Clients Not Deterred By Niche Films
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Friday, February 17, 2006
ABC's "Academy Awards" may increasingly honor niche, independent, and small box offi ...
- Icahn Pulls Back On Efforts To Change Time Warner
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 17, 2006
For fast-moving corporate raiders in the fast-changing world-media conglomerates, it's hard ...
- More Falls And Skating Scrapes For NBC's Olympics
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 16, 2006
Showing surprising downhill momentum, NBC's Winter Olympics was run roughshod by Fox ...
- More Fallout From CW Deal
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 16, 2006
The CW's surprise announcement last month has cut down many in t ...
- NBC Makes A Mountain Out Of Moguls, May Set Olympic Ad Clutter Record
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 15, 2006
NBC's secret in making its advertising goals in the Olympics? One w ...
- Media Moguls, Please Keep Your Family Close--And Somewhat Less Dramatic
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 15, 2006
In the crazy land of media moguls and big media and ...
- ABC Takes Nielsen Gold On Third Night Of Olympics, NBC Still Podiums
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 14, 2006
ABC took on rare honors in becoming the first network in ...
- Larry Divney Retires -- Again, Remains Consultant To MTV Nets
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Larry Divney will leave his post as president of advertising sales f ...
- Entertainment Failures Rarely Discussed--So No Lessons Learned
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Everyone loves a good success business story--but even better are those th ...
- Kids Watch More, But Not Necessarily Kids' TV
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 13, 2006
As the American International Toy Fair market kicks into high gear th ...
- NBC's Torino Olympics Serves Up Predictable Ratings So Far
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 13, 2006
NBC hasn't fooled anyone with its Torino version of the Winter Olympic ...
- Top Buyer Resigns On Eve Of Kids' Upfront
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Friday, February 10, 2006
On the eve of the 2006-07 kids upfront TV advertising marketplace, o ...
- 'Idol' Beats Grammys, Fox's Amateur Hour Outperforms CBS' Pros
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 10, 2006
Viewers seemingly preferred the sour notes of "American Idol" to the re ...
- Fox Plans Programming Service To Fill Gaps Left By UPN And WB
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 10, 2006
For a number of soon-to-be-refugee Fox-owned stations and other UPN and ...