- NBC Universal, Comcast Strike On-Demand Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 31, 2006
In the continuing drive by media companies to make on-demand video deal ...
- Eisner's TV Show: Not About Ratings, And Not A Wonderful World
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 31, 2006
Who knew former media executive gods were immune from traditional TV succe ...
- CBS Finance Chief Squelches Univision Rumors
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Thursday, March 30, 2006
Short-circuiting reports of an imminent purchase of Univision, CBS' top financial executi ...
- The FCC Watches Indecency--But Not The Watch
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 30, 2006
The Federal Communications Commission may find it easy to pick out lesbians--b ...
- 'High School Musical' Is Music To Disney's Ears
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Thanks to shows like "High School Musical," Disney Channel edged out U ...
- TV Preemptions: What You Can't See, Won't Hurt You
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 29, 2006
TV preemptions--who needs them? You do. ...
- NCAA Good For CBS: ABC Continues Sunday Roll
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 28, 2006
The NCAA basketball tournament continued its winning ways on CBS, thanks ...
- TV Shows Are Salami For Ever-changing Sandwich
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 28, 2006
In yet another variation of the on-demand world, Time Warner Cable ...
- Initiative Forms Branded Unit For CBS, Alan Cohen Heads It
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 27, 2006
Interpublic Group of Cos.'s Initiative Media will be creating a dedicated med ...
- TV Programming Executives Who Just Say No
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 27, 2006
Keep these two words in mind, honorable TV media buying executives, t ...
- Agencies Baffled By People Meter's Kids Rating Boost
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 24, 2006
Higher kids' TV usage in some local people meter markets has med ...
- CBS Renewals Leave Little Room For New Shows
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 24, 2006
CBS told advertisers it is doing so well there is little ro ...
- WB Won't Wage FCC Content Fight
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 24, 2006
TV pressure groups aren't good at math. Exponentially there's increasing video content--rac ...
- Spike Spikes Old Look, Gets More Action
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 23, 2006
Looking to toughen its young male brand name and image, Spike ...
- Fox's 'Idol' Beats Other Five Nets, Collectively
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 23, 2006
"American Idol" continued to be the nuclear bomb in broadcast television, leveli ...
- Breaking News: Marketers Don't Like TV's Upfront
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 23, 2006
Brace yourself for some shocking TV advertising news coming out of t ...
- CBS Takes Initiative For Media Planning, Buying
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 22, 2006
In a seemingly surprising move, CBS Corp. picked Initiative Media to hand ...
- CBS Finds Another Comedy, NBC Gets Its Game On
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 22, 2006
CBS improved its viewership of "The New Adventures of Old Christine," starri ...
- VNU Offers New Research To Beat High Cost Of Movie Media
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 22, 2006
How can you beat the high cost of movie advertising on T ...
- Nets To Cable, Syndication: Take Our GRPs, Please!
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The set-up: More people are watching more comedies on TV than ev ...
- CBS, Verizon Ink Landmark Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Setting the stage for upcoming battles with traditional cable operators, CBS h ...
- The New Best-Selling TV Demographic: 18 to 81
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Time to call an audible at the line of scrimmage for CB ...
- Dick Wolf Can Solve Crimes--And Count Advertising And License Fee Dollars
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 20, 2006
Dick Wolf knows his TV math--and his advertising. From the perspective ...
- NBC: DVRs Don't Kill Commercials, People Do
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 17, 2006
CULVER CITY, CALIF. - On the set of "Las Vegas," NBC to ...
- Misleading Media Company Ads?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 17, 2006
Verizon Communications has complained that three cable companies --Comcast, Cablevision and Ti ...
- CW Woos Advertisers, Taps Brand Shops For Marketing Blitz
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 16, 2006
Burbank, Calif.--The CW and its executives, in their first major public appearan ...
- Cable Industry Pushes To Take 'a la Carte' Off FCC's Menu
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 16, 2006
In an effort to save the possible loss of billions of dolla ...
- The CW Name: Awareness High, But Alertness Unknown
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 16, 2006
The name of the network game only goes so far. CW executiv ...
- Success Of Small Movies Means More Ad Dollars For Boutique Film Brands
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The high profile of small movies during this year's Academy Awards h ...
- "The Sopranos" Takes A Hit On Sunday
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Facing new competition and trying to overcome a long layoff, HBO's "T ...