- New Prime-time Shows' Demographics Slightly Off
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 9, 2006
Some prime-time TV writers don't seem to have their TV business jarg ...
- TV Ad Panels Nixed At NATPE
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2006
For the first time in years, the upcoming National Association of Televisi ...
- ABC Wins Monday With Country Awards, NBC Forced Into Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2006
November sweeps tend to shake up early fall network trends. NBC h ...
- The Price Of Cowardice For TV Advertisers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2006
In an episode of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," Jordan McDeer ...
- NFL Boots NBC Into Sunday Victory, ABC Takes Second Place
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 7, 2006
NBC finally caught up to ABC on Sunday night, thanks to perha ...
- Comcast Makes Preemptive Deal For Fox Biz Channel
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Strangely, Comcast Corp. has agreed to carry the new business news cab ...
- Nets Retain Key Demo, Must-See TV Cited
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 6, 2006
In a digital age, broadcast TV networks have done a neat j ...
- Clash Of The Titans: ABC Wins First Day Of Sweeps, Fox Badly Defeated
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 6, 2006
The first day of the November Sweeps pushed both ABC and C ...
- Whose Network? Not Mine, Say Most Viewers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 6, 2006
MyNetworkTV, the wannabe broadcast network, isn't even a wannabe cable network. MyNetwork ...
- CBS Posts 3Q Results, Net Profit Down, Outdoor Up
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 3, 2006
CBS Corp. took it on the chin in its third-quarter earnings' result ...
- Should TV Execs Grunt More?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 3, 2006
Television executives seemingly don't grunt--but maybe they should. When things don't ...
- Time Warner Reports Solid 3Q Results, AOL News Mixed
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 2, 2006
Time Warner's financial situation is a slowly improving one--although not all analys ...
- ABC 'Dancing' On Tuesday, Fox Safe At Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 2, 2006
Fox's "House" continues its winning streak, and gave the network second pla ...
- Is Fox Spending Less On Marketing Its TV Shows?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 2, 2006
There has been much talk lately about spending less on TV sho ...
- 'Heroes' Delivers Monday To NBC, CBS Distant Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 1, 2006
NBC wants to solidify a hold on Monday night--now that its bof ...
- In TV Distribution Bout, It's A Draw
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 1, 2006
All TV distribution is good--and growing. No one wins the day. It ...
- Baseball Gives Fox Sunday, But NFL Gives NBC A Strong Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 31, 2006
There's nothing like "America's Team" to give a broadcast TV network ...
- TV Networks Hope YouTube Mocking Stays As Marketing
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Now part of the Google team, YouTube is trying to go legi ...
- NBC, CW Tell Dixie Chicks To 'Shut Up'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2006
The Weinstein Company, never one to shy away from marketing pushes, issu ...
- Fox Wins Thursday With World Series, 'Ugly Betty' And 'CSI' Score
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2006
This past Thursday, it was game over for ABC and CBS--but n ...
- Many Types Of Viewers Look For Heroes This Season
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2006
Never doubt that it is called broadcasting for a specific viewer reaso ...
- Comcast Sees 3Q Boost, Digital Sub Growth Well Into Double Digits
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 27, 2006
Comcast Corp. witnessed a big jump in third-quarter profits--much of it fr ...
- ABC Wins Wednesday, NBC Comedies Drift Lower
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 27, 2006
ABC pulled another solid Wednesday victory, although having Fox's World Series ga ...
- Weinstein's Film Marketing Plan 101: Get Commercial Chucked By Networks?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 27, 2006
Can you sell political controversy in a movie during a TV commercia ...
- RHI Adds Prime-Time Power To Low-Power Net
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Ion Media Networks' i network will give RHI Entertainment its enti ...
- Fox Scores Tuesday Night, ABC Close Second
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 26, 2006
Baseball reigned on Tuesday night. Fox edged out ABC on Tuesday nig ...
- NBC Will Enter Thursday Night Fray Again
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 26, 2006
Following up on NBC's somewhat quasi-decision to back off of big budget ...
- Cable Opts Out, Some Call It A Cop Out
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
On the eve of yet another industry summit to discuss Nielsen's pla ...
- Disney Looks Past Station Rules, Eyes Nontraditional Platforms
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The FCC has asked for comments on media regulations--but Walt Disney C ...
- NBC Takes Monday Night, CBS In Close Pursuit
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Coupled with another steady performance from "Deal or No Deal," NBC ek ...