- Political Races Send TV Ad Revs Soaring
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 13, 2007
We're in an election cycle, and TV ad revenue should go throu ...
- 'Lyrics' Hits High Note In Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 13, 2007
In TV programming theory, two make a trend: Karaoke reality shows a ...
- Early Commercials Now Pay For Late-Night Jokes
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 13, 2007
Listen up, late-night network hosts: now tell quicker jokes, perhaps with ...
- News Corp. Launches Fox Business Network, Closes In On Dow Jones
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, Joe Mandese - Thursday, July 12, 2007
News Corp., which is seen as the leading candidate to acquire financi ...
- Name Change: Court Becomes truTV To Reach Wider Audience
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 12, 2007
Court TV has officially entered the Turner "T" family of networks--TNT, TB ...
- TV Newscasts Play Cloak-And-Dagger With Ads
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 12, 2007
Maybe for TV newscasts the terms "branded entertainment," "product placement," or ev ...
- Sports Programmers Favor Program Ratings Guarantees
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 11, 2007
TV sports programmers from ESPN to broadcast network sports departments and everyo ...
- Fox To Launch 5 New Series This Fall
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 11, 2007
As promised, Fox will debut most of its new fall season ...
- After The Rain: Katie Couric Questions Meaning Of Her CBS Existence
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Who hasn't done some Monday morning quarterbacking on one's own career? N ...
- Live Earth Buried By Criticism, Low Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Looking for that cool new broadcast network summer show? Here's a hin ...
- Reilly To Fox Entertainment Prez, Liguori Becomes Chair
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Given a free shot in adding to its executive ranks, Fox Broadcasti ...
- October Surprise: MLB Books Post-Season With Campaign
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Major League Baseball will use the big ratings from its All-Star ga ...
- In New TV Landscape, Kevin Reilly Can Speak Out Of Both Sides Of Mouth
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Kevin Reilly will now be in the great comedic position of defendi ...
- No Longer Daring, Cable Satisfies Need For Summer Programs -- Is That Wrong?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 9, 2007
Cable programming is surely a TV lover's saving grace this summer ...
- Pro Cycling And Pro Wrestling
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Is TV pro cycling no better than TV pro wrestling? A f ...
- Fox TV Station Group Brings Media Buying In-House
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 2, 2007
The Fox Television Station group --- 26 owned-and-operated stations -- will consolida ...
- "Studio 60" Finale OK, Reality Keeps Fox No. 1
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 2, 2007
It was too little, too late for NBC and "Studio 60 ...
- C3 Ratings Not Yet On Local TV Horizon
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 29, 2007
Are commercial ratings viable for local TV stations? Nielsen has had discussio ...
- Versus In For Rough Ride With Tour De France
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 29, 2007
U.S. cable network Versus might again want a ratings draft for i ...
- Paris Hilton For Public Office?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 29, 2007
After the events of the last 24 hour hours, some TV marketi ...
- Slam Dunk: ESPN/ABC, TNT Extend Deal With NBA, Digital Rights Pay Off
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 28, 2007
Spying more value in TV sports properties, Walt Disney's ABC, ESPN a ...
- Reality Shows Sink In Summer
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 28, 2007
Summer reality doldrums continue. This time, ABC's "Shaq's Big Challenge" took t ...
- MTV's No-Commercial Ratings Offers: Engagement And Targeted Messaging
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 28, 2007
The biggest question for media buyers concerning MTV's moves in the comi ...
- Supreme Court OKs Corporate-Sponsored Issue Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 27, 2007
TV stations looking for another upswing from political advertising can thank t ...
- Holding On: Syndie Sees Less Ratings Drop Than Broadcast
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Syndication's top-rated shows have seen a ratings erosion this year. But ...
- TV Violence: Senators Don't Like It, But Don't Have Many Solutions
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Stopping violence on TV by governmental mandate? That would be like tryi ...
- Syndication Upfront Settles On Commercial, Plus 3-Day Ratings, 3-9% CPMs
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Syndication programmers started making upfront deals Monday, hopeful that the industry's qui ...
- Fox And NBC: Song Sounds Suspiciously The Same
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 26, 2007
When it comes to new music reality shows, maybe Fox, instead ...
- Upfront Role Reversal: Older-Skewing Cable Nets Reaping Firmer Ad Rates
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 25, 2007
Cable networks and syndication programmers will try to capitalize on the broadca ...
- Study: TV Ad Dollars Slow, Internet TV Accelerates
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 25, 2007
Internet advertising is growing at a faster rate than TV advertising, p ...