- Good News For Business: It's All Friendly At Fox
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 9, 2007
Rupert Murdoch wants the forthcoming Fox Business Channel to be "more busine ...
- The Mouse Roared: Disney's 1Q Fiscal Profits Soar
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 8, 2007
Walt Disney Co.'s first-quarter fiscal profits zoomed upward--doubling its results from ...
- Big Dipper: News Corp. Earnings Drop, New Net, Fall Ratings Blamed
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 8, 2007
Fox's TV business was hard hit from MyNetwork TV start-up costs, a ...
- Candy TV Marketing For Kids: Not illegal, Just Sticky
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 8, 2007
TV marketers wouldn't advertise sex-themed or violence-laden products to kids under ...
- It's Official: Zucker NBC CEO, Some Execs To Shift Duties
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Jeff Zucker, as expected, has been named president/CEO of NBC Universal. ...
- Funny Boy: CBS Scores With Spade's 'Engagement'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 7, 2007
CBS didn't get all that it wanted from the promotional marriage ...
- When Advertising Sparks Fly: The Super Bowl's 'Electrifying' Profile
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 7, 2007
When is the word "electrifying" not so "terrifying"? Apparently when that wo ...
- Super Bowl Audience Expected to Top 93 Million
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2007
[Media] The big game is still the big draw. Sunday night's showdo ...
- Executive Shuffle: Discovery Communications Sees Top Brass Depart
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2007
A major reshuffling from new Discovery Communications President/CEO David Zaslav means th ...
- Blockbuster: Best Super Bowl Ratings In 7 Years
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2007
It's 41 years old--and still an audience favorite. Early Nielsen data sho ...
- TV's Rare Breed: Network Execs With Walls Of Clear Glass
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Ben Silverman, the executive producer of shows such as NBC's "The Offi ...
- Viacom To YouTube: Take Us Down
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 5, 2007
It's no-go time. Viacom will stop working with YouTube to help promo ...
- ABC Grabs Thursday For First Sweeps Night
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 5, 2007
Fox and CBS reigned last month, but ABC is in fighting mo ...
- Super Bowl Winners: The Colts, The Rain, Sloppy Ads
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 5, 2007
The Super Bowl had many predictable results -- the business of t ...
- First And None: CBS Sells Out Big Game
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 2, 2007
CBS has closed the selling of the Super Bowl to advertisers wi ...
- Comcast Profit, Revs Up
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 2, 2007
Comcast reported a healthy fourth quarter, net profit rose to $390 a ...
- Soap And Serial TV Needs Some Cleaning
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 2, 2007
TV pressure groups should take note of what has happened at MyNetworkT ...
- E&Y Unveils Media Auditing Practice, Will Focus On Compliance
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, Joe Mandese - Thursday, February 1, 2007
Ernst & Young, the big financial auditing firm that has quietly be ...
- Time Warner Profits Surge, AOL's Drop
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 1, 2007
Time Warner fourth-quarter 2006 profits climbed a healthy 34%, due in pa ...
- TV Marketing Gone Wrong Could Lead To Right Results
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 1, 2007
What value can you put on a marketing promotion that goes wron ...
- Fox Claims Monday Night Victory With Intense Dramas
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 31, 2007
The Fox mid-season rating rush is now building in some non-"Idol" daypart ...
- The Police Back Together For Grammys; Few Arrests Expected
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Television can be a confusing place for brands -- especially popular na ...
- Boob Tube Rejects Booble: CBS Denies Porn Site's Super Bowl Ad
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Advertisers buy Super Bowl spots for maximum visibility. But if they wa ...
- Taking Apart TV Viewing, Second By Second
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 30, 2007
What did you do during the last five seconds? The same thi ...
- ABC Switches Wednesday Shows To Protect From 'Idol'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 29, 2007
ABC is assuming the bunker position against the Wednesday-night assault by Fox ...
- 'Grey's' Signals Healthy Night For ABC
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 29, 2007
Fox's "Idol" may be grabbing headlines earlier in the week--but the lat ...
- TV's Future Upfronts: No Jokes, No Shrimp -- Just Less Money
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 29, 2007
Can media agencies make upfront deals without first schmoozing with singing ...
- First Down Load: CBS, TiVo Offer One-Click Super Bowl
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 26, 2007
TiVo and CBS are launching a special two-week Super Bowl campaign th ...
- 'American Idol' Dominates, American President Does Not
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 26, 2007
"American Idol" continued its domineering ways on Wednesday, wiping out other netwo ...
- Networks Still Looking For Renewal, Reality, Reasonably Priced Programs
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 26, 2007
Stop the financial presses: ABC just renewed money-making show "America's Funniest Ho ...