- CBS Monday Comedies Strong, NBC Fumbles
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 21, 2008
CBS continues its winning Mondays--while NBC still looks for answers from i ...
- On Same Path: Media Biz Slowdown, Weak World Series Viewership?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 22, 2008
A slowdown for media companies will seemingly start in a matter ...
- Good Vibes: Tribune Goes Mobile
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 20, 2008
Tribune Company's licensing division has struck an agreement with mobile content distribut ...
- Jets Game, 'Housewives' Win Sunday
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 20, 2008
The New York Jets-Raiders game scored for ABC, while "Desperate Housewives" w ...
- Skipping Commercials Is Bad News For Advertisers -- Says One Who Pushed It To Consumers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The 30-second commercial spot business indeed may be in critical condition, accordi ...
- UBS: Ad Spend Estimates Cut 6% For '09
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 17, 2008
Another industry forecast for the media business points south. In a rece ...
- Real Palin Guesting On 'SNL' Rockets Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, October 19, 2008
With big TV ratings magnet Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin ...
- NBC Wants $500 Million In 2009 Budget Cuts
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Saturday, October 18, 2008
With the economy on the verge of a major recession, NBC sa ...
- Hard Landing For 'Mars'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 17, 2008
ABC's new, highly regarded Thursday night drama "Life on Mars" seemed ...
- TV's Iffy Forecast: Possible Big Strike Plus Alarmingly Bad Economy
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 20, 2008
In the midst of a terrible economy, with TV ad revenues trendi ...
- Networks Get C3 Yearly Data, Fox, CW Improve
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 16, 2008
A day after commercial ratings were released by the TV networks f ...
- Fried Heads New Comedy Central Unit
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 16, 2008
Comedy Central, the MTV Network focused on comedy, has created a li ...
- Final Prez Debate: More Drama Than Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 16, 2008
The final presidential debate was high on drama but low on ratings-- ...
- NBC's TAMI: A Complete TV Picture That's Hazy -- And That's Good
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 17, 2008
NBC's all-encompassing TAMI measurement -- which tries to put together all viewin ...
- Head Of Class: ABC Top Net In C3 Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 15, 2008
CBS and Fox may be claiming victories so far for this n ...
- Nielsen: 10% Of U.S. Households Unprepared For Digital Switch
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 15, 2008
About 10% of all U.S. TV households are not ready for t ...
- Syndies Register Mixed Ratings, 'Deal' Leads Pack
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 15, 2008
New syndication shows have had some mixed viewership results in the la ...
- TV's Upfront Season Is Here -- For At Least Two Years
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 16, 2008
Consider the dire predictions from Merrill Lynch media analyst Jessica Reif Cohe ...
- Bloomberg Names Lack CEO
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, David Goetzl - Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Former NBC News executive Andrew Lack has been named CEO of Bloomberg ...
- MRC: 2 CW Shows On Hiatus, 'Cartoon' Web Comedy Scores
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Media Rights Capital may be having its problems on traditional TV wi ...
- NBC Prime-Time Boosted By DVR Playback Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monday night gave NBC some slightly better news for its closely watch ...
- Local TV Stations Change Identities With New Online Names
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 15, 2008
For local TV stations, it's not just about TV -- not ...
- So Far, Kids' TV Saved From Ad Hits
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 13, 2008
A serious weakening in the economy has not affected the crucial fourth-quart ...
- Early TV Standouts: 'Mentalist,' 'Fringe'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 13, 2008
A few weeks into the new TV season, Interpublic Group of Cos ...
- How To Entertain In A Recession: High-priced TVs Or Low Moral Standards?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Two things consumers won't cut back on in these hard economic time ...
- Viacom Warns 3Q Revs Will Take Big Hits
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 10, 2008
Viacom says a now-expected 2% drop in worldwide advertising revenue for i ...
- 'Kath & Kim,' 'Life on Mars' Have Decent Debuts
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 10, 2008
New network shows are doing OK. NBC's "Kath & Kim" and ABC ...
- Like Movie Marketers Eyeing Premiere Night. Obama Makes Major TV Ad Buy
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 13, 2008
With virtually unlimited campaign money, Barack Obama will make another big spla ...
- Oscars Awards Show To Allow Film Commercials
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 9, 2008
ABC's "Academy Awards" show will now get some additional dramatic content duri ...
- FLO TV Ups Mobile Offerings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 10, 2008
Mobile TV advertising growth estimates are being cut back--but mobile TV programme ...