- Carat: 62% Of Viewers Will Return To Fave Net Shows
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Network executives have been holding their collective breaths: Will viewers return ...
- HBO: It's Just TV Now -- And That's The Problem
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
When will HBO find its programming mojo again? HBO brass has be ...
- Geraci To Head OMD National Broadcast
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 17, 2008
On the heels of OMD's lead TV buyer Debbie Richman's departure, t ...
- Till Nets Ramp Up New Shows, Ratings Don't Sizzle
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 17, 2008
Lower Thursday-night ratings still abound on network television--made even worse with t ...
- Can't Find Those Young, Upscale Viewers? There's A Reason
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 17, 2008
Looking for a cool network catering to upscale young TV viewers? St ...
- Precision Decision: Starcom Makes New Metrics Condition Of Upfront Buys
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 14, 2008
Starcom has put a line in the upfront sand: no precision metric ...
- Nick Upfront: High Ratings Mean Ad Leverage
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 14, 2008
Nickelodeon says its stronger rating position has given it a leg ...
- TVB: Satellite Growing Faster Than Cable
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 14, 2008
Non-cable TV distribution systems continue to grow. The Television Bureau of Advertisi ...
- Hot Summer Ahead? TV Advertisers Could Sweat Actors' Strike
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 14, 2008
Media buyers, take note: An actors' strike will make the writers' stri ...
- Starcom Draws Upfront Lines: No Metrics, No Deals
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 13, 2008
Starcom has put a line in the upfront sand: no precision metric ...
- Crown: 4Q Losses, But '07 Revs, Hallmark Ratings Rise
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 13, 2008
Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, widened its losses f ...
- NAB Wants Digital Converters Sold In Grocery Stores
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 13, 2008
Nervous federal agencies and lobbyists have upped their efforts to get digit ...
- With No New Fall Shows, ABC Could Make Programming History
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 13, 2008
Despite the writers' strike, national advertisers may be getting what they real ...
- TW Sees Growth Potential As A Content Company
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 12, 2008
With Time Warner spinning off its Time Warner Cable unit, the med ...
- Syndie Shows Hit Hard By Strike
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The writers' strike even hit those TV shows thought to be strike-proo ...
- Kids And Visual Distractions: Now Just One Eye For Two Media.
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Think about this when you are doing your first kids' TV upfro ...
- Clash Of The Titans: Diller, Malone Battle Over IAC In Court
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Longtime adversaries--and partners--media moguls Barry Diller and John Malone are finally getti ...
- Comcast Battles DirecTV, Verizon, Switches Marketing Tactics
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The aggressive competition for the high-definition TV viewer forced Comcast to chan ...
- The WB: What's In A Network Name?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Few departing TV networks ever get a second chance - but sometim ...
- Bedfellows: NBC, DirecTV Partner 'Friday Night'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 10, 2008
NBC and DirecTV are close to partnering on an unusual deal ...
- Versus Ramps Up NHL Campaign
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 10, 2008
Capitalizing on improving hockey ratings, Versus is ramping up a new marketi ...
- 'Idol' Strong, 'New Amsterdam' Down and 'Lost' Holds
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 10, 2008
New network shows continue to get the gloomy treatment from viewers. N ...
- Fox's Good-Looking TV Women Will Make Business Worries Go Away
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 10, 2008
Stock market in free-fall? Don't worry. Fox Business News would like ...
- Nexstar: Rev Down in 4Q, Retrans, Media Fees Up
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 7, 2008
Mid-level broadcast station owner Nexstar Broadcasting Group is following similar recent financi ...
- 'Idol' Reigns, Other Reality Shows Fall Short
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 7, 2008
In this post-strike period, Fox's "American Idol" on Wednesday continued to cru ...
- VOD Rising: Preferred By Some Lazy TV Viewers Over DVR
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 7, 2008
Talk about your lethargic TV viewers! Yesterday, Disney-ABC Television chief Anne Sween ...
- Brandtique: 'American Gladiators,' 'Celebrity Apprentice'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 6, 2008
In branded entertainment, there is still the good, the bad, and mo ...
- NBC: Digital TV Viewers Watching More Shows, Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 6, 2008
NBC Digital Entertainment says it has good news for Internet TV advertise ...
- Distribution: Crown Signs DirecTV Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 6, 2008
Completing its third major distribution deal since November, Crown Media Holdings, whi ...
- NBCU Buys Skycastle, Integrated Marketing Follows
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 6, 2008
NBC Universal's Local Media has acquired marketing and promotional company Skycastle Entertainmen ...