- Actors Unions OK Commercial Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 22, 2009
Actors unions easily approved a new three-year deal covering commercials work ...
- Agencies Commit To Google Ad Deals, But No Price Set
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 22, 2009
Google TV Ads may have upfront money committed from some agencies, b ...
- TV Ratings Erosion: Sports Metaphors Fit Bill
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Network TV erosion is like an overused sports metaphor, say for LeBr ...
- CW Slates 'Melrose,' 'Vampire' For Fall
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 21, 2009
In its continued pursuit to recreate the early days of the F ...
- 'Idol' Finale Falls From Pedestal, But Retains Crown
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 21, 2009
The "American Idol" finale may have dipped 14% from a year ag ...
- Election Results In: Reality TV Stuffs The Ballot Box
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 22, 2009
Two surprising finishes on "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars"? There ...
- Upfront: CBS Goes 'Mentalist,' Spins Off 'NCIS'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
With CBS crowing that it is the only network to be ...
- Nielsen: TV Viewership Rises, Medium Still Dominant
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Television viewing numbers continue to rise -- albeit slowly -- gaining ov ...
- 'Glee' Gets Mixed Results, 'Idol' Has Feet Of Clay
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Competing network executives might seem somewhat glee-ful. Fox's musical/drama preview of "Glee ...
- Upfront Kimmel Comedy: Hitting Too Close To Home?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 21, 2009
The upfront is all lies, lies, and, occasionally, some truth. ABC's Jim ...
- Comedy Tonight: ABC Adds 5 Sitcoms To Fall Lineup
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
ABC is revamping its entire Wednesday night schedule, adding five new comedi ...
- NBC: Shows Will Share Time Slots
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
NBC is moving to what TV advertisers have already been expecting fr ...
- In Difficult Upfront Market, Cable Networks Look For Psychological Edge
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Cable networks will finally go head-to-head with broadcast networks in one maj ...
- Fox Hits Fall With New Comedies, 'Dance'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 18, 2009
Fox, still the heavyweight leader among broadcast networks in key demos, wan ...
- Fox Mulls Impact Of Remote-Free TV
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 18, 2009
Fox is reassessing limited commercials for some of its prime-time shows. " ...
- In Desperate Times, TV Networks Promote With Team Effort
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
In the midst of so much turmoil, television networks are looking ...
- Nexstar: Net, Retrans Revs Climb, Broadcast Falters
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 15, 2009
Nexstar Broadcasting Group turned around first-quarter financial results to post a prof ...
- Mobile: Users Calling Up More Content, Price An Issue
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 15, 2009
Currently, 51% of mobile phone users access content on their mobile pho ...
- 'Grey's' Finale, Healthy Blowout
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 15, 2009
In a still-dreary network viewing environment, ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" pulled off t ...
- Big Differences In Data Internet Video Could Make Traditional TV Metrics Look Positively Upstanding
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 18, 2009
Imagine if Nielsen said that "American Idol" got 30 million viewers f ...
- TV Revisited: Hulu Soars In Streams, YouTube Commands Marketplace
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 14, 2009
Just in time for TV's upfront, NBCUniversal/News Corp.'s Hulu illustrates why t ...
- Flo TV, NBCU Sign Sports Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 14, 2009
Branching out to cover many more big live sports programs, Qualcomm's mobi ...
- Optimedia Revamps Content Power Ratings, Show Standings Improve
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 14, 2009
Media agency Optimedia U.S.'s new Content Power Ratings reveal that in ma ...
- TV News Should Beat Newspapers To The Punch: Become Pay TV-Like Subscription Services
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 15, 2009
Newspapers executives believe they still have a lot to offer consumers ...
- Cable Numbers Climb, But Media Dollars Don't Follow
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The continued story of higher cable viewing hasn't translated into share ...
- CareerBuilder Kicks Off Super Bowl Ad Efforts
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Internet job site CareerBuilder is starting its Super Bowl process early ...
- TV Stations Driving Towards New TV Marketers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 14, 2009
The saddest news for TV stations is that political TV spending see ...
- Levy To Pres, Sales, Distribution For All Turner Nets
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Turner Broadcasting's senior executive David Levy has added new responsibilities to h ...
- Peacock Struts NBCU Brand Campaign
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Celebrating its fifth year under the NBC Universal banner, the big med ...
- Season Win: Fox Gets Coveted 18-49s, CBS Earns Total Viewer Crown
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 12, 2009
No surprise here: Fox is looking to repeat its success as t ...