- Net-Based Zillion TV Readies For Late-Year Launch
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 5, 2009
Zillion TV, a new Internet-based TV service, has announced deals with maj ...
- Higher Prices, Less Inventory: Surprises At The Upfront?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 6, 2009
With the recession in full swing, the early 2009-2010 upfront betting li ...
- Congress Pushes Tobacco Marketing Restrictions
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
New, stronger controls over tobacco marketing are being pushed by Congress--and th ...
- Carat Rejiggers Top Shelf: Feuling To Chief Client Development Officer
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Aegis's big U.S. media agency Carat--which has experienced some recent troubling periods--h ...
- Smoked Out: Congress Pushes Tobacco Marketing Restrictions
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
New, stronger controls over tobacco marketing are being pushed by Congress--and th ...
- Study: Mobile TV Gains Momentum
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Cambridge, Mass.-based telecommunications researcher Northern Sky Research projects there will be mo ...
- Will TV's Valuable After-Markets Turn Into Afterthoughts?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 5, 2009
Keepers of the TV and media math are running into hard-to-solve financi ...
- Moonves: CBS May Sell Fewer Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
In this recessionary economy, expect fewer overall TV upfront advertising dollars, sa ...
- Rainbow Amps Up Interactive Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
With a difficult upfront advertising market on the horizon, Rainbow Media's cab ...
- 'Jimmy Fallon' Makes Impressive Debut
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" debuted on Monday night to t ...
- TV Sets Running Scared From Irate Viewers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Hard times and some hard drinking can do a television set ...
- Dish Net Faces Threats, But Net Income Holds Steady
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 2, 2009
Dish Network's net income in the 4Q period climbed to $217 milli ...
- 'Celebrity Apprentice' Brightens Sundays For NBC
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 2, 2009
Though its numbers can't rival the past, NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" has seeming ...
- TV's New -- Or Old? -- Financial Model: Making Consumers Pay
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The rise of advertising-supported media may be getting a new wrinkle. Actuall ...
- Cable Sports Nets Pay More To Play
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Cable sports networks continue to be the most inefficient for cable operator ...
- Pricewaterhouse: Media Deals Slow Dramatically, No Rescue In '09
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Media transactions slowed to their lowest level in years in 2008--with mu ...
- 'Idol' Holds Own Thursdays, 'Ugly Betty' Off
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Fox's "American Idol" scored big on a rare Thursday appearance--although not ...
- TV Guarantees Of A Different Sort: For The Viewer
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 2, 2009
Service contracts are always the last thing a salesperson pushes after y ...
- 'Newsday' Whacks Cablevision's Bottom Line, TV Delivers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
Cablevision System Corp. took a sizable hit in the fourth quarter, most ...
- Stars Sparkle Online For Oscar.com
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
Big increases in Oscar.com traffic and page views were the result ...
- 'Idol' Keeps Its Crown, 'Mars' Crashing To Earth
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
It doesn't matter where it plays--"American Idol" still slays the competition. T ...
- New Local Media: Find Opportunity And Longer-Term Money
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 27, 2009
Believers of the "all business is local" faith are seeing a n ...
- Looking Up: Discovery 4Q Ad Revs Rise
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Bucking a media industry trend, Discovery Communications had an increase in n ...
- 4Q Write-Down: Starz Don't Shine At Liberty
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Even the savviest of investors can't escape this recession. Liberty Media, whi ...
- Will Networks Try To PR Themselves Out Of Bad Economic News?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2009
With recession firmly at hand -- like a slacker cousin looking f ...
- LifeLock Uses 'Celebrity Apprentice' To Rev Marketing
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Mark Burnett's "The Apprentice" got a shot in the arm last seas ...
- Easy Cell: Mobile Ad Revs To Hit $3.1 Bil. By 2013
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
TV stations will be warmed by the fact that mobile advertising revenu ...
- LifeLock Uses 'Celebrity Apprentice' To Rev Marketing
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mark Burnett's "The Apprentice" got a shot in the arm last seas ...
- New Shows Reflect Economy;Will Discounted Commercial Time Follow?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Network TV viewership has been declining for years -- and now, apparentl ...
- Nielsen: Cross-Platform TV Viewing Rises In Tough Times
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
The deepening recession may have resulted in more video watching for consume ...