- ABC's 'Oscar,' 'Red Carpet' Get Star Ratings
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
"The Academy Awards" made a comeback on Sunday night, its best ratin ...
- When Senior Execs Leave, Do Media Companies Get Lost?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Let's play the expected guessing game for Peter Chernin's departure from Ne ...
- Sprint Calls In Oscar Ads
Marketing Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
Still more advertising changes occurred with ABC's "Academy Awards" broadcast--now one ...
- Fool's Gold
Media Magazine, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 2, 2009
Are those big tv entertainment awards shows with ho-hum ratings still wor ...
- Sprint Calls In Oscar Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 20, 2009
Still more advertising changes occurred with ABC's "Academy Awards" broadcast--now one ...
- 'Grey,' Practice' Stay Healthy
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 20, 2009
Although it earned ratings a bit lower than a week ago, A ...
- Recession-Era TV: Still Big Events, But Everyone Wants A Bargain
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 23, 2009
Ratings for yesterday's Oscars telecast increased -- but not to the hug ...
- Scripps Dips: Ad Revenue Plummets, Especially For Papers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 19, 2009
Like a broken record, E.W. Scripps is another TV company that h ...
- 'Lost' Shows Growth, 'Idol' Still Reigns
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 19, 2009
ABC's "Lost" showed ratings improvement this week--but "American Idol" still pulled do ...
- TV/Video On The Move: Do You Need A Fast Car -- And Directions?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 20, 2009
Just like a TV generation ago who said "follow the money," th ...
- Black Eye At Black Rock, CBS Sees Red Ink
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
CBS witnessed massive advertising declines among its television, radio and outdoor ...
- Profits Plummet At Comcast, Cable Nets Provide Some Traction
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Comcast Corp.--the largest cable television operator in the U.S.--witnessed overall profits falli ...
- Old Network Rivalries At Work -- In New Digital Spaces
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 19, 2009
Future digital video destinations will be asking a pressing question: "Is ...
- MobiTV Surpasses 6 Million Subscribers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
In the highly expected growth mobile TV business, one of the bigg ...
- Viewers Continue To Date 'The Bachelor'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
ABC's "The Bachelor" is doing its best "NCIS" impersonation these days. T ...
- The End Game For TV Stations: More Extreme Than We Realize?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
TV stations have been through rough patches before. But now the grou ...
- TiVo Tallies Top Ads Post-Super Bowl
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Super Bowl commercials get major viewership. But how do those brands compa ...
- The Surprising, Seemingly Supersized ABC TV Promo
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Network ratings are slipping. The economy is in the toilet. What bett ...
- Sweeps: 'Survivor,' 'Grey's Anatomy' Get Healthy Numbers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 13, 2009
Network executives might say sweeps periods mean little--but you wouldn't know ...
- Oscars Awards Play A Different Tune: Shorter, More Variety, With Less Context
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 16, 2009
Let us not forget the media world still pushes for as ma ...
- Bottom Line: Viacom's 4Q Revs Dive 69%
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 12, 2009
Pitted against other cable network groups, Viacom's cable networks didn't survive t ...
- Net Gains: Nielsen Sizes Up TV Hits Online
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 12, 2009
Nielsen Media Research released its first listing of top-viewed Internet TV shows--resul ...
- U2 On Letterman; More Music Marketing Tricks To Come
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 13, 2009
It's the U2 mini-series -- on CBS. U2 will be the fir ...
- TV Petitions FCC: Keep February Digital Date
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 11, 2009
More than one-third of all TV stations have asked the Federal Communicatio ...
- Google: Paid Search Drives TV Tune In
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Search for your TV show using Google? The big Internet media compa ...
- MyNetworkTV's New Plan: Did Network Affiliates Sign Up To Be Part Of A 'Syndication' Service?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 12, 2009
The broadcast network business is tough enough in this economy. Imagine ...
- Omnicom Revs Drop 14% In 4Q
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Omnicom Group was on the wrong side of a stronger dollar oversea ...
- Lionsgate: Film Losses, TV Posts Gains
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Lionsgate suffered alongside other TV/movie production in early 2009--a slowdown from i ...
- Networks Consider Leaving Stations Behind For Cable Deals
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 11, 2009
For TV stations, it'll all come down to another Disney-ABC/iTunes historical med ...
- USA Net, Universal Promote '09 Film Slate
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 9, 2009
USA Network has acquired the exclusive network television premiere rights to t ...