- NBCU Expands Its Addressable Ad TV Universe With Charter Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 25, 2021
The integration of Charter's Spectrum video-on-demand platform is expected to launch ...
- Discovery Records Flat Q4 Revenues, Discovery+ Hits 11M Global Subs
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 22, 2021
The TV network group's Q4 earning results were $1.05 billion, but wi ...
- Comcast Holds Off On Imposing Data Caps In 14 States
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 19, 2021
In a reversal, Comcast says it will wait until 2022 before movi ...
- Cable Industry And California Want To Move Forward With Net Neutrality Battle
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The cable industry and state of California say there is no reas ...
- Does A Streaming Future For Cable TV News Networks Mean A Loss Of Affiliate, Ad Revs?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 12, 2021
Soon, because of streaming, many more Americans will choose to shut o ...
- Fox Business Drops 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' Its Highest-Rated Show, Day After $2.7B Defamation Suit
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, February 7, 2021
Fox Business cancelled its longtime host show a day after Fox Ne ...
- Does Ad-Supported Cable Ruin Audience Experience?
MediaDailyNews, George Simpson - Thursday, February 4, 2021
Consumers have learned that the only way to watch ad-supported dramas ...
- How Strong Is Smartmatic's Libel Case Against Fox News?
Publishing Insider, - Friday, February 5, 2021
Smartmatic claims Fox ran segments that had numerous errors about the reliabili ...
- People Using TV Data Declined In Q4 After High Pandemic Viewing
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 4, 2021
"Linear TV ratings continue the shift to older and older viewers, wi ...
- Univision Joins Addressable Ad Group Project OAR
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The intention of OAR -- Open Addressable Ready -- is to optimi ...
- CNN, MSNBC Post Major January Viewing Gains, Fox News Sinks To Third Place
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
CNN had its most-watched month ever in prime time and total d ...
- The Number Of TV Premium Shows Sank In 2020, First Drop In 11 Years
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 1, 2021
Much of the recent decline was due to the pandemic, which caus ...
- Massachusetts Bill Would Ban Data Caps And Price Hikes During Pandemic
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 29, 2021
Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced a bill that would require Comcast ...
- NBCU Q4 Broadcast, Cable Ad Revenues Down, Comcast Video Subscription Losses Grow
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 28, 2021
Delays in airing new fall NBC broadcast TV pushed ratings lower a ...
- Larry King Memories Remind Us How Much Cable News Has Changed
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
CNN's own celebration of King served as a reminder that the netwo ...
- Streaming Now: The Rise And Fall Of Ad-Supported Cable TV
Research Intelligencer, Steve Sternberg - Monday, January 25, 2021
Twenty years ago, with very few exceptions, four broadcast networks were t ...
- NBCU To End Sports Net NBCSN At Year's End
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 22, 2021
NBCSN's big TV sports franchises -- the National Hockey League and Nasc ...
- NBCU's Peacock Estimated To Hit 52 Million Subs, $2B Revenues By 2024
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 15, 2021
In 2021, Peacock is estimated to hit $604 million in revenue ...
- Nickelodeon Scored With The NFL, More Simulcast TV Sports May Come In Future
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 14, 2021
With ever-higher sports TV rights fees, shared distribution -- simulcasting airing multip ...
- Report: Fox News Presentation Aimed To Reassure Advertisers
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, January 11, 2021
Advertisers were "only temporarily impacted by advertiser boycotts" after old tapes ...
- NBCU, Charter Strike Ongoing Carriage Deal For Peacock
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 8, 2021
The deal is part of an overall multi-year renewal pact with Chart ...
- How Media Buying Changed And What Performed Best In 2020
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 8, 2021
At least two-thirds of agencies said they believe targeted forms of advertisi ...
- Cable One's Sparklight Launching IPTV App To Run On Streaming Services
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, January 7, 2021
Sparklight TV, which will run on Mobi TV's Connect platform, will off ...
- vMVPDs Are A Bad Media Business To Be In: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
vMVPDs don't have much to offer consumers, don't drive big profits a ...
- Disney+'s 'The Mandalorian' Most Pirated TV Show In 2020, Replaces 'Game Of Thrones'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 4, 2021
Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" has replaced HBO's "Game of Thrones" after its seven-ye ...
- TV Networks Add 20% More On-Air Program Promos In Q3
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Since the last half of September through Dec. 29, broadcast and cab ...
- Katz Named COO, Head Of Entertainment For E.W. Scripps
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 17, 2020
Katz will oversee Scripps' entertainment brands including Bounce, Laff, Grit, Court ...
- Broadcasters Test NextGen TV Via Comcast Cable Infrastructure
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, December 17, 2020
The participants aim to provide the industry with a foundation for ...
- Ampersand AND Platform Adds 500+ Polk Audiences
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The Polk audiences are available to clients on both the managed servi ...
- Newsmax TV Sees Growth, But Metrics Well Behind Big Cable News Networks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 11, 2020
Despite recent improvements in advertising and viewing results, Newsmax TV is sti ...