- Streamers Now 'First Stop' For Consumers
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Nearly half of respondents say their "first stop" destination is one ...
- It's Not HBO, It's Just TV: HBO Now Just Another Network?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 17, 2024
The new Charter-Warner Bros. carriage deal now has long-time premium, ad-free ...
- Southern-Fried Family Feud In 'The Chicken Sisters' On Hallmark+
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, September 9, 2024
The Hallmark TV brand is all over this new series about riv ...
- Legacy TV Quakes: More TV Blackouts Looming, With Streaming Shift?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 5, 2024
More consumer-friendly, flexible streaming access and cancellation across all types of subscripti ...
- Democrats' Presidential Ad Spend 9% Higher Than GOP's
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Democrats are slightly ahead of Republicans -- $305 million versus $280 milli ...
- A Tale Of 2 Upfronts: Linear -4%, Streaming +35%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 21, 2024
It was the best of streaming sales, it was the worst ...
- Streaming's Viewership Growth Mostly Hurts Cable TV
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Broadcast television held steady at about 20% of total viewing time amo ...
- More Drama For Paramount Global: Are Investors Changing The Channel?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Bronfman would essentially give controlling owner National Amusements the same price t ...
- Gen Z Drawn To Traditional News Media As Election Approaches
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, August 15, 2024
Cable network news outranks YouTube and local media for this generation. ...
- Black Audiences Favor TV, Streamed Content Over Social Media
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Monday, August 19, 2024
Black consumers seek culturally relevant content with authentic representation and storytelling th ...
- All Fall Down: Basic Cable's A Drag For TV Titans
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, August 12, 2024
Scanning a list of basic cable channels is like rummaging through ...
- 'Broadcasting+Cable', 'Multichannel News' To Cease Publication
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, August 8, 2024
The venerable magazine and two newsletters will be replaced by a streamlin ...
- Smart TVs Are Becoming Home Entertainment Hubs
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Monday, August 5, 2024
Smart TVs aren't just for watching video, with half of consumers sayi ...
- Streaming Road Ahead: Confusing Price Comparisons Won't Get Easier
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 1, 2024
Better comparisons are needed when evaluating streaming/TV packages than comparing to o ...
- Rhetoric And Vitriol Are Too Ingrained To Tone Them Down
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Few will heed the pleas to tone down the TV talk-show ang ...
- Targeting Streaming 'Re-Subscribers': Key Bundling Combos
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
A huge chunk of streaming subscribers are "re-subscribers," at 42% -- young ...
- WBD's truTV Makes Bigger Move Toward Sports
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
truTV will see a "significant" sports programming expansion in 2025, with prime-ti ...
- Debate-Focused Cable TV News Viewing Rises Sharply, CNN Soars
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 5, 2024
All three major 24-hour cable TV news networks saw strong viewership gai ...
- 'Bundle' Is Much More Than Premium Video, Study Finds
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 1, 2024
The average number of non-premium TV/video services in a "bundle" is 6 ...
- For Second Time, Disney And YouTube Lead New Monthly Nielsen 'Distributor' Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Disney was the leader in Nielsen's 'Media Distributor' measure at 11.4% shar ...
- Unscripted, Reality TV Gets Unreal: Are Jobs, Money Disappearing?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 31, 2024
Scripted TV programming was expected to decline after the writers' and actor ...
- New Streaming Bundling Push: Won't Get Fooled Again?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Comcast recently disclosed a streaming bundle that includes its own Peacock, ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery With No NBA? And Much Less Sports Content
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 24, 2024
WBD has never owned an over-the-air-broadcast network or TV station but ...
- Charter, Paramount Ink TV Carriage Deal - Including Paramount+
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 24, 2024
Following the groundbreaking TV network/streaming carriage deal with Walt Disney, Charter Communicatio ...
- Netflix Dominates Gen Z's Time Spent With Streaming
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
One quarter of the Gen Z audience is Hispanic, making Spanish-language networ ...
- Will Legacy Cable TV Start Bigger Dollar Promotions For Streaming Bundles?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Charter Communications is offering consumers up to $2,500 to switch to Spectr ...
- Entertainment Bundles: Consumers Want More Than Just Video
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 20, 2024
Consumers - especially young consumers - want streaming "bundles" to be mo ...
- Final Thoughts About This Week's Upfronts
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, May 17, 2024
And now, an exclusive peek inside the TV Blog's Upfront Week note ...
- Is Sinclair Looking To Back Out Of Local TV? Not Entirely
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 13, 2024
Sinclair Inc., one of the biggest U.S. TV station groups, wants ...
- Reba Sitcom Headlines NBCU's Upfront Content
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, May 13, 2024
NBCU announced Friday that NBC will have two new comedies and o ...