- ESPN Teases 'Prophecy' Streamer Campaign That Looks Back In Time, Mulls Future
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 9, 2025
The campaign focuses on ESPN's beginnings, with the first "SportsCenter" broadcast, whi ...
- Stick It! Lacrosse Docuseries Does Not Fail To Fascinate
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, June 2, 2025
The great sport of lacrosse is having a media moment right n ...
- First-Half Network Ad Market: Majors Fall 2%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 23, 2025
Analysts typically look to Q1 and Q2 market activity for insights ...
- ESPN Hitting The Road With 'SportsCenter,' Streaming In The Front Seat
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 22, 2025
The ESPN tour will go to a different state each day f ...
- Streaming Bundling A Top Consumer Priority - But Is ESPN Streamer Too Pricey?
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Nearly 70% of respondents in a new consumer study said they we ...
- Streamer ESPN: Does Disney Know Its Future Subscribers?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 15, 2025
ESPN is betting the house, so to speak, that its hefty pri ...
- Disney Launching 'ESPN' Streamer This Fall, Seeks Industry-Wide Measures
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The ESPN streaming platform will initially be priced at $29.99 a mon ...
- Disney Sees Strong Q2 Streaming Subscriber Growth Of 2.5M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Disney's global advertising inched up 1%, but domestic linear TV, ESPN a ...
- ESPN's Streaming 'Flagship' Is Coming: Scoring For 2025?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 25, 2025
One key piece of the puzzle is adding in "short-form" video conten ...
- NBA Regular-Season TV Ad Spend Flat At $636M, Viewership Dips To 1.53M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Average national TV viewership has seen a slight 2% decline to ...
- Disney Takes Biddable Ad Supply Global, Provides Access Via 35 DSPs
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 9, 2025
In the U.S., advertisers now have access to over 35 demand-side platfor ...
- Major League Baseball: Still Down For The Count
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 4, 2025
At its core, one wonders whether baseball's problems are declining TV viewershi ...
- Viewing Rises 5% In January, Disney Dominates With 12% Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Cable news TV networks were up 26% overall vs. December, with MSN ...
- ESPN, MLB Agree To End Contract Early, Cord-Cutting, Profits Issues Remain
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 21, 2025
In a dramatic pullback against ever-higher sports rights fees, ESPN is opti ...
- After Venu Sports: ESPN Bets Streaming Alone As 'Sports Destination'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 17, 2025
Disney is surely focusing heavily on this product launch, with ESPN ...
- Disney Q4: Streaming Profit Gains, Domestic Ads Up 6%, Subscribers Slip
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Disney streaming global subscribers dipped 1% to 124.6 million, with U.S./Canada subscribe ...
- NFL Post-Season Ad Spend Up 22%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 31, 2025
National TV ads from five linear TV networks and simulcast network airin ...
- NFL Regular-Season Ad Revenue 9% Lower, Viewing Slips 2%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 17, 2025
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" was the leading NFL franchise in ad reven ...
- DirecTV Launches 'MySports' Bundle In Wake Of Venu Sports
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The streaming package of 40 sports and broadcast TV channels will initial ...
- Venu Sports Fallout: Winners And Losers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 14, 2025
MoffettNathanson media analyst Robert Fishman wonders whether Disney could streamline/simplify its compl ...
- Streamers' Incremental Gains: Catering To The 'Casual' Viewer?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 2, 2025
Early in December, Disney decided to place an ESPN "tile" on Disney ...
- NBA TV Ad Revenue Up 6%, Airings And Impressions Rise
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 26, 2024
Total national TV ad revenue from the league's core networks - ESP ...
- First-Round College Football Playoffs Average 10.6M Viewers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The most-viewed game for this year's first round of the new expand ...
- Top Broadcast/Cable TV Networks' Ad Revenues Down 13% For 3-Month Period Ending Dec. 5
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 6, 2024
NBC, CBS and Fox are posting the strongest results at $1.41 billio ...
- WBD Settles With NBA: But Is It Enough For Advertisers?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 19, 2024
WBD will get international games, expanded video clips rights, and other N ...
- Streaming Video Users Fight Meta Over Privacy
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Meta Platforms has known for more than two years that it collec ...
- Morgan Stanley's Gorman Named Disney Chair, Tasked To Find Next CEO
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 21, 2024
ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro and Dana Wald ...
- Broadcast TV Networks' Reach For Viewers 18+ Now Under 50%: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Key reach metrics for ABC, CBS, and NBC for persons 18 a ...
- DirecTV, Disney End Blackout, Deal Includes Streamers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, September 15, 2024
The deal includes streaming services Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu, as well ...
- Disney Proposes Flexible 'Sports-Centric,' 'Entertainment-Based' Options To DirecTV
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Last year Disney struck a deal with Charter's Spectrum service allowing t ...