- NBA Regular Season: Flat Ad Spend At $670M, Ratings Inch Up
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 18, 2024
This trend follows average regular-game viewership on ABC, ESPN, TNT, and N ...
- Big Media Storms To Come: Paramount Global Moving Through Rough Seas
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 8, 2024
A potentially eye-opening move by legacy TV network groups and legacy p ...
- Disney Proxy Battle Is Over - But Its Media Wars Wage On
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 5, 2024
It's all about the word "ego" about when it comes to w ...
- NCAA Women's Rematch Earns Record 12.3M Viewers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The rematch game between Iowa and LSU became the most-watched women's basketba ...
- Disney Prevails Over Activist Peltz, With Improved Streaming Outlook
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 4, 2024
Disney has won the proxy battle over activist investor Nelson Peltz, w ...
- Sports League Equity Partner Deals For ESPN? Chapek Says It Doesn't Need Them
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 27, 2024
While Chapek believes extra cash from a minority deal would be ...
- Recent Stories Imply Linear TV Is At Point Of No Return
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, March 22, 2024
The current era has taken on a kind of "jig is u ...
- ESPN Inks 6-Year, $7.8B College Football Playoff Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Under the deal, ABC will get the national championship game starting ...
- Former Apple Exec Named CEO Of Mega Sports Streaming Venture
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 15, 2024
Peter Distad had a ten-year stint at Apple, where he was responsib ...
- FuboTV Sues Disney, Fox, WBD Over New Sports Streamer
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Fubo TV claims that Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have engag ...
- Disney Trims D2C Losses 86%, Disney+ Subscribers Slip
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 8, 2024
Disney+ subscribers dropped by 1.3 million globally to 111.3 million, while internation ...
- ESPN, Fox, WBD To Start Sports Streaming Service
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2024
ESPN, Fox and WBD are looking to create a blockbuster major n ...
- Peltz Has A Streaming Bundle Idea: Should He Decide For You?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 5, 2024
Nelson Peltz has a strong idea for legacy TV companies desperate ...
- Charter Inks Deal For TelevisaUnivision's ViX Streamer Ad Option
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Charter's video distribution business will offer a new version of ViX ...
- Will ESPN Go Big With The NFL? Who Will Carry The Ball?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
What would the NFL do for ESPN? Give it more resources towa ...
- Disney Self-Serve Platform Onboards 4,200 Brands, 1,000 Agencies
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Significantly, 85% of agencies using the self-service campaign manager are new-to-Disney. Disne ...
- Not All On-Air Talent, NFL Players Are Journalists - Go Figure
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Someone at ESPN trying to sabotage one of its own shows? Soun ...
- New $920M ESPN, NCAA Deal Includes Games Exclusive To ESPN+
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, January 5, 2024
The deal spans a record 40 championships, with 2,300 hours per ye ...
- Charter Offers Disney+ Basic Ad Option For Free To Spectrum TV Select Customers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 4, 2024
Charter is making its Disney+ Basic ad-supported option available at not addition ...
- NFL Regular Season At 16 Weeks: Up 10%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 29, 2023
The NFL's average regular 32-season game is up 10% to 17.9 milli ...
- New Year Streaming Headaches: Bundle, Unbundle Or Bumble?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
It's mostly about the streaming-only bundle, seemingly in growing demand for mode ...
- Streaming Price Hikes: A Nightmare Or Just Easy Daydreaming?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 21, 2023
Still looking for all that savings when it comes to moving ...
- 'NBA Cup' Game Scores Big With 4.6M Viewers, November Ads Up 26%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The NBA's first "In-Season Tournament' final for its inaugural "NBA Cup" earn ...
- Cable TV News November Viewing Sinks 19%, National TV Ads Down 9%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 1, 2023
Cable TV news networks were down 19% overall to a collective 3 ...
- College Football Up 15% In Impressions, 19% In TV Ad Spend
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Total national TV advertising on 9 TV networks is up 19% ...
- Disney Town Hall With Bob Iger: No Decision On Linear TV Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Iger said no decisions had been made about the future of t ...
- Eagles-Chiefs 'MNF' Rematch Earns 29M Viewers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Disney-ABC's "Monday Night Football" win was the best result for the N ...
- NFL Regular-Season Viewing Soars 10%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Through 10 weeks of the NFL regular season, the average game amo ...
- Disney+/Hulu App To Beta Launch, ESPN To Remain On Cable After Standalone Streamer Debuts
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, November 9, 2023
CEO Bob Iger revealed the timing plan for the merged app's laun ...
- Disney Q3: Higher Disney+ Subscribers, Trims D2C Losses
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Walt Disney's D2C business had positive results, with strong subscriber additions a ...