- 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 ...
- Saving RSNs?: ESPN Wants To Add Local MLB, NBA Games
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 30, 2024
"We want to be part of the solution,' says Jimmy Pitaro, t ...
- DirecTV, Walt Disney Carriage Dispute: Blackouts For ABC, ESPN?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Disney has reportedly offered "flexible options" to the pay TV satellite/virtual p ...
- ESPN Partners With Jelly Roll For Anthem
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, August 8, 2024
The song will serve as the soundtrack for ESPN's college football covera ...
- TV Sports-Only Streamer Venu Looks To Score With Pricey Monthly Package
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 5, 2024
Walt Disney, Fox Corp. and WBC, under a joint venture, hope ...
- TNT Secures College Football Playoff Games, NBA Deal Concerns Remain
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 23, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck a multiyear "sub-licensing" agreement with ESPN ...
- 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 ...
- NBA Playoffs: Ad Revenue Rises 3%, Viewing Down 12%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
The NBA playoffs' first two rounds have pulled $274.6 million in nation ...
- 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 ...
- Legacy TV-Backed Sports Streamer Now Has A Name: Venu Sports
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 17, 2024
Venu Sports, slated to launch in fall 2024, will be made availab ...
- Does Nielsen's 'Distributor Gauge' Tell A Good Story For Legacy Media?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 17, 2024
Nielsen's effort to show a complete picture with its new "Media Distribut ...
- Disney Reports Small D2C Profit, Overall Mixed Results, Stock Sinks 10%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Disney posted profitability earlier than expected in its Q2 period at so ...
- 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 ...