- Where Do Brands Go Next For 'Live' High-Value TV?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Despite the seemingly weak financial stability of late-night TV, advertising continues ...
- Hitting High, Low Notes: Can Cable Brands Revive?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Paramount says it will close down MTV channels across Europe - most ...
- Untethered? Paramount's Pricer Fresh Ad Inventory
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 9, 2025
The new ad innovation gives brands top-level placement - the "A" position ...
- Substack Co-Founder Hails Purchase Of 'The Free Press' By Paramount
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, October 6, 2025
Hamish Mckenzie sees an immense opportunity for ambitious new media founders. ...
- Paramount-WBD Merger: Adding A TikTok Side Benefit?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 26, 2025
Should we be worried about CBS News being combined with CNN? N ...
- A Free Press Vs. 'The Free Press'
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Monday, September 15, 2025
Following reports that Paramount Skydance is eyeing a deal to acquire "T ...
- Tech-Sector Invader Seeks To Disrupt TV Industry
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, September 15, 2025
Skydance's prospective takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery represents the arrival of ...
- Newest 'NCIS' Goes To Streamer Paramount+, Not CBS
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, September 4, 2025
It is an increasingly common sign of the times -- TV sho ...
- Linear, D2C Ads Take A 'Step Back'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Total "normalized" ad revenue - which excludes seasonal/one-time events - for Fo ...
- Paramount Spark Already Fading? Linear/Streaming Balancing Act
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 25, 2025
Going forward, the problem is sizing up the linear sports TV busine ...
- Big Streamers See Big July Viewing Gains
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 19, 2025
For July, overall streaming platforms' total viewing is now up 14% ...
- Not Selling Cable Networks? Not Paramount... At Paramount
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 18, 2025
Paramount Skydance wants to "redefine" its cable channels' "brands" -- not se ...
- Not Your Sports 'Niche': Is Old-School Pay-Per-View Still A Thing?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 14, 2025
Under its new $7.7 billion deal with Paramount Skydance, UFC is shifti ...
- In For The Fight: Paramount Strikes Exclusive UFC $7.7B Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 12, 2025
The TV/streaming deal includes 13 "marquee" events (formerly pay-per-view events) as we ...
- Paramount Doesn't Want 'Balkanization' Of Tech And Content
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 11, 2025
David Ellison, now CEO of Paramount, in a press briefing talked abo ...
- Web User Wants SCOTUS To Intervene In Video Privacy Battle With Paramount
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 5, 2025
A California resident who recently lost his privacy battle with Paramount wi ...
- 'Four' Second Week Not-So-Fantastic
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, August 3, 2025
"Fantastic" had a box-office drop of nearly 70% from its first-week $1 ...
- Skydance Media Announces Paramount Global Senior Executive Team
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 4, 2025
The company will be divided into three businesses: studios, D2C and ...
- Paramount Labels Upfront 'Consistent,' Says Streaming Represented 30%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 1, 2025
During its Q2 earnings phone call with analysts, the company said spor ...
- New Head-Spinning Media Spinoff Math: Selling Network-Owned Stations?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 31, 2025
Selling potentially network-owned TV stations - perhaps CBS-owned-and-operated outlets? Sounds crazy. ...
- Paramount-Skydance $8B Deal Gets FCC Approval
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 24, 2025
Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit with Preside ...
- TV Viewer Petition: Keeping The 'Late Show' Around?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Over 40,000 people have now signed on to petition to encourage C ...
- Canceled Colbert's Message On Monday: It's All About Me
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Stephen Colbert spent 20 minutes on two subjects, himself and Donald Trum ...
- The Trump-Colbert Conspiracy: The Case For And Against
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, July 22, 2025
On the question of why Paramount/CBS is pulling the plug on Steph ...
- And Now For Our Next Guest: The Demise Of Late-Night TV
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, July 21, 2025
The glory days were already long past for late-night TV when C ...
- CBS Cancels 'Late Show' Days After Colbert Jokes About Trump Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 18, 2025
"This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in la ...
- Paramount/Trump Deal? Not Done Yet - Think Advertising
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 11, 2025
"We did a deal for about $16 million plus $16 million, ...
- Affleck's AI Insights: A Blueprint For Moviemaking's Creative Future
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 9, 2025
AI can significantly impact the industry, but moviemaker Ben Affleck believes ...
- Present, Future Media Trump Payments: Other Words Of Context
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 7, 2025
Before Paramount Global and Disney-ABC reached $16 million and $15 million settlemen ...
- Pressure Is On As CBS News Grapples With Lawsuit Outcome
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, July 7, 2025
A commentary delivered by CBS anchorman John Dickerson about Paramount's settlement wi ...