- Barry Diller On Writers', Actors' Strike: Cut Netflix Out From Negotiations
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 7, 2023
Is the writers'/actors' strike really strengthening... Netflix? Media mogul Barry Diller thin ...
- Linear TV Affiliate Fee Concerns: Hurting Some Legacy Media More Than Others
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Affiliate-fee revenues as a percentage of total company revenue is highest f ...
- Long Journey Of New 'Frasier' Reaches Destination October 12
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, August 24, 2023
Frasier Crane relocates to Boston as the long-awaited "Frasier" reboot finally ge ...
- Legacy Media Stocks Continue Declines, As CTV, Streamers Rally
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 21, 2023
Year-over-year reading of legacy-based media companies' stock prices shows continued declines, whi ...
- Disney, WBD, Paramount Maintain Top Spots For Original TV, Movie Content Demand
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 16, 2023
In consumer demand for programming on all networks/platforms, the bulk of conte ...
- Amazon Drives Higher Prime Day Sales With Fewer Linear TV Ads
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Monday, August 14, 2023
Advertising a digital sales event on traditional media may not be ...
- 'Billions' Earns Its Durability With Seventh And Final Season
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Fans of "Billions" will love what Episode One of the final seas ...
- KKR To Acquire Simon & Schuster For $1.62B
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, August 7, 2023
Simon & Schuster will operate as a stand-alone private company and wi ...
- Paramount Narrows D2C Losses, Revenue Up 21%, Linear TV Ads Down 10%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 7, 2023
Paramount narrowed its Q2 D2C losses by 5%, while overall revenue gr ...
- 'Barbie' Rockets To A Record $1.03B In Global Box Office In 17 Days
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, August 6, 2023
In online search engagement following a national TV message,"Oppenheimer" has driven ...
- Paramount Global Wraps Upfront: Volume Gains, 'Rebounds' In Key Categories
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 27, 2023
Paramount has completed its upfront with slight "low to mid-single-percentage" volume gain ...
- Strike TV Program Forecast: Cloudy With A Chance of Unscripted TV
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 21, 2023
Research from 2022 shows unscripted programming has a greater share of tot ...
- NBCU Integrates Blockgraph Into Its 'One Platform' Ad-Tech Stack
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Blockgraph, which is owned by Charter, Paramount and NBCU parent Comcast, enabl ...
- Netflix Stock Rises As Legacy TV Companies Languish, Streaming Concerns Remain
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 13, 2023
As legacy TV companies see weaker financial metrics, Netflix continues to ma ...
- CFO: Paramount 'Very Open-Minded' About Consolidation Opportunities
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, June 9, 2023
While a broad sell-off seems unlikely at this time, Paramount has Sim ...
- BET+ To Launch Ad-Supported Tier Next Month
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, May 12, 2023
The launch comes as Paramount Global has been exploring a potential sa ...
- How The Upfronts Took A Backseat
MediaPost Live, Adam Buckman - Friday, May 12, 2023
If the recent past is any indication, the broadcast networks will g ...
- View From A Media Cliff - Paramount Joins The Layoff Trauma Drama
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 12, 2023
This is what happens when your endemic 60-year TV business undergoes ...
- Paramount Cuts 25% Of Studio/Networks' Division Staff, Folds MTV News
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The latest impacts of Paramount Global's reorganization, as it moves to mer ...
- Paramount Sees D2C Revenue Growth, But Linear TV Ads Drop 11%, Stock Pummeled
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 4, 2023
Paramount's D2C losses grew by 12%, while its overall D2C businesses h ...
- Paramount+ Hits 60M Subs, D2C Revenue Up 39% But Losses Up 12%
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, May 4, 2023
But widening D2C operating losses and an 8% decline in TV med ...
- Amazon Prime Video TV Ad Spend Up 72%, Industry-Wide Streaming TV Drops 21%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 1, 2023
Video streaming services' paid TV spending fell 21% to a projected $1 ...
- 'JIC' Opens On 'Weaponized' Note, Paramount's Halley Slams Nielsen
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman, Joe Mandese - Friday, April 28, 2023
"Saying that JIC certification should require MRC accreditation just doesn't really ma ...
- Paramount's Fahey Rush: We're Halfway Through Our Upfront - Dinners, That Is
MediaPost Live, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, April 25, 2023
How do you NOT get to Carnegie Hall, if you're Paramount's upfro ...
- U.S. 'JIC' Plans Upfront-Style Event, Will Unveil Baseline Standards Update
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 20, 2023
Looking to address the demand for cross-media platform measurement needs for th ...
- 'Picard' IMAX Plan Is Mind Meld Of TV And Cinema
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, April 12, 2023
The final two episodes of "Star Trek: Picard" will premiere in IM ...
- Despite Massive Concentration Of Seller Power, Brian Wieser Sees No Change In Control Of Ad Biz
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, April 11, 2023
His 20-year analysis shows the Big 4's share of global ad spendi ...
- 'Dungeons & Dragons' Fires Up Box Office At $38.5M, Theatrical TV Ad Spend Down 13% Vs. 2022
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, April 2, 2023
Theatrical movie business for the U.S. and Canada theatrical continues to s ...
- 'John Wick: Chapter 4': Best Start For Franchise, Modest TV Marketing
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, March 26, 2023
Earning a franchise-best start and exceeding all pre-release estimates, "John Wick: Chapt ...
- Paramount Starts First D2C Ecommerce Platform For Entertainment Brands
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 16, 2023
Paramount Shop will house a range of entertainment-branded products across all t ...