- DirecTV Sues Nexstar Media Group For Antitrust Issues Over Retransmission Fees
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 14, 2023
DirecTV says Nexstar violated antitrust law by engaging with Mission Broadcasting a ...
- The Upfront Isn't Dying: Station Groups Want In, Push National TV Ad Businesses
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 15, 2023
How can we resolve local TV stations' "core" advertising challenges? How abo ...
- Robert Blake And The Good Old Days Of Our Television Youth
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, March 15, 2023
At his death, Blake was one of only two surviving child acto ...
- ABC's 'Oscars' Up 12%, Ad Spend Hits $106M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 13, 2023
This year's "Oscars" saw a 12% gain vs. 2022 to 18.7 milli ...
- Local TV Stations' Future Memories: Just Streaming, Forget 'Retransmission'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Networks say affiliates have a choice: let networks negotiate carriage/retransmission deals ...
- Night To Remember As Oscar Show Gets Its Act Together
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, March 14, 2023
"The 95th Oscars" ran for well over three hours Sunday night ...
- Analysis: User Spending Plateau Is Bad Omen For 'Non-Essential' SVODs
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, March 14, 2023
A new survey shows Peacock and Apple TV+ rank low in subscrib ...
- FDIC Covers Roku, AcuityAds, Other Depositors at Failed Silicon Valley Bank
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, March 13, 2023
Roku had 26% of its cash and cash equivalents with SVB ...
- Netflix Grabs 6 Oscars, CNN Films Wins First
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, March 13, 2023
Netflix scored the event's second-highest total. ...
- If It Misleads, It Leads
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Monday, March 13, 2023
The only thing more partisan than American politics is points of vi ...
- Shorter-Length Videos Are More Likely To Engage Viewers
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Monday, March 13, 2023
Only 16% of viewers of online video stick with content that ...
- All Ego Aside, Who Should Get Credit For The VID?
RTBlog, Joe Mandese - Monday, March 13, 2023
It's not the MRC, because the council will be the ones validati ...
- 'Scream VI' Scores Its Best Franchise Box Office, With Modest 2.9M In TV Spend
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, March 12, 2023
The latest edition of the "Scream" franchise had its best opening weeke ...
- Hulu: Caught Between FAST Platforms And A Wannabe Netflix?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 13, 2023
Walt Disney's Bob Iger says Hulu is in a "very tricky" busine ...
- ABC Introduces 'The Good Lawyer' Within 'The Good Doctor'
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, March 13, 2023
ABC is extending the "Good Doctor" brand with "The Good Lawyer," ...
- Roku To 'Pair' First-Party Data With Best Buy For Retail, Streaming Media Platforms
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Saturday, March 11, 2023
Roku will work with Best Buy to "pair" the retailer's first-party da ...
- Streamers: Hit Shows, Franchises Stand In For Brand Identity In Viewers' Minds
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, March 9, 2023
Nearly all consumers recognize the big streamer brands, but relatively few wou ...
- 5% Solutions
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, March 9, 2023
What is it about the problem-solving power of the number 5%? T ...
- FanDuel Bets On Horizon Next, Names It Lead 'Paid Media' Shop
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Friday, March 10, 2023
Responsibilities include media strategy and buying for TV, OTT and out-of-home med ...
- 'Oscars' Promos Drive Less Impressions Vs. 2022
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 9, 2023
1,531 promo airings for this year's "Oscars" have yielded an estimated 662 ...
- Less Than Half Of Marketers' TV/Video Ad Budgets Going To Upfront Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 9, 2023
Advertiser Perceptions projects "upfront spending will be softer in 2023." Just 4 ...
- Dominion Lawsuit Is Not About The 'Law' Or 'Journalism,' Lachlan Murdoch Says
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 10, 2023
"It is really about politics, right? And that is unfortunately more reflecti ...
- Movie Theaters Want More Films - Are Streamer Cuts On The Horizon?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 10, 2023
Analysts believe a full box-office recovery won't happen until next year o ...
- With Kimmel As Host, Oscars Will Be A Slap-Free Zone
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, March 10, 2023
It does not seem likely that a movie star will rise fr ...
- Study: 20% Of Ads On Kids' CTV Content Are Inappropriate
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, March 9, 2023
The analysis shines a spotlight on CTV's general limitations and lack ...
- Meta Defeats Video Privacy Claims Over Live Streaming
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Siding with Meta Platforms, a judge has dismissed claims that the soci ...
- Sinclair ABC Affiliates Dropped From Hulu+ Live TV
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, March 9, 2023
This marks the second recent clash between local TV affiliates and vMVPD ...
- Paramount Touts 'Popular Is Paramount' Campaign
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The brand image/trade campaign "Popular is Paramount" highlights content production and t ...
- NCAA's March Madness Near Sellout Levels
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Despite an overall slowdown in near-term national TV ad sales, the NC ...
- Can Local TV Advertising Turn The Corner? Direction Unknown
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 9, 2023
"Local was strong in January and February," said Rob Weisbord, Sinclair Broadca ...