- Getting National TV Unmasked: Early Returns Improve, But Not Everywhere
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 20, 2021
We don't have broad visibility for the current 2021-2022 TV season. B ...
- Forecast: Traditional TV Sees No Big Ad Gains In 2022, But CTV Rises
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 27, 2021
National TV on broadcast and cable networks is only expected to gr ...
- New Season: CBS Sticks With Franchise Shows, Expands Metrics For Ad Guarantees
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 13, 2021
Half of its upfront sales were based on broader, impression-based metrics, a ...
- NBC Sees Double-Digit NFL Price Hikes, Super Bowl Hits $6.5M For 30-Second Spot
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 8, 2021
NBC says there are under five units remaining in the big gam ...
- CBS' Strong Upfront, Early NFL Deal-Making Yields Solid Advertising Position
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 1, 2021
CBS has "gone to double-digit [percentage price] increases for the NFL througho ...
- Vizio Ads Post More Than $100 Million In Upfront Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Although Vizio Ads did not provide specific financial details, it noted th ...
- Disney's Hulu Sees Unexpected Gains In Ad Revenue, Disney+ Outperforms
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 13, 2021
Disney's D2C business, which Hulu and Disney+ are a major part o ...
- Nielsen Can Take A 'Hiatus,' But TV Market, Upfronts Move On
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 16, 2021
Nielsen has had other longstanding issues with marketers and media, such ...
- Fox Corp: No High-Cost Tubi Programs, Ad Revenue 40% Higher To $982 Million
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 5, 2021
"Our programming investment is measured in weeks, not years," said Fox Cor ...
- WarnerMedia Launches House Of Max To Boost Ad Sales
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
House of Max will also handle creative ad duties for other WarnerMed ...
- Netflix Changed The TV Ad Dynamic - Without Selling Any
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Consumers think Netflix first -- and then everything else. That means ...
- TV Upfront Ads: 20% Gains In Broadcast CPMs, But Volume Down 13% From 2019
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 15, 2021
Media analysts also point to shifting dollars to streaming platforms from lin ...
- NBCU Says Upfront Market Returns Biggest In Its History
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 15, 2021
NBCU says it delivered "double-digit percent increases in volume and pricing" ...
- Upfront TV Data: Fuzzy Info Or Clearer Numbers To Come?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
There is a disconnect between connected TV when it comes to advertisi ...
- Roku Closes Upfront With Big Ad Gains -- Double The Deals In 2020
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 12, 2021
For the entire 2021, one estimate projected Roku to amassed $902 milli ...
- CTV Upfront TV Spend To Hit $4.5 Billion, Up 50% YOY
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 1, 2021
More upfront business will continue for CTV, given the scarcity of ...
- WarnerMedia Finishes 'Most Successful' Upfront Ever
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The numbers also include advertisers buying into premium streamer HBO Max f ...
- ViacomCBS Finishes Upfront At 'Historic Pricing'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 29, 2021
ViacomCBS is estimated to have taken in gains similar to other ...
- A Young Media Person's Guide To Evaluating TV Pilots
Research Intelligencer, Steve Sternberg - Monday, June 21, 2021
This year, as the world is inching back to normal, COVID producti ...
- Fox Posts 'Unprecedented' Upfront Deals, Tubi 'Triples' Revenue
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Fox Corp. has now finished its upfront deals at "unprecedented" business reven ...
- Bowling For Dollars: Nets Claim Robust Upfront Sales Season
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, June 16, 2021
TV's role as an ad medium is getting a shot in t ...
- Publicis To Support American Family, The General For U.S. Media Strategy, Planning, Buying
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 14, 2021
American Family Insurance and The General have selected Publicis to support the ...
- CW Finishes Upfront Deal-Making, Gains In Total Volume
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 14, 2021
The CW gained between 19% and 21% in cost-per-thousand viewer increases, accordi ...
- NBCU CEO Calls Upfront 'Strongest' In Its History
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 14, 2021
"Advertisers are trying to find reach wherever they can find it. Rea ...
- Disney Has Its Best Upfront, 40% Of Monies Earmarked For Streamers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 14, 2021
Disney has secured around $2 billion for its traditional upfront deal-making f ...
- SMI Launches Cross-Media CPM Comparison Tool
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The company is starting a "Pricing Intelligence Suite" showing comparison of advertisi ...
- Climbing Out Of An Audience Liability Hole
Television News Daily, Lisa Niemeyer - Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Restitution or recovery of audience liabilities is coming in many forms beyo ...
- ViacomCBS Chief: Upfront Expectations 'Off The Hook'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 7, 2021
"Scatter pricing is at all-time highs. We used to say that ...
- Now There's An 'Upfront' For Performance Marketers
Performance Marketing Insider, Joe Mandese - Friday, June 4, 2021
While the eCommFronts may not have the same flair of a netwo ...
- Disney Starts Ad-Focused Disney Accelerator Program For Minority-Owned Businesses
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 3, 2021
The program will help 10 minority businesses with advertising strategies, creative consultati ...