- Upfront Scorecard: Three Down, 11 To Go
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, April 23, 2024
For those who like scorecards, here is how the Upfront season ...
- Former Canoe Ventures CEO David Porter To Lead WBD Ad Sales Research
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Former Canoe Ventures CEO David Porter has been hired as head ...
- Streamers' National TV Marketing Dips 20% In Q1
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Streaming marketing on national paid and promotional TV networks continues to s ...
- Advance's Miron, Newhouse Resign From WB Discovery Board
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 1, 2024
The announcement came after the Department of Justice notified them it 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 ...
- Is The NFL Throwing Shade On 'Spulu'? Now, The Game Gets Complicated
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 25, 2024
The NFL, which it says was "a bit surprised," now offers ...
- Former Apple Exec Named CEO Of Mega Sports Streaming Venture
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 15, 2024
Peter Distad had a ten-year stint at Apple, where he was responsib ...
- TV 'Arms Dealers': Choose Your Programming Weapons Accordingly
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 13, 2024
LightShed Partners media analyst Rich Greenfield and others believe Paramount Global shou ...
- Readyverse Is 'Open' For Business, Unveils First Metaverse Game
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, March 11, 2024
Debuted at the South by Southwest festival Monday, the battle royale ga ...
- Cable TV Networks Adding Sports To Avoid The Inevitable?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 11, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery's TruTv will now regularly program nightly sports programming, includi ...
- The 'Bundle' That Is The Pairing Of TV Networks And Affiliates
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Scripps CEO Adam Symson said he had assurances that TV stations wi ...
- 'Dune: Part Two' Opens Strong, Boosts Weak Theatrical Market
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, March 3, 2024
The 2024 box office is down 13% year-to-date vs. the year befor ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Ad Revenues Sink 12% In Q4, Stock Dips
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 23, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery's Q4 financial results, including lower ad revenue, drove i ...
- Streaming TV Spend, Marketing Value Declines Over Heavy NFL, NBA Programming Period
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 22, 2024
Streaming TV and video platforms have slowed national TV ad spend ...
- FuboTV Fights For Its Virtual Pay TV Life: What's The Play Now?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 22, 2024
The biggest issues for Fubo TV arise from distributors being forced ...
- FuboTV Sues Disney, Fox, WBD Over New Sports Streamer
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Fubo TV claims that Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have engag ...
- A Brand Promo Lure For A New Sports Streamer? NFL Not Happy
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 15, 2024
The NFL was not pleased that it wasn't notified about the n ...
- TV Bigs Getting Out Front Of Upfronts With Early Announcements
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, February 15, 2024
Upfront Week announcements are already coming fast and furious from the b ...
- ESPN, Fox, WBD To Start Sports Streaming Service
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2024
ESPN, Fox and WBD are looking to create a blockbuster major n ...
- Peltz Has A Streaming Bundle Idea: Should He Decide For You?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 5, 2024
Nelson Peltz has a strong idea for legacy TV companies desperate ...
- Paramount Global Sale 'Requires A Risk Taker': Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 1, 2024
A sale of Paramount Global to any big legacy TV-based media ...
- Legacy TV-Based Media Caught In No Man's Merger-Land
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Investors don't seem happy with the prospect of companies like Comcast Corp./NBC ...
- Are You Ready For The Readyverse?
Media 3.0, Colin Kirkland - Friday, January 5, 2024
Readyverse Studios intends to build a "destination for fans to explore the ...
- IPOs And M&As Predicted To Make A Comeback In 2024
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, December 29, 2023
About 148 companies completed an IPO in 2023 - the worst ye ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Acquires Turkish SVOD BluTV
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
WBD already had a 35% stake in Turkey's first local SVOD. ...
- Legacy TV-Based Stocks Suffer Rough 2023 As Digital, Streaming Soar
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 3, 2024
The weak performance of legacy TV network-based media companies' stock market sha ...
- New Year Streaming Headaches: Bundle, Unbundle Or Bumble?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
It's mostly about the streaming-only bundle, seemingly in growing demand for mode ...
- Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Selling New Streaming Bundles
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 28, 2023
WBD CEO David Zaslav is pushing for more bundling of all streami ...
- A WBD-Paramount Combo: Linear TV, Theatrical Dominance - Is That Enough?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 22, 2023
A WBD-Paramount Global merger would initially result in dominance in two lega ...
- All Legacy-Owned Streaming Services Likely To Be Profitable By 2025: Analysis
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Widespread profitability of premium streaming business, especially among legacy TV-based media owner ...