TVBlog
by Ed Martin
Critics and journalists who cover television are already buzzing: January is the new September. The amount of new and returning programs on broadcast and cable schedules next month is impressive, … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
For the first time, a federal agency has estimated what entertainment, arts and advertising represent to the U.S. gross domestic product. Business generated by … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
The three top-rated syndicated shows -- all from CBS Television Distribution -- gained over their season-to-date averages. "Wheel of Fortune" pulled in a Nielsen-live-plus-same-day … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
On the eve of Madison Avenue's major ad outlook updates, influential Wall Street analyst and former ad industry insider Brian Wieser this morning issued … Read the whole story
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by Amy Corr
There’s an extra pep in Santa’s step this Christmas, so I’m wondering if he’s been eating too many Christmas PEEPS? The brand, known for … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
NBC may not have done well with early-season live programming, but its live musical "The Sound of Music" during this holiday period reversed that … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Local small and medium-sized businesses are "optimistic" about local media growth in the near term. When it comes to where local media dollars are … Read the whole story
by Tanya Gazdik
"No other dog show has offered this interactive capability so we're expecting a lot of buzz and a tremendous response," P&G's Jason Taylor tells … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Hand it to the folks at Paramount Pictures for their marketing effort for "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues." You can never have enough pre-release … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by John F. Collins
Free On-Demand as a platform for the multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) and programmers is maturing into a stone-cold winner, and I'd venture to … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jack Loechner, Staff Writer
According to a new study and report by Keith Nissen, MRG Co., multitasking while watching TV has become a hot topic within the TV … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by P.J. Bednarski, Staff Writer
The market OTT providers have would seem to be able to seize is vast, based on a Digitalsmith survey that shows 74% of us … Read the whole story