TVBlog
by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
Oprah Winfrey is so confident in her new OWN show "Greenleaf" that it has already been renewed for a second season. Her confidence is not misplaced. Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
TV's upfront advertising market is finally moving in earnest -- with sturdy double-digit percentage pricing increases for the cost per thousand viewers, higher than … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
The entire Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors series pulled in $279.3 million -- some 120 brands, with 223 commercials with 594 national airings, according to … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Following significant upgrades for the 2016 ad economy by two leading forecasters, a third has downgraded its outlook for the year. Publicis' Zenith unit … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Under NBCU's agreement, Dish subscribers can now skip prime-time commercials of a new show episode a week after that episode has aired. As originally … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
Television monitoring service TVEyes, which indexes news clips and provides excerpts to subscribers, is not protected by fair use principles, Fox News argues in … Read the whole story
by Aaron Baar
"The premise [of the film] is all about the activities of pets, and what they do when the owners leave," says Comcast's Todd Arata. … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
If one were in the doom-and-gloom business, hypothetically, one would be hard-pressed to explain the surge in the TV upfront market, in which the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Karlene Lukovitz
Revealing insights about the evolving television and video ecosystem emerged from research released this week. For one: while TV Everywhere (TVE) continues to grow … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Do over-the-top digital platforms and TV providers, especially small to medium-sized companies, need FCC protection? Telletopia Foundation, a nonprofit online video service provider, has … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Harvey Chipkin, Columnist
For marketers, it's all about the screen now. And while so much focus is on video, there is still power in television - and … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by P.J. Bednarski, Staff Writer
A new comScore report shows how differently we are consuming content, and hints at cable/satellite's vulnerability. Read the whole story