Television News Daily
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
  • Netflix Stock Soars On Higher Subscriber Gains

    Netflix added 5.2 million subscribers during the second-quarter reporting period -- now totaling 104 million worldwide. Media analysts were expecting a gain of about … Read the whole story

  • Piccone Returns To Simulmedia, Spengler's Out

    John Piccone has rejoined Simulmedia as president-chief revenue officer -- replacing Tim Spengler, who held the position for a year at the national TV … Read the whole story

  • Multiple SVODs Grow In U.S. TV Homes

    A recent study says 38% of TV homes subscribe to two or more major subscription VOD services, such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. This … Read the whole story

  • ABC News Launches Digital 'Briefing Room' To Cover White House Briefings

    ABC News, in response to growing opacity at the Trump White House, launched a new live-streamed show called "Briefing Room." The digital initiative will … Read the whole story

  • GroupM Shifts Target, NBCU Accounts To Essence

    NBCUniversal will shift from sister agency Maxus, which is being merged into MEC. Target is serviced by a dedicated agency, Team Arrow, which will … Read the whole story

  • AerServ Clients Can Now Transact On Cost-Per-Completed-View Basis

    AerServ announced on Tuesday that clients now have the ability to transact mobile video inventory on a cost-per-completed-view basis. The new feature is available … Read the whole story

  • Internet-Based Content Has Mixed Record As TV Shows

    Virtually all of network TV has had trouble producing successful TV shows from alternate sources -- whether as revivals of older TV shows, longtime … Read the whole story

  • Online Ads Overtake TV

    With projections for online and offline media advertising markets through 2021, online advertising has already overtaken TV advertising in size, a much more bullish … Read the whole story