Television News Daily
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
  • TV Network Groups Post Overall Subscriber Losses, Despite Virtual Pay TV Additions

    Even when adding new business from virtual pay TV providers, the average cable TV network still lost subscribers, according to the most recent Nielsen … Read the whole story

  • Cable Nets Continue Viewing Gains, MSNBC Up 63% In Prime Time

    Fox News was the top cable network overall in prime time and total day viewing. MSNBC recorded the biggest gains of all cable news … Read the whole story

  • Scripps Networks Has Highest Share Of Revenue From Advertising

    Among all big media companies with TV networks, Scripps Networks Interactive has the highest share of its revenue coming from advertising -- 71%. Read the whole story

  • Luxembourg-Based RTL Group Acquires SpotX

    RTL Group, an original investor in SpotX, will acquire a 36.4% stake in the video ad-serving platform, bringing its total ownership to 100%. The … Read the whole story

  • Digital TV May Face Great Subscriber Losses

    Are new digital TV services more subject to higher levels of "churn" than traditional pay TV? Do they lose subscribers on a month-to-month no-contract … Read the whole story

  • To Binge Or Not To Binge?

    While I appreciate the virtues of immediate gratification and binge-watching, I prefer a traditional week-by-week rollout, especially for a high-quality show. Read the whole story

  • Is TV's Latest Cry For Help A Call for Attribution?

    TV, unlike digital, wasn't built with measurement in mind. Yet marketers have become accustomed to a granular level of knowledge about their audiences and … Read the whole story