Television News Daily Editions for April 2020
- Television News Daily - Thursday, April 30, 2020
- When COVID News Is Bad, Hit 'Em With Heartwarming
- NBCU's Shell: Movie Theaters 'Central' To Biz, Video-On-Demand 'Complementary'
- AT&T Merging Xandr Into WarnerMedia
- Daytime Kids Viewing In Top 25 Markets Soars Nearly 300%, Big Gains In Internet, Gaming
- Regal Joins AMC In Threatening NBCU Over Breaking Theatrical Release Window
- Nielsen's Media Business Remains Solid, With Revenues Stable, But Connect Spinoff Delayed
- A Month Later, IAB Finds 'Buy-Side' More Resolute About Ad Cuts: Especially For Traditional Media
- Comcast Q1 Sees Stable Broadband, Cable Revenues, Sinking Biz For NBCU, Sky
- Net Media Usage Effect Of Pandemic: TV, Streaming Boom, But Outdoor Media Erodes
- Report Delineates Ad Price Deflation For 2020: U.S., Europe Most Disrupted
- Google, Budweiser, Ford: How COVID-19 Messages In Ads Performed
- Remember 'Couch Potatoes'? eMarketer Says They're Back - For Now, Anyway
- ViacomCBS CEO Rallies Troops As Layoffs Continue
- Linear TV Grows Without Sports, Netflix Also Higher
- Television News Daily - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
- On The Heels Of 'Parasite,' A Hard-Boiled TV Series From Korea
- Video Streamers' National TV Spend Skyrocketing, HBO Max, Peacock Ramp Up Launches
- AMC Theatres Won't Play Universal Pictures Movies, Blames 'Trolls World Tour' Dispute
- YouTube Advertising Surprises Analysts, Surges 33% To $4B In Q1
- IAB's Rothenberg: 'The Show Must Go On,' Albeit Virtually
- Canceled TV Sports Budgets Going To Bottom Line, Online, Or Other Forms Of TV
- Automakers Spend $456M On TV In Q1
- Reports: Dish Network, Other MVPDs Balking At Carriage Fees For Sports-Challenged ESPN
- Havas Media Study Finds 10% Of Americans Cutting Subscription Video Due To COVID-19
- IAB, USC Study Reveals Rapid Shifts In Consumer Behavior Due To COVID-19
- Amazon Sued For Duping Streaming Video Purchasers
- Comcast Connects Xfinity Voice Remotes To Tile Tracking Devices
- Are Deep Fake Ads Coming To Traditional TV?
- How TV Is Reacting Flexibly To COVID-19
- Television News Daily - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
- Roamin' Catholics: PBS Doc Provides Grand Tour Of The Vatican
- Marketers' COVID-19 Messaging Draws 'Positive' Response, Little Change in Brand Favorability
- The End Of Upfront Bull: Why Analysts Are Bearish About TV's Long-Term Ad Marketplace
- Cable News, Lifestyle, Entertainment Networks See Gains Due To Higher At-Home Viewing
- HBO Max To Be Available Through All Apple Devices At Launch
- Pixalate Earns MRC Accreditation for Multiple CTV/OTT, SSAI Metrics
- Disney Takes Twitter Fire For Heavy-Handed 'Star Wars' Hashtag Move
- Mindshare Finds Nearly Half Of Americans Have 'Run Out' Of Things To Watch, Read, Listen To
- Cheddar Consolidates News Channels
- SMBs Planning Ad Spend, Messages As States Open For Business
- 'Crisis-Sensitive' Ads Resonate Most With Consumers
- Ad Council Appoints New Board Members
- News Helps Drive Sports Fans' Total Viewing Time Up 10%, Despite 87% Drop In Sports Event Viewing
- The First Reality TV President
- Where Does AT&T Go From Here?
- Television News Daily - Monday, April 27, 2020
- TCM On Demand Is Best Kept Content Secret For COVID Bingeing
- Virtual NFL Draft Grows 37% To 15.7 Million Viewers
- NBCU Issues Official Virtual Presentation Invite To Ad Industry
- Amazon Strikes Free-Year Deal With Discovery's Food Network Kitchen App
- WWE's Q1 Media Revenue Soars, Lower For Live Events Due To No In-Arena Audiences
- Local Media Forecast To See A 3.6% Drop In 2020
- Fios TV Loses 84K Video Subscribers In Q1
- What Does TV Advertising Look Like After COVID-19?
- Disney Boasts Of 'Giving Spirit' In Email While Furloughing Employees: Report
- Television News Daily - Friday, April 24, 2020
- HBO At Top Of Its Game With Saturday School Scandal Movie
- 3-Day '2020 NFL Draft' Pulls Double-Digit Hikes In Ad Revenue
- Print Loses Out As Digital And TV Media Consumption Soars
- Spike In TV Usage Begins To Level Off, Top Markets Still Posting Strong Gains
- AT&T CEO Stephenson To Retire, Stankey Will Take Over
- Nielsen Product Chief Describes Pandemic As Unprecedented Media 'Lab,' Long-Term Impact Unclear
- FCC Makes More Spectrum Available For WiFi
- NFL Draft Programming Provides Window Into The Health Of TV Sports
- Does Divided Upfront Mean Scatter Becomes Center Of TV Ad Market?
- Brand Intimacy Is Key As COVID-19 Impacts Media And Entertainment
- Magazines And Newspapers Lose Out As Brits Stream Through Lockdown
- Television News Daily - Thursday, April 23, 2020
- 'Sesame Street' Help Brought To You By The Letters C-O-V-I-D
- NBC Expands Ecommerce Efforts With NBCUniversal Checkout
- Connected TV Video Impressions Continue To Climb, Programmatic CTV Activity Rising
- Dish Media Expands Programmatic Set-Top-Box VOD Ad Inventory
- Kantar Reveals Post-Pandemic Planning Data: Finds Consumers Challenged, Embrace Advertising
- Cartoon, Nickelodeon Viewers Most Apt To Buy Products Advertised
- Streaming Video, Multiplayer Gaming On The Rise: CTA
- Anzu.io And Nielsen Connectivity Bring Advanced, Real-Time Measurement To In-Game Advertising
- U.S. President May Boast About His COVID-19 Ratings, But He Trails British Heads Of State
- Quibi Marketer Exits On Heels Of Launch
- Vote On Proposed TiVo, Xperi Merger Set For May 29
- Future Media: Sports, TV Could Occupy A Test-Filled Live Entertainment World
- Television News Daily - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
- Four-Hour Preview For New Network With No Launch Date
- Top U.S. Markets See Rising Streaming Viewing During Daytime Hours
- How Shelter-In-Place Is Impacting Local TV Markets
- NBCU Sells Half Of Its Peloton Stake, Raising $178M
- Study: COVID-19 Renders Pay TV Status Uncertain
- OTT/CTV Programmatic Advertising Fell 14% In March
- Ad Market Fell 10.8% In March, First Month To Begin Feeling Effects Of Pandemic
- Streaming, Live News Top Media Consumption During Pandemic
- Netflix Mixed Results: Lower Q1 Marketing, Higher Subscriptions, Viewing/Member Deceleration To Follow
- AT&T's Q1 Ad Revenues Sink 12.9%, Pay TV Business Revenue Declines
- Ad-Free Streaming's Pandemic Bump: About A Third Of Americans Say They're Watching More
- Samsung Offers Free Fitness Apps In Its Smart TVs
- TV Usage Is Up, So Is Pirated Content
- Television News Daily - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
- 'Will & Grace' Prepares To Say Good-Bye -- Again
- HBO Max Set To Launch May 27, Light National TV Promotion So Far
- U.S. TV Average Ad Spending To Sink 25% In The First 6 Months Of 2020: eMarketer
- TVadSync Offers Faster Turnaround TV Attribution Platform
- ESPN Earns Big Viewing With Jordan-Focused Documentary 'The Last Dance'
- Pizza Hut Manager's Letter To Workers Inspires 'Proud To Serve' Campaign
- The Dos And Don'ts Of Advertising During A Pandemic
- Ad Council's COVID-19 Initiative Unveils Mental Health Phase
- Barry Diller On Trump: 'The Infomercial Administration Ends In November'
- Streaming Consolidation: NBCU's Fandango Snaps Up Walmart's Vudu, As Fox Seals Tubi Deal
- Fortnite Brings Millions Together On Video Game For Live Music
- Television News Daily - Monday, April 20, 2020
- Life A Drag? Not Anymore With These Two New Shows
- Disney's Future Revenues Sag Due To Lack Of TV Sports Content, Closed Theme Parks
- Pharma TV Ad Impressions Grow, TV Ad Spending Remains Flat
- Quibi's iOS App Ranking Dives; Android Performance Strong
- Upfront TV Shifts Could Mean A Stronger Scatter Market, Disruptive Pricing
- Pre- And During Pandemic, CTV/Streaming Taking Bigger Role In 2020 Ad Plans
- Pandemic Profoundly Affecting Gen Z, Millennials
- Television News Daily - Friday, April 17, 2020
- TV On Hold: Fundamental Questions About The Pandemic
- Local TV News Sees Sharp Growth In March Among Young Viewers, Rise In Viewers Overall
- Vizio's Smart TV Usage Rising, Ad-Supported Video-On-Demand Viewing Sharply Higher
- MoffettNathanson: Peacock's Launch Timing Is A Mixed Bag
- High-Flying Digital Video Ad Market Crashes, Second Half Now Projected To Decline 5.2%
- Consumers Favor TV Ads That Show Brands Helping With Pandemic
- Analysts Downgrade Industry Stock Prices, Especially For Nielsen
- Nielsen Report Finds 'Heavy Sports Viewers' Remain Heaviest Viewers Even Without It
- TV In 'Lockdown Family' Households, And Implications For Media Brands
- Is Rising 'Blacklisting' Hurting TV News Networks?
- Who Wins, Who Loses, Without A Market-Defining TV Upfront?
