TVBlog
by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
If the Golden Globes are a harbinger of how the Oscars will play out, then there could be bad news in the offing for this Sunday's Oscars on ABC. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Top sponsor-level advertisers in this year's show include Google, General Motors, Rolex and Verizon, and 30-second unit commercial pricing appears to be the nearly … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
The new service measures "should be comparable to that of the metrics already used for linear TV," according to a media executive. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
In the first quarter of 2021, Netflix had a 23% share of average time spent on any subscription VOD service. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Live event revenue sank 97% to $500,000 (from $17 million in the year-earlier period). A year ago, it held 41 events in the first … Read the whole story
by Karlene Lukovitz
After plummeting 84% in Q2 2020, ad and event spending on the big sports leagues in last year's second half more than rebounded versus … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Chief scientist at cybersecurity firm HUMAN Michael McNally publicly called on the ad industry to implement standards and upgrade practices to prevent fraud in … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Millennials are often characterized as digital-first media consumers by Madison Avenue, but the just-released Spring 2021 edition of Harvard's annual Youth Poll finds that … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Persons with visual, hearing, speech and/or cognitive disabilities are active consumers of media, but they also have special needs, frequently utilize assistive tools to … Read the whole story
by P.J. Bednarski
The wireless carrier is offering near-real-time access to backstage areas, the red carpet and the press room. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Some reports suggest ATSC 3.0 might also be a tool to identify fake news and distinguish it from the real stuff. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Dave Morgan, Featured Contributor
It's a classic situation of lots of money chasing a relatively small amount of CTV ad inventory. Read the whole story