- Should Virtual Pay TV Services Pursue Adding Streamers More Aggressively?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 9, 2024
The NFL drives virtual pay TV subscriber growth because NBC, CBS, A ...
- Long TV's Most Traditional Network, CBS Now Challenging Broadcast Traditions
TVBlog, Ed Martin - Thursday, October 3, 2024
Lately, it looks to me like CBS has simply separated itself fr ...
- Comedic And Cultural: 'SNL' Celebrates 50th Season
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, September 27, 2024
"SNL" has had a knack for pivoting at just the right ti ...
- Broadcast TV Networks' Reach For Viewers 18+ Now Under 50%: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Key reach metrics for ABC, CBS, and NBC for persons 18 a ...
- Broadcasters, Cable Companies Urge FCC To Nix AI Disclosure Proposal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 20, 2024
A proposal to require on-air disclosures when political ads use AI wi ...
- Dish Network Brings Back Real Old-Style Bundles: Long-Term Contracts
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 28, 2024
Dish is packaging its standard linear TV cable/broadcast package with a fr ...
- Network TV, Linear Cable Get Some TLC At Upfronts
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, May 16, 2024
Streaming took center stage at the Upfronts this week, but broadcast a ...
- TVB, Others Call On Nielsen To Break Out Ad-Supported Portion Of New 'Distributor' Data
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The analysis does not "provide the key data needed by advertisers: Whe ...
- ABC Upfront Dramas: Doctors On A Cruise Ship And A Sleuth Mom
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Two new scripted dramas plus a serialized, documentary crime story were amo ...
- Nielsen Releases The 'Big 14' Share Of Television
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Disney is the aggregate champ with an 11.5% share, followed by YouTube ...
- National TV Ad Revenue Sinks 7.4% To $7.2B In Q1: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Among major legacy owned TV networks, national broadcast/cable TV advertising is estimat ...
- Scripps' Bounce TV May Be Sold: Will Legacy TV Networks Also Bounce?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 26, 2024
Scripps has hired a financial advisor to evaluate outside interest in acquiri ...
- Networks' Ad Spend Falls 1% So Far In 2024, Ad Airings Up 5%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 22, 2024
National TV ad airings are up 5% among the top 15 broadcast/cab ...
- Broadcast, CTV Platforms - And Social Media - Push Crossover Media Use
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 28, 2024
Broadcast and CTV platforms continue to be among the big movers a ...
- National Linear TV Revenue Forecast: Down 2.6% In 2024, Steeper Decline Next Year
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 19, 2024
"It is now clear that outside of sports advertising there should ...
- Sinclair Gets $115M Investment From Amazon For Diamond Sports Financial Restructuring
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Amazon's deal will put its streaming app unit Bally Sports+ in t ...
- National TV Ad Spending Fell 5% To $43.7B In 2023
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 18, 2024
Although household TV ad impressions and TV ad airings grew in 202 ...
- Nielsen: Broadcast, Cable Continue Downward Trend In December
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Broadcast TV was down 4.3% in December vs. November, and its sha ...
- NBC To Stream First Commercial-Free Fourth Quarter In NFL Game
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 21, 2023
NBC's first ad-free fourth quarter in a Christmas holiday-season football game wi ...
- Broadcast TV Season: Fall Ad Airings Rise 23%, TV Ads Grow To $6.93B
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 14, 2023
The five English-language broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The ...
- Paramount Global For Sale? For Most, This Always Means CBS
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 27, 2023
Analysts are speculating that Paramount Global or parts of that company m ...
- Las Vegas Super Bowl Host City Promotes 'Excessive Celebration' In Campaign
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 22, 2023
The official host city of Super Bowl LVIII is launching a quir ...
- Digital Revenue Profitability Confusing For Local Media Companies
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 17, 2023
A survey of financial execs shows the greatest challenge lies in accura ...
- New Scripted TV Shows Starting Up February 2024: Good Viewing News?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The key may be what happens three months down the road ...
- Fox Television Stations Starting Political Advertising Unit
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Fox Television Stations is starting up a new political ad unit ...
- NFL Boosts Broadcast Viewing In September, Prime Video Climbs 7.5%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 17, 2023
NFL football boosted broadcast networks' total day viewing in September nearly 1 ...
- ABC Returns To 'Monday Night Football' Origins: Airing All Games This Season
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
ABC is adding a full schedule of "Monday Night Football" games th ...
- Network TV's Double Whammy: Flat Pricing, Declining Supply
Planning & Buying Insider, Joe Mandese - Monday, September 18, 2023
While ad demand is beginning to rebound again, the growth is almo ...
- Byron Allen Bids $10B For ABC, Other Disney Nets
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, September 15, 2023
Nexstar also reportedly is in talks with Disney, following remarks CEO B ...
- Another Ground-Breaking TV Deal For Disney?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 15, 2023
"ABC would add to [Nexstar's] existing $2 billion-plus of annual ad reven ...