- ESPN, Fox, WBD To Start Sports Streaming Service
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2024
ESPN, Fox and WBD are looking to create a blockbuster major n ...
- Peltz Has A Streaming Bundle Idea: Should He Decide For You?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 5, 2024
Nelson Peltz has a strong idea for legacy TV companies desperate ...
- Paramount Global Sale 'Requires A Risk Taker': Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 1, 2024
A sale of Paramount Global to any big legacy TV-based media ...
- Legacy TV-Based Media Caught In No Man's Merger-Land
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Investors don't seem happy with the prospect of companies like Comcast Corp./NBC ...
- Are You Ready For The Readyverse?
Media 3.0, Colin Kirkland - Friday, January 5, 2024
Readyverse Studios intends to build a "destination for fans to explore the ...
- IPOs And M&As Predicted To Make A Comeback In 2024
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, December 29, 2023
About 148 companies completed an IPO in 2023 - the worst ye ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Acquires Turkish SVOD BluTV
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
WBD already had a 35% stake in Turkey's first local SVOD. ...
- Legacy TV-Based Stocks Suffer Rough 2023 As Digital, Streaming Soar
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 3, 2024
The weak performance of legacy TV network-based media companies' stock market sha ...
- New Year Streaming Headaches: Bundle, Unbundle Or Bumble?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
It's mostly about the streaming-only bundle, seemingly in growing demand for mode ...
- Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Selling New Streaming Bundles
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 28, 2023
WBD CEO David Zaslav is pushing for more bundling of all streami ...
- A WBD-Paramount Combo: Linear TV, Theatrical Dominance - Is That Enough?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 22, 2023
A WBD-Paramount Global merger would initially result in dominance in two lega ...
- All Legacy-Owned Streaming Services Likely To Be Profitable By 2025: Analysis
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Widespread profitability of premium streaming business, especially among legacy TV-based media owner ...
- Another Possible Merger Involving Warner Bros.? Please Stop The Insanity
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 22, 2023
The "bigger isn't better" scenario has not worked for some time ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks With Paramount Global About Possible Merger
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Initial conversations focused on how Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global cou ...
- Hollywood Eyes Young Audiences With 'Elf' Roblox Launch
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, December 18, 2023
Roblox users can take a journey through Santa's Workshop, donning elf ha ...
- 'Wonka' Hits $39M High Note In Pre-Christmas Film Release
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, December 17, 2023
Warner Bros. spent an average $17.1 million in national TV advertising f ...
- IPG Strikes First-Mover Deal With OpenAP, Integrates Persons-Level Data With Acxiom's
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The deal between OpenAP and Magna will provide IPG Mediabrands' agencies a ...
- Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Selling New Streaming Bundles
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 7, 2023
WBD CEO David Zaslav is pushing for more bundling of all streami ...
- NASCAR Strikes New TV Deals With Amazon, TNT, Renews Existing Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 30, 2023
Amazon will carry five NASCAR Cup Series races starting in 2025. Rac ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery: Survival For A Media Company Sans NFL?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Given the pressure on legacy TV-based media networks, the potential for anoth ...
- Warner Bros Discovery D2C Ad Revenue +30%, Profitable Despite 700,000 Streaming Sub Loss
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Subscriber volume loss was offset by price hikes and 6% gain ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Ad Revenue Down 12%, Global Streaming Subs Slip
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery posted higher-than-expected declines in network ad revenue for Q ...
- Veteran Digital TV Network Creator Jonathan Katz To Start 'Free TV Networks'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Free TV Networks will launch with The365, for African-American viewers, and t ...
- NBA Fee Hikes Coming: A Game Changer For Warner Bros. Discovery?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 3, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery may need the NBA deal more than Disney, whi ...
- Streaming 'Everything' Bundle Coming? Linear TV's Demise Closing In
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2023
Consumers might really want to have an easier time figuring out t ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Restructures Consumer Products Division
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Robert Oberschelp is named head of global consumer products as Pam Liffo ...
- Max Now 'Slightly Profitable,' Global Rollout Accelerates
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 17, 2023
2024's expansion will include 22 European markets, WBD International President Gerhard Zeil ...
- Silver TV Lining: Goodbye To Smaller Cable Channels? When Less Is More
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 10, 2023
TV network groups with 15 to 20 channels might have good reas ...
- More Legacy TV Carriage Troubles For More Small To Mid-sized Cable Networks?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 5, 2023
S&P Global Market Intelligence says more niche, small to mid-sized cable ...
- WBD Ad Revenue Down 7% In Q4, 8.5% Lower Vs. Last Half Of 2023: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Guggenheim Securities estimates a 6.8% drop in revenue for Q4 after ...