- Legacy TV-Backed Sports Streamer Now Has A Name: Venu Sports
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 17, 2024
Venu Sports, slated to launch in fall 2024, will be made availab ...
- Does Nielsen's 'Distributor Gauge' Tell A Good Story For Legacy Media?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 17, 2024
Nielsen's effort to show a complete picture with its new "Media Distribut ...
- Final Thoughts About This Week's Upfronts
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, May 17, 2024
And now, an exclusive peek inside the TV Blog's Upfront Week note ...
- 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 ...
- Comcast Bundles Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ For Cable, Broadband, Mobile Subscribers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Comcast says it will bundle its NBCU-owned Peacock streaming service with Netfl ...
- 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 ...
- Disney, Walmart Connect Forge Deal To Provide Streaming, Customer Insights
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
The deal will connect Walmart's customer purchase data with Disney's internal insigh ...
- Disney-WBD Launch Streaming Bundle Including Disney+, Hulu, Max
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
The bundle packages the Disney+ and Hulu platforms with WBD's Max streame ...
- Quality Versus Quantity: 'Peak TV' - Or Lesser Heights?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 9, 2024
Production needs to fill out platform lineups everywhere now that streamers ha ...
- TV Giants Coming To Upfronts With No Strikes Against Them
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, May 9, 2024
Star power -- and Jimmy Kimmel, too -- will return next we ...
- Disney Reports Small D2C Profit, Overall Mixed Results, Stock Sinks 10%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Disney posted profitability earlier than expected in its Q2 period at so ...
- ESPN's Many Streaming Variations: Any Way You Like It?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
We will soon have the existing ESPN+ service, which will have mode ...
- New NBA Deals: Will Disney, WBD Take An Advertising Hit?: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 2, 2024
Adding NBCU into the NBA live, linear TV networks lineup could me ...
- 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 ...
- Peacock Q1: Subscribers Rise 3M, Revenue Higher But Losses Continue
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 25, 2024
Although Peacock added another three million paid subscribers in Q1 to ...
- Upfront Scorecard: Three Down, 11 To Go
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, April 23, 2024
For those who like scorecards, here is how the Upfront season ...
- Old Story Of Walt Disney Never Gets Old
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, April 22, 2024
The oft-told tale of how Walt Disney spun gold from the ide ...
- More Bundles? Consumer Confusion Or Comparison Shopping Delight?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 18, 2024
Charter will expand its differentiated packages under the new TV/streaming bundle: smal ...
- Big Media Storms To Come: Paramount Global Moving Through Rough Seas
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 8, 2024
A potentially eye-opening move by legacy TV network groups and legacy p ...
- Networks, Marketers Shoot For The Moon On Monday Eclipse Day
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, April 8, 2024
With the moon playing a key part in Monday's total eclipse ...
- Disney Proxy Battle Is Over - But Its Media Wars Wage On
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 5, 2024
It's all about the word "ego" about when it comes to w ...
- Streamers' National TV Marketing Dips 20% In Q1
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Streaming marketing on national paid and promotional TV networks continues to s ...
- Disney Prevails Over Activist Peltz, With Improved Streaming Outlook
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 4, 2024
Disney has won the proxy battle over activist investor Nelson Peltz, w ...
- Disney Board Gets Crucial 'TV Blog' Endorsement In Proxy Drama
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, April 1, 2024
The "TV Blog" hereby throws its support behind the Disney Board ahe ...
- Hulu On Disney+ : Disney's Bigger Push For New TV Bundles
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 29, 2024
Viewers now can access Hulu inside the Disney+ app itself on i ...
- Sports League Equity Partner Deals For ESPN? Chapek Says It Doesn't Need Them
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 27, 2024
While Chapek believes extra cash from a minority deal would be ...
- Is The NFL Throwing Shade On 'Spulu'? Now, The Game Gets Complicated
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 25, 2024
The NFL, which it says was "a bit surprised," now offers ...
- Disney Proxy Fight Update: The Empire Strikes Back!
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, March 21, 2024
"Star Wars" creator and influential Disney shareholder George Lucas has come o ...
- Disney Offers Direct Programmatic Inventory Via Google, The Trade Desk
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 20, 2024
For the first time, Disney is allowing direct access of its programmat ...
- Former Apple Exec Named CEO Of Mega Sports Streaming Venture
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 15, 2024
Peter Distad had a ten-year stint at Apple, where he was responsib ...