I cannot confirm this but thought it was worth sharing: TODAY… they started doing a “fly by” Ad at the bottom when the Actor for the show walked in with it.. hit a spot on the screen and the show “Paused” mid-joke. [TBS Gone Too Far] I have noticed that there are many more “special [...]
TBS running in show ads
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2007/07/26/tbs-running-in-show-ads/
Jack Bauer Can Save the World. But Can He Save Apple TV?
I know I have said this before, and I am saying it again. Television is evolving, it’s changing and we all need to be prepared. What I mean is, I consume a majority of my TV content in two ways, neither of which is Live TV. 1) being my DVR (or TiVo) for all you [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2007/05/15/jack-bauer-can-save-the-world-but-can-he-save-apple-tv/
Joost – A Closer Look
I have been using the beta version of Joost more and more lately. A recent post from the Advertising Lab got me thinking about Joost again. Recently Adam covered his experience with Joost on Marketing.fm. The improvements that have been made are only matched by the increased content I am finding throughout. The recent addition [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2007/05/01/joost-a-closer-look/
Joost: TV on Steroids
Sunday April 8th was a pretty big day for myself and millions of other viewers out there. I know what your all thinking, The Sopranos and Entourage kicked off their respective seasons! But that’s not what I am getting at. Today I received my first Beta copy of Joost! A new Internet TV medium for [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2007/04/17/joost-tv-on-steroids/
The Future of Video
The future of video advertising has been getting a lot of press lately. Whether it’s the Google/YouTube copyright issue, NBC & News Corp’s YouTube-rebuttal venture, Google’s plan to serve video advertising through Echostar, or the more general question of: how will video advertising be monetized on the web? Is video pre-roll the answer? Many of [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2007/04/05/the-future-of-video/
HBO TV Online
Nearly all of the major television networks now offer access to digital video content via the web or iTunes. There is no doubt that online promotion to tv shows has become an essential ingredient to entertainment marketing. For example, NBC’s ratings for the Office improved significantly with the advent of episodes on iTunes, and clips [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2007/03/13/hbo-tv-online/
State of the TV Industry: Part II
(This article is Part II which started with The State of the TV Industry: Part I) Let’s talk about direct marketing and how it will affect the ad industry using an integrated internet/television platform. At CES, Bill Gates spoke about the capabilities of Windows Vista on your TV viewing experience: “TV is, of course, a [...]
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2007/03/05/state-of-the-tv-industry-part-ii/



