Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!
Latest articles by Daniel Frankel
Spulu Speaks! JV Says It Has a ‘Pro-Consumer’ Service for Underserved Viewers
By Daniel Frankel published
The sports streaming joint venture has remained largely quiet publicly amid lawsuits and various other criticisms, but that could be starting to change
Sir Charles to Amazon? ‘Inside the NBA’ Star Barkley Says He Can Opt Out of His Warner Contract If TNT Loses Pro Hoops
By Daniel Frankel published
The NBA’s biggest behind-the-mic star says he provisioned for Warner Bros. to lose its TV contract when he signed his current deal two years ago
Harmonic Shares Rise Nearly 17% After Cable Tech Vendor Beats Guidance in Q1
By Daniel Frankel published
Comcast and Charter continue to drive the virtualized tech provider’s business, supplying nearly half its quarterly revenue
Fubo-Led Ragtag Coalition Asks Congress to Conduct Hearings on Spulu
By Daniel Frankel published
With DirecTV and Dish already in its tent, Fubo’s oddball mix of sports-streaming resisters now also includes The Sports Fans Coalition, the Open Markets Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation ... and Newsmax
Longtime Xumo Exec Colin Petrie-Norris Departs Company
By Daniel Frankel published
Petrie-Norris served as CEO of the seminal FAST company in its pre-Comcast acquisition days and more recently was its CRO
DirecTV Makes Diamond Sports Renewal Official, Secures Packaging Flexibility Similar to What It Carved Out with Charter's SportsNet RSNs
By Daniel Frankel published
DirecTV is offering its base 'Entertainment' bundle sans regional sports networks
Comcast and Diamond Sports Group Carriage Talks Devolve Into Blackout
By Daniel Frankel, Jon Lafayette published
Diamond's against-all-odds escape from bankruptcy liquidation hits a major snag after its Bally Sports carriage deal with Comcast expires and the two sides fail to agree on another temporary extension
Paramount and Charter Agree To Extend Talks, Hold Off on the Ol' Blackout
By Daniel Frankel published
Paramount’s program licensing deal with the No. 1 pay TV operator in the U.S. is set to expire when the calendar turns to May
Diamond Sports Group Announces Another Big Pay TV Renewal ... But No, It's Not with Comcast
By Daniel Frankel published
Getting its pay TV carriage game straitened away is key to the Bally Sports operator finally emerging from Chapter 11
Fubo's Warner Bros. Beef Worsens -- TLC, HGTV and Other Discovery Networks Blacked Out on vMVPD
By Daniel Frankel published
Sports-focused Fubo, which wants to license TNT and the NBA, sees program licensing talks with WBD go further south as it sues the company over Spulu
Warner Bros. Stock Nears All-Time Low Following Report of Comcast's Aggressive NBA TV Rights Bid
By Daniel Frankel published
NBCU is reportedly nearing a deal to pay the league $2.5 billion a season
Rewardist for Ratings: CBS' 'Tracker' Expands Its Audience Again in Week 10, Closes in an Unlikely Broadcast TV Audience Crown
By Daniel Frankel published
The Justin Hartley series is about as straightforward-simple as television gets. And so far, it just works
Paramount DTC Revenue Spikes 24% in Q1 While Losses Are Nearly Cut in Half
By Daniel Frankel published
But in its bizarro seven-minute earnings call, Paramount briefly introduce its new CEO trio and shut off all Q&A
Three’s Company: Paramount Names George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins as ‘Office of the CEO’ Trio Who Will Replace Bob Bakish
By Daniel Frankel published
Board’s oddly schizophrenic leadership solution comes after Paramount majority shareholder Shari Redstone reportedly ‘lost trust’ with veteran chief exec Bakish
Amazon: ‘Fallout’ is Prime Video’s Second-Biggest Title Ever Behind ‘Lord of the Rings’
By Daniel Frankel published
Series has attracted 65 million viewers globally in its first 16 days on the platform
Diamond Sports Group Reaches Tentative Agreement With DirecTV on Long-Term Carriage Renewal, Still Faces Imminent Deadline With Comcast
By Daniel Frankel published
The bankrupt operator of the Bally Sports regional channels, which once faced seemingly certain liquidation, is now one pay TV deal away from a huge comeback
Dish and Cox Media Group End 17-Month Retrans Blackout
By Daniel Frankel published
CMG stations in nine markets were dropped from Dish back in November 2022
Are Kenny, Chuckster and 'Inside the NBA' Moving to Amazon?
By Daniel Frankel published
Also in our latest 'Next Text,' we mark our calendars for FX and Hulu's 'Clipped,' break down the latest on the Paramount sale, and we take fixed wireless and cable mobile to the ol' gravel pit where they belong
Serious, Big-Boy Cord-Cutting Finally Catches Up to Charter — Top Pay TV Provider Just Had Its Worst Quarterly Customer Losses Ever
By Daniel Frankel published
While Comcast, DirecTV and Dish have been withered by attrition in recent years, Charter had largely been spared … until now
T-Mobile FWA Growth Slows 23% in Q1 to 405,000 Customers ... Why It's Not Time for Comcast and Charter to Rejoice Just Yet
By Daniel Frankel published
With Verizon also reporting decelerated first-quarter fixed wireless expansion, analyst says cable's competitive threat from FWA 'probably peaked in Q4 of last year' ... but cable has another problem
YouTube Ad Revenue Spikes 21% to $8.1 Billion in Q1, Smashes Forecasts
By Daniel Frankel published
YouTube had its best growth quarter in more than two years as connected TV viewing explodes
Roku Soundly Beats Q1 Revenue Forecasts with Sales of $881.5 Million
By Daniel Frankel published
Shares rose (slightly) after hours for the oft-dinged streaming company, as user accounts also increased by 1.6 million
Amazon Takes Over Monday Night NHL Games in Canada
By Daniel Frankel published
Following Amazon's deal with the NHL and Rogers Communications, 'Prime Monday Night Hockey' will exclusively stream in Canada all nationally regular season Monday night NHL games in English for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 NHL seasons
Peacock's $110 Million NFL Playoff Gamble Pays Off, Tripled Subscriber Growth in Q1 While Still Cutting Losses
By Daniel Frankel published
Peacock's exclusive presentation of the Chiefs-vs.-Dolphins Wild Card game back on Jan. 13 resulted in one of subscription streaming's biggest signup events ever