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
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
AT&T Fixed Wireless Access Deployment Accelerates, Internet Air Adds 110,000 Customers in Q1
By Daniel Frankel published
AT&T CEO John Stankey positions FWA service as a useful tool for businesses to deliver connectivity in wireline-bereft places
Roku Said To Be in the Running To Take Over the MLB ‘Sunday Leadoff’ Game Package From Peacock
By Daniel Frankel published
Is live Major League Baseball coming to the Roku Channel? Roku would neither confirm or deny a ‘WSJ’ reporter’s claim
Canada’s Rogers Licenses More Comcast Tech, Including a ‘New Device Powered by Entertainment OS’
By Daniel Frankel published
Without using the name 'Xumo' even once, the long time user of Comcast's X1 video platform will also deploy the American cable giant’s multi-gigabit gateways, Storm-Ready WiFi tech and various Xfinity-branded home-security products
NFL Postseason Drives Peacock and Paramount Plus to Biggest Penetration Gains Among U.S. Subscription Streaming Companies (Charts)
By Daniel Frankel published
That and more graphical takeaways from MoffettNathanson’s latest ‘All Things Streaming’ quarterly report
Chicken Soup Reports $637 Million Loss for 2023, Preps Investors for Bankruptcy
By Daniel Frankel published
In a delayed 10-K filing, the streaming and Redbox kiosk company says that without additional financing, it will ‘likely diminish or halt operations’ and enter bankruptcy
Disney CTO Aaron LaBerge Quits To Join Sports Betting Company Penn Entertainment
By Daniel Frankel published
20-year Disney veteran, who oversees Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus, says he’s switching jobs this summer to spend more time with his family
Amazon Emerges as Favorite for Third National NBA TV Partner as Exclusive Negotiating Window With Incumbents Disney and Warner Bros. Ends Sans Renewal Deal
By Daniel Frankel published
For its next national TV rights deal, the NBA will have at least three broadcast partners, possibly four
Verizon FWA Growth Decelerates in Q1
By Daniel Frankel published
Verizon’s residential uptake of fixed wireless was down nearly 21% vs. the first quarter of 2023
John Malone Quits Director Emeritus Role at Charter Amid Antitrust Concerns
By Daniel Frankel published
The Clayton Act says Malone’s serving simultaneously on the boards of Charter and Warner Bros. Discovery is a no-no
Why Netflix Is Ready To ‘Fly Like an Eagle’
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
In our latest Next Text, we also celebrate more Steve Miller hits, laud Alex Garland’s trippy ‘Civil War,’ eulogize Participant Media, and wonder what the heck Sony and Uri Berliner are thinking
Court Sets Preliminary Injunction Hearing Date in Fubo Antitrust Suit Against Spulu
By Daniel Frankel published
Virtual MVPD operator says sports-streaming JV being set up by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery is anticompetitive
Is Netflix's Subscriber Growth Binge Almost Over?
By Daniel Frankel published
Netflix's account-sharing crackdown has fueled expansion, but the decision to stop reporting quarterly membership data seems to reveal that the good times can't last forever
Netflix Adds 9.3 Million Customers in Q1, Beats Revenue Forecasts With Whopping 15% Sales Growth
By Daniel Frankel published
In the first quarter of 2023, Netflix revenue grew only 3.7% and the streaming giant only added 1.75 million subscribers
Apple Finally Rolls Out AirPlay to Hotel Rooms
By Daniel Frankel published
Deployment of BYOD scheme will begin with 60 North America IHS Hotel & Resort locations, allows guests to port their own streaming services from their iPhone or iPad to their room's native LG smart TV
Diamond Sports Could Emerge From Bankruptcy on June 18
By Daniel Frankel published
With a judge approving the company’s disclosure agreement and setting up a June confirmation hearing, Diamond lawyer says the company has the, er, rubber to the road on exiting Chapter 11, while insisting a just-approved November deadline extension is merely a ‘prophylactic motion’
YouTube Now Controls 9.7% of U.S. Television Usage, Nielsen Says
By Daniel Frankel published
Google’s ad-supported video business owned just a 6% market share in March of 2022, according to Nielsen’s latest ‘Gauge’ tracker
That's Cap! T-Mobile Threatens to Throttle All FWA Users Who Exceed 1.2 Terabytes of Monthly Usage
By Daniel Frankel published
Long expected by cable rivals to run into network capacity issues, T-Mobile quietly began implementing a 'soft cap' on new 5G Home Internet users back in January