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
Netflix's Dan Lin Hire, WBD's Investor Wealth Fire, CNN's Ratings Mire, and 'Dune's' Week 2 Funeral Pyre
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
Also in this week's 'Next Text,' one of us once again chooses emotion over sound prognostication and picks 'The Holdovers' to win Best Picture
DirecTV Lost 1.8 Million Subscribers in 2023, Analyst Estimates
By Daniel Frankel published
The customer count for the third largest U.S. pay TV operator remains one of the great known unknowns, but Leichtman Research Group hazards another informed guess in its latest quarterly cord-cutting tally
Zach Snyder Says More People Probably Saw His Netflix Movie 'Rebel Moon' Than Blockbuster 'Barbie'
By Daniel Frankel published
The filmmaker has some strong back-of-the-napkin math to support his admittedly 'crazy' thesis
Cable Ended in the Red on Broadband Additions For the First Time Ever in 2023 (Chart of the Day)
By Daniel Frankel published
Leichtman Research Group's latest quarterly tally shows that while the top cable operators collectively lost over 63,000 high-speed internet users, T-Mobile and Verizon picked up nearly 3.7 million FWA customers
Comcast Integrates DraftKings Into Xfinity X1
By Daniel Frankel published
Instead of cutting the cord, linear pay TV subscribers can access odds and initiate bets while watching major live sporting events
Roku CFO Dan Jedda: ‘We Will Still Be Distributed at Walmart’ Despite Retailer’s $2.3 Billion Vizio Deal
By Daniel Frankel, Jack Reid published
‘If anything,’ he adds, ‘I think it will open up other distribution opportunities’
Charter CEO Chris Winfrey Dismisses FWA as ‘Cellphone Internet’
By Daniel Frankel published
Speaking at a Morgan Stanley investor event, Winfrey used the term ‘inferior product’ no less than five times to describe fixed wireless access
Sling TV Integrates New 'Arcade' Gaming Feature
By Daniel Frankel published
Users of the Sling TV app on Android TV and Amazon Fire TV platforms can simultaneously watch TV and play one of 10 classic arcade games, including Tetris and Centipede
Roku Strong-Arms Users Into Accepting New ‘Dispute Resolution Terms’
By Daniel Frankel published
You either agree to Roku’s forced arbitration terms or start looking for another platform to stream your shows
Are You Kidding Me? Charter CEO Chris Winfrey Made More Than Shohei Ohtani Last Year
By Daniel Frankel published
Factoring in stock options, the cable exec took home more than a two-way baseball star who just signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers
Altice USA’s Dennis Mathew on Spulu: ‘We Want Our Linear Customers To Have Access to These Types of Solutions’
By Daniel Frankel published
CEO also says he doesn't want to be ‘distracted’ by Charter acquisition talk
Dick Wolf Crime Empire Expands to Netflix With ‘Homicide’ Docuseries
By Daniel Frankel published
The five-part ‘Homicide: New York’ will showcase real-life brutal killings in the Big Apple, starting March 20, with ‘Homicide: Los Angeles’ dropping later this year
Wireless Org Says Cable Lobbyists Are Trying To Block Allocation of 5G Spectrum To Stymie FWA
By Daniel Frankel published
CTIA accuses cable org of ‘trying to block policies that stimulate investment and competition’ with feigned China-themed concerns
Warner to Crack Down on Max Password Sharing Later This Year
By Daniel Frankel published
WBD becomes the second streaming company, behind Disney, to follow Netflix down the account-sharing rabbit hole
Ergen’s EchoStar Concedes ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Its Future
By Daniel Frankel published
With one analyst calling its debt situation ‘dire,’ the Dish Network parent company admits to the SEC there is doubt about its ability to continue as a ‘going concern’
Plundering Dave Gandler’s (Winnable) Case vs. Spulu, Denis Villeneuve’s Chris Nolan Moment, Chris Nolan’s Disc Dreams, Bob Iger’s Bollywood Hustle … and the Wild Hallucinations of Townes Van Zandt
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
In this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we further isolate ourselves and make our sense of loneliness and alienation even worse
For U.S. Pay TV, 2023 Was a Transformational Year (Chart of the Day)
By Daniel Frankel published
While the rate of cord cutting predictably continued to accelerate for most operators, Charter became the top dawg ... and Google seriously started to take over the linear bundling business
Spulu Is ‘Borderline Racketeering’ by a ’Sports Cartel,’ Fubo’s David Gandler Declares
By Daniel Frankel published
Pungent earnings call comments come after Fubo filed a lawsuit against Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery
CommScope Reports 38% Q4 Revenue Drop ... But No Buyers to Ease Its Arduous $9 Billion Debt Load
By Daniel Frankel published
Top executive for telecom tech vendor says the company does 'not intend to sell assets cheap'
Netflix Targets Users of Its Legacy No-Ads 'Basic' Plan Still Paying Via Apple
By Daniel Frankel published
Netflix stopped letting new customers sign up and pay via Apple's App Store back in 2018, but it told existing customers paying via Apple they could keep doing so until they cancel their subscription
Penske Takes on Nielsen, Promises to 'Bring Transparency to Viewership Levels and Rankings for Original Streaming TV Shows and Movies'
By Daniel Frankel published
Penske will leverage the data collection unit behind the 'Billboard' music charts to publish weekly top 10 SVOD rankers in 'Variety'
TiVo OS to Generate $190 Million in Annual Revenue by 2026, Xperi Predicts
By Daniel Frankel published
Xperi had previously forecasted an annual run rate of around $140 million in two years from its still-nascent TVOS business
U.S. Subscription Streaming Enters 'New Phase of Sobriety,' Domestic Customer Growth Halved in Just One Year
By Daniel Frankel published
The top nine premium U.S. SVOD services averaged 26.3% subscriber growth from 2020 - 2022, but it fell to just 10.1% in 2023, research company antenna says
Diamond Cheats Death -- Court Approvals Mean NBA and NHL Teams Will Stay on Bally Sports Channels After This Season
By Daniel Frankel published
Monday's bankruptcy court approval of a $450 million debtor-in-possession package and a $495 million Sinclair settlement void contingency deals that would have set the leagues free from Bally Sports this spring
A Potential Altice USA Purchase 'Makes Sense' for Charter, But Comcast Should Kick the Tires, Too, Analyst Says
By Daniel Frankel published
New Street Research's Jonathan Chaplin says it would be 'irresponsible' or Comcast not to also take a look at buying the currently deflated New York cable company. T-Mobile might also consider making a run, he added