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
Missouri State Lawmaker Sponsors Bill to Stop Local Taxes on Netflix, Hulu and Other Streaming Companies
By Daniel Frankel published
Netflix, which just started billing its Florida subscribers for state taxes, is also trying to stop sales taxes on streaming service in Colorado
How Linear TV Lost Its 'Bump' in the Second Half of 2023 ... and Other Delights From Samba TV's 'State of Viewership' Report
By Daniel Frankel published
The strike really did a number on broadcast and cable TV
U.S. Broadband Data Usage Has More Than Doubled Since Right Before the Pandemic, Latest OpenVault Report Reveals
By Daniel Frankel published
Also, gig-speed internet is now in a third of American homes, but those subscribers are only using 9% of data
Fubo Announces 'Streaming Joint Ventures Rarely Work' ... on the Same Day Hulu Reports 49.7 Million Subscribers
By Daniel Frankel published
The $80-a-month vMVPD has seen its already low stock price drop another 20% since the Disney/Fox/WBD skinny sports bundle was announced
New Sports Streaming JV Will Cost Around $40 a Month, Disney Will Control Half of the Economics, Analyst Predicts (Charts of the Day)
By Daniel Frankel published
Under pay TV's New World Order, sports lovers will pay around $60 a month for a bundle of the new Disney/WBD/Fox platform, Peacock and Paramount Plus, Wells Fargo's Steven Cahall forecasts
Netflix Cozies Up to MLB: New Docuseries to Provide 'Quarterback'-like Access to the Red Sox Throughout the 2024 Season
By Daniel Frankel published
And Netflix commissions another MLB documentary looking back at Boston's unlikely 2004 World Series Championship
Why ‘Re-Bundling Has To Happen’: Breaking Down the New ESPN, TNT Sports and Fox Sports Streaming JV
By Daniel Frankel published
The Hulu-like JV makes sense with tier-1 pay TV distribution dwindling, league partners who’d rather be streaming, a multibillion-dollar NBA rights renewal pending, Amazon stalking … and YouTube TV pulling away
Why 'The Greatest Night in Pop' Helps Further Burst the Blockbuster Movie Bubble-- Netflix Weekly Rankings for January 29 - February 4
By Daniel Frankel published
'We Are the World' documentary, produced at the cost of a simple Lionel Richie interview, was the No. 1 domestic movie for Netflix last week
Netflix Signs Expedia to Be Its First Global Advertising Client
By Daniel Frankel published
Online travel company's Netflix campaign will begin in Japan this month that roll out across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Germany, Australia and Brazil
YouTube TV Surpasses 8 Million Subscribers, Becomes No. 4 U.S. Pay TV Company
By Daniel Frankel published
The fast growth of Google's vMVPD is almost single-handedly flattening the fast-accelerating arc of video cord cutting
Charter Communications’ Wall Street Slide Reaches 19% After Friday Earnings Miss
By Daniel Frankel published
Charter lost more broadband customers than expected in the fourth quarter. And as one analyst put it, ‘It’s all about broadband net adds’
Netflix to Start Billing Florida Subscribers an Additional 5.07% for State Communications Taxes
By Daniel Frankel published
Netflix begins passing on monthly charges as other states including Missouri consider new taxes on streaming
Eddie Murphy Gets Etched in Stone on Our ‘Comedy Mount Rushmore‘ While Larry David Pounds Sand; Plus, a Funny Moment From Paramount and a Clownish One From Tom Cotton
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
‘Motorweek’ called the 1995 Plymouth Neon Sport Coupe a ’cute little econobox‘ that packs a lot of performance for the buck. And the monthly payments were cheaper than an Apple Vision Pro, too. Read our latest ‘Next Text’
For What It's Worth: Charter Is the New Pay TV King, Narrowly Surpasses Comcast By 17,000 Subscribers
By Daniel Frankel published
Comcast, which lost more than 2 million video customers last year, finished 2023 with just 14.106 million remaining pay TV souls across residential and commercial channels vs. 14.122 million for Charter
Diamond and MLB Mediate Deals to Keep the Rangers, Twins and Guardians on Bally Sports Through the 2024 Season
By Daniel Frankel published
However, Friday's bankruptcy court motions say little about DTC rights, and clarity on Diamond and Bally's longer term future still awaits
Charter Says It's Shifting and Expanding Its Call Centers to Keep Up With Its Changing Business, Has No Plans to Move Them Back Overseas
By Daniel Frankel published
The cable giant has shuttered -- and opened -- a number of customer support locations recently
NBC Lawyers Up With Another Reboot, Makes Pilot Order for ‘Suits: L.A.’
By Daniel Frankel published
Creator Aaron Korsh and the rest of the top-level 'Suits' producer team will seek to transition their light, fast-moving -- and winning -- comedic-drama formula with a new cast and a new town
Roku Poaches Publicis Groupe Exec Jay Askinasi to Lead Ad Sales
By Daniel Frankel published
He'll replace Alison Levin, who left Roku in November to join NBCUniversal
Netflix Announces 2024 Programming Slate — Can ‘Bridgerton,’ ‘Squid Game’ and Axel Foley Restore Ratings Glory?
By Daniel Frankel published
Netflix is hoping megahits from the past will rekindle audience engagement
Who Knew That Philo Didn't Have an App for Vizio SmartCast? ... But It Does Now
By Daniel Frankel published
SmartCast now touts around 18 million users
Harmonic Reports 20% Broadband Segment Revenue Growth in Q4 as CableOS Customer Base Expands to 108
By Daniel Frankel published
Contracts with Comcast and Charter accounted for 56% of the sales
Byron Allen Makes $30 Billion Cash and Debt Bid for Paramount Global
By Daniel Frankel published
Backed by unnamed 'strategic partners,' Allen Media Group reportedly proposed a deal involving $14.3 billion in cash and the assumption of $15 billion in debt
What Layoffs? YouTube Reports 16% Ad Revenue Spike to $9.2 Billion in Q4
By Daniel Frankel published
Google's video Goliath cut 100 workers loose just two weeks ago