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
MyBundle Claims Streaming Churn Cut in Half on Its SaaS Platform
By Daniel Frankel published
One-year churn rates for a cross-section of Norvado FTTH subscribers came in at 4.3% vs. an industry average of 8.6%, startup says
Roku’s New Tech Could Help It Push Ads Even When Its TVs Are Hooked Up to Other Devices
By Daniel Frankel published
Roku patents tech that lets it show Roku TV users ads even when their devices are paused
Next Warner Bros. NBA Contract Will Double to Around $21 Billion Over 9 Years, Analyst Predicts
By Daniel Frankel published
Despite a significant ramp-up, WBD will get fewer NBA games as part of its next deal, MofettNathanson's Robert Fishman also forecasts
Bodying Up to the Magnificent '3 Body Problem,' the Bold David Ellis, the Rediscovered Sublime, the Surging CTV Biz and the Victorious Dawn Staley
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we throw some deserved shade at the far right culture warriors at 'OutKick'
Judge Blocks Trump Subpoena for Materials From Peacock's Recent 'Stormy' Documentary
By Daniel Frankel published
New York judge overseeing one of the former president's four criminal trials called the bid to subpoena Comcast-owned footage the 'definition' of a 'fishing expedition'
Vecima Intends to Challenge Harmonic’s Virtual Cable Tech Dominance With Casa Systems Purchase
By Daniel Frankel published
Canadian software company aims to get in the game against Harmonic, which controls 98% of the vCMTS market
Disney’s Bob Iger: ‘ESPN Flagship Will Have Significantly More Than What the ESPN Component of the JV Will Have’
By Daniel Frankel published
Disney CEO makes the case that its upcoming ‘Spulu’ linear sports bundle won't conflict with the over-the-top launch of ESPN
Diamond Survives Bankruptcy, Signs a Multiyear Carriage Renewal With Top Pay TV Operator Charter
By Daniel Frankel published
Regional sports network operator prepares to exit bankruptcy, secures carriage in cable operator’s premium ‘Spectrum TV Select Plus’ tier
Paramount Enters Exclusive M&A Talks With Skydance Media
By Daniel Frankel published
Shari Redstone marks a significant step towards selling her troubled media empire to David Ellison
Casa Systems Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Off Cable Tech, 5G Core and RAN Assets
By Daniel Frankel published
Vecima Networks sets stalking-horse bid to buy Casa's cable business for $20 million; Lumine Group will acquire its 5G Core and RAN operations, pending court approval
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark-Led ‘Elite 8’ Win Over LSU Monday Averaged a Record 12.3 Million Viewers for ESPN
By Daniel Frankel published
Monday’s TV audience was the biggest-ever for a women’s basketball game
Week 2 Audience No Issue for ‘3 Body Problem’ — Netflix Weekly Rankings for March 25-31
By Daniel Frankel published
Chinese sci-fi novel adaptation grows its audience by more than 41% from week 1
FAST Operator TiVo Throws the Yellow 'Caution Flag' at the Paid Video Streaming Business
By Daniel Frankel published
In its latest quarterly 'Video Trends Report,' TiVo once again tries to make the case that cost-conscious U.S. consumers are over subscription streaming
Amazon Says Its 'Road House' Remake Just Had Its Biggest Global Debut Ever For an Original Film
By Daniel Frankel published
Amazon claims its remake of the Patrick Swayze classic, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a broke, washed-up MMA fighter prancing around in expensive designer shirts, garnered 50 million 'viewers' in its first two weekends
Chicken Soup For the Soul Receives Delisting Notification From Nasdaq
By Daniel Frankel published
Company’s stock has traded below $1 a share since mid-August
Facebook Tanked Its 'Watch' Streaming Biz to Keep Netflix Spending Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Ads, Class-Action Antitrust Suit Reveals
By Daniel Frankel published
With Netflix co-founder and former CEO Reed Hastings on the Facebook board, the streaming giant even got access to the private messages of the social network's users, plaintiffs say
Wait, vMVPDs Are Real, Profitable Businesses, After All?
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we examine Opening Day's (outsized?) TV demand, Kim Mulkey's (also outsized) outrage ... and a big moment for women's hoops
The Opening Day Carriage Bonanza Continues: Hulu + Live TV Adds MLB Network
By Daniel Frankel published
Deal will add more than 100 nationally televised MLB games to vMVPD users' watch lists this season
RSN-Bereft Colorado Rockies Look to Follow Padres and Diamondbacks Local TV Model, MLB to Distribute Channel Via DirecTV, Comcast, Charter, Fubo ... and DTC
By Daniel Frankel published
Major League Baseball takes over local TV rights for team after Warner Bros. shut down SportsNet Rocky Mountain
Integration of Hulu Into Disney Plus Described as 'Massive Lift' Involving More Than 100,000 Individual Creative Assets
By Daniel Frankel published
Disney technologists describe the process of natively assimilating a 16-year-old streaming service into a modern app
Netflix Artistic License Defense Fails as Judge Allows 'Inventing Anna' Defamation Suit to Proceed
By Daniel Frankel published
Long known to take artistic license with some of its subjects, Netflix now has a legal battle on its hands
Peacock Gets Another NFL Exclusive, Will Stream Opening-Weekend Game From São Paulo, Brazil
By Daniel Frankel published
Move comes after Peacock's January AFC Wild Card exclusive averaged 23 million viewers while delivering an estimated 3 million sign-ups
Spectrum Mobile Cuts Off Data Roaming on Airplanes, Cruise Ships, Certain Foreign Countries
By Daniel Frankel published
Plan on traveling to the Cook Islands? Better find WiFi if you want to make a call or use the internet