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

'Idol' Chatter? Despite All the Sturm und Drang About Its Sex, HBO Series Drops 12% in Week 2 to just 800,000 Viewers
By Daniel Frankel published
And just which one of The Weeknd's handlers approached him first with this project and said, 'You play a rapy nightclub owner named Tedros Tedros, and we'll need to straighten your hair ...'?

Amazon Freevee Adds FAST Channels: 'Outer Limits' and 'Pink Panther' Highlight 23 Additions From MGM and Warner Bros. Discovery
By Daniel Frankel published
Amazon's free ad-supported service now touts around 280 linear 'channels' themed around genres and singular assets

Diamond Appears Ready to Cut More MLB Clubs Loose from Bally Sports as Hard Deadline to Pay the Texas Rangers Approaches
By Daniel Frankel published
'The debtors are in the process of determining whether to assume or reject one or more of the agreements,' the Sinclair subsidiary tells the court

Amazon Studios Exec: 'Jaded' U.S. Audiences Just Need Time to Warm Up to 'Citadel'
By Daniel Frankel published
Drama series chief Odetta Watkins told a Banff Media Festival audience Sunday that the $300 million Russo Bros. series represents a 'victory,' even though audiences in Amazon's most important market have virtually ignored it

MSNBC Dominates Cable News With Trump Indictment Coverage
By Daniel Frankel published
Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and Lawrence O’Donnell each decisively beat out the Fox News and CNN competition Thursday night

TCL Takes Step Toward Its Own TVOS With Cineverse Deal For FAST Content and Streaming Tech
By Daniel Frankel published
In the new SaaS agreement, the Chinese electronics maker will use the erstwhile Cineverse's Matchpoint distribution platform in its phones and smart TVs sold in North America

Netflix U.S. Signups Spike to Their Highest Level Ever Recorded Following Password-Sharing Crackdown
By Daniel Frankel published
Research company Antenna says that Netflix domestic subscriber uptake increased by 102% following May 23 account-sharing announcement

As Dish Reportedly Grows 'Desperate' to Raise Cash to Build Its 5G Network, the 'B Word' Increasingly Gets Thrown Around
By Daniel Frankel published
New report suggests Charlie Ergen has little furniture left to burn to stave off the coming winter

Yes, We Can Now Safely Call Amazon's Russo Bros. Spy Thriller 'Citadel' a $300 Million Disaster
By Daniel Frankel published
At least in the U.S., few Prime Video subscribers have watched. For reasons we can't know, Amazon renewed it for season 2, anyway

U.S. Smart TV Penetration Reaches 74%
By Daniel Frankel published
Leichtman Research Group also finds that 88% of U.S. homes have at least one connected TV device

Apple Helped Lure Messi to Miami With Piece of 'MLS Season Pass' Revenue
By Daniel Frankel published
A four-part docuseries focused on the Argentinian World Cup megastar is also set to run on Apple TV Plus

CNN Ad Revenue Was Down Nearly 40% For the First Four Months of 2023
By Daniel Frankel published
In addition to plummeting ratings, the final months of former chief Chris Licht's tenure were marked by rapidly decreasing advertising sales, MediaRadar says

YouTube TV Puts on Full-Court Press With NBA Finals Ads, Sports Media Pundits Call Foul
By Daniel Frankel published
Turns out the presenting sponsor's barrage of logos and commercials is playing smothering offense for some viewers

Comcast Beats Back Patent Suit Against Its ‘Churn Buster,’ Xfinity X1
By Daniel Frankel published
Comcast wins the final judgment over Florida-based OTT tech startup WhereverTV, which sued the cable giant back in 2018 over how X1 handles streaming integration

For CNN, the Real Damage of the Chris Licht Era Was the 13 Wasted Months
By Daniel Frankel published
CNN could have been spending the time reinventing itself as an always-on digital lifestyle brand, a la the 'New York Times'

Unsolved Mystery: U-verse TV Ranks No. 1 in Pay TV Customer Satisfaction for a Fourth Straight Year
By Daniel Frankel published
Somehow, the video platform abandoned by AT&T three years ago, then cast off to private equity increased its American Customer Satisfaction Index score by five full percentage points over last year

Verizon Plus Play Adds Spanish-Language, Preschool-Targeted SVOD Platform Edye
By Daniel Frankel published
Telco continues to flesh out the wholesale subscription hub it offers to mobile, 5G Home and LTE Home Internet customers in the U.S.

Arnold's 'FUBAR' Tops Epically Slow Week -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for May 29 - June 4
By Daniel Frankel published
Colombian romantic thriller 'Fake Profile' was the only other Netflix show to crack even 40 million streaming hours

Apple’s ‘Vision Pro’ Headset: 'Let Us Strap the Screen to Your Face So You Never Stop Making Money For Us' (Frankel)
By Daniel Frankel published
This company got you to stare at your smartphone while you cross busy streets and attend funerals and weddings. You think a $3,500 price point is going to stop Apple from hoisting the next frighteningly immersive level of computer technology upon all of us?

SAG-AFTRA Members Vote 97.9% in Favor of Strike Authorization
By Daniel Frankel published
With negotiations with producers starting Wednesday, actors could soon join writers on the picket line

Viaplay CEO Anders Jensen Steps Down Amid Bleak Economic Reckoning; Fate of U.S. SVOD Expansion Now Seems Unclear
By Daniel Frankel published
Jorgen Madsen Lindemann, ex-CEO of the Nordic media company's former parent, MTG, will take Jensen's place

CNN’s Licht Apologizes to Newsroom Following Disastrous ‘Atlantic’ Profile; Staffers Privately Say, ‘He’s Done’
By Daniel Frankel published
CNN’s embattled CEO declares intention to ‘fight like hell’ to win back staff’s trust as WBD chief David Zaslav appears to lose confidence in him

Charter Taps Nokia as Key 5G Tech Vendor for Spectrum Mobile
By Daniel Frankel published
Charter is seeking to offload wireless traffic from its Verizon network lease using CBRS-based radio access network (RAN) infrastructure
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