Latest articles by Daniel Frankel
Peacock Added 2.8 Million Signups During the Olympics, Research Company Says
The uptake compares to 3 million signups the NBCU subscription streaming service received for its AFC Wild Card exclusive back in January, according to Antenna
DirecTV Programming Chief: The Venu Sports Guys 'Got Caught With Their Hands in The Cookie Jar in a Big Way'
With a federal court ruling casting a harsh light on practices including bloated network bundles and forced minimum penetration, Rob Thun touts a plan for a 'brighter TV future'
Democrats Draw Bigger Crowd: DNC Averages Over 20 Million Viewers on First Night, Outpaces Last Month's RNC
Night 1 of the Republican National Convention averaged just 18.31 million viewers
Netflix's Older Seasons Average an 86% Viewership Boost When New Episodes Drop
Ampere Analysis notes that the season 1 and 2 audience French crime-thriller series 'Lupin' increased five fold following the release of season 3 last year
ESPN Price Per Subscriber Still $9.42
Fubo's antitrust suit against Venu Sports also details how the JV came together
Is Warner Bros. Discovery's Financial Health Really 'Better Than It Appears'?
Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we kick the tires on Venu Sports' future, whether 'home entertainment' still exists ... and those who would doubt Caleb Williams
Venu Sports JV Put in Peril as Judge Grants Fubo’s Request for Preliminary Injunction
Small pay TV company wins legal bid to block Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery joint streaming venture
Disney Poaches YouTube Subscription Exec Adam Smith for Chief Product and Technology Officer Role
Smith, who oversaw YouTube Music and YouTube Premium as VP of product management at Google, will report to Disney Entertainment co-chairs Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro
Q2 Cord-Cutting Update: Most U.S. Operators Bled Fewer Customers, But Revenue Is Beginning To Take a Serious Hit
Most publicly traded U.S. pay TV operators lost fewer subscribers in Q2
Venu Sports Faces Very Real Prospect of Preliminary Injunction
Reporter covering initial hearings in the antitrust suit against the JV says a hard-to-get injunction is actually 'on the table'
NHL's Florida Panthers Sign ViewLift to Take Them DTC
The defending Stanley Cup champs bolted bankrupt Bally Sports for a Scripps Sports broadcast deal earlier this summer
Parsing Linear TV's Massive $15 Billion Correction
Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we check in on Elon Musk's $44 billion propaganda machine, and we process all we loved (and loathed) about The Olympics
CommScope Seeks to Unify Cable's Next-Generation 'DOCSIS 4.0' Network Standard
Vendor joins Broadcom in making products that support both Full Duplex and Extended Spectrum DOCSIS
Warner Stock Plunges to All-Time Low Following $9 Billion Q2 Write-Down
After losing the NBA and swinging back to a quarterly loss on streaming, investor optimism begins to fade
NBA's New Orleans Pelicans Become the Latest Team to Bolt Bally Sports for a Local Broadcast TV Deal
Team agrees to a multiyear partnership with Gray Television
Disney Could Owe an Additional $5 Billion for Hulu if 3rd-Party Appraisal Jibes with NBCU's Valuation
Disney offers update on the arbitration process in its latest 10-Q filing
Xperi Says 'Top 5' OEM Supplier Will Launch TiVo-Powered Smart TVs in the U.S. Next Spring
Acquisition of seventh (and still unnamed) smart TV partner could signal a major escalation of TiVo's bid to establish itself in the TVOS business
Fubo Begins Preliminary Injunction Quest Against Venu Sports as Antitrust Suit’s Hearings Begin
Fubo lawyer tells judge that virtual MVPD is being ‘preyed upon’ by the Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. joint venture
Google TV Streamer Gets Official Price, Release Date
Google is getting set to launch a new premium 4K streaming gadget powered by Gemini AI search and recommendation
NBA's Mavs, Pels, Pistons, Grizzlies and Thunder Appear To Be on the Bally Sports Chopping Block
If bankrupt Diamond Sports Group avoids liquidation, a purging of its NBA team partners appears to be at hand
Judge Tosses $4.7 Billion 'Sunday Ticket' Antitrust Verdict Against the NFL
Judge rules the jury used an improper methodology in determining the huge class-action award
Roku Beats Forecasts in Q2, Sales Grow 14% to $968 Million
Streaming company’s battered stock was up nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it added 2 million more households in the second quarter
U.S. Subscription Streaming Had Its Most Watched Week Ever Over the July 4 Holiday, Nielsen Says
Nielsen, which doesn't even track mobile viewing, said paid streaming companies generated 313 billion minutes of domestic TV watching from July 1-7
