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Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Next TMT, has 20+ years covering tech/media.

Roku demonstrates the awesome power of its discovery layer, and Publicis Groupe pivots hard from The Trade Desk with $2.2 billion LiveRamp deal

May 18, 2026

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Roku demonstrates the awesome power of its discovery layer, and Publicis Groupe pivots hard from The Trade Desk with $2.2 billion LiveRamp deal

Also in our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we check out the emerging battle between Elon Musk and Big Wireless' new JV, and we try to free Britney so she can loudly eat in peace

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Midweek report: Outcome mania grips the Upfronts, the FCC sticks it to EchoStar again, and NFL streaming turns out to be a bargain

May 14, 2026

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Midweek report: Outcome mania grips the Upfronts, the FCC sticks it to EchoStar again, and NFL streaming turns out to be a bargain

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder what lessons the creator economy can learn from BuzzFeed's platform dependency

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Nielsen brings 'TV measurement revolt' to heel, Meta reels in Google's ad revenue crown, and YouTube readies to grow even more powerful this summer

May 11, 2026

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Nielsen brings 'TV measurement revolt' to heel, Meta reels in Google's ad revenue crown, and YouTube readies to grow even more powerful this summer

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, we look at Adidas' mega-budget, Nike-killing social video campaign for the World Cup

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Midweek report: Disney hoists its 'super app,' social video steals CTV's momentum, and programmatic buyers say they're not ready just yet to get in the Waymo

May 7, 2026

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Midweek report: Disney hoists its 'super app,' social video steals CTV's momentum, and programmatic buyers say they're not ready just yet to get in the Waymo

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, buyers of (cheap?) Roku-powered TVs stage class-action revolt

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Netflix fails to meet the vertical challenge with horizontal move to 'Clips,' and Elon Musk's truth on Grok training gets distilled under oath

May 4, 2026

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Netflix fails to meet the vertical challenge with horizontal move to 'Clips,' and Elon Musk's truth on Grok training gets distilled under oath

Also in our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how a Claude agent terminated a rental car company's entire database and didn't feel the least bit bad about it; and after he thinned Verizon's herd of 13,000 workers, we examine what's next for cowboy CEO Dan Schulman

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Midweek report:  Roku enjoys its three-buck luck with Howdy, HBO Max subscribers get shortchanged on Amazon, and Verizon dims the lights on pay TV's biggest yesteryear star

Apr 30, 2026

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Midweek report: Roku enjoys its three-buck luck with Howdy, HBO Max subscribers get shortchanged on Amazon, and Verizon dims the lights on pay TV's biggest yesteryear star

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we once again present our subversive take for the whole Jimmy Kimmel drama

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We ponder the absurd TV ratings success of the NFL Draft, the outcome of a possible Comcast-Charter merger, and Perry Sook's wily local news rook

Apr 27, 2026

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We ponder the absurd TV ratings success of the NFL Draft, the outcome of a possible Comcast-Charter merger, and Perry Sook's wily local news rook

In the Monday version of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we also chronicle the scarce 'mother's milk' for AI, and we look at how Jeff Bezos got the 'Oligarchs Only' pass for Brendan Carr's big foreign router ban

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Midweek report: Roku's SVOD reseller biz gets explosive and exposed, and the NFL schools the FCC on the basic economics of television

Apr 23, 2026

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Midweek report: Roku's SVOD reseller biz gets explosive and exposed, and the NFL schools the FCC on the basic economics of television

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Nexstar's Perry Sook accuses legal tormentor DirecTV of starting over 80% of retrans blackouts

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NAB 2026 Tuesday Spotlight: Jensen Huang says goodbye to Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayan, as tech's old guard seems to move on all at once

Apr 21, 2026

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NAB 2026 Tuesday Spotlight: Jensen Huang says goodbye to Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayan, as tech's old guard seems to move on all at once

In a special show daily issue of our fabulous newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we also look at Verizon's nifty private 5G networks for big TV productions, and we examine Fox One's (likely very profitable) entry into far-right podcasting

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NAB 2026 Monday Spotlight: Peacock is merely 'complimentary' to broadcast, NBC Sports exec declares

Apr 20, 2026

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NAB 2026 Monday Spotlight: Peacock is merely 'complimentary' to broadcast, NBC Sports exec declares

In a special show daily issue of our regular flagship newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we also ponder the staggering amount of viewers -- and money! -- that's about to be generated by FIFA and the World Cup

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NAB 2026 Sunday Spotlight: Roger Goodell tells the DOJ where to stick its probe, and can the ever-hopeful ATSC 3.0 finally make 'fetch' happen?

Apr 19, 2026

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NAB 2026 Sunday Spotlight: Roger Goodell tells the DOJ where to stick its probe, and can the ever-hopeful ATSC 3.0 finally make 'fetch' happen?

In a special show daily issue of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how the scuttled WBD purchase awakened Netflix's natural hunter instinct

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NAB 2026 Spotlight: Broadcasting's signature trade event gets overtaken by AI-based streaming tech

Apr 16, 2026

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NAB 2026 Spotlight: Broadcasting's signature trade event gets overtaken by AI-based streaming tech

In a special show preview issue of our Thursday newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Hollywood decides to fight David Ellison's big WBD purchase ... about six months too late; and NBCU controlled more than 13% of all TV viewing in February

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How bundles batter brand distinction, long theatrical windows help streaming performance, and Netflix squeezes the most revenue out of each worker

Apr 13, 2026

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How bundles batter brand distinction, long theatrical windows help streaming performance, and Netflix squeezes the most revenue out of each worker

Also in our Monday newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder whether Anthropic's Mythos is really perilous or just performative, and if Donald Trump is about to make good on his decade-old threat against the NFL

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Midweek report: Roku COPPA complaint threatens the whole CTV cabana, chatbots replace legacy algorithmic streaming search, and Apple's still-rocketing iPhone pulls further from the Galaxy

Apr 9, 2026

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Midweek report: Roku COPPA complaint threatens the whole CTV cabana, chatbots replace legacy algorithmic streaming search, and Apple's still-rocketing iPhone pulls further from the Galaxy

Also in the new Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, David Ellison indeed went to Jared (to get to his Saudi finance friends), and we learn how an exotic Plex corporate trek left a top exec heaving on the deck

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Rupert Murdoch wants free-market intervention to stop the NFL, the FCC declares that only Elon Musk's Wi-Fi routers are legal, and angry citizens cancel their free Netflix

Apr 6, 2026

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Rupert Murdoch wants free-market intervention to stop the NFL, the FCC declares that only Elon Musk's Wi-Fi routers are legal, and angry citizens cancel their free Netflix

Also in our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at Sam Altman's big move into the media business, and the fascinating clash of Ben Shapiro and IATSE

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Midweek report: Nexstar's supposedly 'closed' $6.2 billion Tegna deal gets messy quick, Comcast and Scripps find hockey night alright for fighting, and Plex product chief Scott Olechowski explains the mysteries of FAST discovery to us

Apr 2, 2026

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Midweek report: Nexstar's supposedly 'closed' $6.2 billion Tegna deal gets messy quick, Comcast and Scripps find hockey night alright for fighting, and Plex product chief Scott Olechowski explains the mysteries of FAST discovery to us

Also in the new Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, the inventor of the 'infinite scroll' says YouTube and Meta might have more to worry about than just their cash after their recent courtroom defeats

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Netflix asks, what recession?, YouTube's Neal Mohan says we should all just be better parents, and a judge tells Nexstar to hold up

Mar 30, 2026

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Netflix asks, what recession?, YouTube's Neal Mohan says we should all just be better parents, and a judge tells Nexstar to hold up

Also in our newsletter ever-so-tightly focused on all things technology, media and telecom, Brendan Carr warns the NFL that it would be a shame if something were to happen to its cherished antitrust exemption, and our favorite 'Martian' creators deliver a fantastic new 'four-quadrant' hit

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Midweek report: RSN collapse loads the bases for Rob Manfred, Disney looks to a post-Sora future, and we chat with the always-innovative Dean Devlin about his polyamorous ambitions

Mar 26, 2026

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Midweek report: RSN collapse loads the bases for Rob Manfred, Disney looks to a post-Sora future, and we chat with the always-innovative Dean Devlin about his polyamorous ambitions

Also in the new Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we wonder how only 11% of consumers know 'Heated Rivalry' comes from HBO Max

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Peacock bags binger bonanza, Bonta backstops boneless Bondi, Disney bails on bushed 'Buffy' and CTV bears the broken bidstream

Mar 23, 2026

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Peacock bags binger bonanza, Bonta backstops boneless Bondi, Disney bails on bushed 'Buffy' and CTV bears the broken bidstream

Also in our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Nielsen punts its February Gauge, F1 dodges the war-torn Mideast, and the Copyright Office voids AI

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Next TMT Midweek: Comcast and Charter join Nvidia to get the edge on AI compute, Roku gives a little color on its monolithic 'platform revenue,' and forced Starlink submission may not suck as much as we thought

Mar 19, 2026

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Next TMT Midweek: Comcast and Charter join Nvidia to get the edge on AI compute, Roku gives a little color on its monolithic 'platform revenue,' and forced Starlink submission may not suck as much as we thought

Also in the new Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, a golf-course lobbyist works his magic for Live Nation, and Josh D’Amaro gets to work on Disney

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FAST crosses more major growth thresholds, Hisense 'crosses the line' with intrusive ads, and David Ellison gets ready to cross off another $1 billion a season to the NFL

Mar 16, 2026

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FAST crosses more major growth thresholds, Hisense 'crosses the line' with intrusive ads, and David Ellison gets ready to cross off another $1 billion a season to the NFL

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, Pete Hegseth goes Colonel Lockjaw on CNN, and MAGA group wants John Malone (of all people) to quit it with the DEI

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Next TMT Midweek: Our 'Eyes on the Ball' panel talks effective merchandizing of pricy sports streaming rights, and is Big Tech about to out-leverage the all-powerful NFL?

Mar 12, 2026

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Next TMT Midweek: Our 'Eyes on the Ball' panel talks effective merchandizing of pricy sports streaming rights, and is Big Tech about to out-leverage the all-powerful NFL?

Also in our new and exciting Midweek issue covering all things technology, media and telecom, Donald Trump looks to to 'save' college sports, and Starz chooses the poison pill over Byron Allen

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Viewers take offense to the spread of NFL streaming rights, Anthropic has its 'Streisand' moment, and Paramount looks for a few bad men

Mar 9, 2026

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Viewers take offense to the spread of NFL streaming rights, Anthropic has its 'Streisand' moment, and Paramount looks for a few bad men

Also in our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we chat with Hub Entertainment Research chief Jon Giegengack about easing sports streaming friction, and we try to figure out how Warner's bottom line somehow still shrunk in 2025 despite nine consecutive theatrical hits

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Introducing our new Midweek Edition: Check out our exclusive 'State of TVOS' panel,  and also our look at  Roblox's takeover of the cross-platform games biz

Mar 5, 2026

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Introducing our new Midweek Edition: Check out our exclusive 'State of TVOS' panel, and also our look at Roblox's takeover of the cross-platform games biz

Our new Thursday newsletter focused on all things technology, media and telecom also examines how younger sports fans are ditching live games in favor of highlight clips

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Paramount faces ticking debt bomb, Trump tries to blow up Anthropic, and we meet the company behind Curiosity Stream's clever AI training gambit

Mar 2, 2026

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Paramount faces ticking debt bomb, Trump tries to blow up Anthropic, and we meet the company behind Curiosity Stream's clever AI training gambit

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, we check in on Formula 1's drive to thrive as the season kicks off Down Under, and we examine the Advertising Research Foundation's influential 'ARF-DASH' tally of addressable U.S. TV homes

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