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Daniel Frankel

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

Rob Bonta calls off Monday's Paramount meeting, while Charter struggles to ditch the disagreeable economics of its Lakers and Dodgers channels

Aug 24, 2026

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Rob Bonta calls off Monday's Paramount meeting, while Charter struggles to ditch the disagreeable economics of its Lakers and Dodgers channels

Also in the flagship edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder the Elon Musk idea that one analyst called one of the three 'dumbest' he'd ever heard

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Midweek report: Is linear TV about to 'hit the floor'? And what is it about Fios TV that's still so ... satisfying?

Aug 20, 2026

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Midweek report: Is linear TV about to 'hit the floor'? And what is it about Fios TV that's still so ... satisfying?

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at the high bar and tough supply chain Apple faces for its upcoming of the pricy iPhone 18

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Nvidia follows in the hallowed footsteps of Lucent, Enron and Lehman, 'New Cox' gets ready to rumble with Big Wireless, and franchise-famished Disney defibrillates ancient Oswald

Aug 17, 2026

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Nvidia follows in the hallowed footsteps of Lucent, Enron and Lehman, 'New Cox' gets ready to rumble with Big Wireless, and franchise-famished Disney defibrillates ancient Oswald

Also in the flagship edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, OG YouTube influencer Hank Green gets attacked by feral band of AI-loathing, radical primitivist movie fans

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Midweek report: Paramount's top  lawyer declares that 'everything' (including CNN) is 'on the table'

Aug 13, 2026

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Midweek report: Paramount's top lawyer declares that 'everything' (including CNN) is 'on the table'

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder streaming's groundbreaking 30% surge in upfront commitments

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Tubi joining the streaming elite, HBO Max declared 'scaled,' and Netflix climbs aboard the 'GTA 6' bandwagon

Aug 10, 2026

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Tubi joining the streaming elite, HBO Max declared 'scaled,' and Netflix climbs aboard the 'GTA 6' bandwagon

Also in the flagship edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, mysterious friends of Nikki Finke's estate seek to finally publish her big Hollywood tell-all

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Midweek report: David Ellison peddles news trust distortion, and streaming profits accelerate at Disney, Par and Peacock

Aug 6, 2026

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Midweek report: David Ellison peddles news trust distortion, and streaming profits accelerate at Disney, Par and Peacock

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we explain why Sinclair should expect Scripps to keep on poppin' those poison pills

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David Bloom
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Larry Ellison becomes AI's bubble boy, 145K Americans speak up loudly on behalf of ABC, and Ari Emanuel's merger math just doesn't add up

Aug 3, 2026

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Larry Ellison becomes AI's bubble boy, 145K Americans speak up loudly on behalf of ABC, and Ari Emanuel's merger math just doesn't add up

Also in the flagship edition of our twice-weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, cooler heads prevail in the battle between the NFL and DirecTV over Sunday Ticket bar and restaurant rights

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Midweek report: DAZN 'auditions' to become the NBA's local TV partner, and Peacock makes another savvy move with YouTube Premium partnership

Jul 30, 2026

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Midweek report: DAZN 'auditions' to become the NBA's local TV partner, and Peacock makes another savvy move with YouTube Premium partnership

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has risen from its grave to haunt Jay Penske

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Walmart and Vizio still control just 3% of the domestic TVOS market, Roku spikes gadget prices, and why would Paramount hire Nexstar's lead trial attorney?

Jul 27, 2026

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Walmart and Vizio still control just 3% of the domestic TVOS market, Roku spikes gadget prices, and why would Paramount hire Nexstar's lead trial attorney?

Also in the flagship Monday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Peacock finally reaches the black, and former '60 Minutes' correspondent Cecilia Vega describes that 'confusing' moment when she was banished by Bari

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Midweek report: It looks like CNN might be screwed after all, Kalshi-crazed vibe hackers threaten the internet, and Beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk stings Substack

Jul 23, 2026

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Midweek report: It looks like CNN might be screwed after all, Kalshi-crazed vibe hackers threaten the internet, and Beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk stings Substack

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder Apple's retreat from the streaming gadget game, and who oh who is going to buy Letterboxd?

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The NBA gets set to rebound from RSN losses with a new streaming hub, and we issue our own 'buy' rating on Netflix

Jul 20, 2026

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The NBA gets set to rebound from RSN losses with a new streaming hub, and we issue our own 'buy' rating on Netflix

Also in our flagship Monday newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine Telemundo's latest deal to add even more heft to its burgeoning futbol portfolio.

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Midweek report: Paramount rides on its antitrust bonafides despite huge legal peril, and is Netflix playing 'rope-a-dope' with investors?

Jul 16, 2026

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Midweek report: Paramount rides on its antitrust bonafides despite huge legal peril, and is Netflix playing 'rope-a-dope' with investors?

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how Versant is cashing on post-World Cup momentum with a big Bundesliga deal

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David Ellison ponders flight from imminent fight with California AG Rob Bonta; and Disney battles streaming engagement and affordability issues of its own

Jul 13, 2026

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David Ellison ponders flight from imminent fight with California AG Rob Bonta; and Disney battles streaming engagement and affordability issues of its own

Also in the Monday flagship issue of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, 5G networks come up way short on AI readiness, and after 4,200 years of beautiful tradition, from Enheduanna to Danielle Steele, is the written word really just ... done?

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Midweek report: Netflix's binge era goes bust, and awards-bereft Paramount gets ready to show Emmy darling Warner Bros. what the term 'hacks' really means

Jul 9, 2026

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Midweek report: Netflix's binge era goes bust, and awards-bereft Paramount gets ready to show Emmy darling Warner Bros. what the term 'hacks' really means

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at what happens to World Cup TV rights after the U.S.-vs.-Belgium drew a domestic audience bigger than most NFL playoff games

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Late-night comedy creates a new home on YouTube, and the stars finally align for that long-awaited DirecTV-Dish gray marriage

Jul 6, 2026

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Late-night comedy creates a new home on YouTube, and the stars finally align for that long-awaited DirecTV-Dish gray marriage

The Monday flagship edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom also looks at how David Zaslav's nine-figure payday may have helped Mike Cavanagh quickly change his mind about not splitting up Comcast

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With the chips down for AI, prices go way up for Macbooks, smart TVs and other gadgets; and Starlink looks to take on Big Wireless with a little help from Charter

Jun 29, 2026

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With the chips down for AI, prices go way up for Macbooks, smart TVs and other gadgets; and Starlink looks to take on Big Wireless with a little help from Charter

Also in the flagship Monday edition of our twice-weekly newsletter focused on all things technology, media and telecom, we examine the fates of four different Elon Musk-focused movie projects, and we recall the time late tech visionary Om Malik told us to go play on the freeway

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Midweek report: Walmart takes a major step forward in CTV, Netflix gets pushed to reaccelerate growth, and Google suffers an acute AI brain drain

Jun 25, 2026

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Midweek report: Walmart takes a major step forward in CTV, Netflix gets pushed to reaccelerate growth, and Google suffers an acute AI brain drain

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine the big, new frequency-busting capabilities of Omnicom's vaunted 'clean room,' and Warner's 'Supergirl' looks to shake off the kryptonite at the box office

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Netflix comes up short of lofty podcast goals, TVision beats Nielsen in court, and YouTube tells the NFL to pound sand

Jun 22, 2026

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Netflix comes up short of lofty podcast goals, TVision beats Nielsen in court, and YouTube tells the NFL to pound sand

Also in our flagship Monday newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine the prospect of telecoms building their own agentic AI, and we ponder the impressive market power of a combined Tubi and Roku Channel

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StreamTV Show Daily for Thursday, June 18: Wurl urges platform operators to lend a thumb to beleaguered content owners

Jun 18, 2026

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StreamTV Show Daily for Thursday, June 18: Wurl urges platform operators to lend a thumb to beleaguered content owners

Also in our action-packed daily conference newsletter, we present the full list of 2026 StreamTV Award winners

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Roku looks like it might actually get sold this time, and the objectionable Peter Thiel delivers his latest threat to journalism

Jun 15, 2026

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Roku looks like it might actually get sold this time, and the objectionable Peter Thiel delivers his latest threat to journalism

Also in our flagship newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we kick the rocket thrusters on SpaceX's outrageous $29 trillion TAM projections. And those early World Cup viewer numbers? Also outrageous.

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Midweek report: Netflix and OpenAI face the smoking-hot 'cigarette' legal strategy, and Elon Musk makes his orbiting data center plan actually sound doable

Jun 11, 2026

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Midweek report: Netflix and OpenAI face the smoking-hot 'cigarette' legal strategy, and Elon Musk makes his orbiting data center plan actually sound doable

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Paramount tells Netflix to stop the "scorched-earth campaign" allegedly being waged against its Warner Bros. deal

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A powerful lobby joins the battle against NFL streaming, California's quest to stop the Paramount-WBD deal gets off to a slow start, and Anthropic throws a caution flag

Jun 8, 2026

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A powerful lobby joins the battle against NFL streaming, California's quest to stop the Paramount-WBD deal gets off to a slow start, and Anthropic throws a caution flag

Also in our flagship newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, the DOJ wages a hollowed-out legal fight against China's Huawei, and Scott Pelley reminds us that things were even worse under the Sedition Act of 1798

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Midweek report: YouTube glams up its creators for a little Emmy love, Canada cans its Netflix tax, and Bari Weiss looks to finish the job

Jun 4, 2026

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Midweek report: YouTube glams up its creators for a little Emmy love, Canada cans its Netflix tax, and Bari Weiss looks to finish the job

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, its also the end of another TV era, with NBCU exiting the once vastly lucrative broadcast syndication business ... and 'Access Hollywood'

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David Bloom
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Amazon's handpicked AI creators revolt, Peacock mobile app takes on TikTok, and 'Backrooms' christens filmmaking's YouTube-first era

Jun 1, 2026

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Amazon's handpicked AI creators revolt, Peacock mobile app takes on TikTok, and 'Backrooms' christens filmmaking's YouTube-first era

Also in our flagship newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine the mounting pressure on California Attorney General Rob Bonta to do something to try to stop Paramount and Bari Weiss from also dismantling CNN

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David Bloom
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Midweek report: Amazon serves Hollywood to its AI, Roku finally remakes its home screen, and China's DeepSeek threatens to deep six IPOs for Anthropic and OpenAI

May 28, 2026

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Midweek report: Amazon serves Hollywood to its AI, Roku finally remakes its home screen, and China's DeepSeek threatens to deep six IPOs for Anthropic and OpenAI

Also in the Thursday edition of our newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how the CTV app explosion is coming to in-car entertainment

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