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Biography for Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel is the editor of FierceCable. He joined the FierceMarkets staff in May 2014 and is responsible for covering news and trends in the pay-TV section of the telecom industry. Before joining FierceMarkets’ Telecom Group, Daniel served as a senior writer for GigaOm, joining the San Francisco-based technology research and publishing company upon its acquisition of paidContent.org. In this job, Daniel covered the pay-TV industry and the migration of video services to the Internet. Daniel worked on staff at Variety for eight years, covering the home entertainment and television industries. He has also worked in corporate communications, serving clients including IMAX, Lionsgate and The Chernin Group for the boutique PR firm Principal Communications. Daniel is married with two pre-teen sons, and is an active youth sports coach, bicyclist and Mexican food consumer. He’s based near Downtown Los Angeles.
Articles by Daniel Frankel
Viacom signs carriage agreement with Cox
While Viacom's top executives wage a bitter battle for control of the company; its linear ratings, ad sales and stock price are all struggling; and it continues to be shut out from several mid-sized cable systems, Viacom carriage with top pay-TV operators remains assured.
Have a great Memorial Day weekend
Just a note to let you know that FierceCable will not be publishing on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. We'll be back in your mailbox on Tuesday, May 31. Until then, have a safe, fun, relaxing holiday weekend.
Mediacom suffers setback in Iowa City muni broadband battle
A federal judge in Iowa City has ruled that local operator ImOn Communications can proceed with a municipal broadband project, despite a pending lawsuit filed against it by Mediacom Communications.
Nexstar divests five stations, gets closer to closing $4.6B Media General deal
Nexstar Broadcasting said it has sold five of its stations in four markets as a key step toward fulfilling regulatory requirements for its $4.6 billion purchase of Media General.
AT&T shifts focus to Google, Facebook over internet privacy concerns
Continuing to bombard the FCC with NPRM-related commentary that the agency may or may not be listening to, AT&T called a proposal to enact privacy regulations on ISPs a "misdirection."
Comcast loses pair of Oregon state tax rulings
Comcast came out on the losing end of two separate state-tax-related rulings in Oregon this week, each of which has significant impact on telecommunications in the state.
Media stocks jump as word leaks that Apple proposed buying Time Warner Inc.
Proving once again that Apple doesn't have to do much to bate the media industry's breath, word that top company executives had discussed purchased Time Warner Inc. has ticked up media stocks over the last two days.
Dish accounts for half of all retrans disputes, NAB says
Continuing to single out one pay-TV operator in its ongoing quest to convince the FCC to keep retrans regulations the way they are, the NAB has called Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) "the communications industry's ultimate regulatory profiteer and catalyst for half of all retransmission consent disputes. "
Comcast ups ante in Twin Cities with 1,400 hot spots, cloud DVR service, and more
Comcast continues to respond to growing competitive pressure in the Minnesota/Twin Cities region, announcing a range of service enhancements that include the addition of 1,400 local Wi-Fi hot spots, cloud DVR service and a $15 million investment into the MSO's business services network.
GOP-controlled House committee seeks to gut FCC authority, kill set-top proposal
Republicans controlling the House Appropriations Committee have released a plan that would cut the FCC's budget by 18 percent and block the agency's ability to enforce its net neutrality rules and to adopt its proposed new regulations on set-tops.
