Texas-based operator Frontier Communications made headlines in March 2023 when YouTube TV was embraced as the preferred bundled vMVPD with integrated billing – a move which effectively marked Frontier’s return to video, in a way, after starting the sunsetting process for cable TV in 2021. Despite seeing the writing on the wall ahead of many legacy US pay TV operators, Frontier is now back in the headlines for the wrong reasons – with financial troubles forcing M&A options to the table. Frontier is undergoing a formal and comprehensive review of business decisions including mergers, divestitures, joint ventures, or even vague strategic partnerships. Options are wide open, and consensus from the financial analyst community is that Frontier has accelerated its review…