Lucas Manfredi is a TV Business reporter at TheWrap, writing about the programming, executives and trends in the television and streaming industries. Prior to joining the TheWrap in November 2022, he spent four years at Fox Business as a production assistant and a reporter on its digital team. He has a Bachelor of Science in Television-Radio production from Ithaca College and can be reached at lucas.manfredi@thewrap.com.
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Lionsgate Sells Its Play Streaming Service to Asia President Rohit Jain
The executive, who has scaled the platform for the past eight years, will exit the studio as part of the deal
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Netflix Considers Amending Warner Bros. Deal to All-Cash Offer
The move comes as Paramount is looking to thwart the $83 billion deal with a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid
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JustWatch Taps Quentin Carbonell as Global Content Acquisitions and Strategy SVP
The former MUBI and HBO Max executive will build the foundations for the streaming guide and entertainment marketing firm’s future content initiatives and partnerships
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Banijay, All3Media Owner RedBird IMI in Advanced Talks to Merge TV Production Businesses
The move would form one of the world’s biggest production groups, bringing IP such as “Big Brother,” “Peaky Blinders” and “The Traitors” under one roof
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Mario Gabelli Urges Netflix to ‘Step Up and Clarify’ $83 Billion Warner Bros. Deal as Paramount Takes Battle to Court
The GAMCO Investors chairman told TheWrap he still plans to tender the majority of his clients’ shares in favor of “superior” Paramount bid
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Paramount Goes Nuclear on Warner Bros. Discovery — and Everyone Will Feel the Pain | Analysis
David Ellison’s lawsuit and proxy battle faces difficult odds of success, experts say, but could complicate and drag out the approval process for Netflix’s $83 billion deal
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Pluto TV to Host Free ‘Survivor’ Marathon Ahead of Season 50 Premiere
All 49 seasons of the CBS competition series will stream 24/7 in chronological order, from Borneo to the most recent finale
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Paramount Exploring Strategic Partnership for MTV
The media giant has spoken with several major companies and music industry figures about acquiring a stake in the network, according to Bloomberg
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Disney to Continue Investing in China, Bob Iger Says
The CEO met with Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in Beijing on Friday, per Chinese state news agency Xinhua
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Paramount Chief Legal Officer Slams Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘Presumptively Unlawful’
The streamer’s regulatory defense has “no grounding in market or legal reality,” Makan Delrahim tells a House Judiciary subcommittee
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Disney Promotes Jimmy Zasowski to Platform Distribution President
He replaces Justin Connolly, who exited the media giant for a job at YouTube last year
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Department of Justice Reviewing Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Bid
The regulator has requested additional information about the David Ellison-led media giant’s $108.4 billion tender offer
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Paramount Insists Its WBD Offer Is Still Better Than Netflix’s, but Doesn’t Raise Bid Above $30 Per Share
The company acknowledged Warner Bros.’ latest rejection while reaffirming its standing all-cash offer
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Warner Bros. M&A Cheat Sheet: Paramount’s Latest Rejection, a House Judiciary Hearing and Shareholder Concerns
Everyone’s also keeping an eye on Comcast spinoff Versant, down over 20% to $33.27 since its debut, as a proxy for the value of WBD spinoff Discovery Global
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