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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Senators Urge FCC to Prevent Paramount-WB Merger From Closing During Pending Foreign Ownership Review
Foreign investors would control 49.5% of the combined company’s equity
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LA County Warns Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Puts Nearly 2,500 Local Jobs at Risk
The interim analysis by the Department of Economic Opportunity puts the global impact estimate at roughly 6,000 jobs across areas including corporate, tech and real estate
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TF1 Group Content Launches on Netflix in France
The first-of-its-kind partnership between the broadcaster and streamer brings TF1+ programs and TF1 live channels directly to the service at no extra cost
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Fox Closes 2026 Upfront, Touts Double-Digit Ad Volume Growth at Tubi, Fox News
Fox Sports also saw pricing grow by mid-single to low-double digits, while news and entertainment pricing increased by mid-single digits
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Netflix, Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media Television Strike Multi-Year Partnership
The multi-platform media company, also founded by “Sinners” producers Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, will exclusively develop new series for the streamer
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Senate Judiciary Committee Clears No Fakes Act
The legislation is aimed at cracking down on the use of unauthorized AI deepfakes
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What’s Netflix’s Next Growth Engine?
The streaming king has expanded into areas like advertising, live events, video podcasts and gaming to boost growth, but is it enough to reach $1 trillion?
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Netflix Isn’t Interested in Lionsgate Despite Takeover Speculation
Shares of the Hollywood studio jumped 13% after Semafor reported the streamer was interested in a potential acquisition
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Freedom of the Press Foundation Accuses Paramount of Blocking Ad Critical of Warner Bros. Merger
The ad, which also takes aim at the Ellison family and President Donald Trump, would have run during the UFC’s Freedom 250 event on Paramount+
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DOJ’s Clearance of Paramount-WBD Merger Surprised Staff Investigators | Report
The Wall Street Journal reports that a group of career lawyers were due to recommend a lawsuit to challenge the $110 billion merger
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How Roku Will Supercharge Fox’s Streaming and Advertising Businesses | Analysis
But the $22 billion deal could also prompt scrutiny from regulators and content partners over Roku’s neutrality and the combined entity’s FAST services
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Justice Department Clears Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The regulator determined that the $110 billion deal is “not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers”
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Roku Stock Surges 20% on Sale Talks
Bloomberg reports that the streamer and hardware maker has been in discussions with at least one U.S. media company about a potential combination
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Warner Bros. Shareholders Reject David Zaslav’s $165 Million Pay Package for 2025
The non-binding vote comes after investors also rejected an up to $887 million golden parachute back in April
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Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Surges After IPO
Ari Emanuel, Bryan Lourd, Michael Kives and Mark Burnett could all benefit as early investors
