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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Paramount-WBD Merger: Oregon AG Withdraws Records Request, Motion to Delay to ‘Consider Next Steps’
ODOJ tells TheWrap that the David Ellison-led media giant thinks they’re “above the law” after refusing to comply and that it won’t “let them waste Oregonians’ resources on these games”
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Letterboxd Sale: Netflix, Sony and Others in Early Talks to Buy Platform
Other interested suitors reportedly include Paramount, private equity firms RedBird and TPG and media investor Alexis Ohanian
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Jeff Zucker Stays Mum on Paramount-WBD, CNN Drama as He Completes His Own Merger
“I’m going to leave that deal to the others who are involved in it,” the network’s former president and RedBird IMI CEO tells TheWrap
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Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti Tease More Dealmaking After Banijay-All3Media Merger: ‘Scale Is Key’
The executives outline their vision for the combined company, growth opportunities in the U.S. and more
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Disney+ President Alisa Bowen Exits to Run Fubo
The streaming executive replaces CEO David Gandler effective Friday
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Warner Bros. Studios’ Ranch Lot to House LA28 Olympics’ International Broadcast Center
The 30-acre campus will begin preparations as soon as January 2027
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Banijay, RedBird IMI’s All3Media Close Merger of TV Production Businesses
The deal, which sees each company hold a 50% stake in the combined entity, forms one of the world’s biggest independent production groups
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‘Task’ Season 2 Is a ‘Mare of Easttown’ Crossover: Julianne Nicholson to Reprise Role
Nicholson portrays Lori Ross, the mother of three children who resides in Easttown
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Paramount Won’t Close Warner Bros. Merger Before July 22
Oregon AG Dan Rayfield is seeking a court order that would delay the $110 billion deal’s closing further as it seeks records from the media giant
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Amazon MGM Studios Shakeup: Jen Chambers to Exit, Kara Smith Promoted to Lead Drama
The company will also appoint new heads of comedy and young adult scripted TV
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2026 Emmy Nominations by Network: HBO Max Leads With 122 Nods
Netflix takes second with a total of 111 nominations, while Apple TV nabs third place with 87
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Sun Valley 2026: Which Hollywood and Tech Moguls Made the Retreat?
The “summer camp for billionaires” hosted by Allen & Co. has long been a breeding ground for dealmaking
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Does Disney Need a One-Stop App for Streaming and Theme Parks?
Building a super app isn’t easy, though WeChat in China has done it successfully
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Streaming
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WME Group Promotes Marie Sheehy to EVP, Corporate Communications Head
The exec will oversee communications strategy for the entire company, including the WME talent agency, IMG Licensing and Pantheon Media Group
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James Murdoch’s $300 Million Vox and New York Magazine Deal Gets the Greenlight From FTC
The regulator issued an early termination notice in its review of Lupa Systems’ purchase of roughly half of the digital media company’s brands
