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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Ari Emanuel Predicts Media Consolidation Will Leave Just ‘5 or 6’ Major Content Providers – a ‘Healthy Ecosystem’
The Endeavor CEO predicts that the contraction “will take approximately two to three years to play out”
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Harris-Trump Presidential Debate Draws 67.1 Million Viewers, Up 31% From Biden Matchup
The candidates took the stage ahead of the 2024 election for the first time after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race
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Tim Walz Reacts to Taylor Swift Endorsement in Real-Time: ‘The Type of Courage We Need’ | Video
The Minnesota governor, VP hopeful and “fellow cat owner” learned of the singer-songwriter’s support during a Tuesday night interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow
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More Than 700 SAG-AFTRA Members Urge Union to Protect Pro-Palestine Colleagues From Being Blacklisted
Signatories include Mark Ruffalo, Cynthia Nixon, Susan Sarandon and Ramy Youssef
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ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ 2024 Season Opener Dips to 20.5 Million Viewers Amid Disney-DirecTV Carriage Dispute
Despite the blackout, the San Francisco 49ers’ win over the New York Jets is the second-most watched Week 1 match-up in the program’s 19-season run on the network
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Star Michael Cyril Creighton Relished Sparring With Zach Galifianakis in Season 4: ‘Wasn’t On My Bingo Card’ | Video
The actor also tells TheWrap about more A-listers on his guest star wish list, and why he’s not worried about being the Hulu comedy’s next victim
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Rachel Sennott Untitled Comedy Scores Series Order at HBO
The project, which revolves around a group of codependent friends, stars the “Shiva Baby” actress alongside Odessa A’zion, Jordan Firstman, Miles Robbins and True Whitaker
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Why DirecTV’s ‘Existential’ Carriage Dispute With Disney Is a Fight for the Future of the Pay TV Bundle
Standoffs between programmers and distributors will get more frequent and contentious as cord-cutting accelerates, experts tell TheWrap
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Rupert Murdoch Succession Plan Poses Risk to News Corp, Activist Investor Says
Starboard Value LP proposes ending the dual-class share structure, in which the media mogul’s family controls 41% of voting shares and a 14% stake
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‘Blue Bloods,’ ‘The Diplomat’ ‘Outlander’ Set for PaleyFest New York 2024
The festival will also include appearances from “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Somebody Somewhere” and “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol”
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DirecTV to Raise Prices as Much as $10 Per Month in October Amid Disney Carriage Dispute
The move will help the satellite TV giant “remain competitive in the marketplace, while still delivering the best possible programming”
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Disney Offers $30 Credits for Hulu + Live TV Plans Amid DirecTV Carriage Dispute
The satellite TV giant is also giving $30 credits on Fubo and Sling TV subscriptions during the programming disruption
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Donnie Wahlberg’s ‘Very Scary People’ Gets Season 6 Order at Investigation Discovery | Exclusive
The true crime docuseries has started production on eight new episodes this week
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Larry Ellison Will Hold Controlling Stake in Paramount Global With Skydance Merger, Filing Shows
The billionaire Oracle co-founder will own 77.5% of National Amusements after his son David Ellison’s deal closes
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Lisa Frank Docuseries From Sony Pictures Television, Maxine Productions Lands at Prime Video
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