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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Disney, DirecTV Reach Carriage Deal in Principle, Ending 13-Day Blackout
The agreement offers the satellite TV giant’s subscribers access to Disney’s linear networks and streaming services as well as genre-specific package options, such as sports, entertainment and kids & family
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‘Thursday Night Football’ 2024 Opener Becomes Prime Video’s 3rd Most Watched Game With 14.96 Million Viewers
The Buffalo Bills’ win over the Miami Dolphins dipped 1% in viewership from the 2023 season starter
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Netflix in Talks to Stream ‘Hot Ones’ Live Shows
The discussions come as the streamer looks to expand its live programming lineup
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Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, News Corp. Succession Family Drama Is Headed to Court
The media mogul wants to amend his trust to give son Lachlan more control – and James, Elisabeth and Prudence are pushing back
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Venu Sports Antitrust Trial Set for October 2025
Fubo won a bid to temporarily block Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney’s sports streaming joint venture last month
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Paramount Wasn’t ‘Hurt’ by Exclusion From Venu Sports Because It’s Focused on ‘Multi-Genre Offering’ Instead, George Cheeks Says
“I think a more robust offering that has sports and has news, it has entertainment, is a better offering for the consumer,” the co-CEO explains
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‘Fallout,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Top Nielsen’s Most-Watched 2024 Emmy Nominees
Walton Goggins, Jeremy Allen White, Jennifer Aniston and Selena Gomez beat the competition as the most-watched Best Actor and Actress nominees
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Max to Add More Than 6 Million Subscribers in Q3, David Zaslav Says
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO predicts five or six players will remain after media consolidation, arguing it’s “next to impossible” to have a sustainable growth streaming business
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Jessica Kirson Sets 2nd Stand-Up Special at Hulu
The comedian joins Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Roy Wood Jr., Atsuko Okatsuka and Ilana Glazer in the streamer’s Hularious lineup
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DirecTV Says Subscriber Losses During Disney Carriage Dispute Are Short-Term but ‘Not Immaterial’
CMO Vince Torres also slammed the conglomerate’s presidential debate offer as a “self-serving” PR ploy during ongoing negotiations
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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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