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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Netflix’s Next Phase of Growth Hinges on Pricing, Paid Sharing and the Ad Tier
“The big challenge is accepting that… they’re going to be a low growth, extraordinarily profitable company,” one analyst tells TheWrap
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Disney, WBD and Fox Grilled by US Reps on Sports Streaming Joint Venture, Anticompetitive Concerns
Representatives Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro have 19 questions on how the new offering affects “access, competition and choice in the sports streaming market”
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Lionsgate Television Strikes New Multi-Year Deal With EVP Lee Hollin
The television programming executive will continue to oversee approximately 20 series for streaming, cable and broadcast networks
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Paramount’s ‘Dramatic’ Stock Decline Shows a Lack of Faith in Skydance’s David Ellison, Ariel Investments Founder Says
John Rogers Jr., whose firm owns a 1.8% stake, calls the exclusive talks “unprecedented” and tells TheWrap he’s not ruling out litigation
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‘Fallout’ Season 2 Will Feature Deathclaws and a New Locale, EPs Say
The Prime Video series left viewers some hints in the final moments of its finale
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‘Tamron Hall’ Renewed for Season 6
The syndicated daytime talk show airs on ABC-owned TV stations, as well as stations owned by Hearst, Scripps, Nexstar, Tegna, Gray and AMG
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‘The Sympathizer’ Showrunner Unpacks That ‘Emotional’ Episode 1 Escape Sequence
“It’s certainly a moment and a sequence really indelibly ingrained in the Vietnamese community,” Don McKellar tells TheWrap of Saigon’s fall
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Jason and Travis Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ Producer Embraces Social Media to Turn Athletes Into Stars
Office With a View: Brian Verne and Mack Sovereign’s original programming at Wave Sports + Entertainment accumulated 12.6 million followers in 2023
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Varada Sethu Joins ‘Doctor Who’ Season 2 as New Companion
The “Andor” star will join current companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) alongside The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa)
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Paramount Pursuit of Skydance Exclusive Talks Over Competitive Bids ‘Averse to Fair Market Value,’ Investor Says
Ariel Investments, which owns a 1.8% stake, also expressed concern that board changes could compromise its ability to act on behalf of all shareholders
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Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish’s Pay Dips to $31.25 Million in 2023
The package, down from $32.04 million in 2022, includes a $3.1 million base salary and approximately $15.5 million in stock awards
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Four Paramount Board Members to Step Down Amid Merger Talks
Their departures come as David Ellison’s Skydance Media is in exclusive talks to acquire control of the media conglomerate through Shari Redstone’s National Amusements
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DirecTV, Dish Network Back Fubo in Disney-Fox-WBD Sports Streaming Legal Fight
In a motion to dismiss Fubo’s lawsuit, the studios argued it “does not offer any plausible basis to conclude that it will ever suffer antitrust injury” from their joint venture
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How ‘Fallout’ Star Walton Goggins Found the Humanity in The Ghoul
The actor tells TheWrap about his intense makeup and philosophical take on his character in Prime Video’s video game adaptation
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Former WarnerMedia Exec Sandra Dewey Joins Media Res as Chief Operating Officer
Dewey will guide the TV studio and film production company’s domestic and international scripted and non-fiction initiatives
