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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Game Informer Magazine Shuts Down After 33 Years
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Cinemark Q2 Profits Drop 62% to $45.8 Million, but ‘Inside Out 2’ Helps Avoid a Loss
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Roku Slashes Q2 Net Loss 68% to $34 Million
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Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Lionsgate Team Up on Action-Focused FAST Channel
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‘Citadel’ India Spin-Off ‘Honey Bunny’ Sets November Premiere Date at Prime Video
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Venu Sports Sets Launch Price of $42.99 Per Month
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Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ to End With Season 3 in 2025
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Apex Capital Bid for Paramount Flagged as Possible Hoax, Press Release Removed From BusinessWire
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Prime Video Orders ‘Every Year After’ From Carley Fortune, ‘Saint X’ EP Leila Gerstein
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Tim Allen Comedy ‘Shifting Gears’ Lands Series Order at ABC, Writers Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully Exit
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Lionsgate Board Approves Collapse of Dual-Class Stock Share Structure
If approved by shareholders, the move would give Class A voting shares a 12% premium as part of the process
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Emma Samms to Return to ‘General Hospital’
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Lashana Lynch Hunts Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Day of the Jackal’ Trailer | Video
The British drama series, based on the Frederick Forsyth novel, premieres Nov. 7 on Peacock and Sky
