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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Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Plunges Over 11% After Taking $9.1 Billion Impairment Charge on Linear TV Networks
The stock briefly hit a 52-week low of $6.73 per share following its earnings results for the second quarter of 2024
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Endeavor Looks to Sell OpenBet, IMG Arena Ahead of Silver Lake’s Take-Private Deal
The company reported a net loss of $253.8 million and revenue of $1.75 billion in its second quarter of 2024
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Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Net Loss Widens to $9.99 Billion as Company Records $11.2 Billion in Impairment, Restructuring Charges
The media giant topped 103 million direct-to-consumer subscribers, but the DTC segment posted a $107 million loss for the quarter
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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Urge Government to Investigate Venu Sports for Anti-Competitive Model
The lawmakers warn that the offering could enable Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to “discriminate against competitors and increase prices for consumers”
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How Amazon Created Its Brand New Interface for Prime Video
Prime Video’s VP of design Kam Keshmiri tells TheWrap the update helps users find movies and TV shows faster, and shares how generative AI helps with content curation
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Sony Won’t Submit Counter Bid for Paramount Global
Acquiring the entire media giant would be “risky” to its capital allocation strategy, Sony Group president, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki tells analysts
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Disney Could Pay Up to $5 Billion More for Comcast’s Hulu Stake
The company made an initial payment of $8.6 billion in December for NBCU’s 33% minority interest in the streaming service
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Disney Swings to First-Ever Combined Streaming Profit of $47 Million in Q3
The House of Mouse expects streaming profitability to further improve in Q4 after it added 200,000 Disney+ subs for a total of 153.8 million
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Eugene and Dan Levy in Talks to Host 2024 Emmys
The father-son duo’s “Schitt’s Creek” swept the 2020 Emmy Awards across major comedy categories, including Outstanding Comedy Series
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Paramount+ Domestic and Showtime Chief Marketing Officer Michael Engleman to Exit
The executive announced his departure in an internal memo to staff on Tuesday
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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ to Open on Broadway in 2025
The play, based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, begins preview performances March 28
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Charles Barkley Cancels Retirement, Commits to TNT Sports for ‘Years to Come’
The move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery was left on the sidelines of the NBA’s latest round of media rights negotiations
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‘Einstein’ Crime Drama From ‘Monk’ Creator Andy Breckman Lands CBS Pilot Order
Randy Zisk will direct and executive produce the potential series centered around the scientist’s brilliant but directionless great-grandson
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Disney+ to Raise Price, Add Continuous Playlists for ‘Lean-Back’ Viewing Experience This Fall
The offering, which launches in September, will make ABC News Live and a preschool content-focused playlist available at launch
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Warner Bros. Discovery Looks to Pursue Smaller Asset Sales After Mulling Possible Break-Up | Report
The media giant reportedly determined a split of streaming and studio businesses from linear could create “operational challenges”
