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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Jamie Foxx Goes Rogue at Fox Upfronts With Improvised Baseball Jokes: ‘Don’t Want to Stand Up for the Negro League?’
The “Beat Shazam” host veered off script while teasing Fox Sports and the MLB’s upcoming Rickwood Classic
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Roku, Major League Baseball Strike Multiyear Rights Agreement for ‘Sunday Leadoff’ Games
The Roku Channel will offer the live programming for free starting May 19
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Amazon ‘Explores’ Back-End Pay Model for Talent on Film, TV Series
In addition to Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Netflix are also looking to evolve their pay structure for talent
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Prime Video Ups Women’s Sports Presence With AT&T Sponsorship Deal for WNBA, NWSL
The telecommunications giant will be lead sponsor on 21 women’s basketball games this season on the streamer
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Frank Grillo Joins ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 as Rick Flag Sr.
The actor first portrayed the role in animated form in James Gunn’s “Creature Commandos”
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‘The Conners’ to End With Season 7, After the ‘Roseanne’ Spin-Off Logs More Than 100 Episodes on ABC | Video
ABC also canceled Gina Rodriguez’s “Not Dead Yet” after two seasons and renewed seven unscripted series for the 2024-2025 season
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Peri Gilpin to Return in ‘Frasier’ Season 2 as Recurring Guest Star
The actress, who portrayed Roz Doyle in the original sitcom, previously appeared in the Paramount+ revival’s Season 1 finale
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‘Ted’ Renewed for Season 2 at Peacock
Seth Macfarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear is coming back for more wild adventures
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Jon Stewart Extends Comedy Central Partnership With New Weekly Podcast
“The Weekly Show,” launching in early June, will see “The Daily Show” host dive into the most critical topics across current events
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Disney Ad Boss Says Linear Is Still ‘Very Robust’ Business, Touts Multiyear Commitments for Sports
Rita Ferro tells TheWrap she expects “solid” performance during Upfronts due to the scale and reach of the entertainment giant’s streaming platforms
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Fox Corporation Taps Kathy Kelly-Brown to Lead Ad Sales Comms
The former NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. TV executive will report to the media giant’s ad sales president Jeff Collins
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Endeavor Swings to Net Loss of $303.5 Million in Q1
Executives will not hold an earnings call due to a pending take-private transaction with Silver Lake, which will close by the end of Q1 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery Narrows Q1 Net Loss 10% to $966 Million, but Studio Profit Drops 70%
The streaming segment posted $86 million in profit and added 2 million DTC subscribers for 99.6 million globally
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Apple TV+ Head of Marketing Ricky Strauss Exits After 16 Months
The executive left Disney in 2021 to help lead the tech giant’s division covering original series and films
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‘Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun’ Docuseries Lands at Max, Discovery+ UK
The two-part series, subtitled “Bad Blood,” examines the music moguls’ $300 million dispute
