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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Comcast Posts Strong Q4 Results Bolstered by Parks and Peacock, Boosts Dividend by 7%
The media conglomerate’ posted adjusted net income of $3.41 billion, or 84 cents per share
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Skydance Bids for National Amusements in Paramount Takeover Strategy, Bloomberg Says
David Ellison makes his move as Shari Redstone weighs sale of Hollywood studio
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Freevee’s ‘Judy Justice’ Sets Syndication Deal for Over 100 Broadcast Markets
The court program will premiere in fall 2024
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Verizon Launches Netflix Premium, Starz Bundle for $25.99 Per Month
The offering is available to the telecommunications giant’s postpaid mobile, 5G Home and LTE Home subscribers
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‘Deadpool 3’ Wraps Filming as Ryan Reynolds Shares Emotional Message: ‘It’s Mostly Tears’
“I got to make a movie with my closest pals and that doesn’t happen very often,” the actor said in a post on X
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Netflix Stock Soars 13% After Wall Street Boosts Price Targets on Strong Q4 Results
The streamer ended 2023 with over 260 million subscribers and posted higher-than-expected revenue
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Netflix Stock Jumps 8% as Paid Sharing, Pricing Changes Drive Q4 Revenue Beat
The streamer’s net income grew to $938 million in the final quarter of 2023, a 17 times increase over 2022, after adding 13.1 million subscribers
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Dwayne Johnson Joins TKO Group Board, Granted Full Ownership of ‘The Rock’ Trademark
The actor and WWE superstar joined board the same day TKO Group Inc. announced its Netflix deal
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Blackwells Capital Asks Disney to Meet With Activist Investor’s Board Nominees to ‘Promote Free-Flowing Exchange of Ideas’
The firm also slammed the entertainment giant’s information sharing agreement with ValueAct Capital, demanding that it be made public to all shareholders
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TelevisaUnivision, Charter Communications Renew Carriage Deal
The Spanish-language network’s ad-supported ViX streaming offering will be included in Spectrum TV Select, Mi Plan Latino packages at no additional cost
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CBS, Allen Media Group Renew Affiliation Agreement in 5 Markets
The multi-year deal covers KIMT in Minnesota, KHSL in California, and WTHI, WLFI and WEVV in Indiana
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Cast Adds 3 More Ahead of February Filming Start in Thailand
Francesca Corney, Arnas Fedaravičius and Nicholas Duvernay join previously announced additions including Carrie Coon and Natasha Rothwell
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5 Key Questions for Netflix as Wall Street Focuses on its 2024 Growth Story
The streamer, with a growing ad tier and more money to spend in 2024, kicks off media companies earnings season on Tuesday
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Disney’s Proxy Fight: Activist Investors Pose ‘Major Hurdle’ for Nelson Peltz
The activist investor is calling on Disney to “restore the magic” but his campaign for board seats is “an even longer shot” now, an analyst says
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Disney Entertainment TV Promotes Carol Turner to Head of Production
The former ABC Signature executive will oversee physical production across the company’s studios and platforms
