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 CEO Says Max’s Family Focus Will Solve HBO Max’s High Cancel Rate
“If we can drive down the churn, the growth will be very substantial,” David Zaslav told analysts and investors on Friday
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO: Streaming ‘No Longer a Bleeder,’ Will Reach Profitability in 2023
David Zaslav touted the DTC progress as the entertainment giant beat revenue expectations with $10.7 billion but reported a loss of 44 cents per share
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PBS Kids Head Sara DeWitt Says ‘Creativity Is Most Exciting’ Outside of Traditional Media
Office With a View: The executive sees gaming’s narrative storytelling as a growing area of potential in children’s education
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PBS Kids Not Impacted by Writers’ Strike: ‘There Isn’t That Same Commercial Engine Driving It’
“We’re really trying to be as supportive as possible to our writers and really paying attention to what’s happening right now,” the division’s head, Sara DeWitt, told TheWrap
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Paramount Stock Dives 26% as Media Giant Slashes Quarterly Dividend
The cut is expected to result in approximately $500 million of annualized cash savings
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PBS, Magnolia Network Are Coming to Hulu Live TV
Chip and Joanna Gaines’ programming will launch May 25, while PBS Kids and local stations will stream in the coming months
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Paramount CFO: We’re Already Using AI for Content Localization
Executive Naveen Chopra said the move has produced “very, very compelling economics”
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Expects ‘Some Disruption’ From Hollywood Writers’ Strike
The media chief told analysts and investors the company has “many levers” to pull and is “confident in our ability to manage through it”
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Hollywood Writers’ Strike Looms Over Warner Bros. Discovery Earnings | Analysis
The entertainment giant reports its Q1 financials Friday ahead of its controversial Max rebrand later this month
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Paramount Streaming Losses Reach $511 Million as It Misses Q1 Earnings
The media giant slashed its dividend 79% as it posted adjusted earnings per share of 9 cents on revenue of $7.3 billion for the first quarter, below Wall Street estimates
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Nick Cannon to Replace Jamie Foxx as ‘Beat Shazam’ Host Amid Hospitalization
The “America’s Got Talent” host will cover while Foxx is recovering after experiencing an undisclosed “medical complication” in April
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Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones Docuseries in the Works at Skydance Sports
The untitled series will trace Jerry Jones’ rise from the son of an Arkansas community store owner
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Writers’ Strike Will Not Disrupt AMC Series Programming, Including ‘Walking Dead’ Spin-Offs, ‘Interview With the Vampire’
“Fear the Walking Dead” launches its eighth and final season May 14
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Surprise! ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Has Already Been Filmed, Will Conclude Netflix Series
The DC Comics adaptation is produced by Warner Bros. Television and executive produced by Jim Mickle and Team Downey
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‘Fair Contract or We Spoil ‘Succession”: Angry and United, Hollywood Writers Hit the Picket Lines | Video
WGA members were motivated and irritated as they began the first wave of strikes in Los Angeles and New York City
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