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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Paramount Finds Its Footing in Q3 Earnings as Stock Finally Lifts, a Bit
Streaming grew by 2.7 million subscribers, and revenue rose 38%
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‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Eyes Spring 2024 Shoot
“House of the Dragon” Season 2 is in post-production and will premiere in summer 2024
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‘Futurama’ Renewed for Season 13 and 14 at Hulu
The move comes after the animated series was revived last year by the streamer
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HBO’s Casey Bloys Apologizes for Using Fake Twitter Accounts Against TV Critics: ‘A Very, Very Dumb Idea’
“Obviously, nobody wants to be part of a story that they have nothing to do with,” the programming executive told reporters Thursday
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Disney to Purchase Remaining Hulu Stake From Comcast, Expects to Pay at Least $8.61 Billion
The company said it expects the appraisal process to be completed in 2024
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Roku Shares Surge 17% on Q3 Revenue Beat, Upbeat Q4 Guidance
The streamer and hardware maker’s revenue grew 20% year over year to $912 million
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‘After Midnight’: CBS Sets Showrunners, Head Writer and Producing Team for New Late Night Show
The 12:37am series will be co-run by “@midnight” showrunner Jack Martin
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The Return of Activist Investor Nelson Peltz, the ‘Major Thorn’ in Disney’s Side
Boosted by a stock infusion from former Marvel exec Ike Perlmutter, the Trian Fund Management founder is pushing for multiple seats on Disney’s board
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Netflix Ad Tier Hits 15 Million Monthly Active Users Globally
The milestone coincides with the one-year anniversary of the streamer’s offering
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Warner Bros. Discovery HR Chief Adria Alpert Romm to Retire
The executive, who’s served by CEO David Zaslav’s side for over 30 years, will be succeeded by WPP’s global chief people officer Jennifer Remling
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TheGrio Awards to Air on CBS, Honoring Mariah Carey, Don Cheadle, Eddie Murphy and More
The second annual special, co-hosted by Sheryl Underwood and Roy Wood, Jr., will be simulcast Nov. 25 on Paramount+
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‘Friends’ Stars Say They’re ‘Devastated’ by Matthew Perry’s Death in Joint Statement: ‘We’re Going to Take a Moment to Grieve’
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer address Perry’s death for the first time on Monday
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AMC Networks to Air Disney’s Scrapped ‘20,000 Leagues’ Series ‘Nautilus’
The 10-episode live-action series will also stream in 2024
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Ike Perlmutter Backs Nelson Peltz in Renewed Board Seat Push at Disney
The former Marvel Entertainment chairman says he “can no longer watch the business underachieve its great potential”
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Disney’s Rita Ferro Elevated to Global Advertising President
The move comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of Disney+’s ad-supported tier
