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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Netflix VP Says Sports Programming Game Plan Is About ‘Access and Authenticity’
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Max Delays Paid Bleacher Report Sports Add-On Tier
The offering will be made available to subscribers at no additional charge for a few more months due to its tech integration process
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Netflix VP of Series for Latin America Exits Streamer
Roberto Stopello will continue to develop projects as a writer or showrunner
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Nathaniel Brown to Exit as Warner Bros. Discovery Corporate Comms Chief
Laura Watson will oversee corporate communications, while Katie Martin will assist with corporate press inquiries in the interim
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3: Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan Join Cast
Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul and Tayme Thapthimthong round out the HBO series’ ensemble announced Friday
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Seth MacFarlane Says ‘The Orville’ Isn’t Canceled: ‘There Is No Official Death Certificate’
“It is still with us,” the sci-fi series’ creator and star tells TheWrap
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‘American Born Chinese’ Canceled After One Season at Disney+
The comedy series, which is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, will be shopped
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Amazon Sports VP Marie Donoghue to Exit
The executive, who departs after five years with the tech giant, was instrumental in Prime Video acquiring the rights to Thursday Night Football
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Ad-Supported Disney+ Launches With Spectrum TV Select Packages
The move stems from a first-of-its-kind carriage agreement between Disney and Charter in September
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New CBS Late Night Series ‘After Midnight’ Sets January Premiere
The James Corden replacement will be hosted by Taylor Tomlinson and will also stream on Paramount+
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Ad-Supported Hulu Coming to T-Mobile Streaming Bundle
New and existing Go5G Next plan subscribers will receive access to the service at no additional charge starting Jan. 24
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‘Jersey Shore’ Stars Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and Angelina Pivarnick to Guest on ‘Ridiculousness’ | Exclusive Video
The MTV crossover will have the reality TV personalities reacting to some of the internet’s wildest viral videos
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Disney Pacts With Investor ValueAct to Help in Proxy Fight Against Nelson Peltz
Blackwells Capital has also nominated Jessica Schell, Craig Hatkoff and Leah Solivan for election to Disney’s board
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‘The Conners’ Loses Major Character Ahead of Season 6
Jayden Rey, who plays Mary Conner, will not return as a series regular when the ABC sitcom returns in February
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‘Slow Horses’ Scores Season 5 Renewal at Apple TV+
The move comes on the heels of the Gary Oldman-led espionage drama’s Season 3 finale
