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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Disney CEO Bob Iger Taps Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs to Consult on Linear TV Business, Streaming Strategy
The former Disney executives, who have both previously been floated as potential successors, currently serve as the co-CEOs of Candle Media
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Dave Coulier to Pause ‘Full House Rewind’ Podcast in Solidarity With SAG-AFTRA Strike
“We just think this is the right thing to do,” the sitcom star says
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‘Shark Week’ 2023 Premiere Reaches Over 5.3 Million Viewers, Highest Debut in 3 Years
Discovery Channel’s 35th annual presentation led by actor Jason Momoa dominated primetime across linear and streaming
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Stephanie Beatriz Is Hopeful for an ‘Encanto’ Sequel: ‘There’s a Ton of Story to Be Told’
“I go to the parks a lot and whenever people recognize me they ask about that,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Charter Communications Reports Mixed Q2 Results After Losing 200,000 Cable TV Customers
The pay-TV giant reported earnings of $8.05 per share on revenue of $13.7 billion
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Roku Beats Wall Street With Narrower Q2 Loss Than Expected
The streamer and hardware maker lost 76 cents per share on revenue of $847 million
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‘Twisted Metal’ Star Stephanie Beatriz Says Quiet’s Lack of Dialogue in Series Premiere Was ‘Freeing’
“My character is not even in the games. It’s a fully new character, backstory, new world,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Comcast President Dismisses ESPN Strategic Partnership With Disney: ‘Very Improbable’
“I would put aside the idea that there’s anything inorganic that is likely to happen around ESPN in particular,” Mike Cavanagh told Wall Street analysts Thursday
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Peacock Grows to 24 Million Subscribers as Comcast Beats Wall Street Expectations
The media conglomerate reported adjusted earnings of $1.13 per share on revenue of $30.5 billion for the second quarter of 2023
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‘Twisted Metal’ Gave Anthony Mackie the Opportunity to Show Off His Comedic Chops
Costar Stephanie Beatriz describes the Peacock adaptation as a “weird mix” of “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Looney Tunes”
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Sony Television Studios President Katherine Pope Takes ‘Methodical and Thoughtful’ Approach to Turning Video Games Into TV
New series currently in the works based on the company’s video games include “Horizon Zero Dawn” and “God of War”
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Richard Parsons to Exit Sony Pictures Television After 12 Years
The executive, who has been in charge of the studio’s international production operations, will stay on through the end of August
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3 Trailer Kills Paul Rudd (Video)
The Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short-led comedy series, which also adds Meryl Streep to its ensemble, returns to Hulu on Aug. 8
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says Anyone Whose Work Is Used to Train AI Should Get Paid: ‘That’s Called Residuals’ (Video)
The actor warned that the issues around the technology go “beyond Hollywood,” calling film and TV “a canary in the coal mine”
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Comcast Contends With Peacock Losses, Labor Unrest and Cord Cutting | Analysis
As it gets set to report earnings, the cable giant is caught in the crosshairs of the historic double strike as it restructures its media business
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