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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What’s Behind Endeavor’s Talk of Going Private, Selling Assets | Analysis
Analysts agree it’s undervalued, but majority owner Silver Lake believes going private is a better way to bump up the agency-turned-lifestyle company
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Charter Loses 320,000 Residential Video Customers in Q3, Including 100,000 From Disney Carriage Dispute
Shares of the pay-TV giant fell as much as 9% in pre-market trading Friday after reporting an earnings beat of $8.25 per diluted share and revenue miss of $13.58 billion
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Says Disney-Charter Deal ‘Not One Size Fits All’
“I think we are in a good position to be a bridge builder,” Comcast Cable CEO Dave Watson says of the company’s own carriage negotiations
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Millennials Are the Key Audience for Ad-Supported Streaming, Samba TV Says
About 68% of millennials surveyed by the analytics firm said they have an ad-supported streaming subscription – more than any other generation
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Comcast Stock Slips on Ad Revenue Slump, Broadband Subscriber Losses Despite Q3 Earnings Beat
Peacock added 4 million paying subscribers during the quarter for a total of 28 million
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Silver Lake Exploring Proposal to Take Endeavor Private
The private equity firm’s statement comes after the WME owner said it would launch a review to evaluate “strategic alternatives”
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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Specials With David Tennant, Catherine Tate Set Winter Premiere Dates on Disney+ (Video)
“The Star Beast,” “Wild Blue Yonder” and “The Giggle” will feature a new adversary played by Neil Patrick Harris
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Apple Hikes Prices for Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Arcade and Apple One Bundles
An Apple TV+ subscription now costs $9.99 per month, up from $6.99 per month
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Shelley Zimmerman, David Wolkis Join Skydance Television
The move comes as an effort to strengthen the studio’s creative development and physical production teams
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‘The Guest List’ Limited Series in the Works at Hulu
The best-selling Lucy Foley novel’s adaptation is written and executive produced by “Little Fires Everywhere” and “Tiny Beautiful Things” creator Liz Tigelaar
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Disney Nearing Deal to Sell India Operations to Reliance Industries (Report)
The Star India business was included in the $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets in 2019
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ESPN Is a Disney Crown Jewel, but Its Financials Demand ‘Drastic Pivot’ to Direct-to-Consumer | Analysis
The sports network generated $1.89 billion operating profit in the first 9 months of fiscal 2023, but cord-cutting and escalating costs for sports rights are weighing on growth
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Crunchyroll Anime Streaming Launches on Prime Video Channels
The world’s largest anime subscription service is available in the U.S., Canada, Sweden and the U.K., with plans to launch in additional territories throughout 2024
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‘SNL’ Takes Aim at Jim Jordan’s Failed House Speaker Bid in Cold Open: ‘All I Want to Do Is Get Congress Back to Work so I Can Shut It Down Again’ (Video)
The Republican, played by Mikey Day, was consoled by Bowen Yang’s George Santos, Chloe Fineman’s Lauren Boebert and James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump
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‘Dr. Death’ Season 2 Shares First Look at Edgar Ramirez, Mandy Moore (Photos)
The upcoming season, which focuses on “Miracle Man” Paolo Macchiarini, premieres Dec. 21 on Peacock
