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 Adds 5.9 Million Subscribers Amid Password-Sharing Crackdown
The streamer’s stock sank after it reported mixed second-quarter results, with revenue of $8.2 billion below Wall Street forecasts but earnings of $3.29 per share higher than expected
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Los Angeles’ On-Location TV Production Dropped 36% After WGA Strike, FilmLA Says
Reality TV helped stave off a complete collapse as shoot days for drama and comedy shows fell 64% and 73% compared to the same period last year
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New Contracts for Writers, Actors and Directors Could Cost Studios an Additional $600 Million Annually
The estimate comes via Moody’s Investor Service, whose analyst Neil Begley says that “some of this increased cost… is likely to be passed on to buyers”
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New York SAG-AFTRA President Says AMPTP Underestimated Union’s Resolve, Unity During Negotiations (Video)
“Once we got across the table from them and saw what they were sending back to us, we collectively agreed that it was not acceptable,” Ezra Knight tells TheWrap
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Netflix Faces a Tough Balance as It Kicks Off Hollywood Earnings Amid a Double Strike | Charts
If the streaming giant boasts of Wall Street-pleasing profits, will that fuel the unions’ cause?
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Actress Michelle Hurd Says SAG-AFTRA Isn’t Calling for a Boycott of Streamers – Yet (Video)
“If there’s a time where we feel that it’s time for us all to take a step back and stop watching, we will let them know,” the union’s VP of Los Angeles says
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Entertainment Stocks Slump as Hollywood Strike Widens to SAG-AFTRA
Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, Disney, Netflix and Comcast fell Friday as actors joined the picket lines
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Former Netflix Content Chief Cindy Holland Joins Elisabeth Murdoch’s Production Company Sister as Global CEO
“I am passionate about the artist-forward ethos that Liz has fostered at the Sister entertainment group,” Holland said
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Luxury and Fashion Mogul Francois-Henri Pinault Eyeing Majority Stake in CAA (Report)
A potential deal between the Kering CEO and the Hollywood talent agency could fetch a valuation of at least $7 billion
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Amazon TV Head Confident in Studio’s ‘Big Swings’ on Globally Focused, Original Content
Vernon Sanders says shows like “Citadel” and “Jack Ryan” are “delivering on the strategy we need to deliver for the service”
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‘A League Of Their Own’ Could Swing Beyond Shortened Season 2 at Prime Video, Says TV Head Vernon Sanders
“I’m one of those people that believes that if magic happens and we get a great response, this doesn’t necessarily have to be the end,” the executive tells TheWrap
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Amazon TV Head Vernon Sanders Celebrates Emmy Nomination Haul: ‘I’m Over the Moon’
The tech giant received a total of 68 nods across Amazon Studios, Prime Video, Freevee and MGM Television
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Bob Iger Says Linear TV Business ‘May Not Be Core’ to Disney
The Disney CEO is seeking a strategic partner to help take ESPN fully direct to consumer and reiterated plans to buy out Comcast’s minority stake in Hulu
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Bob Iger Says SAG-AFTRA, WGA Expectations ‘Just Not Realistic’
The Disney CEO warned a double strike would be “very disruptive” to the company’s business and the economy
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Creator John Hoffman ‘Incredibly Grateful, Relieved and Thrilled’ for Show’s 11 Emmy Nominations
The Hulu comedy’s nods included Outstanding Comedy Series and Martin Short for Outstanding Lead Actor
