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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‘Frasier’ Reboot Found Its Showrunners Through a Twitter Feed by Writer Who Was ‘Basically Nobody’
Joe Cristalli’s involvement stemmed from a parody Twitter account he started after the original NBC sitcom went off the air
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‘The Americans’ Showrunner Slams WGA Silence on Hamas’ Attack on Israel: ‘Failed Us Deeply’
“For an organization that constantly puts out statements to make sure that it’s on the right side of history, it has sadly issued its statements through its silence,” Joel Fields said.
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Netflix Stock Jumps 12% as Streamer Adds Nearly 9 Million Subscribers in Q3
The company reported diluted earnings of $3.73 per share on revenue of $8.54 billion, beating Wall Street expectations
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‘Elite’ to End With Season 8 at Netflix
The move comes just two days before the Spanish teen drama’s Season 7 premiere
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Roku Media Promotes Alison Levin to Head of Global Media Revenue Amid Leadership Restructuring
David Eilenberg was also given oversight of Roku’s Brand Studio
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Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes Invest in Formula 1 Racing Team Alpine
Other new investors include Rory McIlroy, Anthony Joshua and Trent Alexander-Arnold
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On-Location Filming in Los Angeles Dropped 41.4% in Q3 Amid WGA, SAG-AFTRA Strikes
The steepest losses came from scripted television, while reality TV emerged as the region’s primary production driver, according to FilmLA
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‘Ferrari’ EP Niels Juul to Produce Limited Series on Adidas Founder Adi Dassler
The project is a collaboration with AD Legacy, a company founded by the entrepreneur’s grandchildren
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‘Queer Eye’ Star Antoni Porowski Cooking Up New Docuseries for National Geographic
“No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski” will guide celebrity guests on a journey of cultural and personal discovery through food
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Streaming Usage Slips in September as NFL, College Football Boost Broadcast Viewing
Streaming made up 37.5% of total viewing for the month, compared to 23% for broadcast and 29.8% of cable, according to Nielsen
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Netflix’s Password Problem, Slow Ad Tier Lead Wall Street to Lower Earnings Targets
Earnings Preview: Many analysts cut price targets on the streamer’s stock as they await updates on the initiatives’ progress
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‘Top Gun: The Next Generation’ Docuseries Cleared for Takeoff
The NatGeo project will follow a diverse group of student pilots through the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Flight Training Program
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‘Invincible’ Season 2: Mark Grayson Fears He’s Becoming His Father in New York Comic Con Trailer Premiere (Video)
The adult animated series will return to Prime Video on Nov. 3
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Comcast Commits $2 Million to Humanitarian Efforts in Israel
The donation includes $1.5 million for Save the Children Federation Inc., Doctors Without Borders, Direct Relief, and American Friends of Magen David Adom
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Ted Sarandos Admits Netflix Ad Tier ‘Definitely Not at the Scale We Want It to Be at Yet’
“We have to drive value first and then you can drive revenue,” the streamer’s co-CEO tells the Bloomberg Screentime conference Thursday
