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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Hollywood Writers’ Strike Looms Over Warner Bros. Discovery Earnings | Analysis
The entertainment giant reports its Q1 financials Friday ahead of its controversial Max rebrand later this month
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Paramount Streaming Losses Reach $511 Million as It Misses Q1 Earnings
The media giant slashed its dividend 79% as it posted adjusted earnings per share of 9 cents on revenue of $7.3 billion for the first quarter, below Wall Street estimates
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Nick Cannon to Replace Jamie Foxx as ‘Beat Shazam’ Host Amid Hospitalization
The “America’s Got Talent” host will cover while Foxx is recovering after experiencing an undisclosed “medical complication” in April
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Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones Docuseries in the Works at Skydance Sports
The untitled series will trace Jerry Jones’ rise from the son of an Arkansas community store owner
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Writers’ Strike Will Not Disrupt AMC Series Programming, Including ‘Walking Dead’ Spin-Offs, ‘Interview With the Vampire’
“Fear the Walking Dead” launches its eighth and final season May 14
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Surprise! ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Has Already Been Filmed, Will Conclude Netflix Series
The DC Comics adaptation is produced by Warner Bros. Television and executive produced by Jim Mickle and Team Downey
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‘Fair Contract or We Spoil ‘Succession”: Angry and United, Hollywood Writers Hit the Picket Lines | Video
WGA members were motivated and irritated as they began the first wave of strikes in Los Angeles and New York City
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Late Night Shut Down: Colbert, Fallon, Meyers, Oliver and More to Go Dark During Strike
This week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live,” to be hosted by Pete Davidson, is still up in the air
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ to Return to ABC
The move comes after the ballroom dancing competition series’ latest season aired live exclusively on Disney+
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Conan O’Brien Free Ad-Supported Streaming Channel Coming to Samsung TV Plus
The comedian will offer 30-minute compilations featuring sketch comedy and celebrity guest highlights of his TBS late night show
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Sky-High Hollywood Exec Pay Is Target in WGA Strike: ‘Workers Who Write Their Shows Can’t Afford Rent’
The guild released an infographic that highlights the major Hollywood studio CEOs who made over $773 million combined in annual salary in 2021
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Microsoft-Activision Isn’t the End of Video Game M&A – It’s Just the Beginning | Analysis
The market saw deals worth $38 billion in 2022, and 2023 could see more
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How Will a Writers’ Strike Reshape TV? | Analysis
Amid cost-cutting, the flexibility of streaming and the lessons learned during the pandemic, the industry doesn’t work the way it did 15 years ago
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Amazon to Add Over 100 Prime Video Originals to Freevee
Titles joining the free, ad-supported platform include “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” “The Wheel of Time,” and “A League of Their Own”
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‘Succession’ Star Kieran Culkin Explains Roman’s ‘Spiraling Out’ in Episode 6: ‘Pressure Reaches a Boiling Point’ (Video)
“Is that a disaster or is it the great strength to be able to do those things?,” the HBO drama’s creator Jesse Armstrong posed
