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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Paramount Says 600 Employees Took Voluntary Severance Over Return-to-Office Push
The five-day-a-week mandate applied to employees in New York City and Los Angeles that were vice presidents or below
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Paramount CEO: There Are No ‘Must-Have’ Acquisitions for Us Amid WBD Sale Talks
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Paramount Posts Q3 Loss of $257 Million in First Earnings Post-Skydance Deal
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‘Outlander’ Final Season Sets March Premiere at Starz
Season 8 will see Jamie and Claire bring the turmoil of the American Revolution back home to a thriving Fraser’s Ridge
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Meets With Comcast Chief Brian Roberts as Sale Talks Ramp Up
The meeting comes as Comcast is exploring a potential bid for WBD’s studio and streaming assets
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‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Legal Dispute Ends as CBS, Sony Pictures TV Reach Resolution
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Amazon Original Sports Content Head Matt Newman Joins AI Studios Division
The executive will serve as head of live-action, reporting to division chief Albert Cheng
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Disney Says YouTube TV Has Made ‘Few Concessions’ as Carriage Dispute Drags On
The Google-owned platform also slams the media giant for “leaking documents” as negotiations turn into a war of words
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AMC Networks US Ad Revenue Drops 17% in Q3 on Linear TV Decline
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Fox Entertainment Unscripted EVP Yasmin Rawji to Exit
The rising executive will depart the company at the end of January after eight years
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Comcast Enlists Banks to Explore Bid for Warner Bros. Streaming & Studios Business
The media giant has tapped Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to evaluate a potential offer and has been granted access to review Warner’s financials
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YouTube TV Blackout: Nearly 25% of Subscribers Have or Plan to Cancel Over Disney Dispute, Survey Finds
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Altice USA Rebrands to Optimum Communications
The cable giant will also change its stock ticker symbol to OPTU, which will begin trading starting Nov. 19
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Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to $148 Million Loss in Q3 As It Prepares for Split or Sale
The studios and streaming business saw strong growth, while the global networks business continued to struggle
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