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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‘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
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‘Morning Joe’ Rips Into ‘Callous’ Texas Governor for ‘Shameful’ Tweet Calling Shooting Victims ‘Illegal Immigrants’ (Video)
“The carnage continues. Little children continue to get slaughtered by weapons designed for war,” Joe Scarborough said
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‘Succession’ Director on the ‘Treat’ of Shiv/Tom in Episode 6, Investor Day and Kieran Culkin: ‘Give That Man His Flowers’
Lorene Scafaria tells TheWrap all about her third time behind the camera on the popular HBO drama series
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Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel’s 2022 Pay Drops to $19 Million
The executive’s latest compensation marks a sharp decline from a $308 million package in 2021, the year of the company’s IPO
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Jeff Shell Out $43 Million in Stock After Comcast Termination
Company President Mike Cavanagh, who’s taking on direct oversight of NBCUniversal, saw his pay rise to $40.5 million
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Users Flock to Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Rival Bluesky, but Fine Print Gives Some Pause
The Twitter alternative reported its biggest single-day jump in users yet on Thursday
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BBC Chairman Richard Sharp Resigns Over Boris Johnson Loan Scandal
An investigation found the executive breached appointment rules after failing to disclose his role in an £800,000 loan to the former prime minister
