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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Why Netflix Should Start Playing the Live Sports Game Right Now | Analysis
As the competition has already snatched up the major franchises, the No. 1 streamer still has an opportunity “to expand beyond its current base,” one expert says
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Comcast Beats Q4 Earnings Expectations, Peacock Grows to Over 20 Million Subscribers
The NBCUniversal parent reported adjusted EPS of 82 cents and revenue of $30.55 billion — both exceeding analysts’ expectations
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Krista Vernoff Steps Down as ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Station 19’ Showrunner
The Shondaland stalwart will depart as executive producer and showrunner from both series at the end of their current seasons
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‘Mighty Nein’ Animated Fantasy TV Series in the Works at Amazon Studios (Video)
The show is the first project of a new overall TV and first-look film deal
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DirecTV Drops Newsmax Over Carriage Fee Dispute
The conservative network’s CEO Christopher Ruddy claimed the move was a “blatant act of political discrimination and censorship”
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Justin Roiland Dropped by 20th TV Animation and Hulu Originals
“Solar Opposites” and “Koala Man” will continue without the “Rick and Morty” co-creator’s involvement
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Gavin Newsom Blasts Fed Government After 2 California Mass Shootings in 3 Days: ‘This Is on Everybody. We’ve Chosen This’ (Video)
The California governor went on to criticize Republican lawmakers for hiding their inaction on guns behind guise of “freedom”
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Fox, News Corp Merger Proposal Withdrawn by Murdochs: ‘Combination Is Not Optimal for Shareholders’
As a result of the withdrawal, the special committees of News Corp. and Fox Corp.’s boards of directors have been dissolved
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ABC Refutes Report That Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight Is on the ‘Chopping Block’
The Daily Beast reports that the politics, economics and sports analysis website could be sold by the summer
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‘Morning Joe’: Ilhan Omar Dreads ‘Really Challenging’ McCarthy-Led House With ‘Most Ridiculous Members’ Landing Committees (Video)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has threatened to remove the Minnesota Democrat from the Foreign Affairs committee for comments criticizing Israel
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 2 Grows Viewership by 22%, Breaking Record for HBO Original Drama Series
The show’s second episode drew 5.7 million viewers on Sunday
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Netflix CEOs Defend Canceling Fan-Favorite Series: ‘We Have Never Canceled a Successful Show’
“A lot of these shows were well-intended but talk to a very small audience on a very big budget,” co-CEO Ted Sarandos told Bloomberg
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Pelosi Responds to C-SPAN Bid for Transparent House Coverage: ‘Don’t Think It Should Be Used as a Tool Against Members’ (Video)
The former House speaker said she’s pro-transparency, but doesn’t “want it to curb the inter-party action that might happen on the floor”
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Netflix’s Reed Hastings Is Stepping Out on a High Note – and the New Co-CEO Has Work to Do | Analysis
“Incoming Co-CEO Greg Peters will have a number of major decisions on his plate,” one analyst told TheWrap
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Netflix Misses Q4 Earnings Expectations but Beats on Subscribers
The streamer added 7.66 million subscribers during the quarter, bringing its global total to 230.75 million
