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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David Zaslav Open to Leveraging Max in Bundle With Other Streamers: ‘It Would Be Great for Consumers’
“If we don’t do it to ourselves, I think it’ll be done to us. It’ll be Amazon that does it, it’ll be Apple that does it, it’ll be Roku that does it,” the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO said
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Apple TV+ Plans Suite of Peanuts Series Featuring Snoopy (Exclusive)
New content coming this summer includes “The Snoopy Show” Season 3, “Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie,” “Camp Snoopy” and “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin”
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David Zaslav Hails New DC Chief James Gunn: ‘Everybody Wants to Work With Him’
“He grew up his whole life with DC, his whole life with these DC characters and he knows every one of them, they’re his family,” the WBD CEO added
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Why Disney CEO Bob Iger Has Done a 180 on Buying Hulu | Analysis
He’s not alone — Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts has made it clear he’s all ears
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Netflix Ad Tier Grows to Nearly 5 Million Monthly Active Users Globally
The figure was revealed during the streamer’s upfront presentation to advertisers six months after the offering’s launch
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Rose Byrne’s ‘Physical’ to End With Third Season
The dark comedy will return to Apple TV+ on August 2
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Lachlan Murdoch Predicts Growth Post-Tucker Carlson, Cites Rebounds From Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly Exits
“We’ve done it before, right?” the Fox Corporation CEO says
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Michael Bay Strikes TV Deal With Investigation Discovery
Under the agreement, the “Armageddon” director will produce a new true crime docuseries slated to premiere in 2024
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What Every Major Hollywood Chief Executive Got Paid in 2022
From Disney’s Bob Iger to Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, media company leaders pulled in millions as investors lost billions
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Viewers Are Wary of Studios’ Use of AI in Film and TV Scripts, Too, Survey Finds | Exclusive
As writers strike over the technology’s use and other issues, respondents showed limited awareness of some key aspects of the Hollywood dispute
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WGA East President Says Strike Has Larger Degree of Support Than 2007-08: ‘We’ve Got the Numbers’
“We’ve got the forces to make them know that we’re here and that we need a deal,” Michael Winship tells TheWrap
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Serena Williams Docuseries in the Works at ESPN
“In the Arena: Serena Williams” will examine the tennis star’s legendary career and feature her own firsthand perspective
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Even ‘Succession’ Political Consultants Thought That Election Episode Was ‘Chilling’ and ‘Eerily Prescient’ (Video)
Consultants from the Bush and Obama administrations said the HBO drama’s latest chapter reminded them of 2020 and 2000 campaigns
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‘Succession’ Director Says Episode 8 Serves as ‘Great Foil’ to Fox News’ Partnership With Republicans
I think that Trump winning [the 2016] election just helped propel ‘Succession’ in a way that may have not if Hillary [Clinton] won,” Andrij Parekh tells TheWrap
