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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Sony Pictures Entertainment Invests $100 Million, Takes Minority Stake in Cosm
SPE chairman and CEO Ravi Ahuja will also join the immersive entertainment company’s board of directors
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Paramount Meets With European Commission to Secure Warner Bros. Merger Approval
The Financial Times reports that the regulator and media giant are discussing remedies to clear the $110 billion deal
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FCC Flooded With Over 16,000 Messages as ABC Rallies Support Amid Forced ‘The View’ Review
The Disney-owned network has received support from various groups on both sides of the political aisle as well as viewers at home
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Piers Morgan’s Uncensored Raises $27 Million From Backers Including Liz Murdoch
The proceeds will be used to launch and scale the media company’s expanding slate of audio and video channels, live events, subscription products and partnerships
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Live Sports Drive Ad Supported-Streaming to Record 47% TV Viewing Share in First Quarter
The milestone was also driven by new episodes of “Stranger Things,” “Landman” and “The Pitt”
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Paramount Taps Nicole Lang, Sheldon Kasdan to Lead Industrial Relations Division
The pair will focus on maintaining strong, constructive partnerships with guilds, unions and industry professionals
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Instagram to Experiment With Longform, Episodic Series, Live Programming on TV
The social media platform has also launched channels tailored to creators and is expanding to Samsung TVs
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ABC to Rally Viewers in FCC Battle With TV Spots on ‘The View’
The regulator is seeking public comment on an early license renewal for the network’s eight owned stations and whether the daytime talk show qualifies as a “bona fide” news interview program
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Senators Urge FCC to Prevent Paramount-WB Merger From Closing During Pending Foreign Ownership Review
Foreign investors would control 49.5% of the combined company’s equity
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LA County Warns Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Puts Nearly 2,500 Local Jobs at Risk
The interim analysis by the Department of Economic Opportunity puts the global impact estimate at roughly 6,000 jobs across areas including corporate, tech and real estate
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TF1 Group Content Launches on Netflix in France
The first-of-its-kind partnership between the broadcaster and streamer brings TF1+ programs and TF1 live channels directly to the service at no extra cost
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Fox Closes 2026 Upfront, Touts Double-Digit Ad Volume Growth at Tubi, Fox News
Fox Sports also saw pricing grow by mid-single to low-double digits, while news and entertainment pricing increased by mid-single digits
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Netflix, Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media Television Strike Multi-Year Partnership
The multi-platform media company, also founded by “Sinners” producers Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, will exclusively develop new series for the streamer
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Senate Judiciary Committee Clears No Fakes Act
The legislation is aimed at cracking down on the use of unauthorized AI deepfakes
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What’s Netflix’s Next Growth Engine?
The streaming king has expanded into areas like advertising, live events, video podcasts and gaming to boost growth, but is it enough to reach $1 trillion?
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