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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Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro Says ABC Is ‘Not Going to Be Told How to Run’ Its Business Amid FCC Fight
“We’re going to stand up to what we believe is journalistic integrity,” the executive tells CNBC
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$34.5 Billion Charter-Cox Merger Approved by California Regulator
The deal, which will create the nation’s largest Internet and video provider by subscriber base, is expected to close later this month — with new concessions in place
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David Zaslav Sells $21.7 Million in Warner Stock Amid Paramount Merger Legal Limbo
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO previously sold $59 million worth of the media giant’s stock in July and $114 million in March
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Kennedy Center Board Votes Again to Close Main Building for Renovations, Add Trump’s Name to Exterior
Under the new plan, a newer extension called The Reach will remain open for limited programming and operate as an active memorial to John F. Kennedy
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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Writing Tell-All Memoir
“Behind the Castle Walls: My 30 Years at the Happiest Place on Earth” will cover the exec’s “high-stakes maneuverings” that unraveled behind the scenes from his 2020 appointment to his subsequent dismissal in 2022
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Paramount Considers Creating Oversight Board at CNN
The discussions come amid concerns about the network’s independence in the pending $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger
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Congressman Jamie Raskin Accuses David Ellison of Colluding With Trump to ‘Curtail Media Independence’
He also says Paramount is trying to “spread political censorship and suppress dissent” as it seeks to close a pending $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
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Alex Cooper’s Unwell Valued at $500 Million After Investment From Patrick Whitesell’s WTSL
It marks the first outside investment taken by the “Call Her Daddy” host’s media company
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David Ellison Goes Nuclear With Threat to Move Paramount Out of California — Is It a Stunt?
The Paramount CEO’s ultimatum rattled staffers, but experts are split on the viability of running a major Hollywood studio from Nashville or Atlanta
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Ari Emanuel’s Mari to Acquire Broadway and West End Theater Giant ATG Entertainment
ATG operates 70 venues across the U.S., U.K., Germany and Spain and hosts Broadway productions such as “The Lion King,” “Wicked” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
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Alfonso Cuarón Psychological Thriller ‘Ascension’ Lands Series Order at Apple TV
The series, which is inspired by the Adam Nevill novel “Last Days,” stars Caitríona Balfe
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Netflix Closes 2026 Upfront, Nearly Doubles Ad Commitments
The streamer has sold out game sponsorships and nearly sold out of all available in-game inventory for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup
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‘Clueless’ Sequel Series, ‘The Rockford Files’ Reboot Score California Tax Credits
Other TV projects granted awards from the state include new series “Newlyweds” and the Viola Davis-led “Ascent”
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How the Streamers Stack Up in Subscribers, Revenue and Profits | Analysis
All five Hollywood studios’ direct-to-consumer businesses reported profits and revenue gains in their latest earnings disclosures
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FCC Killed the Broadcast TV Ownership Cap. Will Local Stations Get Gobbled Up?
One expert warns the change allows FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to create a pro-Trump crony system, but legal challenges are sure to follow
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