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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Netflix Has ‘Not Seen a Profit Path’ in ‘Renting Big Sports,’ Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Says
“I’m very confident that we can get twice as big without sports,” the chief executive said at UBS Global’s TMT conference on Tuesday
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Forecasts Another Drop in Ad Revenue in Q4
“The current market is challenging and we’re in it every day and we see it,” Bakish says at UBS Global TMT Conference
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Lionsgate Television Group President Sandra Stern Promoted to Vice Chairman
Under her leadership, the studio’s television business has seen a record 14 new shows picked up to series and 15 current series renewed for additional seasons in 2022
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HBO Max Returns to Amazon Prime Video Channels
Prime customers will be able to sign up for the streaming service for $14.99 per month directly through the Prime Video app
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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Expects Disney to Write ‘Big Check’ for Comcast’s Hulu Stake
Under a 2019 agreement, the media giant’s 33% minority stake in the streamer is up for grabs as early as January 2024
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‘Servant’ Season 4 Trailer: The Turner Family’s End Nears in the M. Night Shyamalan Thriller’s Final Chapter (Video)
Apple TV+ launches the first of the series’ final 10 episodes on Jan. 13
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How the Major Streamers Stack Up Right Now in Subscribers and Revenue | Charts
Netflix still dominates in total users and average revenue per user, but here’s who’s giving the streaming giant a run for its money
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‘Surface’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+
The psychological thriller series is a collaboration between Apple Studios and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine
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Kimmel Diagnoses Kanye West as ‘Black White Supremacist’: ‘He’s Wearing the Wrong Color Hood’ (Video)
“You know an interview has gone off the rails when you’re watching it thinking: ‘Gee, I hope Alex Jones can talk some sense into this guy,’” Kimmel joked
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Obama Mocks Herschel Walker Running on ‘Issues of Great Importance’ in Georgia – Like Vampires and Werewolves (Video)
The former president took aim at the Republican senatorial candidate in a Thursday night speech
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‘Hill House’ Duo Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy Jump From Netflix to Amazon Studios With New Overall Deal
The pair will produce series for Prime Video under their Intrepid Pictures banner
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Nexstar Media Group Taps Michael Strober as Chief Revenue Officer
The newly-created role will lead the “reimagination and execution” of the TV station giant’s “new advertising sales and go-to-market strategy”
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Colbert Cheers on Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes’ Jan. 6 Conviction: ‘Insurrection With a Creamy Treason Center’ (Video)
The Oath Keepers founder could be put behind bars for a maximum of 60 years
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Paramount Global Debuts Pluto TV in Canada
The free ad-supported streaming television service offers over 20,000 hours of programming, more than 30 channels of Canadian specific content
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What’s Next for Hulu Under Disney CEO Bob Iger?
The entertainment giant has the option to buy Comcast’s 33% stake in the streamer as early as January 2024
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