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 in Crisis Mode as Studio Seeks Path for Jimmy Kimmel’s Return
The studio and its late night star face competing pressures to deescalate or take a stand on behalf of free speech
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‘SNL’ Taps Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler and Sabrina Carpenter as First Season 51 Hosts
Doja Cat and Role Model will be musical guests and Carpenter pulls double duty in Episode 3
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NBC’s Jimmy Fallon Backs Out of Fast Company Innovation Festival as ABC Pulls Kimmel Indefinitely
A conference spokesperson tells TheWrap the late night host was unable to attend “in light of recent events”
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FX Chairman John Landgraf Says Hollywood Consolidation Is ‘Inevitable’
“I think that’s why you see — between Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. — a desire to consolidate at least two of those companies,” the executive says
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Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Is Latest Move in Trump’s Assault on Free Speech
A Disney insider says the show has not been canceled but the network wanted to lower the tension in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination
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MSNBC Separation From NBC to Begin in October
The former will no longer rely on the latter’s correspondents or crews by Oct. 20
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Paramount Adds Scale AI CFO Dennis Cinelli to Board of Directors
The executive’s appointment expands the media giant’s board to a total of 11 directors
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Boss Unpacks Episode 4’s Wondify Podcast Twist
John Hoffman also tells TheWrap how Selena Gomez’s childhood crush on Logan Lerman influenced billionaire Jay Pflug’s dynamic with Mabel
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Disney, National Women’s Soccer League Expand Media Rights Deal for Twice as Many Games
ABC and ESPN will carry 16 more regular games each year, increasing the total number of NWSL matches available on the networks from 17 to 33 per season
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Hasbro Entertainment President Olivier Dumont Exits
The executive will be replaced by Kim Boyd, who will serve as the company’s president of licensing and entertainment
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Broadcast, Cable Notch First TV Viewership Gains Since April, Boosted by College Football, New School Year
The categories finished with 19.1% and 22.5% of TV viewing respectively in August, per Nielsen, while streaming fell to 46.4%
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ESPN’s Katina Arnold Promoted to Head of Disney Advertising Communications
She will oversee all strategic communication for the media giant’s ad sales, working with teams across product, data and research
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Trump Urges SEC to End Quarterly Earnings Reports
The president is calling for disclosures every six months, which he says will “save money and allow managers to focus on properly running their companies”
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Phylicia Rashad Honors ‘The Cosby Show’ Co-Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner at 2025 Emmys: ‘Remains in Our Hearts’
“He was a beloved teenager in an iconic television series who the world watched grow into manhood,” the actress said during her introduction of the award ceremony’s In Memoriam
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Stars Steve Martin and Martin Short Spar Over Their Approach to Physical Comedy
While the pair’s first instinct is to bring in stunt doubles, EP John Hoffman tells TheWrap “you slowly see some of that get whittled away by them”
