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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Peacock Premium Plus to Launch on Prime Video for $16.99 Per Month
Prime Video subscribers will also be able to buy and rent films from Universal Home Entertainment, including “Jurassic World Rebirth” and “How to Train Your Dragon”
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Fubo to Launch Skinny Sports Bundle in September
Fubo Sports will offer over 20 sports and broadcast networks featuring national and local pro and college team coverage for $55.99 per month
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YouTube TV, Fox Avoid Carriage Blackout With Short-Term Contract Extension
The two parties’ current contract was set to expire on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET
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Elizabeth Banks to Play Karen Read in Limited Series for Prime Video
The project is based on the Law & Crime and Wondery podcast “Karen”
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MrBeast Says ‘Beast Games’ Is ’10x BETTER’ in Season 2 as Filming Wraps at Prime Video
The reality competition series was renewed for two additional seasons back in May
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Amazon Exceeds Internal Upfront Expectations, Touts ‘Significant Growth’ With Live Sports and Originals
Advertiser demand was driven by the NBA and Prime Video films and series such as “Fallout,” “Oh. What. Fun,” “Beast Games,” “Merv” and “Elle”
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Paramount EVP of Communications David Bittler Exits After Skydance Merger
The executive oversaw Nickelodeon, Awesomeness and Paramount+ kids and family franchises including “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “PAW Patrol” and “Dora the Explorer”
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A+E Studios Taps Jessie Abbott as Creative Affairs VP
The Kapital Entertainment executive has overseen series including Hulu’s “Black Cake,” Starz’s “Shining Vale” and ABC’s “Women of the Movement,” among others
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AT&T to Purchase $23 Billion Worth of Spectrum Licenses From EchoStar
The 50 MHz acquisition comes two months after President Trump urged the FCC and EchoStar to reach an “amicable” deal over wireless licenses
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YouTube’s TV Viewership Streak Continues for 6th Consecutive Month With 13.4% Share in July
Disney held steady in second place with 9.4% of viewing for the month, while Netflix stayed in third with a share of 8.8%
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Fox Warns of Possible YouTube TV Programming Blackout Due to Carriage Dispute
The media giant’s current deal with the Google-owned platform expires Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET
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Radial Entertainment Sets Senior Leadership Team
The company, which merges FilmRise and Shout! Studios, adds Melissa Boag, Minh Vo, Brian Blum and Thibault Hermenault, among others
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Paramount Eyes Up to 3,000 Job Cuts by November
The move is part of the company’s effort to exceed $2 billion in cost savings
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Chris Wallace Joins RedBird Capital Partners as Senior Advisor
The veteran anchor will work on the business side of the firm, reporting directly to founder Gerry Cardinale
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Netflix Sets Guidelines for Generative AI Use in Content Production
The streamer already used artificial intelligence in “The Eternaut” earlier this year
