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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TelevisaUnivision Programming Goes Dark on YouTube TV
The blackout comes after the two parties failed to reach a new carriage deal before the current contract’s expiration on Tuesday
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Disney Hits Character.AI With Cease-and-Desist Over Unauthorized Character Use
The AI platform removed the copyright characters after its “infringing chatbots” were accused of being “harmful and dangerous to children”
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Tubi to Simulcast Fox’s Thanksgiving Day NFL Game
The showdown between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers kicks off on Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. ET
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FCC Advances Review of Broadcast Ownership Rules
The agency will seek public comment on retaining, modifying or eliminating the local radio, television and dual network rules
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Fubo Shareholders Approve Hulu + Live TV Merger
The deal, which is expected to close in fourth quarter of 2025 or first quarter of 2026, remains subject to regulatory approval
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Philo Expands Core Subscription Offering With Ad-Supported HBO Max, Discovery+
The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming services will be available in an enhanced package for $33 per month
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Paramount Sets Media Rights Deal With TKO, Saudi-Backed Zuffa Boxing
Beginning January 2026, Paramount+ will distribute a full slate of boxing events, with select matches to be simulcast on CBS and other Paramount platforms
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Electronic Arts to Go Private in $55 Billion Deal
The acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners is the largest leveraged buyout in history
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Comcast Sets Mike Cavanagh as Co-CEO With Brian Roberts, Starting in January
“He is the ideal person to help lead Comcast as we manage the pivot we are making to drive growth across the company,” Roberts said in a statement
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Nexstar CEO Defends Pulling ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’: ‘No One Has an Unlimited Right to Say Whatever They Want’
While arguing the move wasn’t a violation of the First Amendment, Perry Sook acknowledged it created “difficult, and at times distressing, circumstances” for the company’s ABC affiliates
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Nexstar Restores ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on ABC Affiliates, Says It ‘Remains Committed to Protecting’ First Amendment
The move comes after Sinclair agreed to return the late night show to its airwaves
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Electronic Arts Stock Jumps 14% on Reports of $50 Billion Deal to Go Private
The deal, which includes Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, would be the largest leveraged buyout of all time
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Telemundo Boss Blasts YouTube TV Tactics in NBCUniversal Carriage Dispute: ‘Don’t Turn Your Back on Hispanic Customers’
Both Telemundo and TelevisaUnivision face a potential blackout on Sept. 30 from the Google-owned distributor
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Sinclair Restores ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on ABC Affiliate Stations
The late night show returns to the broadcaster’s airwaves Friday, but is still preempted by Nexstar affiliates
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Star Michael Cyril Creighton Unpacks Howard’s Season 5 Robot Obsession
EP John Hoffman also tells TheWrap about bringing back a fan-favorite to voice L.E.S.T.R
