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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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
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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
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NBCUniversal in Advanced Talks for 3-Year MLB Package Nearing $600 Million
NBC would carry baseball games on select Sunday nights if the deal goes through, an individual familiar with the matter tells TheWrap
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Apple TV+’s Chris Parnell Joins Paramount+ as Originals EVP
He will oversee the production and development of the streamer’s original content slate
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House Dems Launch Paramount-Skydance Merger Investigation Into Trump, FCC Dealings
New Paramount CEO David Ellison has been asked to turn over all merger and settlement documents, as well as communications with the FCC and President Trump
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Fox One Launches on Prime Video for $19.99 Monthly Add-On
The Amazon-owned streamer’s U.S. subscribers will have access to Fox’s full portfolio of live and on-demand content across news, sports and entertainment
