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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How the Streamers Stack Up in Subscribers, Revenue and Profits | Analysis
Paramount won the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war, making it a formidable competitor with over 200 million subscribers, but it’s still not enough to topple streaming king Netflix
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David Zaslav Sells $114 Million in Warner Bros. Discovery Stock
The sale comes as the media giant is slated to merge with Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal
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Banijay, RedBird IMI’s All3Media to Merge TV Production Businesses
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Paramount Downgraded to Junk Status by Fitch, Put on Negative Credit Watch Over $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal
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Versant Profits Slide 32% to $930 Million in 2025
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Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch Expects Regulators to Put Conditions on Paramount-WBD Merger
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Paramount Will Combine HBO Max and Paramount+, Won’t Sell or Spin Off Cable Assets
CEO David Ellison added that HBO would continue tohave “the resources and independence to do what it does best”
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Paramount Beat Netflix for WBD, but the Regulatory Fight Isn’t Over | Analysis
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Paramount-WBD Unveil Plans for Newly Formed Company as Board Approves $110 Billion Merger
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