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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‘Secret Level’ Creator Says Video Game Developers Needed ‘Convincing’ to Sign On: ‘These Guys Are All Competitors’
Tim Miller tells TheWrap that Prime Video’s animated anthology series is “inextricably intertwined” with his Netflix show “Love, Death & Robots”
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Center for American Rights Files FCC Petition Challenging Paramount-Skydance Merger
The firm said Tencent Holdings’ investment in Skydance raises “troubling questions about undue foreign influence” and that CBS News has “exhibited improper ideological bias”
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‘Secret Level’ Scores Season 2 Renewal at Prime Video
The video game anthology became the streamer’s largest animated series debut within its first week
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Netflix to Spotlight Mike Tyson in New Docuseries After Record-Breaking Jake Paul Fight
The project will follow the boxing icon’s meteoric rise, personal struggles and eventual redemption
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Disney Bests YouTube With 11.1% Share of Total TV Viewing in November
YouTube, which set a new platform best of 10.8%, trails the entertainment giant by just 0.3 share points
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Universal Television Casting Head Beth Klein to Retire After 13 Years
The executive will exit the studio at the end of the year
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Nexstar to Cut About 2% of Staff, Layoffs Expected in Broadcasting and Sales Divisions
The downsizing comes after The CW let go of over two dozen employees last month
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Lionsgate Activist Investor Asks Studio to Consider Sale After Starz Separation
Anson Funds, which has become a Top 5 shareholder in the Hollywood studio, also says the company could consider divestitures of its unscripted TV and 3 Arts businesses
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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Inks 2-Year First-Look Deal With Warner Bros. TV
The latest pact is non-exclusive and less expensive than the previous, five-year deal
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CNBC Forms Strategic Verticals & Audience Development Unit
Led by Max Meyers, the division will create and commercialize verticals in sports, wealth and women’s leadership
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David Letterman FAST Channel Launches on Samsung TV Plus
Letterman TV will feature never-before-seen commentary from the late night legend where he reflects on the most iconic interviews from his 22-year tenure on “The Late Show”
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Netflix’s Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight Demand Was ‘Off the Charts’ Despite Tech Glitches, Ted Sarandos Says
“We were stressing the limits of the Internet itself that night,” the streamer’s co-CEO tells UBS’ Media & Communications Conference
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Starz CEO Pitches Wall Street Ahead of Lionsgate Separation, Calls Asset ‘Misunderstood’
Jeff Hirsch says post-separation growth opportunities for the company include M&A, bundling, a password sharing crackdown and controlling content costs
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SiriusXM to Cut $200 Million in Costs, Pivot Resources Away From Streaming
The satellite and online radio provider has also hired ADT Inc.’s Wayne Thorsen as its new COO as chief product and technology officer Joseph Inzerillo steps down
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TV Viewing Hits 9-Month High in November as Streaming Nabs Record 41.6% Share
The increase was primarily attributed to sports, the presidential election and live streaming, according to Nielsen
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