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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What to Expect From Earnings Amid Netflix-Paramount War for Warner Bros.
Wall Street is also keeping a close eye on Comcast’s next steps post-Versant spin and trends out of Disney’s streaming and theme parks businesses
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Christmas Day 2025 Shatters Streaming Record With 55.1 Billion Viewing Minutes
“Stranger Things” and NFL games on Netflix and Prime Video helped lift the category to an overall record 47.5% share of TV viewership for December
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Netflix Goes All-Cash in Revised Warner Bros. Offer for $27.75 Per Share
The amended deal, which will also include shares from the spinoff of Discovery Global, is designed to provide “greater certainty of value” and accelerate the path to a shareholder vote by April
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Trump Bought Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery Bonds Following $83 Billion Merger Deal Announcement
A White House financial disclosure shows the president acquired up to $1 million worth of corporate bonds issued by each company in December
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Meets With UK Culture Secretary Amid Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
The executive has also met with European regulators, while his $108.4 billion offer for WBD is under review by the U.S. Department of Justice
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Legendary Entertainment Sells $150 Million Minority Stake to Tokyo Broadcasting System
The move is part of a non-exclusive agreement to source and develop Japanese IP
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‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 Set as First Production to Film at Manhattan’s Sunset Pier 94 Studios
Paramount Television Studios has signed a lease for 70,000 square feet, with the Showtime series set to occupy two sound stages, production support and office spaces
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Kansas City Chiefs Media Programming Director on Getting Into the Original Content Game With Foolish Club Studios
Office With a View: Gelsomina Picariello breaks down Foolish’s plan to expand its programming beyond the NFL team
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Delaware Judge Dismisses Motion to Expedite Paramount Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery
David Ellison, who will extend the deadline of his $108.4 billion tender offer, is seeking more information about how WBD determined Netflix’s $83 billion deal is superior
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Paramount and Netflix Bidding War: How Much Is Warner’s Cable Business Really Worth?
David Ellison believes that the cable network spinoff has no equity value, but the Warner Bros. Discovery board begs to differ
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‘Fallout’ Team Breaks Down ‘Very Jarring’ Episode 5 Betrayal
Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins and showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet also tease what’s coming in Season 2 after Lucy’s big reunion
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Warner Bros. Discovery Slams Paramount Motion to Expedite Lawsuit for Hostile Takeover: ‘Exercise in Urgency Theatre’
The media giant compared the move to “ringing a fire alarm in the absence of any flames or even smoke”
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Congressman Calls on Paramount to Voluntarily Submit Warner Bros. Discovery Bid for CFIUS Review Over Middle Eastern Investment
“No American wants foreign governments lurking behind the screen — quietly accessing personal data or influencing what families watch every night,” California Rep. Sam Liccardo says
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Larry Ellison’s SailGP Reaches 2-Year Media Rights Extension With CBS Sports
The deal comes as the Oracle co-founder is backing his son and Paramount CEO David Ellison’s $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
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Lionsgate Sells Its Play Streaming Service to Asia President Rohit Jain
The executive, who has scaled the platform for the past eight years, will exit the studio as part of the deal
