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.
Experience:
Resides In:
New York, NY
Education:
Lucas received a Bachelor of Science degree in Television-Radio from Ithaca College
-
Sinclair Submits Takeover Bid for E.W. Scripps, Increases Ownership Stake to 9.9%
The broadcast TV station owner is offering $7 apiece for all of Scripps’ outstanding shares
-
Nexstar Says Broadcast TV Station Landscape Is ‘Ripe for Regulatory Reform’: ‘The Status Quo Is No Longer Acceptable’
President Donald Trump has expressed opposition to eliminating or raising the FCC’s 39% cap on broadcast station ownership
-
Trump Opposes Raising or Eliminating FCC’s Broadcast TV Station Ownership Cap
“If this would also allow the Radical Left Networks to ‘enlarge,’ I would not be happy,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday
-
NFL, MLB, Broadcast Season Fuel Disney, Fox, Paramount, WBD Viewership Gains in October
But it was not enough to topple YouTube, who finished the month with 12.9% of TV time, per Nielsen
Available to WrapPRO members
Ratings
Available to WrapPRO members
-
NBCUniversal Programming Goes Dark on Fubo
The media giant’s content was pulled after the two sides failed to reach a new carriage deal by a 5 p.m. ET deadline on Friday
-
Netflix, Paramount, Comcast Submit Bids to Warner Bros. Discovery
The first round of non-binding bids for all or part of the media giant were due Thursday, with a final decision expected to be made around Christmas
-
FCC Sets Review of Network-Affiliate Relationships After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Saga
“National Programmers operating out of New York & Hollywood are reportedly preventing those broadcasters from serving their local communities,” chairman Brendan Carr says
-
‘Landman’ Season 2 Becomes Paramount+’s Most-Watched Original Premiere With Over 9.2 Million Views
Viewership for the Taylor Sheridan drama marks a 262% increase from its series premiere
Available to WrapPRO members
Ratings
Available to WrapPRO members
-
‘Beast Games’ Season 2 Sets January Premiere at Prime Video
The first three episodes will release on Jan. 7, with new episodes dropping weekly leading up to a Feb. 25 finale
-
DC Studios’ ‘Lanterns’ Pushed to End of Summer 2026 at HBO
The superhero drama stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as intergalactic cops Hal Jordan and John Stewart
-
HBO’s Casey Bloys Says He’s ‘Not Concerned’ About WBD Sale: ‘A Lot of It Is Out of Our Hands’
The first round of non-binding bids for all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery is due Thursday
-
MLB Strikes 3-Year Media Rights Deals With ESPN, NBCUniversal and Netflix
The deals will cover the 2026-2028 baseball seasons
-
Disney’s $24 Billion Content Spend in 2026 Will Be 50-50 Split Between Sports and Entertainment, CFO Says
While the media giant’s content budget will continue to grow over time, Hugh Johnston emphasized it wouldn’t hit levels when companies were “overproducing” original content
-
‘Stargate’ TV Series From Martin Gero Lands at Prime Video
Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell will also EP the new chapter in the science fiction franchise at Amazon MGM Studios
-
Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Case Over WhatsApp, Instagram Acquisitions
The case, which was initially filed five years ago, centered around whether the deals allowed Meta to maintain a monopoly over social networking
