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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Eva Longoria, Cris Abrego’s Hyphenate Media Group Invests in Gloria Calderón Kellett’s GloNation Studios
Kellett is known for TV shows like “One Day at a Time,” “The Horror of Dolores Roach” and “With Love”
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DirecTV to Launch FAST Service in November
MyFree DirecTV will offer titles like “Duck Dynasty,” “Power,” “Pawn Stars” and “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol”
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LA Film and TV Production Plummeted 20% in 2023, FilmLA Study Finds
California’s market share has fallen from nearly 23% of qualified projects captured in 2021 to 18% in 2023
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George Cheeks Stands by CBS News Leadership Amid ‘Growing Discord’ From Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview
The Paramount co-CEO calls for “further substantive dialogue” to “establish guardrails for fairness and objectivity”
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Netflix’s Brandon Riegg, ABC’s Rob Mills, The CW’s Heather Olander Set for First-Ever Unscripted Executive Summit
The one-day event, hosted by trade association NPACT and software company Talent Systems, will be held on Oct. 29 at Los Angeles’ Skirball Cultural Center
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‘Reacher’ Scores Season 4 Renewal at Prime Video
The action-packed drama starring Alan Ritchson will return with its third season in 2025
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Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force Renews Producing Deal With FX Through 2027
The “Pose” and “American Crime Story” studio’s television slate will be overseen by new division head Checka Propper
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Shari Redstone Says CBS ‘Made a Mistake’ in Rebuking Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview: ‘Tony Did a Great Job’
The Paramount Global non-executive chair’s remarks come in response to the network’s internal review that found Tony Dokoupil violated editorial standards
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CNN Executive Vice President Ken Jautz to Exit After 36 Years
The longtime network executive will depart at the end of the year
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‘Only Murders’ EP Says Melissa McCarthy and Meryl Streep Took Over Episode 7 Fight Choreography: ‘Didn’t Go Far Enough’
John Hoffman also tells TheWrap about finding the right role for the “Bridesmaids” star, and being inspired by her personal doll collection
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Seth Meyers Hates the Way His Kids Visit Him in the Middle of the Night, Talk About Lava All the Time in HBO Stand-Up Special Trailer
“Dad Man Walking” premieres Oct. 26 on HBO and Max
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OpenAI, Hearst Strike Content Licensing Partnership
ChatGPT’s 200 million weekly users will have access to lifestyle content from over 20 magazine brands and more than 40 newspapers
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‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Sets January Premiere Date at Disney+, Hulu
The second season of the anthology series stars David Schwimmer, Jayden Bartels and Sam McCarthy
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Amazon Seeks to Dismiss Ad Tier Lawsuit, Says Prime Viewers ‘Got Exactly What They Bargained For’
The tech giant argues that it’s never promised that Prime Video would be “always, or entirely, ad-free”
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‘Lanterns’ Taps James Hawes to Direct First 2 Episodes
The DC Studios and HBO drama series will follow Hal Jordan and new recruit John Stewart as they investigate a murder in the American heartland
