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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The licensing agreement with Disney Entertainment marks the first time the sitcom will air within Paramount Global’s family of brands
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Disney Networks ABC, ESPN Go Dark on DirecTV as Carriage Talks Collapse, 11 Million Subscribers Impacted
Channels were pulled from the satellite cable provider late Sunday afternoon
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60 Most Anticipated Shows of Fall 2024
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Disney Says ‘Fairly Sizable Gap’ Remains in DirecTV Carriage Talks as Deadline Looms
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Paris Olympics Push Streaming Originals Off Nielsen Charts for the First Time Ever
“House of the Dragon” and “Bluey” were the only shows to reach over a billion streaming minutes in the last week of July
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Oprah Winfrey Sets Interview With OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for ABC Special on AI’s Impact
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Scare Tactics’ Trailer Horrifies With Cannibalistic Dinner Party and an Explosive Prank on WWE Superstars
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Bill Belichick Teams With Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions for ‘The Breakdown’ at ESPN+
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Jimmy Pitaro Says Disney CEO Succession Process Has ‘Not Changed Anything’ About How He’s Running ESPN
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John Hoffman also shares how Steve Martin’s Apple TV+ documentary inspired those home videos of the trio
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Is Pluto TV for Sale? It Could Be Challenging for Paramount
The free, ad-supported streamer could fit well in Skydance Media’s “tech hybrid” strategy, analysts tell TheWrap
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Showrunner Loved Watching ‘Hollywood Infect the Arconia’ in Season 4
John Hoffman also tells TheWrap how the Hulu comedy assembled its star-studded ensemble
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Warner Bros. Discovery Taps Shauna Spenley as Global Chief Marketing Officer for Direct-to-Consumer Division
The Riot Games executive will replace Patrizio “Pato” Spagnoletto, who is exiting the company later this year
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Plan B Parent Mediawan Takes Majority Stake in Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli’s OUR Films
Launched in 2024, the Rome-based studio is focused on working with established and emerging European, U.S. and international filmmakers across features, documentaries and series
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Paramount Exploring Sale of 12 Local TV Stations | Report
The move comes as co-CEOs Brian Robbins, George Cheeks and Chris McCarthy are considering asset sales as part of a long-term strategic plan
