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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David Novak to Lead SpinCo Board of Directors as Chairman
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Video Game Workers Launch Union in Partnership With Communications Workers of America
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Gen Z Is Putting Off Work to Finish Binge-Watching TV Shows, Tubi Survey Finds
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Omnicom, IPG $13 Billion Merger Wins Shareholder Approval
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The Battle for Your Attention: How Streamers Are Pushing to Boost Engagement
Netflix and its rivals are rolling out more live content and introducing product improvements to make discovery easier and more interactive
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Super Bowl Bolsters Streaming to 43.5% Share of TV Viewing in February
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NBCUniversal Sets Upfront for May 12
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Netflix Stock Upgrade Sends Shares Higher as Analyst Sees ‘More Runway for Growth’ With Pricing, Ad Tier
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‘The Bachelor’ Showrunners Claire Freeland, Bennett Graebner Exiting Amid Toxic Workplace Allegations
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Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC’s ‘Unprecedented, Intrusive’ Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
The Democrat is heading an inquiry into the agency’s “apparent retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by President Donald Trump”
