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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Amazon to Expand Prime Video Ads to Brazil, India, Japan, the Netherlands and New Zealand in 2025
The service’s ad-supported viewing experience is already available in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Spain
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YouTube to Add Customizable Playback Speeds, Collaborative Playlists in New Update
Other features on the way include a sleep timer and custom thumbnails that can be created using generative AI
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Will Paramount Drop Nielsen? TV Networks Demand Better Metrics, but Legacy Ties Make It Tough | Analysis
The dispute signals a potential sea change as networks struggle with Nielsen’s dominance during the transition to streaming
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NFL Boosts Streaming to Score 41% September Viewership Share
Prime Video saw a 12% bump in viewership during the month to a platform best of 3.6%, driven largely by “Thursday Night Football,” according to Nielsen
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Legendary Entertainment Buys Out Wanda Group’s Ownership Stake
As part of the move, the “Dune” and “Godzilla” studio’s board will be evenly split between management and private equity firm Apollo, which made a $760 million minority investment in 2022
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‘Black Doves’: Keira Knightley Is a Spy in First Look at Netflix Thriller
The show, which is already confirmed for a Season 2, premieres in December
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‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Scamanda’ Docuseries, ‘Press Your Luck’ Delayed to 2025 on ABC
The schedule shift comes as the network adds six simulcast NFL games to its fall schedule
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Biden Says Misinformation Is Biggest Concern Amid Hurricane Helene Recovery: ‘We’ve Been Ahead of the Game’ | Exclusive Video
The president warned TheGrio’s April Ryan that billions of dollars would need to be invested to rebuild and that Congress “better be ready to step up”
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Brian Roberts Says Peacock Suffered ‘Most Losses We’ve Had’ in 2023
The Comcast CEO says its NBA deal could “theoretically” hurt streaming profitability in the short run, but sees it as a growth engine over the long term
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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
