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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Emma Stone and Dave McCary’s Fruit Tree Sets First Look TV Deal With Fremantle
The company has been behind projects like Showtime’s “The Curse” and HBO’s “Fantasmas”
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YouTube Pulls Ahead of Disney With 11.6% Share of February TV Viewing
Time spent watching the Alphabet-owned video platform on TV is up 53% from the same period two years ago, according to Nielsen
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Ari Emanuel Scores $174 Million Cash Payout in Endeavor Go-Private Deal
The executive rolled over ownership interests with a total value of $290.27 million, per the disclosure with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Warner Bros. Discovery Takes Minority Stake in Dubai’s OSN Streaming Limited
The deal, which will be completed in stages and is subject to regulatory approval, will see WBD pay $57 million for a 30% stake
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‘One Piece’ Co-Showrunner Exits to Focus on Mental Health
Matt Owens’ departure comes after the Netflix series wrapped production on Season 2 last month
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FCC Chair Threatens to Block M&A for Companies That Embrace DEI Policies
“If there’s businesses out there that are still promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination, I really don’t see a path forward,” Brendan Carr says
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Roku Extends Gains, With Stock Up 13% in 5 Days
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Disney Shareholders Reject Proposal to Cut Ties With Human Rights Campaign
Investors also voted in favor of Disney’s executive compensation and the election of its slate of board directors
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Joel Meyer to Succeed Gary Goodman as Lionsgate Television Worldwide Production Head
Goodman will take an early retirement package just one year after signing a multi-year deal to continue overseeing production of its scripted shows
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Maggie and Negan Reunite to Face New Villains in ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 2 Teaser
The spinoff stars Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan returns May 4 on AMC and AMC+
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CAA’s Tim Beeding, WME’s Doug Singer and Chloe Garcia Join Wasserman Music
The executives will lead the fairs and festivals, global agent and tour marketing teams, respectively
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A Top NBCUniversal Exec Says Spinning Off Cable Networks Is About ‘Getting Back to Simplicity’
Office With a View: Matt Schnaars, president of platform distribution & partnerships, tells TheWrap how SpinCo will enable a much more focused approach
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David Novak to Lead SpinCo Board of Directors as Chairman
The Yum! Brands co-founder and former CEO will assume the new role upon the spinoff’s completion
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Roku Shares Jump 7% as Analyst Predicts Engagement, Economics to Improve in 2025
Guggenheim Securities’ Michael Morris says the firm has “high conviction” the company will “exit the year at its strongest”
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Video Game Workers Launch Union in Partnership With Communications Workers of America
United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 comes after the gaming industry lost over 10,500 jobs in 2023 and an additional 14,600 in 2024
