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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Under Trump 2.0, Hollywood Sees a Wave of Consolidation and Looming Censorship
His reelection comes at a precarious moment for Hollywood, when legacy studios are severely tightening their belts
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Endeavor Q3 Loss More Than Triples to $420.4 Million
Revenue grew 66% to $2.03 billion, driven by its Owned Sports and Representation segments and consumer demand for live events and content
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Warner Bros. Discovery Posts Streaming Profit of $289 Million in Q3 as Subs Grow to 110.5 Million
The media giant’s overall results were dragged down by the studios division, which posted a 17% decrease in revenue and 58% dip in profit
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Jeff Bezos Congratulates Trump on ‘Extraordinary Political Comeback’
“Wishing Donald Trump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love,” the Amazon founder said in a Wednesday X post
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Netflix’s Generative AI Gaming Initiative to Be Led by Mike Verdu
The move comes as the streamer recently shuttered its Team Blue gaming studio
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Warner Bros. TV Says New Noah Wyle Max Series ‘The Pitt’ Is Not Derivative of ‘ER’
The studio argues that the Michael Crichton estate’s lawsuit is trying to use his contract as a “speech-stifling weapon” to prevent them from ever making a show about emergency medicine
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LeBron James’ SpringHill in Talks to Merge With ‘The Kardashians’ Producer Fulwell 73
The move would combine the companies’ portfolios in unscripted and live programming and resources across Europe and the U.S.
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Shari Redstone to Exit Paramount Global Board of Directors After Skydance Merger
The non-executive chair has the option of joining New Paramount’s board, but does not plan to, an individual familiar with her plans tells TheWrap
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How Comcast’s Cable Spinoff Could Fuel Media Consolidation | Analysis
The decision to cut the cord is a chance to roll up other distressed linear TV assets, but the move would face its own challenges
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Disney Forms Business Unit Focused on Use of AI, Mixed Reality
The Office of Technology Enablement, led by Walt Disney Studios CTO Jamie Voris, comes after TheWrap exclusively reported a major AI initiative was in the works
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Media Rating Council Approves Nielsen’s Integration of First-Party Live Streaming Data Into TV Ratings Measurement
The regulator also renewed the ratings measurement firm’s accreditation
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Fremantle Promotes Kevin Woodward to Production EVP
Original Productions’ Ryan Abbott will also move into an expanded post-production and supervisory music role at the company
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Amazon Ad Sales Rise 19% to $14.3 Billion in Q3
Sales for subscription services, which includes Prime Video, grew 11% to $11.3 billion during the quarter
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Comcast Exploring Spinoff of Cable Networks
The NBCUniversal parent is also open to streaming partnerships to help grow Peacock
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Peacock Q3 Loss Narrows to $436 Million as Paris Olympics Boost Subs to 36 Million
The streamer’s revenue grew 82% year over year to $1.5 billion
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