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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Netflix Pledges $1 Billion to Mexico Over Next 4 Years to Bolster Country’s Industry
The investment includes $2 million to upgrade facilities at Mexico City’s Churubusco Studios
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A+E Networks Launches Digital Division Led by Ann McGowan
The new unit’s first initiative under the former Dow Jones executive’s leadership will be a relaunch of History.com
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Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Host Prep Includes ‘Invaluable’ Advice From Billy Crystal, Jimmy Kimmel
“If I think something could be funny, I will do it to my own detriment,” the comedian teases ahead of the March 2 ceremony
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Football, Scripted Dramas and Trump Inauguration Boost TV Viewing in January
Streaming accounted for 42.6% of viewership for the month, while broadcast and cable’s shares were 22.5% and 24.4%, respectively, according to Nielsen
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Jodie Foster Murder Mystery ‘Vie Privée’ Heads to Sony Pictures Classics
Rebecca Zlotowski’s French murder mystery out of EFM follows a renowned psychiatrist who investigates the suspicious death of one of her patients
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Paramount and YouTube TV Reach Carriage Renewal, Averting CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon Blackout
The multi-year deal also gives the pay TV operator’s qualifying customers the option to bundle Paramount+
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‘Family Guy’ Boss Says ‘Top Gun’ Episode Kicks Off New Wave of Hollywood Spoofs in Season 23
Rich Appel tells TheWrap the Fox animated comedy is taking big swings with takes on “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Bear” and “The Dropout”
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Prime Video Snags Exclusive Streaming Rights to ‘The Chosen’ and Bear Grylls’ ‘Chosen in the Wild’
Amazon MGM Studios and producer, writer and director Dallas Jenkins’ 5&2 Studios also enter into a first-look series and film deal
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‘Beast Games’ Season 1 Winner Revealed: Who Took Home the $5 Million Prize?
The Prime Video competition series hosted by MrBeast ended with six contestants facing off for the big prize… with a surprise twist
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‘The White Lotus’ Halo Effect Blooms for Tourism and Local Economies
After boosting Italy and Hawaii, Mike White’s HBO anthology could bring “set-jetting” travelers to Thailand
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Roku Q4 Net Loss Shrinks to $35.5 Million, 2024 Revenue Climbs 18% to $4.1 Billion
The streamer and hardware maker, which is in a total of 90 million streaming households, posted its first $1 billion quarter in platform revenue
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Cher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Dave Grohl and More Join ‘SNL50’ Concert Special
Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg were also added to the celebrity lineup of Friday’s kickoff celebration
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The CW Taps Michael Perman as Sports Senior Vice President
The former NBC Sports executive will oversee strategy, programming and media rights for the division
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Sony Raises 2024 Outlook as Gaming, Music Boost Q3 Revenue 18% to $29 Billion
The Japanese multinational conglomerate’s quarterly results were weighed down by an 18% drop in operating profit at Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Hollywood Rattled by Trump’s Big Assault on DEI
An FCC investigation into “invidious” DEI policies at Comcast and Disney’s shift raise concerns that hard-won equality gains will be lost
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