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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Move Over Mark Cuban, Vince Vaughn Owns a Pickleball Team Now
The “Wedding Crashers” and “Bad Monkey” star has taken a majority stake in California’s Coachella Valley Scorpions
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‘The Boys’ Season 4 Exceeds 55 Million Viewers, a 20% Increase From Season 3
The milestone from the Prime Video series’ latest installment comes 39 days after its premiere
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Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Plunges Over 6% on NBA TV Rights Loss
Macquarie Research, which downgraded the stock Thursday, argued that while WBD intends to litigate the decision, it’s “hard to see an amicable endgame”
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Disney+, Hulu and Max Bundle Launches: Here’s How Much It Costs
The offering is available to new and existing subscribers for $16.99 per month with ads and $29.99 per month without ads
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NBA Makes Its $76 Billion Call: Deals Set With Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon as WBD Rejected
Warner Bros. Discovery says the league has “grossly misinterpreted” its contractual matching rights and that it will “take appropriate action”
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MLB Network Launches Standalone Streaming Service at $5.99 per Month
Fans can also stream baseball games through a bundle with an At Bat subscription for $6.99 per month
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Melissa Witt Disappearance Docuseries Set at Hulu From Ridley Scott, ABC News Studios | Exclusive
“At Witt’s End – The Hunt for a Killer” premieres this August, 30 years after the 19-year-old went missing
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Mel Brooks 2-Part Doc Sets the Stage at HBO, Apatow Productions
The project will offer an expansive yet intimate look at the comedy icon, whose work spans more than seven decades
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NBCUniversal Is Counting on Olympics to Help Struggling Peacock — Here’s How the Company Is Going for the Gold
The streamer will air over 5,000 hours of the network’s coverage as NBCU looks to overcome falling linear viewership
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YouTube Ad Revenue Rises 13% to $8.66 Billion in Q2
Google subscriptions, platforms and devices revenue, which includes YouTube TV, Music, Premium and NFL Sunday Ticket, grew 14%
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Netflix Taps Epic’s Alain Tascan as Games President
The executive joins the streamer as its gaming division has launched over 100 titles, with over 80 more in development
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NBCUniversal Touts $2.5 Billion Per Year NBA Package: ‘A Testament to Our Breadth and Reach’
“We look forward to putting the weight of our entire company behind our partnership with the NBA for decades to come,” Comcast president Mike Cavanagh told analysts Tuesday
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Netflix Accounted for 8.4% of All Cross-Platform TV Viewing in June, Nielsen Says
The streamer saw an 11.8% increase from the previous month, moving it up to fourth place on the firm’s Media Distributor Gauge
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Peacock Sheds 500,000 Subscribers, Comcast Earnings Dragged Down by Revenue Drop at Studios and Parks
The streamer has 33 million subscribers as it heads into the Olympics starting on Friday
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Warner Bros. Discovery Files to Match Amazon’s $1.8 Billion NBA Deal
The move comes after the league finalized 11-year contracts with the tech giant, NBC and Disney/ESPN