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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The Plan for New Paramount: 7 Things We Learned From Talking to David Ellison and His Exec Team
From meetings with Taylor Sheridan to the fate of MTV and “The Daily Show,” Hollywood’s latest players are hitting the ground running
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Gray Media to Acquire Allen Media Group Stations in 10 Markets for $171 Million
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval
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New Paramount President Jeff Shell Says Real Estate Assets Are ‘On the Table’ for Possible Sale, but Not Hollywood Lot
The executive also told TheWrap a spinoff of its cable network portfolio “doesn’t make sense for us”
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David Ellison Talks CBS News Interference, Late Night and M&A as New Paramount Charts Post-Merger Future
“I do not want to politicize our company in any way, shape or form,” the executive says in his first meeting with press atop the media giant
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New Paramount’s David Ellison, Jeff Shell Eligible for Minimum Salaries of $3.5 Million, Bonuses of $1.5 Million
Chief operating and strategy officer Andy Gordon is eligible for a minimum salary of $2.8 million and a bonus of $1.2 million, per a new SEC filing
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Skydance Closes $8 Billion Paramount Merger as David Ellison Touts Transformation Into a ‘Tech-Forward Company’
Shares of the company will begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol PSKY
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Warner Bros. Discovery Posts Q2 Revenue of $9.8 Billion, Driven By Streaming, Studios Growth
The media giant added 3.4 million streaming subscribers for a total of 126 million globally
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Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios COO Keyes Hill-Edgar to Exit After 25 Years
He marks the division’s latest executive departure amid the $8 billion Skydance merger, following Chris McCarthy, Nina Diaz and Liza Burnett Fefferman
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Paramount Co-CEO Brian Robbins to Exit as Skydance Merger Closes
The executive previously served as president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon
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TelevisaUnivision Wraps 2025 Upfront With Flat Ad Commitment Volume
The company touted “historic” digital volume growth driven by its ViX streaming service
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New Paramount Adds Don Granger, Kevin MacLellan, Rebecca Mall to Executive Ranks
Other additions include Matt Thunell, Jane Wiseman, Efrain Miron, Kevin Creighton, Tony Driscoll, Jose Turkienicz and Laura Watson
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Hulu and Disney+ to Launch Unified Standalone App in 2026
Hulu will also replace Disney+’s Star tile in international markets as part of a full integration
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New York Times Adds 230,000 Digital Subscribers in 2nd Quarter
CEO Meredith Kopit Levien says after AI agreement with Amazon she’s open to more deals with tech companies
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Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ to Stop Reporting Subscribers, Average Revenue Per User
The changes will take effect in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2025 for ESPN+ and the fiscal first quarter of 2026 for Disney+ and Hulu
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ESPN Streaming Service to Launch on Aug. 21 at $29.99 Per Month, Adds WWE
The much-anticipated offering will also have a lower-priced plan for $11.99 per month
