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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DirecTV Placed on Negative Credit Watch by S&P Global, Fitch Amid Dish Network Merger
The satellite TV giants are teaming up to create a pay TV operator with around 18 million subscribers in a deal for $1 and $9.75 billion in debt
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Disney to Combine Hulu, ABC’s Scripted Drama and Comedy Teams Under Simran Sethi
ABC Signature will also cease to operate as a standalone studio, folding into 20th Television under Karey Burke’s supervision
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Disney+ Expands Streams Feature With Four New Channels for Premium Subscribers – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
The themed live channels will run curated programming, linear-style, on Disney+
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How Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Is Bridging the Gap Between Linear and SVOD | Analysis
FAST’s “spaghetti on the wall” phase is over and the bar for content and distribution is getting higher
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Comcast’s Sky Sues Warner Bros. Discovery for Denying Partnership on ‘Harry Potter’ Series
A WBD spokesperson categorizes the lawsuit as a “baseless attempt” by the company to gain leverage in programming negotiations
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EchoStar Stock Jumps Over 11% as Dish, DirecTV Enter Advanced Merger Talks
A deal between the two companies would create the largest pay TV provider with around 20 million subscribers
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‘UnPrisoned’ Canceled After 2 Seasons at Hulu
“While we’re super duper disappointed, we’re also crazy deeply grateful. Making this show was a labor of love,” star and EP Kerry Washington says
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Meryl Streep to Star in ‘The Corrections’ TV Adaptation From CBS Studios
The novel’s author Jonathan Franzen will adapt his work for the screen and executive produce
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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s Pay Rises 9% to $23.8 Million in 2024 Package
Rupert Murdoch’s pay fell 7% to $21.2 million, but he sees “enhanced retirement health and life insurance benefits,” according to Fox’s proxy report
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Paramount Considers Dropping Nielsen TV Ratings Partnership
The two parties’ current agreement is set to expire on Monday
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Trailer Teases Abby, Snow and a Big Time Jump
HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama based on the Naughty Dog video game franchise returns in the first half of 2025
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Disney+ Password Sharing Crackdown Rolls Out for US Subscribers – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Account holders can add an extra member outside of their household for $6.99 per month on basic plans
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NBCUniversal Promotes Joaquin Duro to Telemundo Sports EVP
The network’s senior vice president of AVOD streaming and digital succeeds Eli Velazquez, who will exit at the end of the month
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Paramount+ Comms Team Gutted in Latest Round of Layoffs
The media giant’s second round in its 15% U.S. workforce reduction began Tuesday
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Daveed Diggs Joins ‘The Boys’ Season 5 as Series Regular
Details about the “Hamilton” and “Snowpiercer” star’s role in the Prime Video series are being kept under wraps
