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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Disney Asks FCC to Dismiss DirecTV Complaint Alleging Bad Faith Negotiations During Carriage Dispute
The company argues the satellite TV provider “misunderstood the scope of its clean slate proposal”
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Disney Lays Off Roughly 75 Staffers Across ABC News, Owned Stations
The impacted employees are about evenly split between both groups and no teams have been eliminated, an individual familiar with the matter tells TheWrap
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‘Only Murders’ Stars Steve Martin, Michael Cyril Creighton Unpack the ‘Wild’ Challenge of Filming Episode 6 Like a Documentary
Showrunner John Hoffman also breaks down that Dudenoff reveal and how long Season 4’s killer has been watching the trio
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A DirecTV-Dish Merger Would Create a Mega-Pay TV Operator, But Won’t Stop the Industry’s Decline | Analysis
The deal for $1 and $9.75 billion in debt is more about finding a “sense of stability” in a declining market as DirecTV and Dish transition to streaming, analysts tell TheWrap
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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
