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+ 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
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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
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Liberty Broadband Stock Soars 25% on Charter Communications Merger Counterproposal
The John Malone-controlled company proposes an all-stock transaction to give shareholders 0.29 Charter shares per Liberty share
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ EP Breaks Down That ’11th Hour’ John McEnroe Cameo
John Hoffman also revealed that Martin Short did multiple outtakes of that staircase slide – and inadvertently made one of the leash kids cry
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Warner Bros. Discovery Teams With Google Cloud for AI-Powered Captioning
The partnership, which will initially be applied to the studio’s unscripted programming, is designed to significantly reduce production time and costs
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NBCUniversal Overtakes YouTube, Disney in Nielsen Media Distributor Gauge for August
Boosted by the Paris 2024 Olympics and the DNC, the media giant finished the month with a record share of 13.4%
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‘The Penguin’ Premiere Scores 5.3 Million Viewers in First 4 Days
“The Batman” spinoff surpassed the premiere ratings for “Succession” Season 4 and “The White Lotus” Season 2 across HBO and Max
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‘Friends’ Competition Series Ordered at Max in Honor of Sitcom’s 30th Anniversary
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Menendez Brothers Speak Out in Netflix Documentary After ‘Monsters’ Diss: ‘So Much Hasn’t Been Told’ | Video
Erik and Lyle participated in the new film from Campfire Studios, premiering Oct. 7 on the streamer
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Netflix’s Greg Peters Says ‘Super Hype Bump’ of AI Adoption Has Passed
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‘Wednesday’ Behind-the-Scenes Look Teases Bigger, ‘More Twisted’ Season 2
The Jenna Ortega-led series, which is currently in production in Ireland, returns to Netflix in 2025
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7 TV Takeaways From Netflix’s Data Dump: Children’s TV, ‘Young Sheldon’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ Thrive
Success for “The Roast of Tom Brady” affirms the streamer’s live programming strategy
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WME Co-Chairs ‘Optimistic’ for Hollywood’s Future Despite AI, Media Consolidation Fears
“We have real confidence in the power of art. There’s real demand for it – that hasn’t changed,” Christian Muirhead says
