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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Paramount Streaming, Showtime Publicity EVP Erin Calhoun to Exit
The executive, who has overseen communications and campaigns at Paramount+, Pluto TV and Showtime for the past seven years, will depart at the end of September
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‘Frasier’ EPs, Stars Tease a ‘More Fun’ – ‘Sometimes Convoluted’ – Season 2
In addition to bringing back familiar faces from the original sitcom, the Paramount+ revival will bring back its signature farce comedy style
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Paul Giamatti, Issa Rae, Rashida Jones to Star in ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7
Other additions to the dark, satirical anthology series’ latest installment include Awkwafina, Cristin Milioti and Tracee Ellis Ross
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‘Damsel’ and ‘Fool Me Once’ Are the Most-Watched Movie and Show on Netflix in First Half of 2024
The Millie Bobby Brown movie was viewed 143.8 million times
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Prime Video’s ‘Spider-Noir’ Adds Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton and More Opposite Nicolas Cage
The live-action “Spider-Man” spinoff is set in the 1930s
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How Sprinkles the Pig Became ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4’s Biggest Diva
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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Calls for Streaming Viewership Transparency Ahead of Data Dump
The streamer will release a new report on Thursday as part of its biannual data dump
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YouTube to Organize Creator Content by Seasons, Episodes in Nod to Traditional TV
Other TV offering improvements include playing content previews directly from a creator’s channel and streamlined subscription options
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Paramount Advertising Hit With Layoffs Amid 15% Cutback of US Workforce
The division is the latest victim in the media giant’s efforts to generate annual run rate cost savings of $500 million
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Cop Drama From Eileen Myers and Liz Garbus in the Works at Max
The project is loosely inspired by the life story of Geraldine Hart and comes from Tomorrow Studios and Story Syndicate
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‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Inks Scripted Series First-Look Deal With Netflix
The multi-year pact comes fresh off the show’s six Emmy wins, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ EP Says Season 4’s Doppelgänger Theme Opened the Door for Paul Rudd’s Return: ‘There’s More to Come’
John Hoffman also talks riding the line between “heartbreaking and hilarious” with Sazz’s funeral and creating Oliver’s finsta persona
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Joshua Jackson Balances Saving Lives and Romance in Ryan Murphy’s ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Trailer
The ABC drama also stars Don Johnson, Philippa Soo and Sean Teale
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Paris 2024 Olympics Boost Broadcast to 22% of Total TV Usage in August, Nielsen Says
The Summer Games also bumped Peacock up to a 2.1% share of the streaming category’s total 41% for the month, surpassing Tubi and The Roku Channel
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EchoStar, AT&T Stocks Jump on DirecTV-Dish Merger Talk Reports
Shares of the satellite TV giants’ parent companies climbed over 7% and more than 2%, respectively
