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 Television Studios to Shut Down Due to ‘Significant Changes’ in TV Marketplace
The move is part of the media giant’s broader restructuring plans ahead of its merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media
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Netflix Launches Weekly Live Series Hosted by Celebrity Medium Tyler Henry
“Live From the Other Side” kicks off on Sept. 17, with shows airing Tuesdays at 3 p.m. PT
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Paramount Begins First Round of Layoffs, Shutters Television Studio
The company expects to reduce 15% of its total U.S. workforce, with the majority of the cuts completed by the end of September
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Cartoon Network Website Shuts Down, Visitors Redirected to Max
The move comes after Warner Bros. Discovery recently told subscribers it was sunsetting its Boomerang subscription service
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AMC Networks Swings to Q2 Net Loss of $29.2 Million, US Ad Revenue Falls 11% on Linear TV Challenges
The company recorded $97 million in impairment charges related to the devaluation of its international business and BBC America
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Paramount Global Q2 Net Loss Balloons to $5.4 Billion as Company Takes $5.98 Billion Impairment Charge on Cable Networks
The media giant’s direct-to-consumer division swung to a profit of $26 million as Paramount+ shed 2.8 million subscribers
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Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Plunges Over 11% After Taking $9.1 Billion Impairment Charge on Linear TV Networks
The stock briefly hit a 52-week low of $6.73 per share following its earnings results for the second quarter of 2024
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Endeavor Looks to Sell OpenBet, IMG Arena Ahead of Silver Lake’s Take-Private Deal
The company reported a net loss of $253.8 million and revenue of $1.75 billion in its second quarter of 2024
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Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Net Loss Widens to $9.99 Billion as Company Records $11.2 Billion in Impairment, Restructuring Charges
The media giant topped 103 million direct-to-consumer subscribers, but the DTC segment posted a $107 million loss for the quarter
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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Urge Government to Investigate Venu Sports for Anti-Competitive Model
The lawmakers warn that the offering could enable Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to “discriminate against competitors and increase prices for consumers”
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How Amazon Created Its Brand New Interface for Prime Video
Prime Video’s VP of design Kam Keshmiri tells TheWrap the update helps users find movies and TV shows faster, and shares how generative AI helps with content curation
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Sony Won’t Submit Counter Bid for Paramount Global
Acquiring the entire media giant would be “risky” to its capital allocation strategy, Sony Group president, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki tells analysts
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Disney Could Pay Up to $5 Billion More for Comcast’s Hulu Stake
The company made an initial payment of $8.6 billion in December for NBCU’s 33% minority interest in the streaming service
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Disney Swings to First-Ever Combined Streaming Profit of $47 Million in Q3
The House of Mouse expects streaming profitability to further improve in Q4 after it added 200,000 Disney+ subs for a total of 153.8 million
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Eugene and Dan Levy in Talks to Host 2024 Emmys
The father-son duo’s “Schitt’s Creek” swept the 2020 Emmy Awards across major comedy categories, including Outstanding Comedy Series
