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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OpenAI’s Sora to Debut 5 Original Shorts Made Using AI at Tribeca Film Festival
Participating filmmakers include Bonnie Discepolo, Ellie Foumbi, Nikyatu Jusu, Reza Sixo Safai and Michaela Ternasky-Holland
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NBCUniversal to Rebrand TNBC FAST Channel to NBC Comedy Vault
Starting June 1, the classic sitcom offering will be available on Amazon Freevee, The Roku Channel and Xumo Play
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Moonbug Entertainment Promotes Global Music Head Courtney Holt to Americas Managing Director
The former Spotify executive will lead the “CoComelon” and “Blippi” company’s North American commercial team
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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live- Action Series Not Moving Forward at Paramount+
Hasbro Entertainment plans to shop the project around after a creative rework
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Skydance Ups Cash Offer for Paramount and Courts Class B Stockholders in Restructured Bid
David Ellison stages his latest attempt to woo shareholders for his production company’s acquisition
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Sony Pictures Won’t Make Investments That ‘Don’t Complement’ Current Strategy Amid Paramount Talks
“Our strategy is to have more IP, more product, more library to sell,” CEO Tony Vinciquerra told analysts during the company’s 2024 business segment meeting
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Brian Weinstein Joins 3 Arts Entertainment as Co-CEO
The Bad Robot executive has also been named senior advisor to Lionsgate’s Office of the CEO
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Jon Stewart Has No Idea Why His Podcast Is Called ‘The Weekly Show’ in New Trailer | Exclusive
The MTV Entertainment Studios podcast, which is produced by Paramount Audio and Busboy Productions, premieres in June across all major platforms
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Guy Ritchie’s ‘Young Sherlock’ Series Finds Its Lead in Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Prime Video’s eight-episode origin story about the world’s most famous detective is inspired by Andy Lane’s acclaimed books
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How the Major Streamers Stack Up in Subscribers and Revenue | Charts
Starting in the first quarter of 2025, Netflix will no longer disclose quarterly subscriber figures or average revenue per paid member
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‘The Sympathizer’ Showrunner, Stars Unpack That ‘Horrifying’ Finale Reveal
Team Downey also tells TheWrap there’s opportunity for Season 2 of the HBO series
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TNT Sports Strikes Licensing Deal for Select College Football Playoff Games With ESPN
The network will present two first-round games in the 2024-25 seasons before adding two quarterfinal games starting in 2026
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Risa Heller Communications Taps Former Netflix Exec Erika Masonhall to Lead New Los Angeles Office
The firm’s West Coast expansion aims to better position itself to advise entertainment executives, studios and showrunners
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Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Isn’t Sure Bundling Is ‘Endgame’ for Streaming, But ‘It’s Going to Play a Very Important Role’
Gunnar Wiedenfels’ comments come as Max is set to launch a bundle with Disney+ and Hulu this summer
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Marvel’s Paul Bettany-Led Vision Series Set for 2026 With ‘Picard’ Showrunner
The untitled Disney+ project will be steered by Terry Matalas after Jac Schaffer turned her attention to “Agatha All Along”
