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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FCC Chair Threatens to Block M&A for Companies That Embrace DEI Policies
“If there’s businesses out there that are still promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination, I really don’t see a path forward,” Brendan Carr says
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Roku Extends Gains, With Stock Up 13% in 5 Days
Guggenheim Securities maintained a buy rating on the stock earlier this week, citing “high conviction” it would see continued improvements in engagement and economics in 2025
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Disney Shareholders Reject Proposal to Cut Ties With Human Rights Campaign
Investors also voted in favor of Disney’s executive compensation and the election of its slate of board directors
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Joel Meyer to Succeed Gary Goodman as Lionsgate Television Worldwide Production Head
Goodman will take an early retirement package just one year after signing a multi-year deal to continue overseeing production of its scripted shows
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Maggie and Negan Reunite to Face New Villains in ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 2 Teaser
The spinoff stars Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan returns May 4 on AMC and AMC+
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CAA’s Tim Beeding, WME’s Doug Singer and Chloe Garcia Join Wasserman Music
The executives will lead the fairs and festivals, global agent and tour marketing teams, respectively
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A Top NBCUniversal Exec Says Spinning Off Cable Networks Is About ‘Getting Back to Simplicity’
Office With a View: Matt Schnaars, president of platform distribution & partnerships, tells TheWrap how SpinCo will enable a much more focused approach
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David Novak to Lead SpinCo Board of Directors as Chairman
The Yum! Brands co-founder and former CEO will assume the new role upon the spinoff’s completion
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Roku Shares Jump 7% as Analyst Predicts Engagement, Economics to Improve in 2025
Guggenheim Securities’ Michael Morris says the firm has “high conviction” the company will “exit the year at its strongest”
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Video Game Workers Launch Union in Partnership With Communications Workers of America
United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 comes after the gaming industry lost over 10,500 jobs in 2023 and an additional 14,600 in 2024
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‘Solar Opposites’ to End With Season 6 at Hulu
The animated comedy will return this fall with Tiffany Haddish, Kieran Culkin, Christina Hendricks and more set to guest star
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Gen Z Is Putting Off Work to Finish Binge-Watching TV Shows, Tubi Survey Finds
84% of employed Gen Z viewers surveyed said they watch TV and movies while working – and 48% have lied to coworkers or bosses about it
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Omnicom, IPG $13 Billion Merger Wins Shareholder Approval
The two advertising giants’ deal remains on track to close in the second half of 2025, subject to regulatory approval
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The Battle for Your Attention: How Streamers Are Pushing to Boost Engagement
Netflix and its rivals are rolling out more live content and introducing product improvements to make discovery easier and more interactive
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Super Bowl Bolsters Streaming to 43.5% Share of TV Viewing in February
Feb. 9 was the second most-watch watched day of TV in the history of Nielsen’s monthly Gauge reports
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