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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NBCUniversal Sets Upfront for May 12
But the company has moved Telemundo’s annual opening night party to May 13 to get out of Amazon’s way
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Netflix Stock Upgrade Sends Shares Higher as Analyst Sees ‘More Runway for Growth’ With Pricing, Ad Tier
MoffettNathanson forecasts the ad tier will generate over $6 billion in advertising revenue in 2027 and almost $10 billion by 2030
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‘The Bachelor’ Showrunners Claire Freeland, Bennett Graebner Exiting Amid Toxic Workplace Allegations
The move comes after co-executive producers Michael Margolis and Keely Booth departed the reality dating franchise earlier this month
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Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC’s ‘Unprecedented, Intrusive’ Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
The Democrat is heading an inquiry into the agency’s “apparent retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by President Donald Trump”
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‘Reacher’ Season 3 Becomes Prime Video’s Most-Watched Returning Season Ever With 54.6 Million Viewers After 19 Days
The milestone also makes it the most-watched season on the Amazon-owned streamer since “Fallout”
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Comcast Strikes $3 Billion Deal to Extend Olympics Rights Through 2036
The pact also includes a new partnership that will see the parties collaborate on technical infrastructure and advertising support of the games
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David Dastmalchian to Guest Star in Showtime’s ‘Dexter: Resurrection’
The actor is best known for playing Kurt Veb in “Ant-Man” and for roles in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and “The Dark Knight”
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Netflix AI-Gaming Chief Mike Verdu Exits Company
The executive previously headed up the streamer’s video games division until November and joined the company in 2021
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Alex Cooper Lands First Major TV Gig as EP of ‘Overboard for Love’ at Hulu
The reality dating series follows singles stepping aboard a luxury yacht to mix, mingle and find love
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Discovery+ Updates Personalized Content Recommendations, Sign-In and Social Sharing Options
The product improvements and new features come as the streamer migrates to the same in-house tech infrastructure that powers Max
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MrBeast, Dude Perfect and Other Top YouTube Creators to Headline Their Own Upfront Presentation in Bid for TV Ad Dollars
Spotter Showcase will take place on March 27, with over 150 chief marketing officers and marketers expected to be in attendance
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US Stocks Stumble for 2nd Day on Trump Tariff Jitters as Dow Falls Over 450 Points
The latest market volatility comes after the Dow and S&P 500 had their worst days of the year and the Nasdaq had its worst since 2022 on Monday
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‘Paradise’ Season 1 Finale Scores 6.3 Million Views Globally
The premiere for the Sterling K. Brown-led thriller series has reached 17.6 million views worldwide across platforms
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Village Roadshow’s Alix Jaffe Joins Miramax as Television President
The executive, who starts on March 31, will oversee the studio’s teams in Los Angeles, London and Doha
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Skydance Media Slams Project Rise Partners’ ‘Belated’ and ‘Unserious’ $13.5 Billion Bid for Paramount
The David Ellison-owned studio says it has uncovered “overwhelming evidence of fraud” and that the investor group is trying to “hijack” the FCC’s review of its pending $8 billion merger
