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-Warner Bros. Merger: Wall Street Banks Wrap Up $52 Billion Debt Sale
The move comes as the $110 billion Skydance deal is slated to close next week
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Paramount’s Makan Delrahim, California AG Rob Bonta Get Candid on Warner Bros. Merger Settlement
TheGrill 2026: The two appeared (separately) on stage on the same day the antitrust settlement was officially approved
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Paramount’s Makan Delrahim Says Threat to Move Out of California ‘Was Not a Bluff’
TheGrill 2026: The media giant’s chief legal officer unpacks how the settlement with 12 state AGs came together and addresses concerns around politics and CNN’s independence
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Judge Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement
The move clears the final hurdle for the $110 billion deal’s closing
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Rob Bonta ‘Vehemently and Respectfully Disagrees’ That He ‘Caved’ on Warner Bros.-Paramount Suit
TheGrill 2026: The California Attorney General says David Ellison’s threat to move out of the state, as well as calls to settle from Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass and Xavier Becerra, had “no influence” on his decision
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Ynon Kreiz to Serve as Co-CEO of Combined Paramount-Warner Bros.
Conde Nast CEO Roger Lynch is succeeding Kreiz as chairman and CEO of the toymaker
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Mark Wahlberg and Ted Reunite in First Look at Peacock Animated Series
Seth MacFarlane’s comedy debuts with eight episodes in December with more to come in 2027
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Casey Bloys to Run Combo HBO Max-Paramount Streamer, Cindy Holland Exits Ahead of Merger
The former Netflix and Sister exec has run Paramount+ since the closing of the Paramount-Skydance merger
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Black Bear Adds Former Paramount Content Licensing Chief Dan Cohen as TV Distribution Head
The studio is also launching a digital networks division to help indie content owners monetize across FAST, AVOD and multicast networks
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Charlie Sheen Returns to TV With ‘Happy Jack’ Comedy Series Co-Starring Dad Martin Sheen
AMC’s half-hour multicam begins production early next year in Los Angeles
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Disney Layoffs: A Few Hundred Workers Cut in Tech, HR
The cuts largely spared the company’s film and TV operations
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Paramount, State AGs Brush Off Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Concerns, Say Deal Is ‘Reasonable Compromise’ Negotiated at ‘Arm’s Length’
The comments come in response to criticism outlined in a letter from Sen. Corey Booker
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Adds John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey
Bailey and Alexander played Abby and Lev in The Last of Us Part II video game
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MGM Resorts Considering Bid for People Inc.
The move comes after the Barry Diller-owned publisher withdrew a takeover bid for the hospitality company
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Judge Holds Off on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Ruling
Araceli Martínez-Olguín ordered the parties to respond to concerns from Sen. Cory Booker by Monday
