Lucas Manfredi

New York

TV Business Reporter at The Wrap

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Netflix Shares Jump 5% as Streamer Eyes $1 Trillion Market Cap

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Lucas Manfredi

Shares of Netflix jumped 5% on Tuesday following a Wall Street Journal report that the streaming king has set its sights on a $1 trillion market capitalization by 2030. The Journal noted that the company is aiming to double its revenue from $39 billion last year and generate roughly $9 billion in global ad sales by 2030. Netflix executives are also looking to triple operating income from $10 billion last year and grow its subscriber base to around 410 million in that time.
Will Trump’s Tariff Tirade Upend TV Upfronts?

1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Lucas Manfredi

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have introduced a new layer of caution and uncertainty for Madison Avenue as Hollywood fights for its share of tens of billions of dollars in ad spend during its annual TV upfronts in May. While the negotiations are always high stakes for media companies and buyers, an unsettled economy complicates the process. “Even before [the tariffs], clients were cautious.
Prime Video's 'Reacher' Leads Nielsen's Most-Streamed Programs in March With 6.6 Billion Viewing Minutes

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Lucas Manfredi

For the first time ever in Nielsen’s monthly Gauge reports, the 1o most-watched streaming titles were distributed by seven different platforms: Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Paramount+ Netflix and Apple TV+.
Netflix Shares Jump 5% as Streamer Eyes $1 Trillion Market Cap

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Lucas Manfredi

2 hours agoThe move, reported by Bloomberg News, is a response to Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods. China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets in response to the U.S. decision to impose 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people …
Will Trump’s Tariff Tirade Upend TV Upfronts?

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Lucas Manfredi

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have introduced a new layer of caution and uncertainty for Madison Avenue as Hollywood fights for its share of tens of billions of dollars in ad spend during its annual TV upfronts in May. While the negotiations are always high stakes for media companies and buyers, an unsettled economy complicates the process. “Even before [the tariffs], clients were cautious.
'Night Court' Sets 'Big Bang Theory' Reunion for Season 3 Finale With Simon Helberg as Guest Star

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Lucas Manfredi

“Night Court” star Melissa Rauch will reunite with her “Big Bang Theory” co-star Simon Helberg, who is set to guest star in the NBC comedy’s Season 3 finale airing May 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. The finale will see Abby (Rauch) in charge of runaway teens who are determined to be married. Meanwhile, Dan (John Larroquette) and Julianne (Wendie Malick) balk at the idea that they’ve become friends and a surprise appearance by a mysterious stranger turns Abby’s world upside down.
Netflix's 'Zero Day' Added $146 Million to New York Economy

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Lucas Manfredi

Netflix’s “Zero Day” added $146 million to New York’s economy, the streamer and the Motion Picture Association revealed in new data released Monday. The Robert De Niro-led limited series, which supported 2,073 local cast and crew, filmed for 103 days in Brooklyn’s Steiner Studios, Manhattan and Queens; across Westchester County, including Briarcliff Manor, Pleasantville, Purchase, Rye Brook, and Sleepy Hollow; Nyack in Rockland County; and on Long Island, specifically in Oyster Bay Cove.
Tariffs Push US CEO Confidence to Multi-Year Low in April, Survey Finds

1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Lucas Manfredi

U.S. CEOs’ confidence in current business conditions have hit their lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy created new uncertainty for the economy, a new April survey by Chief Executive Group found. The survey of 329 chief executives and business owners in the U.S., which is based on a 1-10 scale where 1 is poor and 10 is excellent, fell to 4.6 in April from 5 in March, a 28% drop since the start of 2025.
Tariffs Push US CEO Confidence to Multi-Year Low in April, Survey Finds

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Lucas Manfredi

U.S. CEOs’ confidence in current business conditions have hit their lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy created new uncertainty for the economy, a new April survey by Chief Executive Group found. The survey of 329 chief executives and business owners in the U.S., which is based on a 1-10 scale where 1 is poor and 10 is excellent, fell to 4.6 in April from 5 in March, a 28% drop since the start of 2025.
Why 'The Last of Us' Sent Joel to Therapy in Season 2

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Lucas Manfredi

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Last of Us” Season 2, Episode 1. As a hardened survivor in the fictional apocalypse of “The Last of Us” over the last 25 years, Joel has been carrying a lot of emotional baggage, from the loss of his daughter Sarah and partner Tess to the rift in his relationship with Ellie, following the violence he inflicted on the Fireflies to pull her out of a surgery to make a vaccine.