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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Breaking Down the Top Warner Bros. Execs’ $1.1 Billion Merger Windfall
David Zaslav and his top four top lieutenants bagged a massive stock payout, while 1,500 employees also got large equity windfalls
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Warner Bros. Discovery International President Gerhard Zeiler to Exit
His departure follows the completion of WBD’s $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance
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Netflix Planning Layoffs Targeting 5% of Its Workforce | Report
The restructuring, which could be announced as early as next week, comes as the streamer is facing concerns from Wall Street around its future growth
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David Zaslav Scores $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The total includes stock options worth $381.7 million, per an SEC filing
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Paramount Global Distribution and International Head Kevin MacLellan to Exit
The executive’s departure follows the closing of the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger
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Letterboxd Gets New Suitor in Gigi Pritzker-Led Investor Group | Exclusive
The Madison Wells CEO is the latest to join the fray, following the New York Times, A24 and Sony, among others
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Kent Belden’s The Only Agency to Acquire The Blogger Agent
The move comes as the two talent agencies look to capture a larger share of the creator economy
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Skydance’s David Ellison, Andy Gordon, Dennis Cinelli, Makan Delrahim Get Post-Merger Pay Bumps in Contract Extensions
The four executives are also eligible for annual equity awards in 2027, which will then increase in value in 2031
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Over 30 Movies, a $30 Billion Content Spend and So Much Debt: What We Learned From Skydance’s Kickoff Event
Co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz share their plans for the new company housing Paramount and Warner Bros.’ numerous businesses
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Skydance Adds Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick to Board of Directors, Tony Blair to Advise
Jobs and Kotick join Ynon Kreiz as new additions to Paramount’s existing board
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Skydance CEOs Tease ‘Aggressive’ Content Investment, ‘Difficult Decisions’ to Come in First Employee Town Hall
“We are not coming together to manage decline. We are coming together to build for growth. And we are going to be ambitious about it,” David Ellison says
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RedBird Triples Commitment in Skydance to $6 Billion
The private equity firm invests another $4 billion into the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. business
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Fitch Downgrades Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery Credit Ratings as Merger Closes
The firm cited “materially higher leverage” after the acquisition and “significant execution and integration risks,” as well as uncertainty about achieving its $6 billion in cost savings
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Who Is Skydance’s New Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz?
The former Mattel CEO will oversee day-to-day operations and find the $6 billion in merger cost savings
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