Mornin! This is Sean McNulty and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on FRIDAY August 5, 2022.

Where it looks like GAGA is in for a musical.

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PLUS: Kevin Spacey must pay $31 Million to “House of Cards” producer MRC for alleged sexual misconduct on the set.

IN THIS EDITION

• WBD talks DC, Profitability, Staff “efficiencies” (#layoffs) ahead, AVOD entry and a lot more in my #medianerd🤓 breakdown

• STARZ sale / spinoff / etc confirms a September timeline… and LIONSGATE talks interest in sale of studio as well. #Medianerd🤓 breakdown #2 of where STARZ makes their money… and does not.

• Keanu Reeves will star in a HULU series

• AMC NETWORKS gets a new leader

• The Weekend new streaming preview and much more

PLUS: A new Ankler Hot Seat podcast is up, where I fill Janice & Tatiana in on what the 90+ minute WBD Earnings Call was like (plus some more PARAMOUNT+ & STARZ analysis), as they were both busy talking to “Lego” franchise, “Aladdin” and “Easter Sunday” producer DAN LIN.

That pod will go up in the feed later today, so be sure to hit Subscribe wherever you listen. But here’s a link for the week in Q2 earnings podcast:

The Ankler.

'At What Point Do You Make a Profit?'

Listen now (51 min) | On this episode, hosts Janice Min, Tatiana Siegel and The Wakeup’s Sean McNulty take quick measure of entertainment’s giants after another day of wild Q2 earnings calls all about streaming that included Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount and Lionsgate. Some quantified(ish) what success looks like down the road; others stayed vague. WBD CEO…

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