The Wakeup
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☀️ DIS ‘Dog Stars’ In Dog House As ‘Coyote’ Delivers
PAR makes ‘Days of Thunder 2’ real / New huge AI copyright lawsuit / NETFLIX spins off NBC series
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☀️ HULU 🫶 Ellen Pompeo, APPLE Joins #PriceHike Train
AMAZON enlists Penn Badgley / Issa Rae shops 2nd series this month / ANONYMOUS adds C-suite exec
Latest The Wakeup stories
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☀️ Wahlberg, Again! 10 Pics, 4 Years and Here’s Another
AMAZON fills out TV exec card / WNBA sets new viewer records / PSKY’s flyover state support
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☀️ WB Wants ‘Flintstones,’ META’s $17B State Settlement
NETFLIX gets Winslet series / First pre-TIFF deal struck / DAZN, UNRIVALED’s big new deals
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☀️ PSKY’s Linear TV Options With Bonta
FOCUS picks up comedy / NETFLIX explores more SVOD deals / RANGE partner departs
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☀️ SONY Rules Late Summer Box Office
HBO greenlights DC series / AMAZON’s ‘Serendipity’ redux / DISNEY sets DHAR MANN deal
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☀️ L.A. Mayor, WGA clash on WBD-PSKY
NETFLIX, AMC STUDIOS enter new chapter / AMAZON finds TV Comedy leader / ‘Lanterns’ scores for HBO
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☀️ PSKY Eyes Austin, PAR-WB L.A. Job Damage Numbers
HULU joins ’90s tabloid train / YT fights NETFLIX creator effort / NIELSEN’s new fall adjustments
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☀️ PSKY Elephant in the Room Amid ‘Settle This!’ Chorus
Holland’s big Spidey payday / NETFLIX sets new Zaillian project / David Heyman moves home base
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☀️ PSKY & Bonta Trade Barbs; DISNEY Sues FCC
PEACOCK can’t stop raising prices / Another WBD exec departure / A24 enlists Sharon Stone, Ramy Youssef
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☀️ WB ’26 Woes Mount; PSKY Move Tax Savings Questioned
NETFLIX (re) hires scripted exec / D23 roundup / HBO sets gambling series from MEDIA RES
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☀️ Biggest 2026 Streaming Movies Outside NETFLIX
HBO, DIS+ pass on projects / PAR adds to spec 🔥 / NETFLIX sets Emilia Jones for drama
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☀️ DGA, IATSE Offer PSKY Deal Remedies; Iger’s LAKERS 💰 Questions
NETFLIX goes theatrical (again) / UNI adds to ‘Miami Vice ’85’ cast / SONY re-ups ‘Seinfeld’ deals
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☀️ Bonta Calls ‘Blackmail’ As PSKY Settlement Vibes Stir
NETFLIX’s ‘Last House’ misses blockbuster barrier / Bob Iger, LAKERS owner / ‘Harry Potter’ adds Hoult
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☀️ PSKY Board Approves CA Exit Move
A WARNAMOUNT Q2 earnings report / Upfronts brutal for cable TV / A24, Elordi in talks
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☀️ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Odyssey’ Numbers Are Getting Really Wild
PAR sets alligator pic sequel / ‘Heated Rivalry’ adds cast / LIONGSATE wants more ‘Leprechaun’
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☀️ Linear TV Winners & Losers Q2
LIONSGATE sees debt, profit strides / NBC’s MLB bump not hitting PEACOCK / APPLE re-enlists Marsden
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