The Wakeup
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☀️ ‘Obsession’ Pops with 18-34s, BLACK BEAR Woes Continue
LGF enlists Sam Raimi / Brady Corbett sets leads for next epic / SONY TV comms exec departs
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☀️ NETFLIX Builds AI Animation Biz; VERSANT Q1 Library Bump
PAR, NBCU Euro streamer future in doubt / PAR Sheridan exec departs / NHL hot streak continues
Latest The Wakeup stories
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☀️Hollywood Oscar Ad Buys MIA; ‘One Battle’ Takes 🏆
Which DISNEY properties got Oscars ad time / UNI, A24 see box office wins / PAR buys out Tyler Perry
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☀️UNI’s New Movie Tactics Bring Hope
Oscars betting 💰 / WB, Bradley Cooper talk ‘Ocean’s 11’ / CBS, HBO see solid March results
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☀️SONY TV Exec Shakeup; HULU’s ’26 TV Pilot Heater
FOCUS eyes Billie Eilish / How the UFC fared on CBS / LGF + Brandon Sklenar
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☀️NETFLIX Scores Huge with Alan Ritchson
PAR gets Wan for Korean remake / CAA settles writer lawsuit / LGF sets Rogan comedy world deal
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☀️ Movie Theater Biz Report 2025
DISNEYFOX + Schwarzenegger / AMAZON MGM’s Flanagan deal / New job list Tuesday!
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☀️PIXAR’s ‘Hoppers’ Pop; WB’s ‘Bride’ Jilted
NETFLIX gets Pine pic / SONY picks up new Mezrich book / Byron Allen’s STARZ play
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☀️ ANNAPURNA Comes Back To Life; AMAZON 🫶 Gyllenhaal
NETFLIX’s big spending week / Ellison 🤐 on job cuts / RAINE adds gaming group
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☀️NETFLIX Buys Affleck AI Company; TKO’s ’26 Ambitions
Another big CBS News departure / WB ‘Ocean’s’-Director Split / Jolie pic to VERTICAL
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☀️ NETFLIX 🎥 Viewership Slump Continues
SONY gets Bullock pic / FIFTH SEASON spins off unscripted / Jeff Zucker’s new production powerhouse
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☀️VERSANT’s Rough 2026 Ahead, Plans For Growth
WARNAMOUNT is WBD all over again / NETFLIX gets more Tyler Perry / DISH #cordcutting eases in Q4
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☀️‘Scream’ Win Saves Otherwise Scary Box Office
PAR 30 movie pledge feasibility & week ahead in WBD drama / ‘G.I. Joe’ gets 2 scripts / CHARTER-COX FCC stamp
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☀️ PSKY-WBD Reality: Huge Debt, Layoffs, Streaming & News Chaos
The DOJ may be the easy part: HBO MAX/P+ mess, 🥴 movie math, exec egos, cable melt issues all await
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☀️WBD’s Dark Q4 as Turnaround Signs Start Too Late
Yeah, the NBA killed ads, no movies = no 💰, etc. — but oh, what could have been if there was no sale!
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☀️PSKY Q4: Half Billion 💰 Bleed, But Streaming Finds Profit
Apple gets Armstrong pic / Movie director hiring day / TV looks to books for new series
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☀️ What WBD Is Really Telling PSKY & NETFLIX
NETFLIX Films slow ’26 start / DIS top Comms exec leaving / SPC makes Sundance buy
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