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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☀️ PSKY’s Mystery WBD Bid; Shell Threatened with Lawsuit
AMC THEATRES hits new low on Q4 report / HULU revives ‘X-Files’ / Hanks as Lincoln
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☀️‘Goat’ Shows Legs as 🎥 Newbies Stumble
WBD drama heightens / HULU sets next animated series / PAR shifts ‘Turtles’
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☀️ PSKY Passes DOJ Hurdle As Senate Perks Up
HBO sees audience bounce / Hader sets directorial debut / WB adds exec for movie boost
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☀️NEON Explores Stake Sale
SONY’s big EFM 🎥 buy / NBC’s 2012 TV stars pilot season / PSKY trims NYC office space
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☀️WBD to PSKY: Put Up or Shut Up
CINEMARK wants more NETFLIX assurances / NBC goes back in time again / NEON, BLACK BEAR make buys
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☀️‘Wuthering’ Withers, ‘GOAT’ Scores, ‘Crime’ Doesn’t Pay
WBD board ‘considers’ PSKY talks / HULU’s next Moss series / Statham’s new $80M pic
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☀️AMAZON Film Spree Grows; ROKU Turnaround Gains
New China AI freaks everyone out / NETFLIX trims product group / CBS NEWS layoffs loom
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☀️APPLE Buys Out ‘Severance’; SONY Snares Momoa
#Cordcutting gets next boost / PROPAGATE gets $50M injection / AMC NETS stagnant Q4
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☀️WBD Activist Rattles NETFLIX BROS. Deal
DISNEY vault’s big week on NETFLIX / WB + King remake / T-MOBILE broadband heater extends
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☀️ WTF Happened To January Movies
PSKY introduces ‘tickling fee’ to WBD / A24’s new big spec buy / AMAZON, Eddie Murphy re-team. Again
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☀️H’wood Super Bowl Ad Report; Feb. Box Office ❤️ Low-Budget Films
AMAZON doubles down on ‘Melania’ / Lots o’ theatrical date shuffling / #BigTech owns Super Bowl
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☀️NETFLIX Nabs Blackpink’s Lisa, Kerry Washington For Growing 🎥 Slate
CINEMA UNITED slams both WBD offers / HBO’s next video game show / ‘High Potential’ keeps growing
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☀️NETFLIX vs. YOUTUBE: How The 2025 💰 Stacks Up
Record U.K. ’25 🎥 production spend / New sports leagues ratings slumps / SIRIUSXM subs, revenue ⬇️ in ’25
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☀️APPLE Rejects Theatrical With ’26 🎥 Slate
NETFLIX spec 🔥 continues / FOX beats #cordcutting in Q4 / ‘M3GAN 2.0’ shows life on NETFLIX
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☀️Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro’s To-Do List, Mandates & Messes to Fix
WB lands Nancy Meyers pic / FUBO stock sinks on Q4 #s / Nolan kiboshes 5-year DGA deal idea
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