The Wakeup
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☀️ PAR, LGF Go Deeper on AI
APPLE nabs JLaw rom-com / WBD exec pay packages reprimanded (ish) / AMC kills summer concerts plan
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☀️ CAA, TPG Re-Team To Spend In Creator Biz
‘Hail Mary’ gets curious streaming play / SONY Wants More ‘Jump Street’ / FUBO, NBCU end standoff
Latest The Wakeup stories
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☀️UNI’s Demeter DOA, as BARBIE’s lead on TOP GUN & MARIO grows
CBS NEWS Prez departs… on a Sunday / INDIA pics beat US Specialty market / REDBIRD’s Everpass sets PEACOCK deal
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☀️DIS Hikes Prices… again, as Linear TV gets slammed in Q2
LFG & STARZ split delayed… again / HBO orders new comedy series / Saudi Pro Soccer League sells rights globally
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☀️ DISNEY’s $2 Billion Gambling Bet; Strikes hit ENDEAVOR’s 💰 Numbers
TALK TO ME gets sequel / DISH cord cutting worsens / BALLY SPORTS looming carriage crisis
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☀️How PAR’s Many Q2 Biz Negatives Resulted in a Wall Street Positive
MAX Sports tier details emerge / SEARCHLIGHT sets new Dec pic / JEOPARDY recycling old questions
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☀️4 Films top $25+ Mil as MEG, TURTLES beat expectations
College Football’s Friday to Remember / Q2 Earnings Week 3 preview / Meg 2’s huge CHINA factor, as BARBIE crosses $1 Bil
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☀️ APPLE & AMAZON Q2 🤐 on Ent, as Streaming Remains Side Hustle
AMC Networks stock is +20% today. Why? / FUBO’s good YoY numbers / THREADS numbers hit challenges
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☀️WBD Streaming Growth Stalls, Ad $ Falls, but Cash Abounds in Q2
LIONSGATE buys eONE / ALTICE CordCutting updates / UK Streaming Rev $$ numbers
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☀️WGA & AMPTP to talk; Jackie Chan 2018 rules NETFLIX Film Chart
Streamers cut Ad Rates in Upfronts / Albrecht sets new company / WWE hits record $ quarter
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☀️SIRIUSXM sets Market for new DtoC Launch in late 2024
Iger re-enlists Mayer & Staggs / Disney Summer back-of-napkin Theatrical P&L / Piracy chart shows return of global star
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☀️SIRIUSXM sets Market for new DtoC Launch in late 2024
Iger re-enlists Mayer & Staggs / Disney Summer back-of-napkin Theatrical P&L / Piracy chart shows return of global star
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☀️DISNEY Summer Ends with HAUNTED whimper as A24 scores
SONY boots Fall tentpoles to 2024 / DIS+ exploring INDIA password crackdown / Shark Week opens big
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☀️ ROKU stock jumps +20% on Q2 Revenue increase
CHARTER piles on Q2 Cable TV Bundle melt / EMMYS postponed / TV Upfronts finish with underwhelming headline
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☀️PEACOCK loses $651 Mil in Q2, COMCAST stock +7%… here’s why
A24 enters Dec Movie fray / New MLB team goes DtoC Streaming / IMAX finds a profit
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☀️ YOUTUBE $ Growth Returns; WB’s Summer 💰Saved (for now)
SNAP stock drops -19% on Q2 report / AMAZON goes Theatrical again in Q4 / NETFLIX Foxx pic a no-show
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☀️SPOTIFY still can’t find a Profit as they beat Q2 Subs projections
FIOS cord-cutting continues / VENICE Fest slate set / SEARCHLIGHT pushes Emma Stone pic
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