The Wakeup
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☀️ PSKY Considers Deal Concessions, U.K. Launches Probe
Hollywood rules NBA Finals / Momoa exits SONY pic / UNI picks up high school comedy
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☀️ AMAZON’s ‘Masters’ Disaster, Latinos Power PAR’s ‘Scary’ Big Wknd
NETFLIX sets Cavill for action-comedy / PAR+ buys Mangold series / ABC June sports #s scoring
Latest The Wakeup stories
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☀️PREVIEW: PAR+ big $ losses continue in Q2, adds +4.9 Mil subs but not specified where
NEON open to sale or investment / ALTICE confirms Cable’s broadband sub problem / PAR TV advertising takes -6% drop
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☀️PAR+ big $ losses continue in Q2, adds +4.9 Mil subs but not specified where
NEON open to sale or investment / ALTICE confirms Cable’s broadband sub problem / PAR TV advertising takes -6% drop
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☀️WBD’s BATGIRL dump explained as Amazon’s #PivotToDudes continues
NY TIMES strong Q2 as Print Ads save Digital / DISH cord cutting 4Xs / HULU sets Moss to lead new series
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☀️ AMAZON sets YouTuber feed with plans for more in NFL Thursday Night Football
PINTEREST stock pops 21% despite more Ad cutbacks / FIRST LADY axed at SHO / GEORGIA production spend booms
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HBOMAX axes live-action Family genre, as further WBD cuts likely await
Leo & Scorsese set next APPLE TV pic / ‘Movies for Adults’ show box office legs / McConaughey sets next pic at SKYDANCE
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ROKU sends shockwave thru Streaming video Ad biz, -26% stock drop
An AMAZON PRIME vs NETFLIX $$ numbers comp / Inside THE GRAY MAN 1st weekend #s / Alan Horn joins WBD to advise Zaz
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PEACOCK adds no subscribers or free users in Q2, loses $467 Million in 3 months
FACEBOOK loses monthly users, has 1st ever Revenue drop / Taron Egerton starring in NETFLIX action pic / SIRIUS cuts subscriber forecast
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YOUTUBE 3rd company to confirm Ad biz $$ slowdown & Q3 headwinds
SPOTIFY grows but can’t turn a profit / PARAMOUNT stock gets 2nd analyst downgrade / AMAZON’s massive EUROPE price hikes in Sept
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GOOGLE crashes into NFL Sunday Ticket streaming rights race
WBD axes Sam Bee’s TBS series / WWE revenue booms as McMahon fallout continues / AT&T and WALMART add more Q3 $$ clouds
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MARVEL sets slate thru 2025, as NOPE opens… decent-ish?
WKUP: McMahon departs WWE for good / NETFLIX pic to open VENICE FEST / COMIC-CON trailer links galore
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SNAP 27% stock drop, TWITTER losses set off Ad biz cutback alarm
MAGIC MIKE 3 in talks for theatrical vs HBOMAX / TCA goes back to virtual again / PAR+ sets Sarah Michelle Gellar to lead Teen Wolf series
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Preview – APPLE TV buys next Jennifer Lawrence pic, will drop in Oscar season
WAKEUP: FOCUS gets next Wes Anderson pic / UNI buys Please Don’t Destroy movie / APPLE sets Godzilla series leads
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APPLE TV buys next Jennifer Lawrence pic, will drop in Oscar season
FOCUS gets next Wes Anderson pic / UNI buys Please Don’t Destroy movie / APPLE sets Godzilla series leads
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NETFLIX silences haters, but loses most US subs ever in a quarter
Eddie Murphy sets next AMAZON pic / NETFLIX Ad tier won’t have all current content / Hugh Jackman joins HULU animated series
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UTA takes Swedish Private Equity cash to embark on growth chapter
Desus & Mero break up / TIKTOK & APPLE join tech jobs slowdown / AMAZON PRIME prioritizes Live programming aka The NFL in redesign
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