The Wakeup
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☀️ NEON, ROW K In Distro Talks; IMAX Explores Sale
NETFLIX gets Julianne Moore pic / ‘Housemaid’ cleans up LGF Q1 💰 / ‘Survivor’ finale pops
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☀️ What NETFLIX’s New Theatrical, Live Daily TV Moves Indicate
UNI returns to Bay, Damon for new pics / AMAZON’s new sports highmark / SPC makes Cannes buy
Latest The Wakeup stories
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SNAP stock pops 60%, AMAZON PRIME raises prices
DAKOTA JOHNSON leading MARVEL SONY pic / STARZ profit plummets / Weekend new TV + Movie preview
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FACEBOOK user growth stops, stock drops 22%
SPOTIFY forecasts low Q1, stock -10% / MASKED SINGER judges walk-off for Giuliani casting / AMC casts TWD anthology spinoff
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YOUTUBE surpasses NETFLIX revenue in Q4 2021
NY TIMES hits 8.8 Million subs / PARENTHOOD creator sets new series at APPLE TV+ / BUZZFEED sets spending freeze
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FROZEN team sets Musical Rom-com series at HULU
NBCU entering Regional Sports Streaming biz / NY TIMES buys WORDLE / MADDOW leaves MSNBC show for 2 months
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SPIDEY closes in on AVATAR, but snow quiets slow Box Office overall
MOMOA joining FAST 10 / REED HASTINGS drops $20 mil on NETFLIX stock / SUNDANCE ends in flurry of deals
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Awards Season SUPER THURSDAY dials in OSCAR nominations picture
CHARTER still resilient in cord-cutting age / SHOWTIME cancels 2 comedies / Weekend new Movie & TV preview
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PEACOCK has 9 Million paying subscribers & 16 mil total, will 2X content spend in 2022
APPLE makes $15 Million SUNDANCE buy / Claire Danes joins FX series / LIONSGATE makes play for STX
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HBOMAX tops NETFLIX Q4 US growth; NETFLIX still 2X’s HBOMAX US revenue
CARELL re-teams with KRASINSKI for PAR pic / SONY buys WAHLBERG pic / PEACOCK expands in Europe
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NETFLIX gets high-profile Exorcism movie from Lee Daniels
CHRIS EVANS joins THE ROCK in AMAZON pic / CARDI B wins YOUTUBER lawsuit / PAR NETWORK kills Movie rebrand
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SCREAM drops 60%, SPIDER-MAN now 6th biggest movie of all-time
TIKTOK Ad spends booming in 2022 / NBCU cutting OLYMPICS ratings forecast / APPLE sets SKYDANCE deal
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NETFLIX stock drops 19% on subscriber news, Net Profit takes a hit
HBOMAX doing A CHRISTMAS STORY sequel / TIKTOK parent co revenue +70% in 2021 / APPLE TV sets GODZILLA TV series
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WB setting ROBERT PATTINSON for BONG JOON HO’s next pic
INSTA rolls out $ subscription option for Creators / HULU gets new Prez / ANTHONY MACKIE directing first pic
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YOUTUBE ends Originals Programming, leader departing
NETFLIX orders Mike Judge-Greg Daniels comedy / ACTIVISION head to get $375 Million payout / Tom Hanks movie gets director
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SCREAM tops SPIDEY, thanks to 18-34 year olds
NETFLIX boosts prices 10%, Bets on Sports docuseries format / IMAGINE looks to sell 70% stake / JUSTIFIED returns to FX
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