The Wakeup
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☀️ NETFLIX Gets Biggest Doc Viewership In Years
‘Paddington’ adds ‘Veep’ creatives / HULU enlists Cooper Hoffman / New Job List Tuesday
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☀️ ‘Obsession’ Soars On Buzz As ‘Mandalorian’ Hits Target
NETFLIX keeps buying specs / More Cannes deals / SONY gets Julia Roberts pic
Latest The Wakeup stories
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DISNEY+ has 55% of NETFLIX’s subscriber count, but just 19% of its revenue
The 12.4 Million DISNEY+ subscriber additions in Q2 are not what they seem.
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DISNEY+ adds 12 million subscribers in Q2 – Mostly in India
AMAZON gets EMILY BLUNT pic produced by THE ROCK/ MACGRUBER show gets villain / New Lizzo! + weekend MOVIE + TV preview
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POWER creator leaves STARZ for huge NETFLIX deal
Anthony Mason out at CBS THIS MORNING / DISNEY+ India biz approaching crossroad / TORONTO FILM FEST requiring Talent & Media to mask up
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DISNEY+ India looming sports rights battle plays big role in future global growth
A DISNEY+ India #MediaNerd 🤓 read
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EMMYS move mostly outdoors, further limit attendance
AT&T looks to sell TMZ / HBO orders WHITE LOTUS Season 2 with new cast TBA / Fall concert season begins to cancel
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Vince Vaughn, TED LASSO co-creator doing APPLE TV+ series
WB sets 45 day in-theater window for 2022 pics / WEST SIDE STORY done on Broadway / BARSTOOL getting MLB games?
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SUICIDE SQUAD barely tops CONJURING & MORTAL KOMBAT for top 2021 R-rated opening
Jennifer Lawrence to play powerful 70s talent agent / NBC kills big Slip N Slide show / KANYE’s album delayed. Again.
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STARZ streaming subscriber growth flatlines in 2nd quarter
Neil Patrick Harris doing NETFLIX comedy series / PAR+ getting 14 SOUTH PARK movies / Weekend MOVIE + TV preview
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VIACOM hits 42.5 mil paid streaming user total, PAR+ sets SKY partnership
APPLE buys $200 mil (ish) spy movie / ROKU viewing hours decrease 5% / Tim McGraw & Faith Hill starring in YELLOWSTONE prequel
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Reese Witherspoon + Ashton Kutcher for NETFLIX rom com
NY TIMES subscriber growth slows / Nicholas Hoult to lead UNI DRACULA pic / ROKU sets NBCU’s VUDU digital download store deal
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DISCOVERY+ adds 3 million subscribers since April
Natalie Portman suddenly departs HBO pic / Reese Witherspoon sells company for $900 Mil / WARNER MUSIC streaming $$ booming
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JUNGLE CRUISE gets about 1.5% rental rate among DIS+ accounts
PAR pulls CLIFFORD from Sept due to covid / NY TIMES, NPR delay office returns / Kelly Clarkson paying $2.4 Mil alimony
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VICE cuts article volume 50% plus BLACK WIDOW lawsuit breakdown
Nicholas Hoult + Anya Taylor-Joy at SEARCHLIGHT / Latest COVID office delays & shutdowns / New MOVIES & TV weekend preview
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PEACOCK hits 20 Million Monthly US users in July, going International via SKY
NETFLIX sets Jennifer Garner YES DAY sequel / TBS orders STUPID PET TRICKS / GAWKER is back
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