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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YOUTUBE revenue now nearly matches NETFLIX’s
NETFLIX sets Will Smith amnesia action pic / SPOTIFY paid subs +20% vs 2020 / Rege´-Jean Page doing THE SAINT reboot at PAR
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UNIVERSAL buys new EXORCIST trilogy for $400 Million
STARZ vs DISNEY in Int’l trademark courts / WWE sets PEACOCK New Years event / PEACOCK expanding into Soaps genre
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OLYMPICS opening ceremony ratings take 33% hit from 2016
Underwhelming weekend Box Office dive / PS5 sets free APPLE TV+ deal / KANYE delays album at the last minute
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TWITTER loses 1 Million daily US users in 2nd Quarter
Shailene Woodley to lead new SHOWTIME series / INDIE SPIRIT Awards move 3 weeks pre-OSCARS / TV & Movies weekend preview
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HBOMAX adds 3.5 Million global users in 2nd Qtr, 80% US based
THE SHIELD creator doing NETFLIX political thriller / HBOMAX casts BATGIRL / CLUBHOUSE opens to everyone
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NETFLIX has notable US subscriber drop, adds 1.5 Million globally
TIFF lineup announced / Jason Momoa doing HBOMAX rock climbing show / VICE hits trouble going public
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LOKI finale beating WANDA and WINTER SOLDIER DIS+ viewership
COMCAST & VIACOM held Int’l deal talks / MARVEL’s BLADE pic gets director / ESPN signs Manning Bros to call MNF games
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STARZ doing 3 part JOHN WICK prequel event series
BLACK WIDOW box office drops 67% / Covid production shutdowns increase / PAR+ orders GREASE prequel series
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ROBERT DOWNEY JR doing HBO series, playing multiple roles
3 NETFLIX film execs let go over SLACK chats / New Covid protocols hitting LA premieres / Weekend TV & Movies preview
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NETFLIX hires Video Games head, said to launch games by end of 2022
Meghan Markle sets NETFLIX animated show / AMAZON getting Lear’s 70s + 80s sitcoms / FB giving creators $1 Bil over 18 mos
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NETFLIX cuts deal for UNIVERSAL Animated movies
Lebron getting $750 Mil sale offers for his SPRING HILL CO / A24 still in sales talks? / WANDAVISION director doing STAR TREK movie
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The OBAMAS set NETFLIX scripted project about an NYC Blackout
TIKTOK bans sponsored crypto + financial content / SHO orders Vanessa Bayer comedy / Princess Di movie premiering at VENICE
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BLACK WIDOW rented by about 3% of US DISNEY+ accounts
FX sets Kumail Nanjiani for limited series / DISNEY locks up WIMBLEDON thru 2035 / CRAZY RICH ASIANS writer to direct LIONSGATE R-rated comedy
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Henry Cavill, Sam Jackson, Dua Lipa join KINGSMAN Director’s new Spy movie
AMAZON’s new UNIVERSAL PICS deal explained / Javier Bardem as LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE / Weekend TV + MOVIE preview
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