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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NBA FINALS audience is not returning at ABC
PEACOCK orders BRIDGERTON-ish dating show / OLYMPICS very likely to be sans fans / Chris Pratt, SNL Shorts director team up for comedy film
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Zack Snyder’s big plans for next NETFLIX pic
TIKTOK testing CAMEO-ish feature for influencers / PEACOCK sets UNI PICS deal / Reese Witherspoon selling her company?
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DISNEY+ US growth slowing dramatically
AMAZON’s new CEO gets $214 Million of stock options on day 1 / LOVECRAFT COUNTRY done at HBO / F9 crosses $500 Mil
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Ray Liotta joins COCAINE BEAR movie at UNIVERSAL
Honestly I’m not gonna top that sentence. Plus the new TV & MOVIES list this weekend, and a few other things to know as we finish out the week.
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CAMEO plans ONLY FANS rival, will double revenue in 2021
Nick Offerman joins LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN series / OSCARS & GLOBES rule tweaks / INSTA adding full screen video to your feed
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EUPHORIA creator and The Weeknd working on new HBO series
SMARTLESS podcast $60+ Million AMAZON MUSIC deal / SOPRANOS prequel trailer / FACEBOOK’s new newsletter service explained
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The Rock sets Holiday-adventure movie at AMAZON
MIRAMAX gets next Alexander Payne movie / HBOMAX adds 39 countries today / FACEBOOK escapes anti-trust, launches newsletter brand
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MGM gets Channing Tatum “Island” movie from Zoe Kravitz
HBOMAX sets new DC Universe show with JJ Abrams / F9 hits new pandemic record / CLUBHOUSE – NHL set partnership
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AMC doing INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE series
AMAZON sets Steve Carell movie / BUZZFEED going public, buying COMPLEX / New TV & Movies to watch this weekend
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SEINFELD doing Pop Tarts movie at NETFLIX
COMCAST entering Smart TV biz / APPLE TV orders show from RICK & MORTY creator / Ryan Reynolds sells Marketing Agency
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TWITTER launches Paid subscriptions and Ticketed audio events for accounts
DISNEY casts SNOW WHITE in live-action pic / SUICIDE SQUAD trailer drops / New TRANSFORMERS movie details revealed
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Jake Gyllenhaal & Vanessa Kirby doing deserted island movie
Spielberg sets NETFLIX deal for AMBLIN / Cranston + Benning for PAR+ movie / UNIVISION sets pay streaming service plan
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NETFLIX orders LA LAKERS comedy series, Mindy Kaling producing
IN THE HEIGHTS drops out of Top 5 / SMARTLESS podcast seeking $20 Mil payday / FACEBOOK launches podcasts today
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DR DRE producing Marvin Gaye biopic at WB
NY TIMES not gonna buy THE ATHLETIC / DISCOVERY+ sets Maniscalco food show / New TV & Movies to watch this weekend
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