The Wakeup
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☀️ Elon Enters the PAR-Verse; YOUTUBE Pushes More AI
SONY sets comedy pic / 101 STUDIOS enters creator space / WB punts ‘Gremlins’
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☀️ NETFLIX Hits ’26 Film Low Point
SONY makes TIFF buy / Eggers takes on Shakespeare / ‘AGT’ next to eye CA exodus
Latest The Wakeup stories
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☀️ PSKY Wins: Now Comes the Pain — Where It Hits First
A look at the job cuts, prospects for talent, Wall Street pitch, streamer integration and much more
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☀️ Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’: The Scary Good Numbers
HBO sets next finance series / SONY, Ritchson in talks / NETFLIX swaps female ensemble series
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☀️ DIS+ Exec Shakeup, Creator Push Continues
WB Signs NETFLIX Filmmaker / ABC scores with CHIEFS / FOX enlists Falco
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☀️ PSKY’s New CA Exodus Threat: Follow the Money
UNI’s ‘Musk’ cold feet / ‘DWTS’ scores again for ABC / SIRIUS’ next podcast deal
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☀️ 60 Minutes Ratings: Not How It Looks
PSKY-State AG talks set / ‘Idol’ ditches L.A. / PAR engaging De Niro
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☀️ NETFLIX, SKYDANCE Break-Up; TIFF’s First Big Sale
PAR enlists Brie Larson / Key NFL opening wk ratings comps / ANGEL 2x’s streaming subs
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☀️ ‘Practical Magic’ Further Curses WB
TIFF opening weekend standouts, HBO’s pic buy / ‘Cliffhanger’ finds new home / ‘Point Break’ returning
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☀️ Summer ’26 Box Office Winners, Losers & Lessons
PAR wants new ‘Italian Job’ / PEACOCK makes NIELSEN sports switch / COMCAST warns on broadband
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☀️ NETFLIX’s Next Big Theatrical Step
AMC settles ‘TWD’ lawsuit, takes write-down / LGF sets 🎥 animation deal / NETFLIX revives ‘Lonesome Dove’
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☀️ Box Office 🤏 to New Summer Record
AMAZON axes Spidey series / ANGEL buys Western / Local pro sports rights deal flurry
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☀️ DIS ‘Dog Stars’ In Dog House As ‘Coyote’ Delivers
PAR makes ‘Days of Thunder 2’ real / New huge AI copyright lawsuit / NETFLIX spins off NBC series
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☀️ HULU 🫶 Ellen Pompeo, APPLE Joins #PriceHike Train
AMAZON enlists Penn Badgley / Issa Rae shops 2nd series this month / ANONYMOUS adds C-suite exec
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☀️ Wahlberg, Again! 10 Pics, 4 Years and Here’s Another
AMAZON fills out TV exec card / WNBA sets new viewer records / PSKY’s flyover state support
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☀️ WB Wants ‘Flintstones,’ META’s $17B State Settlement
NETFLIX gets Winslet series / First pre-TIFF deal struck / DAZN, UNRIVALED’s big new deals
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