The Wakeup
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☀️ Biggest 2026 Streaming Movies Outside NETFLIX
HBO, DIS+ pass on projects / PAR adds to spec 🔥 / NETFLIX sets Emilia Jones for drama
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☀️ DGA, IATSE Offer PSKY Deal Remedies; Iger’s LAKERS 💰 Questions
NETFLIX goes theatrical (again) / UNI adds to ‘Miami Vice ’85’ cast / SONY re-ups ‘Seinfeld’ deals
Latest The Wakeup stories
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☀️ Bonta Calls ‘Blackmail’ As PSKY Settlement Vibes Stir
NETFLIX’s ‘Last House’ misses blockbuster barrier / Bob Iger, LAKERS owner / ‘Harry Potter’ adds Hoult
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☀️ PSKY Board Approves CA Exit Move
A WARNAMOUNT Q2 earnings report / Upfronts brutal for cable TV / A24, Elordi in talks
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☀️ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Odyssey’ Numbers Are Getting Really Wild
PAR sets alligator pic sequel / ‘Heated Rivalry’ adds cast / LIONGSATE wants more ‘Leprechaun’
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☀️ Linear TV Winners & Losers Q2
LIONSGATE sees debt, profit strides / NBC’s MLB bump not hitting PEACOCK / APPLE re-enlists Marsden
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☀️ WBD Movie Carnage, NBA Upside, Streaming Wins in Q2
APPLE TV kills ‘Vanities’ / REGAL CINEMAS, U.K. 👍 on WARNAMOUNT / Alex Cooper, Shawn Levy team up at NETFLIX
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☀️ How PAR’s Finding More TV, Film 💰When Revenue’s Flat
DIS #pricehikes, engagement growth drives Q2 / AMAZON gets Foxx pic / ‘Voice’ goes celeb route at NBC
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☀️ Ellison’s New CNN Hot Take; NETFLIX, Theatrical Rule Streaming
NETFLIX sets deal with top AMAZON star / WB adds to summer 2027 / DISH’s ongoing #cordcutting losses
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☀️ ‘Spidey’ Trounces Predictions: New Records, Comps & More
DISNEY sets new X-Men member / WB’s looming ‘Barbie’ deadline / PAR’s new spec buy
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☀️ HBO Gets ’90s Courtroom Drama, New Bill Lawrence Comedy
SONY’s down, up Q2 / NETFLIX, ‘Adolescence’ director re-team / DISNEY exits A+E JV
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☀️ Hits Push CINEMARK to All-Time 💰 High
AMC’s revenue drop, NETFLIX deal / #PriceHikes, pods help SIRIUS 💰 / Taylor Sheridan, 101 pick up 2 🎥 scripts
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☀️ NETFLIX Films’ Hit-less Summer So Far
Ellison’s $9.8B deficit if WBD deal is dunzo / UNI sets Aniston, Dinklage 🎅 pic / Ari’s WARNAMOUNT defense
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☀️ What YOUTUBE’s PEACOCK Deal Actually Means
AMAZON’s new IP animated pic / FX buys ‘Derry Girls’ creator series / NETFLIX, LIONSGATE’s new licensing deal
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☀️ ‘Odyssey’ Blowing Away ‘Oppenheimer’ With Huge 2nd Weekend
The money math strategy behind PSKY’s trial surprise / WBD sues AMAZON / 5G broadband slams cable in Q2
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☀️ Cable’s Even Murkier Future Exposed in Q2 Numbers
UNI, ATARI team up / PSKY TRO extended / L.A. shoot days dip / HBO’s ‘Industry’ final season casts up
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NBA, Theme Parks Drag COMCAST Q2 — But Movies Shine
NBCU sees World Cup, ‘Love Island’ gains as COMCAST’s broadband loss turnaround nears key phase
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