The Wakeup

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The latest Hollywood + Media Business news to know each Weekday Morning in under 10 minutes (usually).

Episode Date
The Rock's DC movie "Black Adam" adds cast / THE OC gets a podcast / SAW sequel release date / New TV + Movies this weekend
Mar 26, 2021
BLACK WIDOW moves to July /SHAZAM! sequel + Helen Mirren / THE CIRCLE going episodic at NETFLIX /JUSTICE LEAGUE goes B&W
Mar 24, 2021
MGM buying Gyllenhaal's next movie / LIZZO sets AMAZON dance show / Dan Radcliffe + Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum movie
Mar 22, 2021
FRI 3.19.21: GOT spinoffs developing / VENOM sequel release delayed / Maya Rudolph + APPLE TV series / New TV & Movies this weekend
Mar 19, 2021
WED 3.17.21: TOM HIDDLESTON joins APPLE TV+ show / KILLING EVE sets end plan / Rian Johnson sets PEACOCK series / BACHELORETTE couple gets TBS show
Mar 17, 2021
MON 3.15.21: Tiffany Haddish NETFLIX movie / Crudup out of THE FLASH / Trevor Noah + PARAMOUNT movie / Steph Curry + HBOMAX couples gameshow /
Mar 15, 2021
FRI 3.12.21: THE BOYS spinoff adds leads / THE FLASH movie sets female lead / NETFLIX buys Dev Patel movie for $30 Mil / New TV & Movies this weekend
Mar 12, 2021
THU 3.11.21: Michael B Jordan directing CREED III / Natalie Portman + Lupita Nyong'o at APPLE TV / NETFLIX renews reality shows / NHL + ABC & ESPN details
Mar 11, 2021
WED 3.10.21: SPIELBERG sets next movie / RUSSIAN DOLL adds Season 2 cast / JJ Abrams reteams with Josh Holloway /Big HUFFPOST layoffs
Mar 10, 2021
MON 3.8.21: CHRISTIAN BALE movie to NETFLIX / A Look at LUPIN pt2 / HBO reteams with David Simon / Ray Liotta + APPLE TV series
Mar 08, 2021
FRI 3.5.21: A QUIET PLACE 2 & F9 move release dates / New STAR TREK script in the works / Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton at FX / New TV & Movies this weekend
Mar 05, 2021
PARAMOUNT+ Day 1: What worked, and what needs work
Mar 05, 2021
WED 3.3.21: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie gets villain /GLOW creators set APPLE TV show / Ridley Scott sets "Josephine" for NAPOLEON movie / Lena Dunham directs next movie
Mar 03, 2021
TUE 3.2.21: Obi Wan DISNEY+ show adds cast / COMIC CON goes virtual / NETFLIX buys Liam Neeson movie / IG Live adds 4 person feature
Mar 02, 2021
MON 3.1.21: Clooney + Roberts doing RomCom / A Black SUPERMAN movie in works at WB / KevHart sets new NETFLIX comedy / THE REAL WORLD drops NYC reunion trailer
Mar 01, 2021
FRI 2.26.21: MIKE TYSON gets HULU mini-series / Gyllenhaal virus movie gets director / Zoe Kravitz + Soderbergh movie / REBEL WILSON sets college comedy / New TV & Movies this wknd
Feb 26, 2021
THU 2.25.21: DAVID FINCHER + Fassbender at NETFLIX / Ryan Gosling's next movie / RAY DONOVAN gets movie at SHO / PARAMOUNT+ pricing & details
Feb 25, 2021
WED 2.24.21: Tina Fey + Jon Hamm movie / Taylor Kitsch + Chris Pratt for AMAZON series / Jon Stewart makes hires for APPLE TV show / HULU Victoria's Secret Docuseries
Feb 24, 2021
TUE 2.23.21: Guy Ritchie doing WWII spy action movie / SUCCESSION adds to S3 cast / Mila Kunis + NETFLIX movie / NYC Movie theaters reopening!
Feb 23, 2021
MON 2.22.21 : EDGAR WRIGHT re-doing "The Running Man" / TOM HARDY + NETFLIX movie / JJ ABRAMS new HBOMAX show / new CUMBERBATCH limited series
Feb 22, 2021
FRI 2.19.21: DAISY RIDLEY sets next movie / JOAQUIN PHOENIX + "Midsommar" director for A24 movie / KATE MCKINNON leaves HULU’s THERANOS project / The New Movies & TV this weekend
Feb 19, 2021
THU 2.18.21: TIM BURTON directing Addams Family NETFLIX show / NORMAL PEOPLE follow up gets cast at HULU / Scorsese casts APPLE TV movie lead / DONALD GLOVER gets Huge AMAZON deal
Feb 18, 2021
WED 2.17.21: JORDAN PEELE sets cast for next movie / Lenny Kravitz to play J.Lo's ex / BRIDGERTON star joins DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie / NCIS going Hawaii?
Feb 17, 2021
TUE 2.16.21: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY reboot,Donald Glover + Phoebe Waller Bridge for AMAZON show / BRIDGERTON season 2 gets new lead / THE REAL WORLD comes back to PARAMOUNT+
Feb 16, 2021
FRI: "GOT" creators set new NETFLIX show / ISSA RAE doing new HBOMAX show / "Face/Off" getting a new version / New Movies + TV to watch this weekend
Feb 12, 2021
THU 2.11.21: PEDRO PASCAL + HBOMAX "The Last of Us" vid game series / Elizabeth Moss + Gyllenhaal & Isaac for GODFATHER movie / HBOMAX + Mindy Kaling SCOOBY DOO show / HBO cuts ties with Mike Judge
Feb 11, 2021
WED 2.10.21: Sandra Bullock + Brad Pitt action movie / Pedro Pascal + Judd Apatow + NETFLIX / THE BEST MAN Tv show + PEACOCK / CAA parts with Shia LaBeouf / WIZARD OF OZ + WATCHMEN director
Feb 10, 2021
TUE: TO ALL THE BOYS author + new AMAZON series, Chris Pine gets DUNGEONS & DRAGONS co-star, AMAZON does huge MICHAEL B JORDAN deal, REDDIT doubles in value, DISCOVERY+ month 1 downloads and more
Feb 09, 2021
MON: Lana Condor re-teams with NETFLIX / YELLOWSTONE gets a prequel / Ben Stiller directing Nixon VP true crime movie / All the SUPERBOWL movie ads
Feb 08, 2021
FRI: HARRY STYLES doing Amazon movie / QUESTLOVE Sundance doc sold / Zelwegger + NBC “Dateline” show / FATHER OF THE BRIDE getting reboot / New TV + Movies this wknd
Feb 05, 2021
THU 2.4.21: GOLDEN GLOBES snubs, NETFLIX writes $15 mil SUNDANCE check / Morgan Wallen career implosion / NY TIMES subscriber updates
Feb 04, 2021
WED 2.3.21 : WICKED movie gets director, more NBCU layoffs, Lena Dunham directing a movie / SUNDANCE winners
Feb 03, 2021
TUE 2.2.21 : JLO + NETFLIX / SATC + Covid / GAME STOP getting TWO movies? / a Wakanda DISNEY+ series
Feb 02, 2021
MON 2.1.21 : CLOVERFIELD sequel news / APPLE TV WeWork Show / WILLOW TV show update / A $25 Million Sundance buy / FACEBOOK dialing back Groups
Feb 01, 2021
FRI 1.29.21 : Armie Hammer out of PARAMOUNT+ series / Jared Leto, + Aronofsky re-teaming / SPONGEBOB to launch PAR+ / New TV + Movies this weekend
Jan 29, 2021
THU 1.28.21 : BRIDGERTON audience booms / Ton of TV Series renewals / PEACOCK & FB user # news / WARNER MEDIA takes huge write downs
Jan 28, 2021
WED 1.27.21 : New HBO MAX's user #s analyzed / Kev Hart movie news / MODERN FAMILY coming to streaming / NETFLIX getting more TOO HOT TO HANDLE
Jan 27, 2021
TUE 1.26.21 : HARRY POTTER as HBOMax show? / TOMB RAIDER movie + LOVECRAFT COUNTRY creator / TARON EGERTON + AppleTV show / FIOS loses 300k+ subs in 2020
Jan 26, 2021
MON 1.25.21: A QUIET PLACE 2, THE KING’S MAN moved / WWE Streaming moving to PEACOCK / SNL Feb host lineup / Brie Larson + APPLE TV series / NBCSN RIP
Jan 25, 2021
FRI 1/22/21: JAMES BOND & GHOSTBUSTERS moved / Hugh Grant re-teams with Guy Ritchie / BRIDGERTON season 2 info / Michelle Pfeiffer to play Betty Ford / New TV + Movies this weekend
Jan 22, 2021
THU 1/21/21: Basically just sayin’ Hey…. AND some TV ratings updates and new TV to watch tonight.
Jan 21, 2021
WED 1/20/21: WILLY WONKA prequel a go at WB / NETFLIX user number record explained / SAVED BY THE BELL renewed / PARAMOUNT PLUS sets launch plans..Sorta / It’s New President day!
Jan 20, 2021
TUE 1/19/21: GODZILLA V KONG release moved up / MARVEL Disney+ show adds Ethan Hawke / PEAKY BLINDERS movie / Gal Gadot + NETFLIX movie / APPLE TV+ giving you 5 more free months
Jan 19, 2021
FRI 1/15/21: CARDI B doing PARAMOUNT comedy / NOMADLAND goes to HULU / Ridley Scott + Joaquin Phoenix NAPOLEON movie sold / DOOGIE HOWSER reboot cast / New TV + Movies this Weekend
Jan 15, 2021
THU 1/14/21: SOPRANOS prequel pushed / SXSW 2021 Lineup / DAVID O RUSSELL movie adds cast / ARMIE HAMMER out of JLO movie / Celeb JEOPARDY hosts / COX Cable owes $1bil to Music Labels
Jan 14, 2021
WED 1/13/21: Chris Pratt sci-fi movie going to AMAZON? / BATMAN HBOMax show gets new leader / NETFLIX releasing 70+ movies in 2021 / UNIVISION starting streaming service / AT&T TV NOW over
Jan 13, 2021
TUE 1/12/21: WILLOW Director leaves reboot at Disney+ / SATC stars get huge HBOMax payday / New MORBIUS release date / Danny Boyle + FX Sex Pistols miniseries / Aronofsky + Brendan Fraser movie
Jan 12, 2021
MON 1/11/21: WONDER WOMAN plummeting at box office / SATC series a go at HBO… Max / VOGUE Kamala Harris cover kerfluffle / ROKU sets SmartTV user record / PARLER loses all tech support
Jan 11, 2021
FRI 1/8/21: STAR WARS movie gets writer / MEAN GIRLS over / ROKU buys QUIBI / SIRIUS XM writes down $1Bil / The New TV + Movies this Weekend / New Presidents at WB + PARAMOUNT
Jan 08, 2021
THU 1/7/21: ROKU sets new user record / SPAMALOT movie gets greenlight / AMY RYAN, CATHERINE ZETA JONES sign on to TV shows / Agency exec moves / New TV to watch tonight
Jan 07, 2021
WED 1/6/21: DEXTER revival casts villain / GRAMMYS moved to SAG Awards day / DR DRE admitted to ICU / NYE TV ratings / New Trailers + TV to watch tonight / TRAVEL + LEISURE sold
Jan 06, 2021
TUE 1/5/21: HULU Live adds MTV, Viacom networks / TIFFANY HADDISH joins MGM sci fi pic / MARCH MADNESS is a go / Another big departure at WME / ESPN+ raising prices / THE CUT gets new EIC
Jan 05, 2021
MON 1/4/21: ROKU buying QUIBI shows? / AMAZON buys WONDERY / BOX OFFICE updates / Harry Styles + Phoebe Waller Bridge music video / The year changed
Jan 04, 2021
WED 12/30/20: Tatum + Bullock for action-romance at PAR / HBOMax doing more SATC? / WONDER WOMAN flops in China, WB orders part 3 / PARAMOUNT sells off another movie
Dec 30, 2020
WED 12/23/20: New TV + Movies to watch over Christmas break / FX orders Taika Waititi series / 4 Big New Trailers! / DISCOVERY buys rest of OWN / BLUMHOUSE wins NYT article rights
Dec 23, 2020
TUE 12/22/20: MGM makes moves to sell / Changes at top of DISNEY Studio / Paul Feig sets cast for NETFLIX movie / New ED SHEERAN music / GROUP NINE MEDIA looking to buy more companies
Dec 22, 2020
MON 12/21/20: Russo Bros + Millie Bobbie Brown + UNIVERSAL / WONDER WOMAN China trouble / Charlie D’Amico + HULU / NY + LA Film Critics awards / Weekend Box Office
Dec 21, 2020
JOSH HOROWITZ from MTV News on Oscars 2021, Movie Publicity evolution & future of Movie Theater business
Dec 21, 2020
FRI 12/18/20: JLO + Netflix movie / LA LAW & NIGHT COURT reboots? / SAM JACKSON + AppleTV series / New TIMBERLAKE trailer / UNI MUSIC now 20% Chinese owned / New Movies + TV to watch this wknd
Dec 18, 2020
THU 12/17/20: Kate Beckinsdale + PARAMOUNT+ Series / HBOMax comes to ROKU / Paul McCartney + Rick Rubin for docuseries / CAA + WGA agreement / Layoffs hitting SOLSTICE STUDIOS
Dec 17, 2020
FATALÉ director DEON TAYLOR on reviving the Adult Thriller genre with Hilary Swank + Michael Ealy, & releasing a movie in the crux of the pandemic
Dec 17, 2020
WED 12/16/20: SONY finds their Whitney Houston for biopic / Harry & Megan + SPOTIFY / HULU + Pam & Tommy sex tape series / SUNDANCE unveils lineup / CHAPPELLE’S SHOW off HBOMax
Dec 16, 2020
TUE 12/15/20: Chris Pine + DUNGEONS & DRAGONS / WB pushes MORTAL KOMBAT / THE OFFICE (mostly) goes behind PEACOCK paywall / Alicia Vikander + HBO limited series / 4 new trailers!
Dec 15, 2020
MON 12/14/20: DISNEY sets 2021 movie release dates / Michael Douglas as Ronald Regan in limited series for PARAMOUNT TV / RIDICULOUSNESS spinoff hits MTV tonight
Dec 14, 2020
FRI 12/11/20: Julia Roberts + APPLE TV series / DISNEY+ subscriber update / Emma Stone + Showtime series / RIAA apologizes to Tiffany Haddish / New TV and Movies to watch this Weekend
Dec 11, 2020
THU 12/10/20: Affleck + Clooney at AMAZON / Kev Hart + Wes Snipes at NETFLIX / HBO rebooting TRUE BLOOD? / Jessica Simpson + AMAZON reality show / Fox News launching weather channel
Dec 10, 2020
WED 12/9/20: New STERN SiriusXM deal / SPIDERMAN 3 casting news / PEACOCK & HBOMAX update account #s / OSCARS set producing team / TV Series renewals, cancellations, pickups
Dec 09, 2020
TUE 12/8/20: Lady Gaga GUCCI movie adds big cast / Tina Fey producing Carol Burnett movie at APPLE / HBO sets EUPHORIA ep 2 date / Queen Latifah + NETFLIX / MSNBC getting new prez
Dec 08, 2020
MON 12/7/20: NICE WHITE PARENTS coming to HBO / Oscar Issaac + METAL GEAR SOLID vid game pic at Sony / CROODS 2 lead box office, no other movie cracks $1mil
Dec 07, 2020
FRI 12/4/20: What WARNER BROS blowing up 2021 movie biz means / DISNEY entertainment group layoffs / Marvel’s HAWKEYE adds to cast at Disney+ / New Movies + TV to watch this weekend
Dec 05, 2020
THU 12/3/20: DISCOVERY+ launch details / Emma Stone drops out of Chazelle + Pitt movie / Anne Hathaway heist movie to HBOMAX / WONDERY selling to Amazon? / HULU expands Watch Party
Dec 03, 2020
WED 12/2/20: NETFLIX + Melissa McCarthy TV series / Armie Hammer + GODFATHER TV series / DISNEY axes TouchstoneTV label / PLUTO + Showtime channel / HBO’s THE UNDOING ratings are a hit
Dec 02, 2020
TUE 12/1/20: BLACK MIRROR creator + 2020 Netflix special / Felicity Huffman books new ABC project / Peter Dinklage = new Toxic Avenger / Disney making big NFL push / Comcast bills going up?
Dec 01, 2020
MON 11/30/20: DISNEY raises 2021 layoff count / VIACOM sells Simon & Schuster / CROODS 2 sets US Covid Box Office record / SNL sets Dec hosts + music guests / AMAZON cancels UTOPIA
Nov 30, 2020
WED 11/25/20: New TV + Movies to watch Thanksgiving wknd / NETFLIX pulls Chappelle’s Show / Peyton Manning to host NBC game show / OBAMA book hits big week 1 sales / YT suspends OANN
Nov 25, 2020
TUE 11/24/20: NPH joins Nic Cage movie / NETFLIX to spend $1 Bil in New Mexico / JEOPARDY auditioning Ken Jennings as host? / HBOMAX + Nicki Minaj docuseries / UNI moves THE 355 to the 2022
Nov 24, 2020
MON 11/23/20: Channing Tatum + 21 Jump St producers for UNI pic / PREDATOR movie getting another installment / HBO orders THE LAST OF US TV series / ROKU offers big Black Friday discounts
Nov 23, 2020
FRI 11/20/20: Angelina Jolie sets movie to direct / BUZZFEED buys HUFF POST / OBAMAS producing NETFLIX gov’t sketch show / APPLE TV gets Tetris movie / New Movies + TV this weekend
Nov 20, 2020
THU 11/19/20: 300+ Layoffs at NBCU, Viacom, AMC Networks / WONDER WOMAN hits HBOMax + Theaters on Dec 25 / CHARLIE BROWN holiday specials + PBS / Tina Fey + Broadway special
Nov 19, 2020
WED 11/18/20: CONAN going HBOMax in 2021 / THE BATMAN TV show loses showrunner / TWITTER launches expiring tweets / SIMON & SCHUSTER for sale again / Spike Lee sets Viagra movie
Nov 18, 2020
TUE 11/17/20: T-SWIFT music catalog sold / UNI + CINEMARK in huge deal / Kelsey Grammer + Alec Baldwin at ABC / Judd Apatow + NETFLIX / Exec Moves @NETFLIX, NBCU / HULU TV raises prices
Nov 17, 2020
MON 11/16/20: HBOMAX gets AMAZON deal / FREAKY takes #1 /Stallone joining SUICIDE SQUAD / O Mag layoffs coming / SPACE FORCE renewed at Netflix / Michel Gondry + Amazon Prime
Nov 16, 2020
FRI 11/13/20: Why DISNEY+ & NETFLIX subs are not the same value / WANDAVISION gets a date / Renewals at E! / AMAZON sets year-end Comedy Special / New TV + Movies to watch this weekend
Nov 13, 2020
THU 11/12/20: Jake Gyllenhaal + Michael Bay for action flick / UNI sells Int’l on Hanks movie to NETFLIX / Haddish heads up APPLE TV ensemble / Toobin out at NEW YORKER / Hot Zone renewed
Nov 12, 2020
WED 11/11/20: WARNER MEDIA layoffs hit / SCORPION KING reboot at UNI / SPOTIFY spends another $235 mil in podcasting / Jamie Foxx + AMAZON movie / NBC + GRINCH Broadway special
Nov 11, 2020
TUE 11/10/20: A QUIET PLACE gets spinoff movie / Chris Pratt doing UNI buddy cop movie / HBO + Ruth Wilson & Andrew Scott / UNI sets temp 17 day window Cinemark deal / Lots of EXEC MOVES
Nov 10, 2020
MON 11/9/20: DEPP out of Fantastic Beasts franchise / CINEMACON moves to late Aug / SLING TV subscriber updates / NBA comes back for Christmas / CNN ratings continue their run
Nov 09, 2020
FRI 11/6/20: DISNEY pulls Dec movies, lays off 50 / ROKU sets new subscriber record / LIONSGATE lays off 70 / CNN beats FOX NEWS / WSJ ads -45% / New TV + Movies to watch this weekend
Nov 06, 2020
THU 11/5/20: FOX NEWS sets ratings record / NY TIMES Ad revenue -30% / ESPN eliminating 500 positions / CINEMARK theaters lose $148 mil in 3 months
Nov 05, 2020
WED 11/4/20: Pretty much just sayin hi... while Hollywood waits for Democracy to do its thing.
Nov 04, 2020
TUE 11/3/20: Christopher Walken + APPLE TV series / ABC orders game show with JEOPARDY GOAT’s / NBC pulls CONNECTING / AMC Theaters lose $900mil + in 3 months / VOTE!
Nov 03, 2020
MON 11/2/20: Kenya Barris moving to ViacomCBS? / MGM picks up Johnny Depp movie / BOX OFFICE top 5 still under $8 million total / FOX cancels 2 Fall Shows / CHARTER & ALTICE subscriber updates
Nov 02, 2020
FRI 10/30/20: NETFLIX raises prices / Judge Judy to...IMDB TV / NBCU sets $500 mil for layoff costs / MORNING BREW sold for $75 mil / Awkwafina + Sanda Oh at NETFLIX / New TV + Movies this weekend
Oct 30, 2020
THU 10/29/20: NBCU layoffs loom in Nov + Dec / Mindy Kaling + GOOD IN BED / New PEACOCK user #s / Big TED LASSO renewal / COMCAST cord cutter update / SPOTIFY user # update
Oct 29, 2020
WED 10/28/20: Jon Stewart + APPLE TV series / NETFLIX Programming Re-Org / JLO + Armie for Lionsgate movie / SONY PICS Marketing Re-Org / MGM delays more movies
Oct 28, 2020
TUE 10/20/20: MARVEL + Oscar Isaac / MGM + Richard Pryor biopic / Sandler joins NETFLIX space drama / Lebron producing doc @CNN / 60 MINUTES hits ratings high / BUZZFEED out of the red..sorta
Oct 27, 2020
MON 10/26/20: WARNER MAX division RIP / CableTV to lose 25 mil subs by 2025 / New ARIANA GRANDE / Jessica Chastain joins HBO mini / THE MEG 2 gets director
Oct 26, 2020
Writer JOEL STEIN on the 2020 Magazine business, Selling scripts without Agents, and his new Digital Series
Oct 26, 2020
FRI 10/23/20: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA movie set at UNI / Scarlett Johansson gets AppleTV movie / QUIBI sets end date / New TV + Movies to watch this weekend
Oct 23, 2020
THU 10/22/20: JUSTICE LEAGUE brings back Leto / HBOMAX updates Subscriber #s / CRAWDADS gets a lead actress / GHOSTBUSTERS moves again / DIRECTV loses more TV subs / VARIETY EIC returning
Oct 22, 2020
WED 10/21/20: FAST & FURIOUS sets end plan / DISNEY+ orders WILLOW TV series / HBO orders Jake Gyllenhaal limited series / SNAP hits new daily user record / NETFLIX subscriber growth update
Oct 21, 2020
TUE 10/20/20: Bradley Cooper adds Jeremy Strong to NETFLIX movie / EUPHORIA adds 2 new eps / New head of WB Television / APPLE MUSIC launches 2020 version of MTV / TNT sets Nov Celebrity Golf faceoff
Oct 20, 2020
MON 10/19/20: HBO bringing back THE VOW / COLBERT + Showtime on Election Night / SNL + Adele, H.E.R. / NY STATE movie theaters to reopen - Not NYC / STAR TREK: DISCOVERY gets Season 4
Oct 19, 2020
FRI 10/16/20: Clooney directing Grisham movie / Another NETFLIX exec + NBCU int’l head Axed / EPIX picks up Ed Burns series / UTA adds 19 partners / New stuff to watch this Weekend
Oct 16, 2020
THU 10/15/20: DiCaprio + Jen Lawrence at NETFLIX / DEXTER returning / GREASE TV show to PAR+ / Ava DuVernay sets NETFLIX movie / AMAZON reboots I KNOW WHAT YOU DID… / TONY noms out
Oct 15, 2020
Why the DISNEY Exec changes this week just Deeply altered Hollywood protocol, and the turbulence ahead that no one's talking about
Oct 15, 2020
WED 10/14/20: MAD MAX: FURIOSA movie at WB / COMING TO AMERICA 2 to Amazon / MORNING BREW selling to INSIDER? / CBS sets Nov premiere dates / THE CROWN S4 trailer
Oct 14, 2020
TUE 10/13/20: SANDRA BULLOCK sets next movie / ELON MUSK + Channing Tatum at HBO / AMC Theaters broke by Dec? / NBCU Unscripted head out / JOSH JACKSON as DR DEATH / GRETA VAN FLEET returns
Oct 13, 2020
MON 10/12/20: 2 big NETFLIX Execs leave / GRANDPA takes US Box Office / PAR gets “Cleopatra” Gal Gadot movie / NETFLIX gets Elf on the Shelf / Google QVC’ing YouTube
Oct 12, 2020
FRI 10/9/20: Huge WARNER MEDIA layoffs ahead / DISNEY+ gets SOUL for Christmas / Cumberbatch joins next SPIDERMAN / Fukanaga + Spielberg/Hanks + AppleTV WW2 mini / New wknd TV + Movies
Oct 09, 2020
THU 10/8/20: SNL boots Music Guest / #2 at GOOP taking leave / JURASSIC WORLD shuts down / HSM sets Disney+ Holiday Special / VIACOM not returning to office in January / FACEBOOK makes another ban
Oct 08, 2020
WED 10/7/20: HOWARD STERN nearing new SIRIUS deal / THE SECOND CITY up for sale / APPLE TV gets 90’s SUPERMODEL docuseries / THE CUT Editor leaves
Oct 07, 2020
TUE 10/6/20: GOT prequel casting / DUNE leaves Dec box office / No season 4 for GLOW / AUDIBLE + Conan O’Brien (ish) / INSTA adds shopping to IGTV / LA TIMES editor stepping down
Oct 06, 2020
MON 10/5/20: BOND to Apr 2021, F9 to May 2021 / REGAL movie theaters shutdown / COBRA KAI gets Season 4 / NETFLIX orders Dahlmer series / DAZED & CONFUSED cast reuniting
Oct 05, 2020
Showrunner JONATHAN TROPPER talks BANSHEE, WARRIOR and Season 2 of AppleTV's SEE
Oct 03, 2020
FRI 10/2/20: GREENLAND to PVOD + HBO / Jamie Foxx returning to SPIDERMAN / Guy Ritchie + THE GENTLEMAN tv series / THR lays off 50 in VARIETY merger / New TV + Movies this weekend
Oct 02, 2020
THU 10/1/20: MS MARVEL Disney+ series finds lead / GODFATHER + Gyllenhaal + Isaac movie / Idris vs a lion for UNI film / Google drops new $50 CHROMECAST / CONDE restores full pay
Oct 01, 2020
WED 9/30/20: BORAT 2 to Amazon Prime / THE CRAFT sequel to PVOD / Barry Jenkins to direct THE LION KING 2 / Sam Esmail sets 2 shows at ABC / Sam Jay sets HBO series / DISNEY Parks lay of 28,000 people
Sep 30, 2020
TUE 9/29/20: SODERBERGH starts HBOMax movie / BET orders PAULA PATTON series / ROKU CHANNEL launches standalone app / HBO renews MAHER / PRES DEBATES begin
Sep 29, 2020
MON 9/28/20: MARVEL + Sam Jackson for DISNEY+ TV show / WONDERY seeking sale? / HEMSWORTH + TELLER + SMOLETT set for NETFLIX pic / NBC to shoot shows in Australia / NETFLIX + 4th TIFF buy
Sep 28, 2020
FRI 9/25/20: THE BOYS sets spinoff / ICE CUBE sets UNI SciFi movie / MLB expands TBS TV deal / THE KNICK returning? / SPOTIFY + Chernin development deal / New TV + Movies to watch this wknd
Sep 25, 2020
THU 9/24/20: GOSLING & GYLLENHAAL movie sales / BLACK WIDOW out of Nov / INSTAGRAM expands Reels / SXSW sets 2021 plan / Brene Brown to SPOTIFY / Lots o’casting news
Sep 24, 2020
WED 9/23/20: Bradley Cooper + Carey Mulligan @NETFLIX / PARAMOUNT NET rebrand / ABC NEWS takes ratings crown / VARIETY, THR, DEADLINE merge / WARNER MEDIA CMO out
Sep 23, 2020
TUE 9/22/20: QUIBI exploring sale? / EMMYS hit new ratings low / DARK CRYSTAL done at NETFLIX / New Digital Editor at VOGUE / Tiffany Haddish + Nic Cage movie at LIONSGATE
Sep 22, 2020
MON 9/21/20: PEACOCK comes to Roku / TENET declining / DC UNIVERSE ends streaming / DISCOVERY svod details / ELLEN returns to TV
Sep 21, 2020
Inside VANITY FAIR + Covid-times Pop Culture, with JEFF GILES, VF Hollywood Exec Editor
Sep 19, 2020
FRI 9/18/20: OCT Movie drought worsens / AMAZON gets Chris Pine + Thandie Newton spy movie / THE BATMAN back in production / DISNEY+ gets their “She Hulk” / Layoffs hit PARADIGM, MEREDITH
Sep 18, 2020
THU 9/17/20: SNL adds celebs + new cast / UNI moves up CROODS 2 / More NBCU Exec changes / ABC cancels Stumptown / AMAZON MUSIC enters podcast biz / THE SKIMM enters wellness space
Sep 17, 2020
WED 9/16/20: MADONNA to direct Madonna at UNI, HBOMAX orders Taika Waititi series / Jake Gyllenhaal + Antoine Fuqua movie / APPLE adds subscription bundles / DWTS ratings + 30%
Sep 16, 2020
TUE 9/15/20: YOUTUBE launches TikTok ripoff / CBS ALL ACCESS to become PARAMOUNT+ / No new Movie releases til Oct 9 / COMEDY CENTRAL hits to HBOMax / NETFLIX orders GOOD TIMES update
Sep 15, 2020
MON 9/14/20: NETFLIX buys 3 TIFF movies, WONDER WOMAN to Christmas, TENET + MULAN box office sags, SHE’S ALL THAT reboot, TIK TOK gets a “tech partner”, Syndicated FallTV begins
Sep 14, 2020
FRI 9/11/20: AMAZON gets Nic Cage as JOE EXOTIC show, DISNEY+ reboots DOOGIE, SNL return set, NETFLIX renews GOOP, FB creates product for...college kids, New TV + Movies to watch this weekend
Sep 11, 2020
THU 9/10/20: WALKING DEAD sets ending / WONDER WOMAN 1984 moving from Oct? / New head of NBCU TV & new CMO at AMAZON, JAY LENO returning to TV, REFINERY29 gets new EIC
Sep 10, 2020
WED 9/9/20: NETFLIX axes Cindy Holland / KARDASHIANS ending / FRESH PRINCE reboot to PEACOCK / OSCARS change Best Picture requirements in 2024, Music Catalog revenue booms for labels.
Sep 09, 2020
TUE 9/8/20: NBCU names New Entertainment head, REED HASTINGS does his book tour, ANNA FARIS leaves MOM, TENET box office #s, ICM lays off a dozen staffers.
Sep 08, 2020
ANTONY STARR talks THE BOYS season 2, BANSHEE + A Look at what's ahead next week
Sep 04, 2020
FRI 9/4/20: HBOMax 20% off in Sept / Zack Snyder gets prequel at NETFLIX / Ritchie + Statham reteam / Javier Bardem mini killed at AMAZON / BATMAN Covid shutdown / New TV + Movies This Weekend
Sep 04, 2020
THU 9/3/20: MANDALORIAN + MULAN news at Disney+ / PTA movie casting news / Harry & Megan to NETFLIX / Covid-19 hits THE ROCK + family / UTA layoffs / ALTICE $3.7 Bil acquisition bid
Sep 03, 2020
WED 9/2/20: GOT Showrunners set Netflix series / JAMIE FOXX doing Netflix Comedy series / Gerard Butler, Julianne Moore, Adam Driver set movie roles / AT&T selling Ad Tech division?
Sep 02, 2020
TUE 9/1/20: MARIAH CAREY + AppleTV / JOE ROGAN hits Spotify / FRESH PRINCE reunion set / KIMMEL sets return / SCHWARZENEGGER comes to TV / STARZ orders more POWER
Sep 01, 2020
MON 8/31/20: DEAR EVAN HANSEN movie casting news / US BOX OFFICE returns...kinda / DNC beats RNC in ratings / AT&T exploring DIRECTV stake sale / Chadwick Boseman gone way too soon
Aug 31, 2020
FRI 8/28/20: SNOOP DOGG + MARTIN LAWRENCE TV series, RESIDENT EVIL tv show at Netflix, Fall TV Season starts in… November, BON APPETIT gets new Ed in Chief, the TV + Movies to watch this wknd.
Aug 28, 2020
THU 8/27/20: KEVIN MAYER out at TIK TOK, FORTNITE new season NOT on iOS, YOUNG SHELDON finds Cable home, Streaming shows added to CBS Fall Schedule, BELLA THORNE makes $2mil on OnlyFans
Aug 27, 2020
FRI 8/21/20: Follow the pod on IG, Affleck back as Batman (ish), TOSH.0 cancelled, O Mag still printing in 2021, ORION revived at MGM, TV/Movies to watch this weekend.
Aug 21, 2020
THU 8/20/20: Guillermo Del Toro + NETFLIX, Olivia Wilde + MARVEL, Lebron + NETFLIX, Drunk History is history, AMC Theaters re-open, IG adds QR Codes
Aug 20, 2020
WED 8/19/20: Ron Meyer out at NBCU / AMAZON buys Julie Taymor/Gloria Steinem pic & Rachel Weisz DEAD RINGERS series / SNAP opens up Stories / CNET for sale.
Aug 19, 2020
TUE 8/18/20: PLANES, TRAINS + AUTOMOBILES remake * ELLEN fires producers * NYC Movie Theaters closed indefinitely * Reese Witherspoon + APPLE TV * VERIZON expands DISNEY+ deal.
Aug 18, 2020
MON 8/17/20: THE CROWN sets Lady Di * 33% of US TIK TOK users under 15 * CLUELESS rebooted * Departures at HBO, FOCUS FEATURES * VERZUZ effect on catalog streaming
Aug 17, 2020
FRI 8/14/20: DISNEY+ StarWars Holiday special, Weekend TV/Movie preview, DiCaprio to SONY PICS, NYFF Lineup, W Magazine sold, APPLE TV+ discounts SHO + CBS ALL ACCESS
Aug 14, 2020
THU 8/13/20: Seth MacFarlane WW2 limited series, Sarah Cooper NETFLIX special, THE CROWN casting news, TENET to sneak in US this month? HARRIET THE SPY to AppleTV+.
Aug 13, 2020
WED 8/12/20: APPLE + Scorcese, REDSTONE dies at 97, FRESH PRINCE...as a drama, NYFF & TIFF news, 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL conferences end Fall seasons, TWITTER adds reply controls.
Aug 12, 2020
TUE 8/11/20: Lotta PEACOCK series news, Zac Efron remaking 80s movie, WARNER BROS layoff details, Apatow + Carlin docu at HBO, more layoffs hit Broadway. MACGRUBER!
Aug 11, 2020
MON 8/10/20: Layoffs to hit WARNER MEDIA + what the changes mean, BEN AFFLECK to PAR movie, more BON APPETIT departures, RACHEL RAY fire, HULU renewals.
Aug 10, 2020
FRI 8/7/20: JOHN WICK 4 & 5 plans, NBCU top exec Re-Org, SUNDANCE 2021 sets a plan, AMC THEATERS offers 17 day window to all, BON APP loses on-camera talent, VIACOM big ad$ loss.
Aug 07, 2020
THU 8/6/20: CAPTAIN MARVEL 2 gets director, ROKU adds 3 mil subs, E! NEWS cancels 3 shows, WGA + ICM agreement, APPLE TV + Team Downey series, FB removes trump post + launches TikTok for IG.
Aug 06, 2020
WED 8/5/20: DISNEY+ hits 60 mil subs..4 years ahead of sched, WHO’S THE BOSS returning? NYT sets digital subs record, FIXER UPPER returns, CONDE looks for exit at 1 World Trade, MULAN goes $30 PVOD
Aug 05, 2020
Tue 8/4/20: DiCaprio + APPLE TV, NETFLIX buying DISNEY FOX movie, FACEBOOK rents more NYC office space, SNAP + Music Labels, NAT GEO reveals fall programming plan.
Aug 04, 2020
Mon 8/3/20: NBCU Ent Chief creating toxic culture? NETFLIX ending Money Heist, SCREAM reboot adds Cox, New Entertainment Chief at CONDE, BAFTA TV winners, TikTok 45 day sale window
Aug 03, 2020
7/31/20: AMAZON Prime + Regina King, New BILLIE EILISH, AMC Nets Prez steps down, TIFF 2020 lineup, FB advertiser boycott ends with..?, APPLE AMAZON & FB make several billions in 3 months.
Jul 31, 2020
7/30/20: Jordan Peele + Issa Rae at UNI, REGAL Theaters balks at UNI/AMC Theaters deal, TikTok competitor raises $200-300mil, DISNEY+ film acquisition, PEACOCK hits 10mil.
Jul 30, 2020
7/29/20: Huge CAA layoffs, UNIVERSAL changes the movie theater business, BUZZFEED + LIONSGATE, PBS enters SVOD on AMAZON Channels, Chateau Marmont goes private, CES cancels on Vegas.
Jul 29, 2020
7/28/20: NETFLIX Witcher prequel, TENET’s new release plan, Venice/Toronto Film Fest news, Chrissy Teigen is QUIBI’s favorite star, SHARK TANK goes to Vegas, GOOGLE sets WFH policy to Summer 2021
Jul 28, 2020
7/27/20: Clooney to AMAZON, OPRAH ends print at O, KISSING BOOTH surprise sequel at NETFLIX, STX moves Greenland, new WALKING DEAD plan.
Jul 27, 2020
7/24/20: HBOMax sub #s, 2020 Fall Box Office..RIP? Hearst Prez out, Buzzfeed layoffs, more looming NBCU layoff details, Lots o ComicCon trailers + project news
Jul 24, 2020
7/23/20: PEACOCK wk1 downloads, NYT podcast deal, TWITTER subs +12% but $ -23%, DIRECTV takes another huge subs hit, COMIC CON begins! @home...
Jul 23, 2020
7/22/20: SNAP adds 9mil users in 3mos, TIKTOK adding 10k jobs in 3 years, Elizabeth Moss sets production deal, CROWDADS gets director at Sony, WME raises Assistants, new CAA head of TV Lit.
Jul 22, 2020
7/21/20: NETFLIX + Denzel & Julia, VERZUZ comes to Apple Music, TENET departs Aug 12, TWITTER hack explained..somewhat, POSE creator’s new series at FX.
Jul 21, 2020
7/20/20: BEYONCE Disney+ trailer, NBCU Layoffs pending? $200 mil movie at NETFLIX, PTA movie shifts studios, This Week in Celebrity splits
Jul 20, 2020
7/17/20: NETFLIX now at 193mil subs WW, Linklater movie...also to NETFLIX, Ava Duvernay unscripted show at NBC, Mary Trump beats Bolton, SNAP lets brands in, Weekend Movie + TV Preview
Jul 17, 2020
7/16/20: AppleTV buys JT movie, Nick Cannon saga Pt 2, Jon Hamm as FLETCH, TWITTER has worst hack ever, Simon Cowell buys out Sony TV stake, More offices close for all 2020, New EIC at AdAge
Jul 16, 2020
7/15/20: Nick Cannon anti-semitic controversy, Telluride cancelled, VOX layoffs loom, Michael Che to HBOMax, Weinstein settlement blocked, NYT + NYMag departures, Billboard chart changes.
Jul 15, 2020
7/14/20: New DISNEY+ StarWars animated series, PAR NETWORK axes 2 shows before airing, TODAY SHOW goes 24/7, CA closes movie theaters, FALLON returns to 30 Rock, NHL sets return to TV.
Jul 14, 2020
7/13/20: BATMAN series to HBOMax, Stephen King's busy week, Amazon bans TikTok... then doesn't, MCCLATCHY newspaper group new owner, and news at HBO, Sony and Fox News.
Jul 13, 2020
7/10/20: HBO doing Tiger Woods docu, THE CROWN goes for 6, Sony invests in FORTNITE, PEACOCK adds UK Premiere League matches, Things to watch this weekend.
Jul 11, 2020
7/9/20: Fall Movie release changes, Oprah + NYT + Lionsgate, SPOTIFY to Russia, INSTAGRAM changes to your comments section, Shep Smith to CNBC, WONDER YEARS returns. ish.
Jul 09, 2020
7/8/20: COMEDY CENTRAL pivots to GenZ, Matt Weiner to FX, Michael Bay begins LA film production, NIELSEN lays off 3500, PEACOCK to emphasize free AVOD version
Jul 08, 2020
7/7/20: SiriusXM to buy STITCHER, Brad Pitt boards Sony’s BULLET TRAIN, New head of SIMON & SCHUSTER, the Hamilton effect on DISNEY+ Subs, Colin Kapernick signs DISNEY deal
Jul 07, 2020
7/6/20: NETFLIX + Pharrell...again, Nick Cordero RIP, WGA + Studios Agreement, 3 Celebrity divorces, Strahan / Sara / Keke done?
Jul 06, 2020
7/3/20: CONAN moves to a theater, CNN ratings record, High level departure at REFINERY29, TV series renewals and cancellations, New things to watch this weekend.
Jul 03, 2020
7/2/20: BEAVIS + BUTT-HEAD return...to Comedy Central, NETFLIX lands Sorkin movie, PELOTON + Roku, PEACOCK buys Viacom TV shows, APPLE TV lands Will Smith movie, LA Times Food Editor resigns.
Jul 02, 2020
7/1/20: NETFLIX moving cash to Black led banks, OZARK ending, CURB coming back, New Prez at PAR, Boogaloo banned on FACEBOOK, YouTubeTV needs more $
Jul 01, 2020
June 30, 2020: Colin Kapernick + Ava Duvernay series to Netflix, Movie Theaters closing again, Sundance 2021 changes, TikTok banned in biggest market, NYT leaves Apple, and more.
Jun 30, 2020
June 29, 2020: 2020 Summer movie lineup version 3, PRINCESS BRIDE re-do at Quibi, BEYONCE + DisneyPlus, LEBRON + DisneyTV, ICM layoffs, Animation Talent shakeup continues.
Jun 29, 2020
June 26, 2020: TENET goes to Aug, NFL cancels HOF game, Marlon Wayans to HBOMax, Another WME partner exit, HULU signs NORMAL PEOPLE follow up, Verizon breaks up w/FACEBOOK, Weekend TV/Movie preview
Jun 26, 2020
June 25, 2020 : TIFF changes, MULAN moving? SHO moves COMEY, STITCHER for sale? LEBRON builds Hollywood empire, APPLEtv + SONY Pics add projects
Jun 25, 2020
June 24, 2020: PEACOCK + Google, DiCaprio + NETFLIX, CBSN + 89 Countries, WME Departure, DISNEY+ takes more of Europe, Lana Condor to HBOMax
Jun 24, 2020
June 23, 2020: COBRA KAI sold, YELLOWSTONE ratings record, More FX shows to HULU, OPEN ROAD returns, VIACOM CBS joins PVOD movement, SPOTIFY joins Comcast
Jun 23, 2020
June 22, 2020: Sorkin film leaving PAR? DISCOVERY streaming chief steps down, DL HUGHLEY collapses in TN, Jeff Shell profile
Jun 22, 2020
The FSS Feed June 19-21, 2020: Things to watch and read this weekend
Jun 19, 2020
Fri June 19, 2020: NETFLIX/Pharrell JUNETEENTH musical?, EMMYS changes, KIMMEL surprise break, Ian Holm RIP, HBO + HULU renewals, SMURFS reboot, Another SPOTIFY podcast deal
Jun 19, 2020
June 18, 2020: New HBO, HULU, AmazonPrime, Universal Pics projects; FallTV on ABC; Kim Kardashian + Spotify; SIRIUSXM buys Podcasting company
Jun 18, 2020
June 17, 2020: New 30 ROCK special, More CBS All Access details, KIMMEL to host Emmys ; ZYNN dropped from Google/Apple App Stores ; IMAGINE invests in Gibney's Jigsaw ; another WME departure
Jun 17, 2020
June 16, 2020: Fall TV renewals, Ben Stiller + Oscar Isaac at Lionsgate, TURNER re-upping with MLB, Exec changes at Netflix, Endeavor Content
Jun 16, 2020
June 15, 2020: Summer Movie shakeups, HBOMax app download report, WB to sell Gaming group, CONDE biz update, QUIBI behind the scenes
Jun 15, 2020
June 12, 2020: AppleTV sets date for Hanks movie ; SNAP boosts OP ; HBOMax renewal ; THE WING departure ; Weekend streaming preview
Jun 12, 2020
June 11, 2020 : A+E cancels LivePD, DAKOTA JOHNSON to Amazon project, BRUCE WILLIS film deal, DISNEY+ to Japan, another BON APP exec exit
Jun 11, 2020
June 10, 2020: AMC Theaters loses $2Bil+ in 1q ; HARPERS BAZAAR gets new EIC ; IG gets new MTKG head ; JUNETEENTH media company holiday movement
Jun 10, 2020
June 9, 2020 : CA Theaters reopening ; UNI adds another PVOD title ; AEG layoffs ; BON APP + REFINERY29 departures ; TBS adds another series
Jun 09, 2020
June 8, 2020: CA production startdate ; ATHLETIC layoffs ; NYT departure ; Sudeikis TBS comic series ; Trump sets TWITTER record
Jun 08, 2020
June 5, 2020: VARIETY EIC put on leave ; NYT Opinon reversal ; FB labels gov't news outlets ; TWITTER record week ; Weekend Reads + TV preview
Jun 05, 2020
June 4, 2020: AMC Theaters "Substantial Doubt" we can survive ; Cannes 2020 + BaftaTV nom list ; NY Times controversy ; QUIBI exec payout
Jun 04, 2020