Sitemap - 2021 - The Wakeup
KING'S MAN falters, MATRIX underperforms, SPIDER-MAN sets franchise record
NIELSEN under-counts audience group for 15 months
AT&T sells off XANDER, the rationale for the WARNER MEDIA deal
Many big BROADWAY shows + NHL shut down thru CHRISTMAS weekend
NIGHTMARE ALLEY tanks as SPIDER-MAN beats every STAR WARS opening weekend
More Films pushed from Jan-Feb theatrical release
Denis Villeneuve sets next directing gig after DUNE 2
HOLLYWOOD begins moving Early 2022 pics later in the year
VOX MEDIA buys GROUP NINE (The Dodo, Pop Sugar) in big digital publishing merger
WEST SIDE STORY disappoints, but ignore 2019 Box Office comparisons
PEACOCK getting UNIVERSAL films 45 days after release in 2022
Big SPOTIFY podcast deals not yielding many podcasts in 2021
STX movie studio sold for 2nd time in 2 years
STALLONE doing PAR+ mob series from BOARDWALK EMPIRE and YELLOWSTONE creators
THE BOYS gets animated spinoff anthology at AMAZON
Investors pull cash from BUZZFEED's public offering coming on Monday
ALFONSO CUARON sets A-List cast for his APPLE TV series
Nicolas Cage is Dracula at UNIVERSAL PICS
Channing Tatum doing 3rd MAGIC MIKE movie at HBOMAX
Thanksgiving box-office down 46% vs 2019
Streaming services embrace BLACK FRIDAY sales tactics
Kevin Spacey owes $31 Million to HOUSE OF CARDS producer
KING RICHARD tanks, GHOSTBUSTERS tops box office expectations
NBC spends 3X the price for PREMIERE LEAGUE TV rights in new deal
Layoffs hit PARAMOUNT PICS as Marketing revamp continues
STX Movie Studio (HUSTLERS, BAD MOMS) being sold for 2nd time in 16 months
TIKTOK owner BYTE DANCE's revenue soars, now over half of FACEBOOK's
BOND will beat F9 as 2021 box office champ this week - excluding China films
MOMOA and BAUTISTA team up for MGM action comedy pic
DISNEY+ growth plummets, HULU slows in 3rd Quarter
CHANNING TATUM and TOM HARDY team up for Afghanistan pic at UNI
AMC THEATERS only doing about half of 2019 business
ETERNALS falls short of SHANG CHI, VENOM 2 openings
LIONSGATE looking to spinoff or sell STARZ
NETFLIX, YOUTUBE make more than VIACOM in Q3
DISCOVERY+ hits 20 Million subs, former DISNEY+ head Kevin Mayer to consult
BRADLEY COOPER sets up new company, and WB movie project
NO TIME TO DIE tops QUANTUM OF SOLACE box office, SOHO stumbles
NETFLIX closing in on AMAZON total streaming revenue
COMCAST declines to give any PEACOCK user updates for first time
YOUTUBE can't catch NETFLIX revenue (yet), SPOTIFY adds 7 Million paying users
FACEBOOK spends $10 Bil on Metaverse, $5 Bil on content safety
IMAX helps DUNE beat projections, BOND now 2nd largest pandemic release
SNAPCHAT stock drops 23% due to APPLE privacy tracking changes
HBOMAX down nearly 2 million US subs due to AMAZON, but up Globally
NETFLIX US growth mostly flat, adds 4.3 Million Int'l subs in 3Q
JOHN WICK TV Series sets MEL GIBSON for a lead role at STARZ
THE LAST DUEL tanks, HALLOWEEN KILLS has #3 Oct Horror opening ever
HOLLYWOOD IATSE guild: "Assume there will be a strike" on Monday
JASON SEGEL and TED LASSO co-creators doing APPLE TV+ series
SONY wins Jennifer Lawrence R-rated comedy bidding war
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3 adds Will Poulter in new major role
BOND hits US Box Office expectations. ish. But far below last 3 films
STEVE CARELL doing FX limited comedy series
AT&T has been OANN's main income source for years apparently
Jessica Biel replaces Elizabeth Moss in HULU miniseries
SHANG CHI director doing DISNEY+ action-comedy series
BOND, VENOM, DUNE lead huge Oct box office resurgence
DISNEY settles Scarlett Johansson lawsuit for reported $40+ Million total
APPLE gets CLOONEY + PITT dueling fixers movie
NETFLIX buys Video Game studio
THE BOYS gets spinoff series at AMAZON
PITT & CLOONEY team up for new movie, bidding war commences
BARRY DILLER in talks to buy MEREDITH magazine publisher
EDDIE MURPHY doing 3 movies at AMAZON
DISNEY+ growth drastically slowed this Summer
TWITTER pays $810 Million to settle user data fraud lawsuit
THE LOST BOYS getting remake at WB
FACEBOOK spent just 13% of content moderation resources outside the U.S in 2020
CBS pulls new limited-reality show after huge public blowback
TRACY MORGAN doing TWINS sequel with Arnold & DeVito
TED LASSO cast getting 2X pay increases
DISNEY+ Premiere Access finished for rest of 2021
Christopher Nolan shopping WWII nuclear bomb movie
VIACOM launches Production group under former CBS NEWS Prez
TIKTOK expanding with $5 Billion loan, HULU lifts prices in Oct
Phoebe Waller-Bridge exits AMAZON's Mr & Mrs Smith series
Will Smith's KING RICHARD gets raves at TELLURIDE, Soderbergh dropping "secret" movie at TIFF
PARAMOUNT abandons 2021 box office - TOP GUN 2 & JACKASS 4 punted
CBS re-branding CBS THIS MORNING for Times Square move
BEN AFFLECK directing, starring in Gambling site ad campaign
APPLE sets Scarlett Johannson & Chris Evans for action-romance pic
Timberlake & Benicio team up for NETFLIX pic
HBOMAX sets new Soderbergh limited series
SPOTIFY expands Podcast subscription options & user data sharing
NETFLIX dropping 42 films in the next 18 weeks
FREE GUY has best Week 2 hold of all Summer Movies
AMAZON PRIME buys exclusive rights to ACM Awards show, first to go streaming-only
MARVEL sets Anthony Mackie for CAPT AMERICA 4 pic
NETFLIX sets Mark Wahlberg & Kevin Hart for buddy comedy
CHINA govt takes ownership stake in TIK TOK parent company
EMMA STONE gets new CRUELLA deal at DISNEY
DISNEY+ has 55% of NETFLIX’s subscriber count, but just 19% of its revenue
DISNEY+ adds 12 million subscribers in Q2 - Mostly in India
POWER creator leaves STARZ for huge NETFLIX deal
DISNEY+ India looming sports rights battle plays big role in future global growth
EMMYS move mostly outdoors, further limit attendance
Vince Vaughn, TED LASSO co-creator doing APPLE TV+ series
SUICIDE SQUAD barely tops CONJURING & MORTAL KOMBAT for top 2021 R-rated opening
STARZ streaming subscriber growth flatlines in 2nd quarter
VIACOM hits 42.5 mil paid streaming user total, PAR+ sets SKY partnership
Reese Witherspoon + Ashton Kutcher for NETFLIX rom com
DISCOVERY+ adds 3 million subscribers since April
What lies ahead for HELLO SUNSHINE after their $900 Million sale
JUNGLE CRUISE gets about 1.5% rental rate among DIS+ accounts
VICE cuts article volume 50% plus BLACK WIDOW lawsuit breakdown
PEACOCK hits 20 Million Monthly US users in July, going International via SKY
YOUTUBE revenue now nearly matches NETFLIX's
UNIVERSAL buys new EXORCIST trilogy for $400 Million
OLYMPICS opening ceremony ratings take 33% hit from 2016
TWITTER loses 1 Million daily US users in 2nd Quarter
HBOMAX adds 3.5 Million global users in 2nd Qtr, 80% US based
NETFLIX has notable US subscriber drop, adds 1.5 Million globally
LOKI finale beating WANDA and WINTER SOLDIER DIS+ viewership
The uphill battle CNN+ has ahead for success
STARZ doing 3 part JOHN WICK prequel event series
ROBERT DOWNEY JR doing HBO series, playing multiple roles
NETFLIX hires Video Games head, said to launch games by end of 2022
NETFLIX cuts deal for UNIVERSAL Animated movies
The OBAMAS set NETFLIX scripted project about an NYC Blackout
BLACK WIDOW rented by about 3% of US DISNEY+ accounts
Henry Cavill, Sam Jackson, Dua Lipa join KINGSMAN Director's new Spy movie
AMAZON PRIME's $2 Billion dollar UNIVERSAL PICTURES output deal Explained
NBA FINALS audience is not returning at ABC
Zack Snyder's big plans for next NETFLIX pic
DISNEY+ US growth slowing dramatically
Ray Liotta joins COCAINE BEAR movie at UNIVERSAL
CAMEO plans ONLY FANS rival, will double revenue in 2021
EUPHORIA creator and The Weeknd working on new HBO series
The Rock sets Holiday-adventure movie at AMAZON
MGM gets Channing Tatum "Island" movie from Zoe Kravitz
AMC doing INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE series
SEINFELD doing Pop Tarts movie at NETFLIX
TWITTER launches Paid subscriptions and Ticketed audio events for accounts
Jake Gyllenhaal & Vanessa Kirby doing deserted island movie
NETFLIX orders LA LAKERS comedy series, Mindy Kaling producing
DR DRE producing Marvin Gaye biopic at WB
Ewan McGregor doing EVEREST movie with BOURNE director
Channing Tatum, Zoe Kravitz doing movie I can't type the title of here
Jack Black & Ice Cube set for comedy at SONY
Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore team up for new movie
Seth MacFarlane's TED getting PEACOCK TV show
MacGruber PEACOCK series gets stellar cast
Mike Myers sets NETFLIX comedy series cast
UNIVERSAL sets NY Times WEINSTEIN movie leads
The Rock producing Yahya Abdul-Mateen II action movie at WB
John Boyega leaves NETFLIX movie mid-shoot for family reasons
CREED III sets Apollo's nemesis at WB
Taylor Swift joins David O. Russell's next movie at FOX
F9 drops 85% at China box office in week 2
NETFLIX buys Anna Kendrick 70's serial killer movie project
SPIELBERG casts newcomer in lead role for next movie
Charlize Theron to star in NETFLIX surfing movie
WB's new WILLY WONKA is Timotheé Chalamet
NETFLIX exploring Gaming, Podcast businesses
FRI: HOCUS POCUS cast returning for a sequel
DISNEY+ has 50% of NETFLIX’s subscriber count, but only 17% of its revenue
Cher getting a biopic at UNIVERSAL
Issa Rae rebooting PROJECT GREENLIGHT at HBOMAX
WARNER MEDIA CEO negotiating exit
WARNER MEDIA merging with DISCOVERY
The Rock’s “Jungle Cruise” adds $30 DISNEY+ rental this July
Denzel and McDormand movie to APPLE TV
Kiefer Sutherland doing spy series at PARAMOUNT+
Dave Bautista joining KNIVES OUT 2 at NETFLIX
Idris Elba doing WB action pic in $1 Mil spec sale
AMAZON buys SONY's Camila Cabello "Cinderella" movie
Blake Lively to lead NETFLIX Dark Horse Comics movie
Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal team-up to produce memoir
APPLE TV+ buys another Tom Hanks movie
HBOMAX sets "Green Lantern" series lead
CLARIFICATION on ROKU/YouTube TV removal thing
FRI: HBOMAX adds Toni Collette to Colin Firth limited series
PEACOCK hits 42 Mil signups, gets Josh Gad + Isla Fisher comedy series
Clooney / Roberts rom-com adds Kaitlyn Dever
NETFLIX buys Lin-Manuel SONY animated movie
MORTAL KOMBAT has biggest R-rated movie opening in 14 months
FRI: DISNEY+ OBI-WAN show adds Pen15 star
NETFLIX setting KISS biopic deal
Emilia Clarke joins MARVEL DISNEY+ series
Vin Diesel doing Rock’em/Sock’em Robot movie at UNIVERSAL
MON: Producer Scott Rudin "stepping back" from Broadway
FRI: Carey Mulligan joins Adam Sandler NETFLIX movie
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO and NETFLIX both now have over 200 Million subscribers. They are not equal.
THU: Hugh Jackman & Laura Dern doing next movie from "The Father" director
WED: Natalie Portman set as lead for new HBO Film
TUE: Ryan Gosling 1950's movie sold to NEON
MON: Harrison Ford + Phoebe Waller-Bridge for INDY JONES 5
FRI: Spielberg sets Paul Dano for his new movie
THU: Chris Pratt vs Tom Cruise for July 4th weekend, sorta
WED: Daniel Craig making up to $100 Million for KNIVES OUT sequels
TUE: HBOMAX orders 70s erotic magazine show
MON: Salma Hayek joins Gaga GUCCI movie
Fri APR 2: HULU lands 1619 NY Times + Oprah docuseries
APR 1: KNIVES OUT gets 2 sequels... at NETFLIX
WED: OSCARS add London, Paris locations for talent
TUE: DISNEY+ sets "Obi-Wan" series cast
MON: ComicCon sets Nov in-person Convention
ViacomCBS lost over 50% of its market value in a week - why?
FRI Mar 26 - John Wick director sets new SONY movie
THU: Chris Rock, Guy Ritchie fill MAY Summer Movie Release void
WED Mar 24: A QUIET PLACE 2 now kicks off Summer Movie Theater season
TUE 3.23 - Keanu Reeves sets NETFLIX movie for his new comic
MON 3.22 - Daniel Radcliffe set as villain in Bullock + Tatum action romance
FRI 3.19.21 - OSCARS to be IRL only, no Zoom speeches
THU 3.18.21: VENOM sequel moves to Fall
WED 3.17.21 ☘️: Tom Hiddleston joins Claire Danes at APPLE TV+ series
TUE 3.16.21 : Clive Owen + Scott Frank doing TV series
MON 3.15.21 : Oscar noms day + HBOMAX growth plans laid out
FRI 3.12.21: NETFLIX buys Dev Patel directed movie for $30 Mil
THU 3.11.21: Natalie Portman + Lupita Nyong'o at APPLE TV+
WED 3.10.21: Spielberg sets next movie
TUE 3.9.21: Meghan & Harry set UK 2021 ratings high
MON 3.8.21: NETFLIX pays $55 Million for Christian Bale movie
FRI 3.5.21: A QUIET PLACE 2, F9 shift again
THU 3.4.21: DISNEY+ sets Hanks "Pinocchio" cast
WED 3.3.21: NETFLIX buys Colin Firth WWII movie
TUE 3.2.21: Spike Lee + HBO 9/11 themed docuseries
MON 3.1.21: Clooney + Roberts for RomCom at Universal
FRI 2.26.21 : Soderbergh + Zoe Kravitz for HBOMAX movie
All the new PARAMOUNT+ stuff in one list
WED 2.24.21: Tina Fey & Jon Hamm doing John Slattery directed dark comedy
TUE 2.23.21 : Guy Ritchie + Jerry Bruckheimer for WWII spy action movie
MON 2.22.21: Paramount re-doing THE RUNNING MAN with Edgar Wright
FRI : Joaquin Phoenix + "Midsommar" director at A24
THU 2.18.21 : NETFLIX gets "The Addams Family" spinoff show directed by Tim Burton
WED 2.17.21 : Jordan Peele sets cast for next movie
TUE 2.16.21 : Paranormal Activity, The Real World get reboots
FRI 2.12.21 : GOT creators set new NETFLIX show + Weekend Movie/TV preview
THU 2.11.21 : HBO cuts ties with Mike Judge
TUE 2.9.21 : Amazon lands big YA series, Paramount sets $2 mil book rights deal
MON 2.8.21 : Lana Condor + NETFLIX re-teaming, YELLOWSTONE gets a prequel
FRI Feb 5: QUESTLOVE Sundance doc sold, HARRY STYLES doing Amazon movie and more
THU 2.4.21 : GOLDEN GLOBES snubs, NETFLIX writes $15 mil SUNDANCE check
WED 2.3.21 : "Wicked" movie gets director, more NBCU layoffs
TUE 2.2.21 : JLO + NETFLIX, SATC, Wakanda TV series and more
MON 2.1.21 : CLOVERFIELD lives! and more
TUE 1.26.21. TOMB RAIDER gets new writer/director, ton of TV casting and more...
Spring 2021 movie release calendar... evaporates. Plus the new stuff to watch this weekend