
Entertainment and Media industry analysis and conversations from The Wakeup columnist Sean McNulty with folks inside Hollywood and the many smart folks who write about them.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 201 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Business NewsNewsEntertainment News | |||

AMC Theaters chose 'Odyssey' Monday to report its financials from Q2, and announced a record revenue quarter . . . while still not clearing a net profit. I dive into the transformation behind the theatrical business model that has taken place at Amer... more
As Netflix seems to be hitting its next big strategy pivot moment since 2022's introduction of the Ad Tier -- the WSJ's Jessica Toonkel joins The Wakeup's Sean McNulty to dive into both the strategies it has implemented this year and is discussing be... more
Typically July 4th weekend is a high point of the theatrical moviegoing calendar -- not so much this year. The Ankler's Christopher Rosen joins host Sean McNulty to dive into the mashup of factors that caused a nearly 25% drop in box office revenue Y... more
Another Monday, another huge deal in Hollywood.
WSJ's Ben Fritz joins the pod as COMCAST announces it's fully exiting the entertainment business, spinning off another division, consisting of NBCU & SKY, as its own publicly traded company as of summe... more
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