Hollywood Signal is a private briefing for producers, development executives and rights buyers who want to find a story before someone else options it.
Every week, IP Surveillance brings four properties worth your attention: novels, long-form journalism, podcasts and other source material with a clear case for adaptation. For each one we check who holds the rights, what has already been done with it and why the timing matters now. A watchlist follows the stories we're tracking, and a running ledger shows how earlier picks have fared, so you can judge our record for yourself.
Hollywood Signal is published by Project Brazen. The archive also holds the Friday Briefing, the weekly market note we published from June 2025 to April 2026.
Q: Is this a gossip sheet?
A: No. There are no blind items and no rumours. Where we make a call, we show the evidence behind it.
Q: What does it cost?
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Q: Can I read before I subscribe?
A: Yes. Some editions are free to read on the site, including the first edition of the relaunch.
Q: What happened to the Friday Briefing?
A: It ran weekly from June 2025 to April 2026, and every edition is still in the archive. IP Surveillance is now our only newsletter.