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Each week, we distill raw market data, buyer mandates, and trend analytics into a concise briefing, giving executives, producers, reps, and creators the clarity they need to green-light, pitch, or pivot fast.

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Friday Briefing #15: The Housemaid Effect, SAG-AFTRA Strike Threat & 2026's First Viral Trend

This week: The Housemaid becomes Lionsgate's biggest hit since Hunger Games, SAG-AFTRA won't rule out a strike, and 365 buttons becomes 2026's first viral trend.

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Jumpstart: Your Week Ahead in Hollywood -Jan 5, 2026

This week, the industry pivots from the holiday box office to the kickoff of awards season, with two major ceremonies set to define the early Oscar contenders. Meanwhile, HBO and other streamers are rolling out their first big plays of the new year.

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IP Surveillance #7: December 2025

This month's unoptioned IP, from a ripped-from-the-headlines true crime podcast to a survival story at sea.

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IP Surveillance #6

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Fear Pays: How Horror Is Outsmarting the Superheroes

From Weapons to Sinners, horror is delivering tentpole-sized openings on lean budgets. In 2025, the genre’s mix of big ROI, viral marketing, and cross-platform appeal has made it Hollywood’s most bankable play—and a model others are racing to copy.

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How Hollywood Studios Became Tech Companies: Inside the Streaming Wars Revolution

Fantastic Four limps to $39M as Hollywood's tech transformation accelerates. Paramount's new CEO promises Silicon Valley disruption, streaming hits 46% of TV time, and AMC earnings loom. Inside: Why studios must code or die.

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IP Surveillance #5

This Week’s IP Surveillance – August 2025 Early‑stage adaptation oxygen is thick this month. Our August sweep surfaces unoptioned or barely‑buzzed properties across books, audio, journalism, games and theatre—each with a clear “why now” spark and expandable world‑building: * Intimate & off‑beat fiction: a Swedish widower’

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Hollywood Inc.: When IP Becomes the Asset Class

Hollywood Signal: Wall Street hijacks Tinseltown—Netflix goes profit-first, Paramount-Skydance closes, Gen Z craves analog vibes.

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