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• Tony Ayres Productions is developing Toxic for ABC, a scripted series inspired by the Leongatha mushroom case, with a focus on truth, faith, and motherhood. Created with Elise McCredie and journalist Rachael Brown, the show will explore the case across multiple timeline. (🇦🇺)
  ➡️ Producers/Co‑Pro: A promising Australian IP for production or co‑pro positioning.➡️Buyers/Commissioners: Early access signal for a compelling local drama with international appeal.
• Globo and Portugal’s SIC have renewed their decades-long partnership, with SIC set to adapt more classic Brazilian telenovelas for local audiences. Alongside airing Globo’s latest titles, SIC will remake iconic series like Dancin’ Days, reinforcing cultural ties across the Portuguese-speaking world. (🇵🇹 🇧🇷)
  ➡️ Distributors/Buyers: Key Latin‑to‑Europe deal – stay ahead on regional scripted demand.➡️ Strategy Teams: Signals sustained investment in serialized global adaptations.
• James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment acquired rights to Joe Abercrombie’s bestseller, The Devils. Cameron will co-write the screen adaptation of the dark fantasy horror novel. The book, released last month, quickly topped bestseller lists in the UK and US. (🇬🇧 🇺🇸)
  ➡️ Production/VFX Teams: Watch for post‑production opportunities on high‑budget fantasy.➡️ Acquisition & Licensing: Heads‑up on upcoming premium IP for licensing discussions.
• Mattel and Warner Bros. Pictures announced Jon M. Chu will direct the live-action Hot Wheels film. Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier will write the script. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Chu’s Electric Somewhere are producing this high-octane action film. (🇺🇸)
  ➡️ Production & Post: Time to prep for production and brand licensing tie‑ins.➡️ Buyers/Distributors: Global merchandising + content pipeline = strong acquisition play.
• A TV anime adaptation of Kumako Hisama’s manga, Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi!, has been green-lit. The manga café comedy follows Meiko Morita’s life and work in a Tokyo dormitory, meeting diverse characters. (🇯🇵)
  ➡️ Acquisition & Licensing: Anime opportunity with cultural flavor — track for content buys.➡️ Localization/Post Teams: Dubbing/sub services likely in demand.

• Prime Video has officially announced Panchayat Season 5, set for a 2026 release. The popular series will return to Phulera with all lead characters back, following the success of Season 4 across 180+ countries. (🇺🇸)
• Netflix has confirmed that Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is officially in production for a new season, reuniting with the original creative team. The upcoming chapter will further explore the dark, high-tech world of Night City following season one’s critical and fan acclaim. (🇺🇸)
  ➡️ VFX/Post Studios: New vendor opportunities possible around animation or localization.
• BBC Studios Asia and Korea’s Studio JanChi are co-producing “12 Seas,” a four-part series for BBC Earth and Player. Chef Edward Lee and actor Ryu Soo-young explore South Korea’s coast, highlighting maritime traditions and seafood. (🇬🇧 🇰🇷)
  ➡️ Co-Pro/Financing: BBC’s local partnerships in Korea point to global content models rooted in culture.
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder has been renewed for a fourth season, slated for 2026. Season 3 premieres August 6 on Disney+. The animated revival continues to follow Penny Proud and her family through new international adventures. (🇺🇸)
• Paris-based Luxbox has boarded Erige Sehiri’s upcoming feature Marie & Jolie, a drama set within Tunis’s Christian communities. Co-written with Anna Ciennik and Malika Cécile Louati, the film is now in production with Pathé Afrique and Jour2Fête handling distribution. (🇫🇷)
  ➡️ Distributors & Buyers: Niche yet globally relevant theme — early sales potential in arthouse and festival circuits.

• The Boys has wrapped filming its fifth and final season. Showrunner Eric Kripke announced the completion, expressing gratitude to the cast, crew, and fans. The final season of the Prime Video series is expected to premiere in 2026. (🇺🇸)
• Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part 1 has wrapped filming; its first glimpse debuted July 3. Produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash. It will release in two parts, Diwali 2026 and 2027. (🇮🇳)
  ➡️ Acquisition & Licensing: Indian mythological epic with pan-regional appeal — massive window for co-marketing, dubbed releases, and rights deals.
• Filming for War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan, NTR Jr, and Kiara Advani, has concluded. The Ayan Mukerji-directed spy thriller, featuring a grand dance number, is set for worldwide release on August 14, 2025, as a key installment in YRF’s spy universe. (🇮🇳)
• Filming has wrapped on El pez que fuma, a remake of the 1977 Venezuelan film. Directed by Luis Fernández and starring Fran Berenguer, Jorge Reyes, and Mimi Lazo, it’s produced by El Sueño Eterno Pictures and Broadway en Español. The story explores desire, power, and betrayal in a 1970s brothel. (🇪🇸 🇺🇸)
• Filming is complete for The Mummy, a new horror film from director Lee Cronin. Produced by New Line Cinema, Blumhouse, and Atomic Monster, it stars Jack Reynor and others. The movie is set to release on April 17, 2026, promising a unique and frightening experience. (🇺🇸)
  ➡️ Post Vendors: Watch for final post-production support opportunities before global campaign launch.

• Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man sold key international distribution rights to StudioCanal’s Sixth Dimension. This deal covers the U.K., Germany, France, Benelux, Poland, Australia, and New Zealand. The U.S. release is planned for Q2 2026. (🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 🇦🇺 🇳🇿)
• Raven Banner acquired worldwide sales and distribution rights to Ava Maria Safai’s horror film Foreigner. The film, premiering at Fantasia Film Festival, follows a Persian teen whose attempt to fit in invites a sinister force. It stars Rose Dehgan and Chloë MacLeod. (🇨🇦)
• The Media Pioneers acquired global distribution rights (excluding some Asian territories) for the Korean anime Codename X. The 26-episode action-adventure comedy, produced by Side9, follows a boy who time travels to work with his spy mother. (🇰🇷)
• Sepideh Farsi’s Gaza-set documentary, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, nails a raft of global sales. Top distribution deals include Dogwoof for the U.K., Front Row Entertainment for the Middle East, and New Story for France, with a September release. (🇬🇧 Middle East, 🇫🇷)
• Cartuna and Irony Point acquired North American distribution rights from Glanderco for Julian Glander’s animated feature debut, Boys Go to Jupiter. The film, with voices by Julio Torres and Cole Escola, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and will begin its theatrical release on August 8. (🇺🇸)

• Crunchyroll acquired streaming rights for One Punch Man Season 3 in Europe and the Middle East. Viz Media secured theatrical, TV, digital, home entertainment, and merchandise rights for North America, Latin America, and Oceania. Both services stream in October. (🇺🇸)
  ➡️ Localization: High-volume subtitling/dubbing needs likely — anime IPs moving faster across multi-region pipelines.
• Movistar Plus+ and Sony Pictures Entertainment have renewed their content deal, securing exclusive Pay 1 rights in Spain for for Sony Pictures feature films like 28 Years Later and I Know What You Did Last Summer, plus hit franchises and AXN network programming. (🇪🇸 🇺🇸)
• Channels Channel 4, SBS, and Mediawan acquired Woodcut’s Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour and The Manhattan Project in Colour. These documentaries offer viewers compelling, colourised historical narratives, presenting pivotal moments in a fresh, visually rich way. (🇬🇧)
• Sky Kids and NOW (UK) acquired the award-winning children’s series Sam and Julia from ZDF Studios. This sale brings the beloved animated title, featuring two mice from the Mouse Mansion, to its 100th country for global audiences. (🇬🇧)
  ➡️ Strategy: Milestone alert — kid-focused IPs breaking into triple-digit distribution is rare and signals evergreen potential.
• Hulu will stream all RWBY volumes in the U.S. starting July 5, following a prior premature announcement. VIZ Media, the rights holder, is behind the release. Additionally, RWBY Volume 10 is now confirmed to be in its early development stages. (🇺🇸)

• California has expanded its film and TV tax credit program to $750M, aiming to revive local production and create 6,700 jobs. The move includes 16 greenlit series—like NCIS: Origins and Mr. & Mrs. Smith—expected to generate $1.1B in new spending. (🇺🇸)
  ➡️ Producers/Co-Pros: Now is prime time to propose California-based originals.
• Oaktree Capital has merged FilmRise and Shout! Studios to launch Radial Entertainment, a new content-distribution platform with a 70,000-title library. Garson Foos will serve as CEO, with FilmRise’s Danny Fisher as executive chairman. (🇺🇸)
  ➡️ Buyers/Distributors: AVOD/FAST speculation on an expanded catalog.
• Australia’s Monster Pictures has launched Monster Pictures Studios in partnership with UK’s Head Gear Films and White Hot Productions. The new studio will focus on genre films and TV across Australia and New Zealand, with its first title, Seven Snipers, already in post-production. (🇦🇺 🇬🇧)
  ➡️ Producers/Vendors: Genre pipeline forming — align early.➡️ Acquisition & Licensing: Indie genre content ripe for acquisition.
• ODMedia is launching two FAST channels—MojiTV for kids and families, and Comedy Station for stand-up and local comedic talent—on Europe’s Titan OS. The move expands the Dutch company’s international FAST presence across the region. (🇳🇱)
  ➡️ Rights Holders: FAST deals available.
• Remow, backed by Shueisha, has launched It’s Anime, a 24/7 FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus in the US and Canada, featuring first-run titles like Your Forma. The move expands its global footprint and brings free, premium anime access to North American audiences. (🇯🇵)
  ➡️ Acquisition & Licensing: Japanese IP debuting on U.S./Canada FAST platforms — a rare opening to license or expand in this niche.

• Chaos has launched V-Ray 7 for Blender, a ray-tracing renderer now integrated directly into Blender’s UI. This update makes Blender a core part of the V-Ray product line, supporting current Blender versions and offering interactive rendering. (🇩🇪)
• Higgsfield’s viral AI image generator, Soul, now offers an “Inpaint” feature in beta. This upgrade lets users directly edit specific elements within their AI-generated images, providing more precise control. Soul is recognized for producing highly realistic, “iPhone-like” images using over 50 visual styles. (🇺🇸)
• European public broadcasters and CARTOON are collaborating to boost animation through a new collective financing model. The initiative, involving 15 broadcasters, aims to support animated content and engage young audiences. Projects will be selected for development funding. (🇧🇪)
• Austrian deeptech company Hololight secured €10 million for its XR pixel-streaming technology. This proprietary tech streams high-performance, secure XR applications from cloud or on-premise infrastructure to any device, removing hardware limitations. Their new Hololight Stream Runtime streams any OpenXR-compatible app with one click. (🇦🇹 🇩🇪 🇺🇸)
• Warner Bros. Discovery and Etisalat launched the first free kids’ FAST channel on StarzOn. The channel offers 24/7 access to popular WBD children’s shows like ‘Tom & Jerry’ and ‘Scooby-Doo’. This collaboration aims to reach young audiences in the MENA region with accessible and engaging content. (🇺🇸)

• Beeble has released SwitchLight 2.0, a significant update for video relighting. It converts raw footage into detailed PBR maps (normal, basecolor, metallic, roughness, specular), allowing real-time relighting of entire scenes, including objects and environments, without 3D reconstruction. (🇰🇷)
• CJ Group’s AI R&D Division will launch Millstone CUE in August. This AI-powered video solution offers automated privacy protection by blurring or removing individuals, brand logos, and filming equipment. Millstone CUE, which has shown to reduce editing time by up to 91%, will be available to creators, broadcasters, and businesses. (🇰🇷)
• Steinberg launched SpectraLayers 12, a major update for audio editing. It offers improved unmixing precision with new Soundtrack and Instrument modules. AI-powered voice tools, including a new Voice module and DePlosive, clean up recordings. The update also speeds up workflow. (🇩🇪)
• Substack now offers automated clipping for live streams, generating short, shareable video segments. These clips are posted on Notes, with creators notified of high performance. The feature is available on iOS, coming soon to Android, and can automatically upload top clips to YouTube Shorts if linked. Substack also added audio-only mode and new marketing tools. (🇺🇸)
• ByteDance launched VINCIE-3B, a 300M-parameter AI model. Trained on video frames, it offers context-aware image editing for fluid, realistic results. The open-source model aims to reshape creative workflows in film, marketing, and social media. (🇨🇳)

• Moonvalley has publicly released its “commercially safe” Marey video system, after beta testing with filmmakers. Marey is trained solely on licensed data, avoiding copyright issues prevalent with other AI models. The system aims to give filmmakers precise control for complex VFX and creative visions.(🇺🇸)
• Studio Azuki, a new global anime venture, launched in collaboration with US-based Azuki and Japanese firms Comisma and Xenotoon. The studio will produce and distribute original anime, integrating innovative models, NFTs, Web3, and AI, with Westbrook as a distribution partner. (🇺🇸)
• Toy and entertainment company Mattel has partnered with OpenAI to develop AI-powered products based on its brands. The collaboration focuses on creating age-appropriate, innovative, and safe experiences. Mattel will also integrate OpenAI’s AI tools internally to boost product development and creativity. (🇺🇸)
• ShapesXR, a 3D and XR prototyping platform, launched a new animation feature. It allows design teams to create dynamic XR prototypes with frame-based animations and transitions without code. This feature supports real-time collaboration on devices like Quest and Pico headsets. (🇺🇸)
• ShengShu Technology’s Vidu AI updated its Q1 model with an advanced “reference-to-video” feature. This allows users to upload up to seven images and a text prompt to generate consistent video scenes, inferring missing elements through semantic understanding. Vidu AI competes with OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo 3.(🇨🇳)

• Prime Video now offers nearly 20,000 titles from France Télévisions to French Prime members. This strategic addition aims to position Prime Video as a top entertainment destination in France, while expanding the reach of France Télévisions’ public service content.
• The UK Government has rejected a proposed 5% levy on streamer subscriber revenue, which aimed to fund a cultural initiative. While supporting the film and high-end TV sectors, the government cited benefits from inward SVoD investment and plans continued industry engagement.
• Will Smith’s Westbrook Inc. partnered with Studio Azuki to create next-generation anime. This venture, dubbed “Anime 2.0,” merges Hollywood expertise with a digital-native approach, including NFTs and fan-driven production models. Initial projects include an animated anthology and Anime.com.
• CJ ENM debuted its first 100% AI-produced animated series, “Cat Biggie,” as part of a new AI-powered content strategy. The company will integrate proprietary AI tools, like “Cinematic AI” and “AI Script,” across its content lifecycle to boost IP creation and global competitiveness.

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