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Welcome to the Latest Edition of Vitrina’s Global Entertainment Supply-Chain Digest!
This week’s headlines are all about high-stakes strategy. We’re seeing massive IP acquisitions from Amazon and Disney, major franchise milestones for ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Ahsoka’, and truly unexpected platform plays from Spotify and Netflix.
🎬 Whether you’re tracking co-production deals, streaming debuts, or unscripted formats, every move is a signal. And every signal is an opportunity—if you know what it means.
And every signal is your edge — if you know how to act on it.
Let’s get you caught up.👇
IP Deals
Hottest IP [Stories, Formats, Books, Games, Podcasts] to be turned into the next big blockbuster- Netflix acquired the rights to adapt the classic Hasbro board game, ‘Cluedo’ (Clue), into an unscripted reality competition show. The series is being produced by Hasbro Entertainment in partnership with Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) and B17 Entertainment, where contestants undergo physical and mental challenges to solve a whodunit mystery. (🇺🇸)
- Walt Disney Studios acquired the film rights to the best-selling fantasy series ‘Impossible Creatures’ from author Katherine Rundell and her company Impossible Films. Rundell will write the screenplays for the first two films and co-produce, building a major family franchise around the Glimouria universe. (🇺🇸)
- Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists secured the rights to the film ‘Heat 2’ from Warner Bros. Director Michael Mann will adapt the sequel/prequel novel he co-wrote with Meg Gardiner. Producers include Mann and Jerry Bruckheimer, with rumored interest from actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Austin Butler, and Bradley Cooper. (🇺🇸)
- ITV Studios acquired the international production rights for the reality game show ‘Solitary’ from its creators, Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder. The UK-based company will re-launch the format, where contestants are confined to isolation pods for relentless challenges. The series was previously the number one show on FOX Reality Channel. (🇬🇧)
- Warner Bros. secured the film rights to Chris Colfer’s acclaimed fantasy book series, ‘The Land of Stories’. Phil Johnston will write the screenplay adaptation of the best-selling series. Colfer is also set to serve as an executive producer on the project. (🇺🇸)
Production + Seasonal Renewal
Sneak peak into recently announced production projects worldwide- Inter Medya has launched its microdrama strategy by beginning production on its first vertical drama, ‘Iki CEO Bir Araya Gelmemeliydik’. The company will also distribute third-party projects to build a catalog for mobile-first audiences. (🇹🇷)
- Singapore’s Empire of Arkadia (EOA) and Mocha Chai Laboratories (MCL) started production on a six-part scripted adventure drama, ‘Lost and Found’, in collaboration with NHK and TV Man Union. The series, starring Anna Yamada and Shawn Thia, targets a global audience, with EOA handling global distribution. (🇸🇬)
- New Line Cinema began filming the supernatural horror sequel, ‘The Revenge of La Llorona’, to the 2019 film ‘The Curse of La Llorona’. It is directed by Santiago Menghini, produced by James Wan, Gary Dauberman, and Emile Gladstone, and stars Monica Raymund, Jay Hernandez, and Raymond Cruz. (🇺🇸)
- Actor Hrithik Roshan is making his streaming debut as a producer, with his company HRX Films collaborating with Prime Video on the thriller series, ‘Storm’. Directed by Ajitpal Singh, the cast includes Parvathy Thiruvothu, Alaya F, and Saba Azad. (🇮🇳)
- Sony Pictures is starting production in Los Angeles this November on the next ‘Jumanji’ film, with director Jake Kasdan returning. The ensemble cast reunites Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan, alongside new additions Brittany O’Grady and Burn Gorman. (🇺🇸)
That’s a Wrap: Filming Is Complete!
Projects that have concluded filming are now moving into post-production- Director Luca Guadagnino (The Pretenders) confirmed that principal photography has wrapped on the biographical drama ‘Artificial’. The film follows OpenAI head Sam Altman (played by Andrew Garfield) with Yura Borisov in a supporting role, alongside Monica Barbaro, Cooper Koch, Cooper Hoffman, and Mark Rylance. (🇺🇸)
- Josef Brandl’s first feature, the drama-comedy Superbuhei, has entered post-production after shooting in Germany. Starring Oliver Korittke and Silke Bodenbender, the film is produced by Junifilm and focuses on a supermarket bar owner’s life. German distribution rights were acquired by Barnsteiner Film. (🇩🇪)
- Filming for ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 has officially wrapped, featuring Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano and Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger. The Disney+ series is expected to premiere in 2026, continuing the storyline of Ahsoka and Sabine Wren being stranded on the ancient planet Peridea while Grand Admiral Thrawn returns to power. (🇺🇸)
- Netflix series ‘Sweet Magnolias’ has wrapped filming for its fifth season, which is expected to premiere in 2026. Creator Sheryl J. Anderson’s show, which stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, and Heather Headley, focuses on the friendship and lives of three women in the fictional town of Serenity. (🇺🇸)
- The Orthodox TV finished filming the second and third parts of the documentary ‘Jewel of the Desert: Saint Catherine’s Monastery’ in Wadi Rum and Jerash. The film explores the stories of Prophet Moses and Saint Catherine, with the final documentary phase underway for a December release. (🇯🇴)
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Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types- Vertical acquired the North American distribution rights for the supernatural thriller ‘Breed of Greed’ from High Octane Pictures. The film, directed by Nick Vallelonga, will be released in theaters and on VOD platforms, furthering Vertical’s distribution slate. (🇺🇸)
- PVP Distribution acquired the international rights for the 2D animated preschool series ‘Treehouse Friends’. The series, produced by Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction (🇨🇭) and Media Solution Animation (🇪🇸), focuses on friendship and nature, and will be brought to market at MIPCOM. (🇨🇦)
- Banijay Entertainment acquired the exclusive global distribution rights for the original Japanese obstacle course show ‘Ninja Warrior’. The rights, bought from Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), cover finished programs and format sales for the show, which has led to over 20 local versions worldwide, including American Ninja Warrior. (🇫🇷)
- Conic acquired the UK-Ireland distribution rights for Max Keegan’s documentary ‘The Shepherd And The Bear’, with a theatrical release scheduled for early 2026. The film, which premiered at IDFA, follows an aging shepherd and a teenage boy tracking bears in the French Pyrenees. International sales are handled by Willa. (🇬🇧)
- Radial Entertainment and FilmRise acquired digital rights to 15 holiday films from Studio TF1 America for Europe and Latin America. Radial will also distribute true-crime series Millionaire Murders (bought from Sphere Abacus) and historical drama Medici (bought from Bruder Releasing Inc.). (🇺🇸)
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world- FOX Nation secured the exclusive US rights to the three-part docuseries ‘Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar’, which explores the life and activism of the icon. Kim Kardashian executive produced the series with Passion Pictures, and Fremantle handled international distribution. (🇺🇸)
- MGM+ acquired the US streaming rights to the four-episode thriller series ‘Vanished’ for a February 2026 release. The series, which stars Kaley Cuoco and Sam Claflin, focuses on a woman whose boyfriend disappears during a French vacation. The series was sold by international sales agent Prime Video (excluding the US deal). (🇺🇸)
- Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting acquired North American VOD and streaming rights to the cult thriller ‘Self-Help’. Directed by Erik Bloomquist and co-written by Carson Bloomquist, the film follows a student infiltrating a self-actualization group. WTFilms sold the rights for the movie, set for an early 2026 digital release. (🇺🇸)
- Crunchyroll acquired the global streaming rights for the anime series ‘Oshi no Ko’ Season 3 and beyond, following a previous exclusive run on HIDIVE. The announcement was made at New York Comic Con, confirming that the popular series will continue with the ‘Mainstay Arc’ starting in January 2026. (🇺🇸)
- FilmSharks acquired rights to Mauricio Marulanda Gonzalez’s crime thriller screenplay, ‘Insurreccion’. The company intends to produce the film in Spanish, with an English-language remake option. Colombian actor Marlon Moreno has joined the project as an executive producer. (🇦🇷)
Partnerships / M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!- Localization studio DubHub partnered with Tuvalu Media, AVROTROS, and OD Media to distribute the Dutch hit series ‘The First Years’ globally via YouTube. DubHub will lead the AI-driven localization of the series, starting with an English version. (🇳🇱)
- V10 Entertainment made a strategic investment and struck a 10-title microdrama production deal with The Jovenshire Inc. Production Group. The partnership will create premium vertical series to expand the distribution of mobile-first content. (🇺🇸)
- FOX Entertainment acquired an equity stake in Ukrainian vertical video platform Holywater to advance its tech growth strategy. FOX Entertainment Studios committed to co-producing over 200 vertical video titles, including ‘Billionaire Blackmail’, for Holywater’s My Drama app. (🇺🇸)
- Just For Laughs Distribution and Stingray announced a strategic partnership to develop and expand Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels featuring premium comedy content from Just For Laughs’ library to global audiences. (🇨🇦)
- Netflix merged its two wholly-owned production entities, Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios, into a single unified brand named Eyeline. This move combines the strengths of Scanline’s visual effects expertise with Eyeline Studios’ virtual production and generative AI technology to pioneer new filmmaking tools. (🇺🇸)
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Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies- Heartland Video Systems (HVS), a USA integrator, and Zixi, a software-defined video delivery platform, partnered to provide resilient IP connectivity for live video. The collaboration gives HVS clients access to Zixi’s software solutions to facilitate cost-effective, broadcast-quality IP distribution. (🇺🇸)
- Lief Entertainment Company launched at MIPCOM, founded by CEO Margo Mars and producer Raymond van der Kaaij. The company, which aims to bridge brand-funded content and art-house film, represents filmmakers like Misan Harriman (‘The After’), Haifaa Al Mansour, and Bertrand Bonello, focusing on using marketing budgets for cultural investments. (🇬🇧)
- Brazilian media giant Globo announced key co-production deals at Mipcom 2025. Agreements include a long-term vision partnership with BBC (🇬🇧) for an Amazon series and a second English-language Christmas film with FOX Entertainment Studio (🇺🇸). Globo also partnered with Ron Leshem’s Crossing Oceans and Janeiro Studios to create the series ‘Paranoia’. (🇧🇷)
- Banijay Americas company, EndemolShine Boomdog, led by CEO Alejandro Rincón, is expanding its Latin American footprint by launching a new operational production office in Colombia. This strategic move aims to consolidate the company’s capabilities by producing both scripted and unscripted formats. (🇲🇽)
- Spotify and Netflix have finalized a deal to bring select video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer to the Netflix platform in early 2026, starting in the US. This collaboration expands distribution for shows like ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ and ‘The Rewatchables’ to new audiences. (🇺🇸)
Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain- DirecTV will deploy Glance AI on its ‘Gemini’ devices in early 2026, significantly expanding its interactive features. The Glance AI platform, developed in collaboration with Google, will transform idle TV screens into personalized discovery and ‘AI-commerce’ hubs. (🇺🇸)
- Chaos released crowd animation software ‘Anima 6.2’, extending its traffic simulation system to include default drivers, passengers, and animated lights. The update also improves crowd generation, allowing users to create realistic groups along 4D paths or by using specific text tags for character attributes. (🇧🇬)
- Roku’s premium Connected TV (CTV) supply has now been fully integrated into FreeWheel’s Streaming Hub. This expansion allows buyers to transact more efficiently with Roku inventory, providing advertisers with streamlined access, greater scale, and a data-rich environment. (🇺🇸)
- MAGIX has released VEGAS Pro 23, introducing the new ‘VEGAS Core Engine’ architecture to improve performance and playback. The update also features DirectX-based GPU acceleration for color grading and a modernized, more flexible user interface for editors. (🇩🇪)
- SideFX released ‘Houdini 21’, a major version of its procedural 3D software for VFX and game development, containing the largest number of new features ever. Key updates include the production-ready KineFX Autorig Builder, the GPU-accelerated OTiS solver for muscle/tissue simulation, and Neural Point Surface for machine-learning-based point cloud meshing. (🇨🇦)
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production- Verbit and Deepdub partnered to automate multilingual dubbing at scale, integrating Deepdub’s Emotive Text-to-Speech (eTTS) technology with Verbit’s captioning platform. This solution converts captioned content into expressive dubbed audio, reducing localization time and costs for global media. (🇮🇱)
- ADRENALINE Studios launched ‘Includio’, a new full-stack accessibility platform offering Audio Description, Subtitles, and Sign Language interpretation. This platform is designed to help European businesses comply with the European Accessibility Act (EAA), which legally requires all audiovisual content to be accessible by June 28, 2025. (🇬🇧)
- Startup Secret Weapons launched ‘EbSynth 2’, a browser-based tool that converts video footage into hand-drawn-style animation by applying the look of a manually edited reference frame to the rest of the video. The technology, which uses a texture synthesis algorithm instead of generative AI, is reportedly ten times faster than the original version. (🇨🇿)
- Cobalt Digital is set to showcase its Aria series of audio solutions, including the ‘Aria AUD-MON’ audio monitors and OG-AUD-DANTE cards, at NAB Show New York. The company will also demonstrate a new hybrid satellite-internet recovery solution that uses Cobalt Pacific compression products. (🇺🇸)
- Meshy.ai launched ‘Meshy 6 Preview’, an AI 3D modeling platform offering “sculpting-level” detail and mesh fidelity for the first time, to streamline 3D asset creation. The preview includes new tools like a 3D-to-Image/Video Workspace. (🇺🇸)
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production- German broadcaster SWR launched a three-month ‘Virtual Production’ innovation project with Midflight Productions. Using a Sony VERONA LED wall and OCELLUS tracking system, the trial explores multi-camera live virtual studio production for its interactive show, ‘Fehler im System’. (🇩🇪)
- AI-driven company Krikey launched its ‘Krikey Animation App’, which allows creators to generate 3D animations via text or video. Co-founders Jhanvi and Ketaki Shriram’s firm also released seasonal assets, including a ‘Dancing Skeleton GIF’ collection and a ‘Halloween animation library’, for quick content creation. (🇺🇸)
- Chaos has adopted HIP technology in collaboration with AMD to enable Radeon GPU acceleration within its renderer, ‘V-Ray GPU’. This integration allows users to utilize a wider range of hardware, improving rendering speed and choice. (🇧🇬)
- Appear, a global leader in live production technology, showcased its X5 and VX Media Gateway hardware and software solutions at NAB Show New York 2025. The technology drives hybrid, sustainable, and software-defined live production, providing ultra-low latency media processing for broadcasters and live sports. (🇳🇴)
- Vertiqal Studios (digital publisher) and HSAD (LG Group’s advertising agency) announced a strategic partnership to expand virtual production capabilities. Vertiqal gains access to HSAD’s ‘Virtual Production Studio’ in New Jersey, which features LG’s Magnit Micro LED technology, to create high-impact, scalable content solutions. (🇨🇦 🇺🇸)
Press Release
Major Capital Investments in Film & Television Production- The Saudi Film Fund (SFF) rebranded as Riviera Content, announcing its first film investments totaling $8.7 million. The new entity, managed by MEFIC Capital, holds a $100 million capital and will finance and produce films and TV projects locally and internationally. (🇸🇦)
- NEP Group, a global media technology partner, acquired Seven Production, a Dubai-based film and broadcasting company. This deal reinforces NEP’s investment and operational presence in the Middle East, making NEP Middle East and Asia one of the largest providers of live production services in the region. (🇺🇸)
- The Venice TV Award 2025 winners were announced, with BBC and NHK Japan leading the honors, securing three Gold Medals each. The BBC also won the Special Jury Prize for ‘Atomic People’. Other honored companies included CJ ENM and Globo TV. (🇬🇧)
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