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• Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the rights to Chris Colfer’s bestselling The Land of Stories series, with Phil Johnston set to pen the live-action adaptation. The globally successful franchise has sold over 13 million copies and will now be adapted for the big screen for the first time. (🇺🇸)
• Netflix is developing a live-action series based on Captain Planet and the Planeteers, with Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way set to produce. Tara Hernandez will write the adaptation of the iconic environmental animated series. (🇺🇸)
• Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing TV series is in development at Amazon MGM Studios, produced by Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society. No cast is announced; original showrunner Moira Walley-Beckett departed, with Amazon MGM eyeing Jac Schaeffer. It will likely stream on Prime Video. (🇺🇸)
• Sydney Sweeney is confirmed to star in and produce The Caretaker, a horror movie adaptation of Marcus Kliewer’s upcoming novel. Universal Studios secured the film rights; the book releases in April 2026. (🇺🇸)
• Universal has acquired film rights to Tony-nominated John Proctor Is the Villain, with Tina Fey and Marc Platt producing and playwright Kimberly Belflower adapting the screenplay. Sadie Sink, who starred in the Broadway production, will executive produce the feature, which explores teen feminism and the #MeToo movement in a small-town Georgia setting. (🇺🇸)

• Globalsphere Studios, in partnership with Shemaroo Entertainment, has begun production on Bitter Justice, its second Turkish drama following the global success of Alaca. Set to premiere at MIPCOM 2025, the series explores themes of corruption, vengeance, and female resilience, with Nöbetçi Yapım returning as production partner. (🇦🇪)
• NBC’s The Voice will return in spring 2026 with a rebranded Season 29 titled Battle of Champions, featuring past winners Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Adam Levine as coaches. The revamped format introduces four new competition rounds, including a Triple Turn Challenge, a Super Steal, an All-Star Knockout judged by CeeLo Green, and live audience voting during the semi-finals and finale.
• SVT has commissioned Double Up Love (working title), a new dating format from Banijay’s Meter/Jarowskij featuring bisexual singles exploring romance in a villa setting. The inclusive series features a high-stakes “list room” mechanic and aims to reflect modern relationships with authentic, emotionally driven storytelling. (🇸🇪)
• Paramount+ has officially ordered NOLA King, a Tulsa King spinoff, to series, with Samuel L. Jackson set to star. Jackson will portray Russell Lee Washington Jr., a character introduced in Tulsa King’s upcoming third season, who returns to New Orleans after befriending Dwight Manfredi in prison to reclaim the city and face old adversaries. (🇺🇸)
• Gianna Jun will lead the cast of Tempest, a new Korean spy thriller set to debut on Disney+ internationally and Hulu in the U.S. The nine-part series, also starring Gang Dongwon, John Cho, and Michael Gaston, centers on a multinational conspiracy following an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate on the Korean Peninsula. (🇰🇷 🇺🇸)

• Executive producer Emma Roberts confirmed that filming for Tell Me Lies season 2 has recently wrapped. The Hulu drama, based on Carola Lovering’s novel, promises an unexpected second installment. (🇺🇸)
• Netflix’s XO, Kitty Season 3 has officially wrapped filming. The cast announced the news for the spin-off, which continues Kitty Song Covey’s love story in South Korea, expected in early 2026. (🇺🇸)
• Shanaya Kapoor has wrapped filming for Shujaat Saudagar’s upcoming Bollywood movie ‘JC,’ with the director hinting her character is named Diana. The film features her alongside Abhay Verma. (🇮🇳)
• Filming wrapped for Neagley, an Amazon ‘Reacher’ spin-off series. She teased the upcoming action series will be ‘a wild one.’ (🇺🇸)
• Ravi Kapoor’s Shakespeare re-imagining ‘Patel,’ a deadpan gangster tragedy set in Indian American motels, has wrapped production in Los Angeles. It features a South Asian cast including Utkarsh Ambudkar and Kal Penn. (🇺🇸)

• Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut, Urchin, a drama about homelessness and mental health in London, has been acquired by 1-2 Special for North American distribution. The film, which won two awards at Cannes, will receive a theatrical release this fall. (🇬🇧)
• Synapse has acquired the distribution rights for the romantic comedy Peak Everything in Latin America. This deal was secured by Indie Sales as the film expands its international reach. (Latin America)
• Salaud Morisset, a Canadian sales agent, is bringing the Canadian animated film Silent Rebellion to Venice. The film previously received a special mention at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. (🇨🇦)
• Well Go USA Entertainment secured North American distribution rights for Gabriele Mainetti’s Italian kung-fu film The Forbidden City, a martial arts movie set in Rome. (🇺🇸)
• Deaf Crocodile and Cartuna acquired North American distribution rights for Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark, the sequel to the cult anime “Tamala 2010.” Directed by K. and Kuno (t.o.l), the film follows Tamala and Michelangelo as they investigate disappearances in Cat Japan. (🇯🇵)

• MGM+ UK has acquired the rights to Outlander: Blood of My Blood, the prequel series from Sony Pictures Television. The highly anticipated show is set to premiere on Starz in the US and Canada on August 8. (🇬🇧)
• BIG Media has finalized licensing agreements for two true-crime series, Crime Exposé with Nancy O’Dell and iCRIME with Elizabeth Vargas, to be carried on Pluto TV in the U.K. and Canada, and Roku in the U.S. (🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦)
• Noor Play, a Middle Eastern digital entertainment platform, has acquired four Turkish series from ATV’s catalogue: Street Birds, Lifeline, Zembilli, and Akinci. This deal expands their content offerings across the MENA region. (🇸🇦 🇹🇷)
• Netflix has reportedly acquired the digital rights for Vijay Deverakonda’s upcoming film Kingdom for ₹53 crore, marking the highest amount paid for the digital rights of any of his films to date. The action-drama, directed by Gautham Tinnanuri, is Deverakonda’s most expensive project with a ₹130 crore budget and is set for a two-part theatrical release, with the first part on July 31, 2025. (🇮🇳)
• Sensical, a US-based streaming service, acquired the animated preschool series Pip & Posy from UK-based Magic Light Pictures. The show, based on Axel Scheffler’s picture books, will also be available on Magic Light’s YouTube channel in the US. (🇺🇸 🇬🇧)

• Colombia and Spain have signed a new co-production agreement during the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM). This bilateral instrument aims to boost joint creation of feature, short fiction, documentary, and animation films by allowing projects to be considered national in both countries, granting access to incentives and funds. (🇨🇴 🇪🇸)
• HBO Max has expanded its international reach with launches in 12 new European and Asian markets, including Albania, Armenia, and Kazakhstan, bringing its total to over 90 territories. This follows recent rollouts in Turkey and Australia, as Warner Bros. Discovery aims to reach nearly 100 markets by early next year with launches in Germany, Italy, and the U.K. (🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇬🇧 🇺🇸)
• Former executives from Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros., and NBCUniversal have launched AiPhelion, a new consulting firm focused on IP strategy in the AI era. Operating from London and L.A., the firm will advise media and tech clients on leveraging AI while managing legal, creative, and regulatory risks. (🇺🇸 🇬🇧)
• Kate Siegel has launched Legitimate Pictures with her manager Brittney McDade, aiming to develop female-driven film and TV content. The company’s first project will be Method, Siegel’s feature directorial debut. (🇺🇸)
• Black Bear has launched its U.S. theatrical distribution division, appointing Benjamin Kramer as President of U.S. Distribution. This expands their independent studio operations to directly connect with American audiences for up to twelve annual film releases. (🇺🇸)

• Amazon will invest an additional $100 million in its AWS Generative AI Innovation Center. This doubles the initial funding, accelerating development and adoption of autonomous AI agents for businesses. (🇺🇸)
• Abstract has released InstaMAT 2025, a significant update to its 3D texture and material authoring tools. It adds terrain generation, new texture tools, and ray tracing. (🇩🇪)
• Wacom launched the MovinkPad 11, a new $450 11-inch Android drawing tablet. It features a 2,200 x 1,440px display and Pro Pen 3, ideal for on-the-go creativity. (🇯🇵)
• Atomos has launched the Ninja TX, a re-engineered monitor-recorder with dual 12G-SDI/HDMI, Wi-Fi, and AirGlu timecode. It supports CFexpress and USB-C for RAW video up to 8K. (🇦🇺)
• Boris FX released SynthEyes 2025.5, its 3D tracking software. It features AI-based ML Motion Estimation for auto-tracking, direct mesh parenting, and enhanced lens undistortion. (🇺🇸)

• Adobe has added new features to its Firefly generative AI video platform, including Generate Sound Effects and Text To Avatar. The update also brings enhanced prompting and Keyframe Cropping. (🇺🇸)
• Lightmap released HDR Light Studio 9, featuring the new Lumi-Curve system. This allows artists to create freeform curves as light sources for stylized glows and light trails. (🇬🇧)
• Beeble launched SwitchLight 2.0, a next-gen video-to-PBR AI model. It allows relighting of entire video scenes and exporting PBR texture maps, now out of early access. (🇰🇷)
• QuadSpinner released Gaea 2.2, a major update for its terrain design tool. It adds 10 new nodes, including snow and ice features, and updates over 20 existing nodes like Erosion 2. (🇺🇸)
• Brainstorm will showcase its 6.2 Suite, including InfinitySet, Aston, and eStudio, at IBC 2025. The suite features hybrid workflows with AR, virtual production, and advanced rendering for enhanced visual content. (🇪🇸)

• Reallusion unveiled Character Creator 5, a 3D character creation tool, now releasing August 27, 2025. It offers HD character bases, an updated facial animation system, and new export plugins. (🇺🇸)
• Dimension 5 has released D5 Render 2.11, a real-time visualization tool. This update features new AI capabilities for material generation and scene layout, alongside camera, lighting, and performance enhancements. (🇨🇳)
• Zibra AI released ZibraVDB’s free edition for Houdini, a volumetric compression solution optimizing OpenVDB data. It enables real-time rendering in Unreal Engine 5 by addressing data and performance limitations. (🇺🇦)
• DJV 3.0, a free VFX image viewer and video playback review tool, returns with its first major update in five years. It now supports new industry standards like OpenTimelineIO and experimental USD files. (🇺🇸)
• The Project Dogwaffle team released Howler 2025.7, their digital painting and animation tool. It features a new LiquidFX tool for image deformation and updates to text and removal functions. (🇺🇸)

• CJ ENM, a South Korean entertainment company, established CJ ENM Middle East LLC in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This subsidiary marks their first in the Kingdom, aiming to expand global presence in music, film, and live entertainment. (🇰🇷)
• TelevisaUnivision announced ViX surpassed 10 million global subscribers in Q2 2025, driven by content and partnerships. Despite overall revenue decline, adjusted operating profit increased due to cost-cutting efforts. (🇺🇸)
• Roblox launched a new IP licensing platform, streamlining collaborations between IP holders (e.g., Lionsgate, Netflix) and creators. It simplifies integrating popular franchises into digital experiences, empowering development. (🇺🇸)

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