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• Osun Group has acquired the rights to adapt Yrsa Daley-Ward’s supernatural thriller novel ‘The Catch’ into a series. The author will also make her debut as a television screenwriter for the project. (🇬🇧)
• Keshet International has licensed the format for the documentary series ‘The Great School Swap’ to TV 2 in Norway. The series follows two schools with different student populations who swap pupils for an immersive week. (🇮🇱)
• HBO is developing a new series based on Seth Harp’s bestselling book ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces’. The show will explore unsolved killings and corruption at a US military base. (🇺🇸)
• NBCUniversal has acquired all non-publishing rights to Robert Ludlum’s ‘Jason Bourne’ and ‘Treadstone’ series in a reported nine-figure deal. The agreement allows Universal to expand the franchise with films, TV series, games, and park experiences. (🇺🇸)
• Secuoya Studios has entered a first-look deal with Icelandic production company Act4. The partnership aims to develop and produce content for the Nordic territories, with a focus on high-quality international co-productions. (🇪🇸)

• Neal McDonough and Kara Killmer will star in ‘The Jimmy Stewart Story’, a biopic about the iconic actor. The project is being developed by Pure Flix and Great American Family, with filming planned for Los Angeles. (🇺🇸)
• Hulu’s comedy series ‘Deli Boys’ has been renewed for a second season. Fred Armisen will join returning cast members Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, and Poorna Jagannathan as a series regular for the show, which is produced by Onyx Collective and 20th Television. (🇺🇸)
• ABC has commissioned a third season of the documentary series ‘Stuff the British Stole,’ hosted by Marc Fennell. The new season, co-produced by Wooden Horse, WildBear Entertainment, and Artemis Media, is currently in production. (🇦🇺)
• Paramount has partnered with Activision to produce a live-action film based on the ‘Call of Duty’ video game franchise. According to a joint statement, the companies aim to expand the series into a cinematic universe. The film will be developed, produced, and distributed by Paramount. (🇺🇸)
• TF1 has commenced filming on a new two-part miniseries titled ‘Cible,’ starring Tomer Sisley and Fauve Hautot. The series is produced by Nolita TV and TF1 Studio. (🇫🇷)

• The filming for the third season of HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ has concluded. Starring Emma D’Arcy and Matt Smith, the show will continue the ‘Dance of the Dragons’ storyline. A release is anticipated in 2026. (🇺🇸)
• Actor Shahid Kapoor has concluded filming his fourth collaboration with director Vishal Bhardwaj. The as-yet-untitled project, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala’s Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, also stars Triptii Dimri, Nana Patekar, and Disha Patani. (🇮🇳)
• The pilot for the ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ revival has wrapped filming. The project, led by director Chloé Zhao, stars Chase Sui Wonders alongside returning series star Sarah Michelle Gellar. The series is being developed for Hulu. (🇺🇸)
• The six-part thriller series, ‘The Dispatcher,’ starring Patrick Brammall, has completed filming in Victoria, Australia. Produced by 60Forty Films and Werner Film Productions, the series will be released on Apple TV+. The production engaged over 700 local businesses and created over 1,600 jobs for screen workers. (🇦🇺)
• Nicholas Galitzine has confirmed that filming for the live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’ reboot has officially wrapped. The star, who portrays He-Man, unveiled a first-look image from the Amazon MGM Studios movie to mark the occasion. (🇺🇸)

• The film ‘Mother’, starring Noomi Rapace as Mother Teresa, has been acquired by multiple international buyers at the Venice Film Festival. Kinology is handling the global sales for the film, which offers a ‘punk rock’ portrayal of the revered figure. (🇫🇷)
• The Mexican-Argentinian co-production ‘Oca’, a Toronto International Film Festival Discovery selection, has been acquired by Compañía de Cine for worldwide sales. The film stars Natalia Solián and Cecilia Suárez. (🇲🇽)
• ABC Commercial has secured its first-ever content deal in China with UYoung’s UKids platform. The agreement includes preschool content like ‘The Wiggles’ and ‘Big Words, Small Stories’ for distribution on the UKids streaming app. (🇦🇺)
• Carla Simón’s film ‘Romería’ has been acquired for distribution in multiple international territories. The film has been sold to various territories, including the UK, Ireland, Italy, and Japan. (🇪🇸)
• The Souffleur’, a dark comedy film starring Willem Dafoe, has been acquired for distribution in Italy by Revolver & Madison Group. Magnify Distribution sold the film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. (🇮🇹)

• Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding the US, to the fifth season of the YouTube animated kids’ series ‘Booba’. The 26-episode season from production company Kedoo Entertainment will debut on HBO Max. (🇺🇸)
• NBCUniversal’s COZI TV has acquired the broadcast rights for all 120 episodes of the sitcom ‘George Lopez.’ The show, which originally aired on ABC, will join the network’s primetime and afternoon lineups. (🇺🇸)
• Bell Media has secured the Canadian next-day streaming rights for the gameshows ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ from Sony Pictures Television. Episodes will be available on the Crave streaming service the day after their broadcast. (🇨🇦)
• AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has acquired three original series from BIG Media. The deal includes the documentary series ‘Unthinkable: Moments that Shocked the World’ and ‘Spycraft.’ (🇭🇺 🇺🇸)
• BritBox has secured the North American streaming rights for the UK period drama ‘The Hardacres’. Produced by Playground Entertainment, the series follows a working-class family that moves from a Yorkshire fish dock to a country estate. The deal for the first two seasons was negotiated by Banijay Rights. (🇺🇸 🇬🇧)

• NBCUniversal and Amazon have partnered to offer the Peacock streaming service as a premium add-on channel on Amazon Prime Video, expanding its distribution to Prime subscribers.(🇺🇸)
• DAZN and FuboTV have formed a multiyear partnership in Canada. DAZN will carry the Fubo Sports Network, while FuboTV will offer DAZN’s live sports content to its Canadian subscribers. (🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦)
• MFF & Co has entered a partnership with Brazilian media giant Globo to distribute its English-language content, bringing Globoplay’s programming to the North American market. (🇺🇸 🇧🇷)
• Curiosity has expanded its partnership with DirecTV through a new multi-tier distribution deal, which will bring its channels and on-demand content to more DirecTV subscribers. (🇺🇸)
• Disney has secured the exclusive streaming rights to local film releases from Nordisk Film, which will be available on the Disney+ platform in the Nordic region. (🇺🇸 🇩🇰)

• BBC Studios Germany has launched a new comedy production label, Comedy Unit, and appointed Nina Etspueler as its Creative Director, expanding the company’s content in the region. (🇩🇪)
• Big Media has expanded its operations into global film distribution through a new deal with Plymouth Blvd, which broadens its content and distribution capabilities worldwide. (🇺🇸)
• The Developing Room (UK), a creative network, has launched an independent production company, Developing Room Films. The new company, founded by Harvey John, already has three socially-conscious short films in post-production. (🇬🇧)
• Yotta has launched new cloud-native platforms for content rendering, management, and streaming, marking its entry into the media-tech sector to serve content creators and broadcasters. (🇮🇳)
• The NFL and Brazilian media company Globo have announced a new multi-year broadcast partnership, bringing live NFL games and content to fans across Brazil on linear and digital platforms. (🇺🇸 🇧🇷)

• Chaos, a company with headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, and Sofia, Bulgaria, has released V-Ray 7.1 for Blender. The update includes a Cycles-to-V-Ray Material Converter, support for Blender’s Geometry Nodes, and over 3,100 new scanned materials in the Chaos Cosmos library. (🇩🇪)
• LiveU has launched ‘LiveU Nexus’, a new cloud-native universal gateway. The platform simplifies IP workflows by automatically converting resolutions, frame rates, and codecs. It acts as a universal gateway for all IP-based feeds, including those from Zoom and YouTube. (🇮🇱)
• Unity has launched Unity AI in Unity 6.2, a new suite of tools for creating game art, writing code, and running custom AI models. This new offering replaces the previous Muse and Sentis services, using third-party AI models from partners like Scenario, OpenAI, and Meta. (🇺🇸)
• Zixi and Okast have partnered to combine their technologies for scalable and global delivery of free ad-supported streaming TV channels, streamlining the distribution process for content owners. (🇺🇸 🇬🇪)
• TVU Networks has launched its new TVU MediaMesh platform. This cloud-based production platform aims to simplify live content access and production by introducing a global shared memory for live video signals, making them accessible from anywhere. (🇺🇸)

• SideFX has released Houdini 21, introducing several new features aimed at production readiness. Key updates include the KineFX Autorig Builder for simplified character rigging, a new GPU-accelerated OTiS solver for muscle and soft tissue dynamics, and machine-learning-based Neural Point Surface for meshing. (🇨🇦)
• PlayBox Neo and AI-Media have partnered to integrate advanced captioning and voice translation into the PlayBox Neo broadcast playout ecosystem. The collaboration aims to provide cost-effective, broadcast-quality captioning and multilingual services to expand audience reach and ensure compliance with accessibility regulations. (🇧🇬 🇦🇺)
• Zibra AI has made its ZibraVDB VFX compression and rendering tool free for indie creators. The tool is compatible with Unreal Engine and Houdini and can reduce volumetric effects files like smoke and fog by up to 97%. (🇺🇦)
• Envy has acquired fellow post-production company Halo, forming the UK’s largest privately-owned post-production group. This deal integrates Halo and its subsidiary Evolutions, creating a full-service partner for high-end film and television projects. (🇬🇧)
• Beatoven.ai has launched Maestro, a new generative AI music model that is fully licensed and designed to provide royalties to artists and rightsholders. The model also offers fine-tuning capabilities and integrates with Musical Intelligence tools. (🇮🇳)

• Toei (Japan) has unveiled Japan’s largest LED virtual production studio in collaboration with AOTO (China). The new facility features a 270-degree curved LED volume and is equipped with AOTO’s panels, marking Toei’s commitment to in-camera VFX and global co-productions. (🇯🇵 🇨🇳)
• Reallusion released iClone 8.6, which provides support for the new HD characters and facial animation profiles from Character Creator 5. The update also includes a Facial Parts Strength option for the Timeline and new export presets for engines like Unreal Engine 5. (🇹🇼)
• At SIGGRAPH, Industrial Light & Magic showcased ‘Oscar’, a new tablet-based user interface for its ‘StageCraft’ virtual production platform. This technology provides filmmakers with a more intuitive, real-time control system for on-set visualization. (🇺🇸)
• Reallusion released Character Creator 5, featuring new HD bases for characters and a new ActorMixer system to non-destructively blend up to six existing characters. The update also improves plugins for Unreal Engine and introduces new ones for Maya and Marmoset Toolbag. (🇹🇼)
• Brainstorm (Spain) has announced native support for the Canon (Japan) Virtual Production System in its InfinitySet product line. The collaboration allows for the immediate calibration of Canon cameras and lenses in virtual production environments, streamlining workflows. (🇪🇸 🇯🇵)

• HBO Max (USA) and GKIDS (USA) have announced a multi-year licensing agreement. The deal brings over 20 additional animated and live-action films to the streaming platform, including works by acclaimed directors like Makoto Shinkai and Mamoru Hosoda. (🇺🇸)
• Hopscotch.TV, a new streaming service, has launched with content deals from WildBrain and Boat Rocker. The partnerships will provide the platform with a library of new and classic kids and family content for its ad-supported service. (🇨🇦)
• Platinum Equity has acquired Anuvu, a global provider of in-flight entertainment and connectivity. Anuvu will continue to be led by CEO Joshua Marks. The financial terms were not disclosed. (🇺🇸)

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