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Join us in this week’s edition of the Entertainment Supply Chain Digest, as we cover the $200 million deal for DNEG, strategic merger for Disney, and BBC investing in Japanese content. Plus, explore the exciting partnership between Globo and ViX, CAA’s determined hunt for Hollywood financing opportunities, and the highly anticipated launch of Tubi in the UK.
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IP Deals
Hottest IP [Stories, Formats, Books, Games, Podcasts] to be turned into the next big blockbuster- Atresmedia acquired rights to adapt All3Media’s “The Traitors” for Spain. The reality show features contestants in a castle, with three traitors secretly eliminating others to win a cash prize. (🇪🇸)
- France’s M6 has commissioned Warner Bros. France to produce a local adaptation of the Belgian gameshow 99 to Beat, featuring contestants competing in 99 games for a jackpot, airing in 2025. (🇫🇷)
- CBS is developing a new version of the German procedural dramedy “Einstein” with Monk creators Andy Breckman and Randy Zisk. This marks CBS’s third attempt at adapting the series. (🇺🇸)
- Pop TV in Slovenia and Pro TV in Romania will adapt ITV Studios’ The Chase, while Mega TV in Greece and Alpha TV Cyprus will adapt Beat the Chasers, launching this autumn. (🇸🇮 🇷🇴 🇬🇷 🇨🇾)
- Patrick Brammall, known for “Colin from Accounts,” will star in Apple TV+’s thriller series “The Dispatcher.” Adapted from Ryan David Jahn’s novel, Brammall plays Ian Hunt, a detective haunted by his daughter’s disappearance. (🇺🇸)
Production Deals
Sneak peak into recently announced production projects worldwide- Movistar Plus+ has renewed “Marbella” for a second season. The series, starring Hugo Silva, continues the story of a mafia lawyer on the Costa del Sol, blending current affairs with fiction based on investigative journalism. (🇪🇸)
- Disney’s adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel “Rivals” promises a steamy mix of high society drama set in 1980s England. Starring Emily Atack, David Tennant, and Aidan Turner. (🇺🇸)
- MBC GROUP and NEOM Media Industries partner for “Top Chef” Season 8, filming in NEOM. Emphasizing ecological values, the collaboration aims to redefine production standards in Saudi Arabia’s visionary city. (🇸🇦)
- Sir David Suchet, Sally Bretton, Kenny Doughty, and Ludmilla Makowski star in ‘Au Pair’, a new drama revealing family secrets, co-produced by Pernel Media and MK1 Studios for Channel 5. (🇫🇷 🇮🇪)
- Mediaset España and Good Mood are adapting ‘Call My Agent’ into ‘La Agencia’, with Daniel Écija as executive producer. The Spanish version is set for a 2025 release, joining global adaptations of the French series ‘Dix pour cent’. (🇪🇸)
Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types- Globo and ViX have extended their AVOD partnership for the US and Latin America (excluding Brazil), renewing a catalog featuring classic dramas and telenovelas to attract broader audiences via streaming. (🇺🇸)
- TelevisaUnivision’s Global Content Licensing secured distribution for 3Pas Studios’ “Radical” in 30+ territories, including Europe, Oceania, Asia, and the Middle East, following successful runs in Mexico, the US, and Latin America. (🇺🇸 🇲🇽)
- TrustNordisk has successfully sold the film “Loveable” to Estin Film (Lithuania, Estonia), Cinemania Group (former Yugoslavia), and September Film (Benelux). (🇩🇰 🇱🇹 🇪🇪)
- Altitude has secured global distribution deals for a documentary and a concert film by the band Blur. The documentary is set for release in July, with the concert film following in September, initially in the UK and Ireland. (🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇮🇪)
- Les Films du Losange has acquired international sales rights for “Sicilian Letters” (Iddu), a Mafia drama directed by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza. The film stars Elio Germano as Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro and Toni Servillo as his antagonist Catello, a secretive operative. (🇫🇷)
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world- Little Dot Studios has acquired over 40 hours of premium factual content from Quintus Studios, including three seasons of “Mega Transports,” “Behind Bars,” and “Jungle Midwives of Columbia.” This deal encompasses a variety of high-quality documentaries for Little Dot’s digital channels. (🇩🇪 🇬🇧)
- BBC Studios broadens its Japanese content lineup with Disney, NHK, and Warner Bros Discovery, bringing series like “Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs” and “The Great British Bake Off” to platforms including Animal Planet and NHK. (🇬🇧 🇯🇵 🇺🇸)
- Mubi acquires distribution rights for Miguel Gomes’ “Grand Tour,” winner of Cannes’ Best Director award. The film follows Edward Abbot’s journey across Asia in 1918. (🇬🇧)
- PCCW Media in Hong Kong and UYoung/Ukids in China picked up Atomic Cartoon’s “Rocket Saves the Day,” a preschool special about a dog promoting reading. (🇭🇰)
- Netflix has acquired rights to “RIP,” a crime thriller starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, directed and scripted by Joe Carnahan. The plot details are currently undisclosed. (🇺🇸)
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Partnerships / M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!- Boat Rocker Media has divested its majority stake in Untitled Entertainment to TPG for C$51.6 million in cash and an 8.8% equity share in TPG’s new talent management venture. Boat Rocker plans to use the proceeds to invest in owned IP and explore potential mergers and acquisitions.(🇨🇦 🇺🇸)
- Fox Corporation’s AVOD platform, Tubi, has launched in the U.K. with over 20,000 movies and TV episodes from major distributors like Disney, Lionsgate, SPE, and NBCUniversal, along with exclusive Tubi Originals. (🇬🇧)
- Keywords Studios has agreed to a $2.8 billion bid from EQT, a European private equity firm. The Dublin-based video game services group, listed on the London Stock Exchange, will recommend shareholders accept the cash bid, which represents a 66.7% premium to the pre-announcement share price. (🇮🇪 🇳🇿)
- Disney has merged its Latin American streaming platforms, Disney+ and Star+, into a single service called Disney+. This consolidation aligns with Disney’s strategy to drive growth and reduce churn by combining content for both children and mature audiences on one platform.
- Gal Raday has exited Beta Film to co-launch Janeiro Studios with Brazilian partners Beta Film and Mymama Entertainment. The new venture aims to produce premium scripted series and feature films from Brazil and Latin America, alongside international projects. (🇧🇷)
- CAA has launched a Media & Entertainment Partnerships division led by veteran Libby Bush, aimed at securing production financing through brand partnerships and IP development in Hollywood. (🇺🇸)
Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies- DNEG Group secures $200 million from United Al Saqer Group to establish a new Abu Dhabi office, enhancing content production and advancing AI initiatives, including its Brahma division. (🇬🇧 🇦🇪)
- Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has launched Cirque du Soleil STUDIO, a new division led by Susan Levison, aimed at developing long-form content including television, films, and animation that embody the essence of the Cirque brand. (🇺🇸)
- Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has acquired majority control of Eleventh Hour Films, bolstering its UK drama portfolio. This strategic move enhances Sony’s investment in the UK television production sector, supported by Helion Partners. (🇺🇸 🇬🇧)
- Sphere Media, partnered with Bell Media, is acquiring Abacus Media Rights (AMR) for $24.6 million. AMR will rebrand as Sphere Abacus Media Rights under Sphere Media, boosting its global production and distribution capacities by mid-August. (🇨🇦)
- Skydance Media has tentatively agreed to acquire National Amusements, which holds a controlling stake in Paramount Global, in a reported $1.75 billion deal. This move would give Skydance control over Paramount, which owns CBS, MTV, and Paramount+ pending approval from Paramount’s board. (🇺🇸)
- A new streaming-only edition of “Wie is de Mol?”, set in Oman, has become NPO Start’s most successful streaming title ever, marking AVROTROS’s shift towards on-demand content. The series features a unique tension arc designed specifically for streaming audiences. (🇳🇱)
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Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain- Move AI launches Move Live, an AI-based real-time markerless motion-capture solution for broadcast, film, mixed reality, and live events. It streams full-body motion data to Unreal Engine. (🇬🇧)
- Meta has launched Meta 3D Gen, an AI system adept at swiftly converting text into detailed 3D models. It enhances content creation for games, films, AR/VR with realistic textures and lighting effects using PBR (Physically-Based Rendering). (🇺🇸)
- Amuse Animation has launched CAR CITY ADVENTURES, a 24/7 linear FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus, now available in eight languages across ten countries. (🇫🇷 🇺🇸)
- Boris FX releases SynthEyes 2024.5, the latest version of the 3D tracking software. The update streamlines data export to Blender, Silhouette, and particularly Flame. SynthEyes offers powerful, affordable 3D object and camera tracking for VFX pipelines. (🇺🇸)
- Basis Technologies has enhanced its AI-powered media automation platform with advanced capabilities in media planning and programmatic advertising. (🇺🇸)
- DeepMotion launches SayMotion 1.5, an AI text-to-animation service. This browser-based platform generates animations from text prompts in FBX, GLB, and BVH formats, suitable for games, AR, VR, and animation projects. (🇺🇸)
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production- Avid launches Avid Huddle, a SaaS tool enabling real-time collaboration for post-production teams using Media Composer and Microsoft Teams. It facilitates secure content review and feedback directly within editing workflows, enhancing efficiency and project delivery speed. (🇺🇸)
- Solid State Logic’s new plug-in, Sourcerer, removes unwanted sounds while enhancing clarity and presence in live and pre-recorded audio. Available in multiple formats, it uses intuitive controls to retain the original audio characteristics, perfect for studio, post-production, and live sound environments. (🇬🇧)
- XL8 and Cineverse have partnered to integrate XL8’s AI-powered captioning and localization technology into Cineverse’s Matchpoint platform. This collaboration aims to streamline content management and distribution, enhancing accessibility and audience reach through automated, AI-driven localization solutions. (🇺🇸)
- Adobe Lightroom’s new AI feature, Generative Remove, leverages Adobe’s Firefly AI model to quickly and seamlessly erase elements from photos. This powerful tool simplifies clean-up, generates realistic backgrounds, and offers studio-level lens effects with easy-to-use presets.(🇺🇸)
- ZOO Digital has acquired Italian dubbing studio LogoSound, establishing “ZOO Italia” in Milan. This enhances ZOO’s global media localization capabilities, serving major studios and streamers with Italian-language content.(🇺🇸 🇮🇹)
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production- Mercury Filmworks and Blue Spirit launch Seraphim, a high-end animation pipeline combining 2D and 3D techniques. Aimed at major industry players, it offers premium production services, with visual development starting this summer. (🇨🇦)
- Meptik launches Studio Pro, its first turnkey virtual production (VP) studio solution. It includes pre-configured Disguise studio control stacks, ROE LEDs, camera tracking, and offers support, training, and options tailored for various production needs from small presentations to large-scale film projects and augmented reality. (🇺🇸)
- Studio Unagi, Montreal’s new anime-inspired studio, blends Japanese animation expertise with Canadian creativity, emphasizing gender diversity and producing shows for international broadcasters. (🇨🇦)
- Capcom announced that it has acquired two-thirds of Taiwan-based Minimum Studios. The studio’s paid-in capital is NT$ 888.8k ($27.3k). The acquisition aims to bolster Capcom’s developmental capabilities. (🇹🇼)
- Chaos has recently unveiled Vantage 2.5, an update to its real-time ray tracing renderer designed for exploring large V-Ray scenes in architectural visualization and visual effects projects. (🇩🇪)
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