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Join us in this week’s edition of the Entertainment Supply Chain Digest, as Netflix is set to launch immersive Netflix Houses in the USA, while Amazon and Banijay Kids team up for a live-action “Totally Spies!” series. Fremantle and Pluto TV are expanding their FAST channel partnership globally, and ITVX is bringing all seven seasons of “Gilmore Girls” to UK audiences. Plus, Sony Pictures Television partners with Evision to enhance MENA’s entertainment scene through StarzPlay and eLife and alot more.
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IP Deals
Hottest IP [Stories, Formats, Books, Games, Podcasts] to be turned into the next big blockbuster- Amazon MGM Studios and Banijay Kids are developing a live-action “Totally Spies!” series, executive produced by Will Ferrell, blending spy missions with college life. (🇺🇸 🇫🇷)
- Arc System Works and Sanzigen Studios are teaming up for “Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers,” an anime adaptation of the popular fighting game series. (🇯🇵)
- Will Smith to star in the sci-fi thriller “Resistor,” based on Daniel Suarez’s 2014 novel “Influx.” Produced by Sony Pictures and Escape Artists, the film reunites Smith with the studio after “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” (🇺🇸)
- Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions inked a first-look deal with Disney to create films for theaters and streaming platforms, expanding collaboration across Disney divisions. (🇺🇸)
- Todd Haynes will write and direct the HBO limited series “Trust,” starring Kate Winslet, based on Hernan Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The series explores a 1920s Wall Street tycoon’s life and his biographer uncovering secrets about his marriage. (🇺🇸)
Production Deals
Sneak peak into recently announced production projects worldwide- BossaNova Media greenlights “A Hotel Through Time,” a 6-part documentary series exploring UK historic hotels’ hidden histories, scandals, and secrets. (🇬🇧)
- Production has begun on The Angry Birds Movie 3, featuring returning voice talents Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad. Prime Focus Studios, Rovio, and SEGA are collaborating with One Cool Group. DNEG Animation will serve as the animation partner for the film. (🇺🇸)
- “My Adventures With Superman” confirms Season 3 on Adult Swim with ongoing second season, expanding Clark Kent’s lore with new twists and character introductions. (🇺🇸)
- TF1 commissions “La Belle et Le Boulanger,” the first French adaptation of Keshet’s “The Baker & the Beauty,” starring Amir Haddad and Ludmilla von Claer. (🇫🇷)
- SBS6 launches “The Best Wishes,” where Johnny de Mol and Talpa presenters aim to fulfill selfless wishes before Christmas, calling for candidate submissions. (🇳🇱)
Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types- Lionsgate secures North American distribution rights for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” starring Adam Driver, following its Cannes premiere. (🇺🇸)
- BFI Distribution acquires Cannes Grand Prix-winning Indian film “All We Imagine as Light” for UK and Ireland theatrical release. Directed by Payal Kapadia, it marks a historic Cannes entry after three decades. Paris-based Luxbox handles international sales. (🇧🇪 🇮🇳)
- Eccho Rights will bring Roland Emmerich’s epic drama “Those About to Die” to NATPE Budapest, handling first-window sales in Central Europe and second-window in Western Europe.
- Currently shooting in Italy, Miguel Gomes’ late 1910s drama “Grand Tour,” starring Gonçalo Waddington and Crista Alfaiate, has been unveiled. The film is being sold by The Match Factory, following successful sales of Gomes’ previous works, “Tabu,” “Arabian Nights,” and “The Tsugua Diaries.” (🇮🇹)
- NonStop has acquired distribution rights to Julia Ducournau’s upcoming film “Alpha” along with “Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point” from Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, among other titles. (🇦🇷)
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world- ITVX, part of ITV, has acquired all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls from Warner Bros Discovery, marking its debut on UK screens. (🇬🇧)
- Films Boutique continues to expand distribution for Ray Yeung’s “All Shall Be Well,” securing deals with Nour Films (🇫🇷), One From the Heart (🇬🇷), Mezipatra (🇨🇿 🇸🇰), HBO Europe (Eastern Europe), and others. The film explores Angie’s struggles in Hong Kong after her partner’s death. (🇩🇪 🇬🇷 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 🇫🇷)
- DirecTV in Latin America has secured rights from Fifth Season for BBC One’s “Best Interests,” featuring Michael Sheen and Sharon Horgan, and Irish drama “Kin,” alongside Big Beach’s “Sorry for Your Loss.” (🇺🇸)
- Viaplay Content Distribution has sold Sweden’s “Little Did I Know,” starring Alexandra Rapaport, to SBS (🇦🇺), Pickbox (🇭🇷), Basque EITB (🇪🇸), Mola (🇮🇩), and DMD (Latin America). (🇸🇪 🇦🇺 🇭🇷 🇪🇸 🇮🇩)
- Sony Pictures Classics has pre-bought Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon,” starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott. Production begins in Dublin, Ireland. Sony to release the film worldwide. 🌐
Global Entertainment Leaders Speak
Partnerships / M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!- Netflix plans to launch Netflix Houses in King of Prussia, PA, and Dallas in 2025, offering dining, shopping, and immersive experiences themed around hits like “Bridgerton” and “Stranger Things” in expansive 100,000+ sq ft venues. (🇺🇸)
- Wanda Film and IMAX Corporation have expanded their strategic partnership, focusing on technology and content enhancements. Wanda Film, China’s largest exhibitor, will upgrade 61 key locations to IMAX with Laser technology, including top cities like Beijing and Shanghai. (🇨🇳 🇨🇦)
- Fremantle and Pluto TV have extended their partnership to launch 25 ad-supported streaming TV channels globally, featuring shows like ‘Baywatch’ and ‘Three’s Company’ across 13 new markets including the US, Canada, and various European countries. (🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦)
- MediaHub and DKL Studio have partnered to co-produce and distribute Arabic series globally, aiming to elevate Arab content to international standards under Fadi Ismail’s leadership and Kerim Emrah Turna’s expertise. (🇺🇸 🇦🇪)
- Evision partners with Sony Pictures Television to enrich MENA’s entertainment landscape via StarzPlay and eLife platforms, offering exclusive access to Sony’s blockbuster films and TV series like Resident Evil and Twisted Metal. (🇦🇪)
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Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies- Shinfield Studios, the UK’s largest new film and TV studio, is now fully operational with 18 soundstages, including two 43,000 sq.ft stages. (🇬🇧)
- PFX Group acquires Cine Chromatix’s VFX department, keeping Markus Frank as head, enhancing their award-winning visual effects capabilities and expanding their international competitiveness. (Czechia)
- Banijay UK has acquired Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited (CMP), known for producing “Peaky Blinders”. Caryn Mandabach will transition to Conduit Productions under Banijay UK for a first-look deal, managing all future projects, including the “Peaky Blinders” movie. (🇬🇧)
- Jellyfish Pictures expands its global footprint with a new VFX division in Toronto, Canada, tapping into the city’s renowned talent pool and burgeoning production landscape. (🇬🇧 🇨🇦)
- Sohonet’s ClearView Flex now integrates with Pomfort’s Reeltime Pro, enabling film crews to stream and playback video remotely, enhancing global collaboration and security in film productions. (🇬🇧)
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Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain- Runway’s latest AI model, Gen-3 Alpha, enhances video generation speed and fidelity, offering creators detailed control over structure, style, and motion. Available soon, it excels in creating expressive human characters with diverse actions and emotions.
- Showrunner, powered by Fable Studio’s Simulation, allows users to create animated TV episodes through prompts, aiming for more complex narratives in future developments. (🇺🇸)
- DI4D revolutionizes CG film facial animations by replacing traditional rigs with a head-mounted camera and 4D capture system. Their Pure4D 2.0 software, powered by proprietary machine learning, learns actor expressions to minimize manual clean-up, ensuring consistent and efficient animation creation.
- DeepMind’s V2A AI technology automatically syncs music, sound effects, and dialogue to AI-generated videos without text prompts, advancing video-to-audio capabilities for immersive cinematic experiences.
- Pixotope introduces version 24.1.0 with full Unreal Engine 5.4 integration, enhancing broadcast graphics and virtual production capabilities. (🇳🇴)
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production- Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.11 with stable Outliner for scene management and enhanced Export Mode, plus updates in latest beta. (🇺🇸)
- London-based startup AudioStack has secured €2.9 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Quadri Ventures. Founded in 2019, AudioStack utilizes Artificial Intelligence to streamline large-scale audio production for enterprises. (🇬🇧)
- Google has unveiled an enhanced video-to-audio technology capable of synchronized audiovisual generation. This advancement enables the creation of soundscapes, effects, and dialogue that align with the characters and tone of videos, including archival footage and silent films. (🇺🇸)
- SoundLabs and Universal Music Group partner for MicDrop, an AI vocal plug-in allowing artists exclusive, real-time vocal transformations in DAWs. (🇺🇸)
- LEWITT Audio’s RAY is the first microphone that focuses on a voice, using AURA technology to adjust levels based on proximity, akin to autofocus for voice. (🇦🇹)
- We recently chatted with Turkish localisation company, Gobavo. Read more about their core services, strengths, approach to localization, specialties, quality control measures, notable projects, industry challenges, and future goals.
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production- Foundry has launched Nuke 15.1, enhancing its compositing software lineup. Updates include time-based USD workflows, layer channel mapping in BlinkScript, and expanded OpenAssetIO support. (🇬🇧)
- Unity has unveiled Unity 6 Preview, marking a significant update in its game engine and real-time renderer, offering advancements like GPU Resident Drawer, render upscaling, improved HDRP for clouds and water, and new AI art tools. (🇺🇸)
- Brompton Technology has launched Tessera v3.5, enhancing its virtual production software with Frame Store for high-quality test patterns, improved Hidden Markers for precise frame synchronization, Red Spy integration for advanced tracking, and Dark Time Insertion to reduce motion blur. (🇬🇧)
- Orbital Studios, a leader in virtual production, partners with CAA to enhance creative reach and innovation in film and TV storytelling. (🇺🇸)
- Mediapro opens a new virtual production studio in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards, featuring a 54m² LED screen, part of their global expansion plan. (🇺🇸)
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