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Netflix Renews ‘The Witcher’, Plex Surpasses 1,000 FAST Channels, Grass Valley Partners with Globo, Critical Content with ITV and Be-Entertainment, Lionsgate TV Teams Up with Park Chan-wook, and More Exciting Partnerships in Entertainment!

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Netflix Renews ‘The Witcher’, Plex Surpasses 1,000 FAST Channels, Grass Valley Partners with Globo, Critical Content with ITV and Be-Entertainment, Lionsgate TV Teams Up with Park Chan-wook, and More Exciting Partnerships in Entertainment!

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Netflix Renews ‘The Witcher’, Plex Surpasses 1,000 FAST Channels, Grass Valley Partners with Globo, Critical Content with ITV and Be-Entertainment, Lionsgate TV Teams Up with Park Chan-wook, and More Exciting Partnerships in Entertainment!

Join us in this week’s edition of the Entertainment Supply Chain Digest. From Netflix thrilling renewal of ‘The Witcher’ to Plex remarkable milestone of over 1,000 FAST channels, this blog is your one-stop destination for the latest updates.

Join us in this week’s edition of the Entertainment Supply Chain Digest. From Netflix thrilling renewal of ‘The Witcher’ to Plex remarkable milestone of over 1,000 FAST channels, this blog is your one-stop destination for the latest updates. Explore groundbreaking partnerships in entertainment, such as Grass Valley’s collaboration with Globo, Critical Content’s strategic deals with ITV Studios France and Be-Entertainment, and Lionsgate TV’s exciting collaboration with Park Chan-wook.

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IP Deals

Hottest IP [Stories, Formats, Books, Games, Podcasts] to be turned into the next big blockbuster
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Production Deals

Sneak peak into recently announced production projects worldwide
  • Lionsgate Television and Park Chan-wook are teaming up for an English-language TV adaptation of Park’s acclaimed film “Oldboy.” Park will produce alongside Syd Lim, with Lionsgate executives overseeing the project. (🇺🇸)
  • W9, part of M6 Group, approves Season 2 of “The Power,” a strategy competition. Celebrities seek a Power Player to evade elimination. Produced by Studio 89 Productions and Dreamspark. (🇫🇷)
  • Kanal 7 has renewed the Turkish drama “Winds of Love” for Season 2, that is set to continue Halil and Zeynep’s romance amid new challenges. The series, distributed by Eccho Rights, has garnered success since its January 2024 debut.(🇹🇷)
  • Paramount Pictures and producer Walter Hamada team up for an R-rated live-action adaptation of IDW’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin” comics. (🇺🇸)
  • Netflix has renewed “The Witcher” for a fifth and final season. Season four, currently in production, will adapt three of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books. (🇺🇸)
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Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
  • Beta Film partners with NRK and ZDFneo for “A Better Man,” a four-part Norwegian drama exploring redemption for an internet troll forced to dress as a woman. (🇩🇪 🇳🇴)
  • GRB Media Ranch sells “Blind Dating” format to ABY Media and acquires Emmy-winning docuseries “Medical Stories” for diverse storytelling. (🇺🇸)
  • Federation Studios acquires international distribution rights for “Sherlock & Daughter,” with Starlings Television Distribution producing. The series stars David Thewlis and Blu Hunt. (🇫🇷)
  • ARTE Distribution has acquired “Right-Wing Extremism: The New Terrorist Threat” by Roche Productions, adding it to their catalog of current affairs documentaries. (🇫🇷)
  • FilmRise has acquired exclusive AVOD and FAST rights to the Canadian comedy series Corner Gas, including six seasons and the movie. (🇺🇸)
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Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world

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Partnerships / M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
  • MediaCo Holding Inc. acquires Estrella Media’s network, content, and digital operations, including EstrellaTV and FAST channels, expanding its reach to nearly one-third of the U.S. population. (🇺🇸)
  • Asylum Entertainment Group has made a strategic investment in Dare Pictures, a prod-co known for its factual and documentary content. This partnership aims to bolster Dare Pictures’ global presence and enhance Asylum Entertainment Group’s diverse content offerings in the non-scripted genre. (🇺🇸 🇬🇧)
  • Bending Spoons, a leading mobile app developer, has announced its acquisition of StreamYard, a prominent provider of live streaming and video recording solutions. This strategic move marks Bending Spoons’ expansion into the live streaming market, leveraging StreamYard’s expertise to enhance its suite of digital tools and services. (🇮🇹)
  • MediaGenix, a broadcast management solutions provider, has acquired Media-Alliance’s media program management division, enhancing its offerings with expertise in program management software for clients globally. (🇧🇪)
  • TextShuttle, an LSP, has merged with Supertext, a prominent translation agency, forming a unified entity poised for growth in the language industry, blending technology and language expertise. (🇨🇭)
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Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies
  • Scotland is poised for a significant development with plans underway to establish a major studio on Ministry of Defence land. Stirling Studios will be a 210,000 sq ft space and will offer state-of-the-art facilities to attract high-profile productions to the region. (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)
  • HarbourView Equity Partners, expands into the LatinX market by investing in Mucho Mas Media ahead of the nationwide release of Mucho Mas’ award-winning film “The Long Game”. (🇺🇸)
  • Plex has reached a significant milestone by amassing over 1,000 FAST channels. This expansion of its streaming offerings is part of Plex’s aims to provide diverse content to its users. (🇺🇸)
  • Ross Video acquires Bannister Lake, bolstering XPression Graphics with BL Soft’s data-driven solutions, enhancing real-time rendering and expanding HTML5 graphics capabilities. (🇨🇦)
  • Accedo, Brightcove, and JUMP collaborate with Al Sharqiya Group to launch an SVOD platform, enhancing Iraq’s media landscape. The platform, named 1001, expands from AVOD to SVOD, offering ad-free access to premium content in Arabic and English. (🇸🇪)

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain
  • Grass Valley partners with Globo to modernize production facilities in Rio de Janeiro for Big Brother Brasil. Upgrades to native-IP technology enhance viewer experience and reliability. (🇨🇦 🇧🇷)
  • Zixi enables Family Entertainment Television’s shift from satellite to IP video broadcast, serving 50 affiliates in the US, enhancing content distribution with reliability and cost optimization via cloud infrastructure. (🇺🇸)
  • Sinclair launches “Broadspan” NextGen TV datacasting platform, enabling data distribution in markets with ATSC 3.0 broadcasts. Edgio will be the first user of this innovative infrastructure. (🇺🇸)
  • Synamedia unveils Media Edge Gateway mini (MEG.mini) at 2024 NAB Show, expanding B2B video distribution options with cost-effective, software-based processing for small channel delivery. (🇬🇧)
  • Lightcraft Technologies introduces Jetset, a cost-effective virtual production solution using iPhone and SeeMo, enabling real-time synchronization and pre-visualization in Unreal Engine.
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Localization & Post-Production

Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production
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VFX & Virtual Production

Latest global updates in Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
  • Digital Domain unveils Markerless MoCap Facial Tracking System, Masquerade3, eliminating actor marker usage, saving time and costs, with improved precision. (🇺🇸)
  • Former FuseFX CTO and Co-Founder Jason Fotter launches Bind Studio, a cloud-based platform on AWS, streamlining VFX production setup, offering scalability and industry-standard software tools. (🇯🇵)
  • Evertz debuts updates to its DreamCatcher BRAVO Studio, featuring AI-driven Metadata and Highlight Factory, alongside Motion+ for rapid multi-phase slow-motion replays. (🇨🇦)
  • Adobe launches Adobe Express mobile app, integrating Firefly generative AI features like Text to Image and Generative Fill on mobile devices for content creation and sharing across social media platforms. (🇺🇸)
  • Planar and OptiTrack will showcase broadcast and media technologies, including Planar’s LED platforms and DirectLight Pro Series video walls, offering vibrant colors, HDR support, and customizable configurations for enhanced storytelling. (🇺🇸)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. IP Deals
  2. Production Deals
  3. Season Renewals
  4. Distribution Deals
  5. Acquisition Deals
  6. Partnerships / M&A
  7. Companies Making Headlines
  8. Featured New Specializations
  9. Localization & Post-Production
  10. VFX & Virtual Production
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