• Showmax and BBC Studios are partnering to adapt “The Office” for South African audiences, with production starting in 2025. The Afrikaans-language version will premiere on Showmax and kykNET. (🇿🇦)
• A remake of the 1987 film “La Bamba”, which tells the story of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens, is in development by Mucho Mas Media and Sony Pictures. Oscar-nominated writer José Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries) is set to write the script. (🇺🇸)
• Plano a Plano is producing “Ella, maldita alma” for Telecinco, a new series created by Aurora Guerra and based on Manuel Rivas’ story. Filming begins soon, set on the Cadiz coast, starring Maxi Iglesias, Martiño Rivas, and Karina Kolokolchykova. (🇪🇸)
• Chad Stahelski’s (John Wick Franchise) 87Eleven Entertainment has acquired the rights to Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger novel series, planning to adapt the bestselling thriller books into a TV series focused on cutting-edge military science battles.
• TBS will co-develop a Korean remake of “Extremely Inappropriate!” with Basestory and a new non-scripted entertainment format with Something Special, marking its expansion into the Korean market. (🇰🇷)

• HBO has renewed “City of God: The Fight Rages On” for a second season following its debut on HBO Latino and Max. The series, a sequel to the 2002 film, explores life in City of God 20 years later, focusing on community struggles amidst crime and corruption. (🇺🇸)
• Hulu has renewed the acclaimed series Only Murders in the Building for a fifth season, consisting of 10 episodes. The show is expected to return in 2025.
• Mindy Kaling is producing a new untitled animated comedy for Paramount Animation. Kaling is teaming up with producers Jay Brown and Ty Ty Smith, with Shawn Wong overseeing development. (🇺🇸)
• Roku has renewed Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis’ home improvement show Honest Renovations for a third season. The series helps families with home makeovers while addressing parenting challenges.
• Netflix’s Kohrra returns for Season 2 with Barun Sobti and new cast member Mona Singh, diving into another intense murder mystery set in Punjab. (🇺🇸)

• Emmanuel Mouret’s “Three Friends” sold widely before Venice premiere, with key distributors like Lucky Red (Italy), Madman (Australia), Vertigo/Liberty (Benelux), and Panda (Austria) acquiring the film. (🇮🇹 🇦🇺)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment has secured MENA distribution rights for the animated feature “The Land of Sometimes”, featuring voice talent like Mel Brooks, Asa Butterfield, Ewan McGregor, and Helena Bonham Carter.(🇦🇪)
• Pablo Larraín’s “Maria” secured global sales following its Venice debut. Netflix will stream in the US, with STUDIOCANAL, ARP, 01Distribution, Sun Distribution, and The Searchers N.V. handling other territories. (🇺🇸 🇺🇾)
• A24 has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer”, starring Daniel Craig. The film, premiering at Venice Film Festival, is set in 1950s Mexico City and adapts William S. Burroughs’ novel. (🇺🇸)
• The Match Factory has secured international sales rights for Alice Rohrwacher and JR’s short film “An Urban Allegory”, set to premiere at Venice Film Festival. The film stars Lyna Khoudri, Leos Carax, and Naïm El Kaldaoui. (🇩🇪)

• Bambú, a Studiocanal company, has secured a partnership with RTVE and Netflix for the acquisition and production of Valle Salvaje, a daily series set in 1763. The show is currently in production in Segovia and Madrid. (🇪🇸)
• UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired South African drama White Lies, starring Natalie Dormer and Brendon Daniels. The eight-part series is a coproduction between MultiChoice-owned M-Net, Quizzical Pictures, and Fremantle. (🇬🇧)
• BBC has secured the U.K. rights to over 1000 English-dubbed episodes of One Piece. The series will stream on BBC iPlayer. All episodes, covering the first 10 story sagas, will be available by year-end.
• Thomas Vinterberg will present his new series Families Like Ours at Barcelona’s Serielizados Fest. Acquired by Movistar Plus+ for Spain, the series will screen post-Venice Film Festival. (🇪🇸)
• Snowed-In Productions’ Joan, a crime drama starring Sophie Turner, has secured pre-buys from Canal+, CBC, Prime Video, NBCU, Magenta TV, SVT, NPO, DR, NRK, YLE, HOT, Yes TV and more. All3Media International oversees global sales for the series. (🇬🇧)

• Mediawan has acquired a majority stake in OUR Films, founded by Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, focusing on supporting innovative storytelling across features, documentaries, and series with international filmmakers. (🇫🇷)
• KOCCA signs an MoU with BBC Studios and Viu to broaden global K-content reach. The collaboration aims to produce high-quality content, expand distribution, and tackle production costs and genre diversity challenges.(🇰🇷)
• BBC Studios has expanded BBC Player’s reach in Poland through a partnership with CDA, making it available to CDA Premium subscribers from September 1. Subscribers can stream curated content from BBC Brit, Earth, Lifestyle, First, and CBeebies, including shows like “Absolutely Fabulous” and “The Diplomat.” (🇬🇧)
• Cineverse partners with Frequency to distribute its FAST channels across 25+ platforms and integrate its Matchpoint VOD platform. The deal expands global reach, cuts costs, and elevates viewer experiences. (🇺🇸)
• DesiPlay TV, Viacom18’s FAST channel offering Hindi content, has launched on Rakuten TV across the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The channel features dramas, crime thrillers, entertainment competitions, and Bollywood hits. (🇺🇸)

• Crafty Apes, a Los Angeles VFX company, received strategic investment from Morgan Stanley and Camberline Capital. The funds will support operations, growth, and expansion of services. (🇺🇸)
• Aby Media and Globo have partnered to bring Globo’s popular scripted formats, such as Pantanal and Total Dreamer, to Africa. The deal focuses on localizing global narratives and strengthening African content production.(🇺🇸)
• Xavi Mas and Roberto Mitrani launched Liquid Rock Entertainment, a kids & family production/distribution company, backed by Multitrade Group, focusing on global brand investments.(🇦🇩)
• Interra Systems and Videlio have partnered to elevate broadcast quality control (QC) and media analysis solutions in France. This collaboration seeks to meet the media industry’s evolving QC needs with cutting-edge technology. (🇺🇸)
• Irdeto selects Evergent to boost subscription management and content security for streaming platforms, aiding in diversifying offerings, deepening customer relationships, and enhancing profitability in the OTT market. (🇳🇱)

• Panda Studios is opening a 5,000-square-foot motion capture studio in Las Vegas, targeting crypto content creation with advanced technology and a skilled team to revolutionize digital art and storytelling. (🇺🇸)
• Telestream plans to unveil AI-powered media processing solutions aimed at optimizing every stage of media production. These tools improve speed, quality, and efficiency, addressing industry bottlenecks.(🇺🇸)
• LiveU is unveiling the upgraded LiveU Studio at IBC 2024, featuring advanced multi-cam production tools like instant replay, integrated graphics, dynamic ad insertion, and ISO recording, aimed at streamlining sports and live content workflows.
• Simplemente, Mexico’s leading virtual production studio, upgrades its LED stage with Brompton Technology. The 2,153-square-foot screen uses 782 AOTO RM 2.3mm panels and Tessera SX40 processors for high-resolution, immersive experiences. (🇲🇽)
• NAGRA has integrated Bitmovin Player into its streaming solutions, enhancing video playback quality, scalability, and security. This partnership adds features like low-latency streaming, DRM, and broad device support, boosting NAGRA’s offering for global media, entertainment, and sports customers.

• AI-Media has unveiled new solutions, including LEXI DR for disaster recovery captioning and Alta for cloud-based video encoding. These innovations aim to improve live content accessibility and integration. (🇺🇸)
• Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 19.0, featuring a new replay system for live broadcast editing, AI-based video and audio tools, and updates for colorists and effects artists. Key additions include the ColorSlice grading palette, AI-powered IntelliTrack tracker, Defocus Background effect, Film Look Creator, and Multi Poly tool for rotoscoping. (🇺🇸)
• MainConcept’s Dolby-certified FFmpeg plugins now support AC-3 and E-AC-3 audio processing, enabling up to 7.1 channels. This integration improves OTT and broadcast workflows with Dolby Digital audio capabilities. (🇩🇪)
• The BBC has introduced a trial using Whisper AI to add subtitles and transcripts to BBC Sounds content, starting with five programs. Subtitles are available on the web version and transcripts on Android. (🇬🇧)
• LG Uplus launched its AI service, Media Agent, for IPTV. This service includes personalized content recommendations, a voice-controlled chatbot, and AI-generated Korean subtitles with 98% accuracy using OpenAI’s speech-to-text technology.(🇰🇷)

• Zero Density will unveil its expanded graphics ecosystem with the new Lino platform and upgraded Reality software, featuring AI tools like live depth masks, style transfer, and superresolution, built on Unreal Engine 5.4. (🇹🇷)
• Pixotope has partnered with Boston Limited to deliver a fully integrated real-time virtual production solution. Combining Boston’s high-performance hardware with Pixotope’s advanced software, this collaboration offers a custom-built, out-of-the-box system optimized for immersive experiences. (🇳🇴)
• Krikey AI has integrated its generative AI animation tool with Canva, utilizing AWS to advance 3D animation capabilities. This collaboration enables users to easily create animated 3D characters, broadening creative options for educators, marketers, and more. (🇺🇸)
• Sycamore Studios, launched by Christian McGuigan and Timothy Reckart, is a new animation company focused on CG-animated kids’ and family content. Based in Los Angeles and Austin, the studio’s first project is a theatrical adaptation of Doctor Dolittle.(🇺🇸)
• Aximmetry to unveil major updates at IBC 2024, including AI-driven 3D assets, Aximmetry Eye mobile app, and Aximmetry Gateway for cloud-based virtual production.(🇭🇺)

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