Welcome to the Latest Edition of Vitrina’s Global Entertainment Supply-Chain Digest!
This edition brings you the biggest updates reshaping the entertainment world—from major Film and TV development deals to new productions, partnership deals, licensing arrangements, major acquisitions, tax credits and other activities.
From Netflix’s new IP bets to Apple TV+ reviving iconic titles, this edition maps the power plays shaping the entertainment supply chain. And this time, we’re not just listing deals — we’re showing you how each headline is a lead, a signal, or an opportunity.
IP Deals
Hottest IP [Stories, Formats, Books, Games, Podcasts] to be turned into the next big blockbuster- OGM Pictures will produce the first scripted Turkish adaptation of Fremantle’s hit drama, My Brilliant Friend. The series, based on Elena Ferrante’s novels, will begin production later this year. (🇹🇷)
- Dutch quiz show The Floor, created by Talpa Studios and distributed by Keshet International, has been commissioned by ITV in a major deal. The British adaptation, produced by South Shore Productions, marks the format’s 25th territory sale. (🇬🇧)
- New Line Cinema is developing a prequel to its horror film Weapons, with a focus on the character Gladys. The project may reunite cast members including Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, and Amy Madigan, with Zach Cregger in talks to return. (🇺🇸)
- Searchlight Pictures has acquired Incidents, a psychological thriller spec script by William Gillies, following a competitive bidding war. The story centers on a woman who, after escaping a kidnapping attempt, seeks to find her abductor and their motive. (🇺🇸)
- NBCUniversal acquired all rights to Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne and Treadstone series, ensuring the franchise’s future. The deal allows for new films, potentially starring Matt Damon, and other projects across the company’s platforms. (🇺🇸)
Production + Seasonal Renewal
Sneak peak into recently announced production projects worldwide- Channel 4, in association with Hartswood Films, has commissioned a new drama from writer Steven Moffat called ‘Number 10’. The series will offer a look inside the iconic London residence, focusing not just on the Prime Minister but also on the staff. (🇬🇧)
- Netflix has renewed the docuseries “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” for a third season, with showrunner Greg Whiteley returning. The new season, which is already in production, will premiere in 2026. (🇺🇸)
- Paramount+ has renewed two Taylor Sheridan series: “Lioness” for a third season, with stars Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, and the new “Yellowstone” spinoff, “The Madison,” for a second season before its premiere. (🇺🇸)
- Disney Branded Television greenlights the new series ‘Coven Academy’ for Disney+ and Disney Channel. The supernatural dramedy, created by Tim Federle, stars Malina Pauli Weissman and Tiffani Thiessen. (🇺🇸)
- Crave and Canal+ have partnered to co-produce a second season of the series “Empathie,” created by and starring Florence Longpré. The show was a major success for Crave in Canada. (🇨🇦 🇫🇷)
That’s a Wrap: Filming Is Complete!
Projects that have concluded filming are now moving into post-production- Filming for Marvel Studios’ “The Punisher Special Presentation,” starring Jon Bernthal, has officially concluded. The project was described by Marvel’s head of streaming as a “shotgun blast of a story” with the necessary pathos. (🇺🇸)
- Filming has wrapped on the sixth season of “All Creatures Great and Small.” The series, starring Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West, is a co-production between PBS and Channel 5, which was filmed on location in Yorkshire. (🇬🇧)
- Jake Gyllenhaal’s new film “Remain,” directed by M. Night Shyamalan, has wrapped production. The Warner Bros. project, co-starring Phoebe Dynevor, is a blend of emotional storytelling and supernatural elements. Filming took place in Rhode Island and the movie is scheduled for an October 2026 release. (🇺🇸)
- Christopher Nolan’s film, ‘The Odyssey’, featuring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway, has wrapped production after a six-month global shoot. The Universal Pictures project, an adaptation of Homer’s epic, was filmed in 70mm IMAX and is set for a 2026 release. (🇺🇸)
- Huanyu Entertainment’s drama “Love in Red Dust,” starring Wang Xingyue and Xu Ruohan, has officially wrapped filming. The period series, which is set in the Republic of China era, has now released its first official cast photos. (🇨🇳)
Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types- Parasite producer Barunson E&A has signed a two-year deal to handle worldwide sales for Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar’s production company, Come And See Pictures. The collaboration will launch at the Toronto Film Festival with the supernatural thriller “Ghost in the Cell.” (🇰🇷 🌍)
- Magnify will handle international sales for the Stillz-directed film “Barrio Triste,” which is produced by Harmony Korine’s collective EDGLRD. The coming-of-age story is set to have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. (🇨🇴)
- Strand Releasing has secured US distribution rights for the film “The Little Sister,” written and directed by Hafsia Herzi and starring Nadia Melliti and Park Ji-min. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. (🇺🇸)
- Breaking Glass Pictures has secured the North American rights to the Swedish film “Live a Little,” directed by Fanny Ovesen. The drama centers on a young woman’s journey of self-discovery after a night she can’t remember. (🇺🇸)
- Cinefrance International has sold Naomi Kawase’s new film, “Yakushima’s Illusion,” to several territories ahead of its Locarno Film Festival premiere. The film stars Vicky Krieps as a French coordinator for heart transplants in Japan. (🇯🇵)
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world- German public broadcaster ZDF has acquired a slate of factual documentaries from Espresso Media International, including “Roswell: The Final Evidence” and “Foo Fighters.” The deal also includes the space documentary “A Message to the Stars.” (🇩🇪)
- Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired the six-part psychological thriller “Little Disasters” from distributor Fremantle. The series, based on a novel by Sarah Vaughan, originally premiered on Paramount+ and will launch on HBO Max in several European territories. (🇺🇸)
- Apple Original Films acquired the comedy film “The Dink,” starring Jake Johnson and produced by Ben Stiller. The movie is about a washed-up tennis pro who takes up pickleball to save a struggling club. (🇺🇸)
- Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to the romantic drama “Saiyaara”. The deal brings the film, directed by Mohit Suri and starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, to the platform for its digital premiere. (🇮🇳)
- Warner Bros. Pictures’ new film “Superman,” starring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, is now available for digital purchase on platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV. Its exclusive streaming home will be on HBO Max. (🇺🇸)
Global Entertainment Leaders Speak
Partnerships / M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!- Nexstar Media Group is set to acquire rival broadcast company Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal. The acquisition will see Nexstar pay $22 per share for all of Tegna’s outstanding stock, with the combined company owning 265 television stations. (🇺🇸)
- Platinum Equity has signed an agreement to acquire Anuvu, a leading provider of satellite-based connectivity. The acquisition aims to expand their portfolio in the satellite and connectivity sector. (🇺🇸)
- NEP Group, a US-based provider of outsourced production services, has acquired virtual production companies Lux Machina, Halon Entertainment, and Prysm Collective. The new division will be named NEP Virtual Studios. (🇺🇸)
- Dexter Studios, a South Korean company, has become the first in its country to provide in-camera visual effects for a Hollywood project. The studio collaborated with Amazon’s MGM Studios on the original series “Butterfly,” utilizing their virtual production technology for dynamic action scenes. (🇰🇷)
- Belgian video technology company EVS has acquired US-based media production robotics specialist, Telemetrics Inc. This strategic move expands EVS’s portfolio and aims to integrate robotics solutions for improved automation, creating new revenue opportunities. (🇺🇸 🇧🇪)
Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies- Ron Perlman, with former WildBrain executives Michael Donovan and Dana Landry, has launched Watrfall. The new platform is a creator-led financing and content venture for TV and film projects. (🇺🇸)
- BBC Studios Germany has launched a new comedy and reality label. The new venture is based in Munich and will be led by Nina Etspüler, who will adapt BBC formats for the local market and develop original intellectual property. (🇩🇪)
- Kartoon Studios has announced a significant expansion of its Stan Lee IP consumer products business. The company has secured new partnerships with Madame Tussauds, Panini Publishing, and Topps to monetize the iconic creator’s legacy and attract multi-generational fans. (🇺🇸)
- Taylor Sheridan’s SGS Studios has partnered with Paramount and Hillwood to open a 450,000-square-foot production hub in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the largest operating studio in the state and will serve as the home base for several of Sheridan’s shows, including “Landman” and “Lioness.” (🇺🇸)
- Boat Rocker Studios acquired a majority stake in Industrial Brothers, a frequent collaborator on kids’ animated series like Dino Ranch and Daniel Spellbound. The move strengthens Boat Rocker’s position in the children’s animation market. (🇨🇦)
Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain- Unity has launched Unity 6.2, introducing Unity AI, a new suite of tools with generative AI features for creating game code and art assets. The release also changes to a credit-based pricing system. (🇺🇸)
- Google has launched its new AI tool, MusicLM, which generates music from text descriptions. The model can create a wide range of musical styles and genres, aiming to help both professional musicians and amateurs with their creative processes. (🇺🇸)
- Marmoset has released Toolbag 5.02, an update featuring new texturing and painting tools, low-to-low baking, and ray-traced fog. The update also includes a new hotkey editor for user customization. (🇺🇸)
- Adobe has launched Substance 3D Reviewer, a new free asset review tool, developed in partnership with Meta. The platform is designed for conducting shared online reviews of 3D models and includes support for VR, allowing multiple users to collaborate in a shared virtual space. (🇺🇸)
- UVPackmaster, a software company from Poland, has released version 3.4 of its UV packing tool for Blender. The update introduces an “Auto Repacking system” for one-click packing of multiple meshes and support for consistent texel density. (🇵🇱)
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production- NVIDIA has unveiled two new compact GPUs, the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF and RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell. These cards, designed for engineering and content creation, feature a small form factor, lower power consumption, and improved performance over previous generations. (🇺🇸)
- Lightcraft has launched Spark, a new production platform, aimed at unifying team talents and overcoming filmmaking obstacles. The platform is composed of four parts: Spark Shot, Spark Live, Spark Atlas, and Spark Forge. (🇺🇸)
- Wondercraft has introduced a new AI tool to speed up audio ad production. The platform allows users to create studio-quality ads by controlling the emotion, accent, and language of AI voices and by mixing in music and sound effects. (🇬🇧)
- FilmLight is set to showcase its latest developments at IBC 2025, including the integrated workflow solution Nara 2 and the color grading system Baselight 7.0. The updates feature improvements to keyframing and caching, along with new ML-related features. (🇬🇧)
- ElevenLabs Studio has launched a new feature that uses AI algorithms to generate unique, context-aware soundtracks for video content. The tool analyzes the video to create music that matches the mood, pacing, and scene, aiming to streamline post-production for creators and marketers. (🇺🇸)
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production- Zibra AI’s ZibraVDB, a volumetric compression technology for Houdini and Unreal Engine, is now available for free to indie artists and smaller studios. The technology can compress smoke and fire VDB files for real-time playback. (🇺🇦)
- Nanlite has released its new Wand, a lightweight, full-color LED light for filmmakers and creators. The device features a Nebula C4 Light Engine, 36,000 color options, and can be powered by NP-F batteries or a PD charger. (🇨🇳)
- The TWIN Group, a new independent collective of visual experts founded by former DNEG executives Christopher Jaques and Theo Facey, has been launched to specialize in high-end digital character creation for film, games, and other platforms. The company provides creative, technology, and advisory support through its three branches: TWIN Creative, TWIN Technology, and TWIN Consulting. (🇬🇧)
- Tencent Games has unveiled VISVISE, an AI creation suite designed to streamline game art production. The tool, showcased at Gamescom 2025, significantly reduces the time for tasks like character animation and modeling from days to minutes. (🇨🇳)
- Ankama, the French multimedia company, acquired a majority stake in Andarta Pictures. The deal brings the animation studio out of receivership and allows the two companies to co-develop new transmedia projects, starting with Ewilan’s Quest. (🇫🇷)
Press Release
Major Capital Investments in Film & Television Production- Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Anuvu, a provider of in-flight entertainment and connectivity solutions for the mobility market. Anuvu serves over 150 airlines and 30 cruise lines globally. (🇺🇸)
- Zeam, a streaming platform, has acquired NewsON from Sinclair Broadcast Group. This strategic acquisition will expand Zeam’s public-facing services and content offerings, positioning it as a central hub for local TV news across all 201 Nielsen-designated market areas. (🇺🇸)
- Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max and the Asian streaming platform Viu have partnered to launch a new streaming bundle in Southeast Asia. This collaboration will merge Hollywood content from HBO Max with popular Asian programming from Viu. (🇺🇸)
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