Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Lights, Camera, Cannes: Latest Global Sales, Acquisitions, Tax Incentives, and Partnerships

Lights, Camera, Cannes ๐ŸŽฌ

From the sun-kissed shores of the French Riviera to vibrant metropolises around the globe, join us in this week’s edition of Entertainment Supply Chain Digest as we delve into the latest developments in sales, acquisitions, tax incentives, and partnerships.

We at Vitrina AI, the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain, strive to keep you informed of the latest happenings in the industry, so you donโ€™t have to spend countless hours researching and keeping up to date.

Know more about Vitrinaโ€™s partner and content discovery here.

IP Deals

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

Production Deals

Sneak peak into recently announced production projects worldwide
  • Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology initiates a co-production grant scheme, supported by the National Cultural Endowment Fund, to foster collaboration between Indonesian and international filmmakers, covering areas such as development, production, post-production, promotion, and distribution ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  • Connekkt Media Network has partnered with AVS Studios to enter the content creation market as a full-fledged film studio in India. Connekkt Media will invest $36.5 million USD in three films produced in multiple languages as part of the initial phase of the partnership ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • Sunny Side of the Doc’s 34th edition scheduled in June 2023, will feature seven themed pitching sessions, showcasing 42 projects from 23 countries, with 46% directed by women. The event is a crucial opportunity for funding international documentary co-productions and programme circulation ๐ŸŒ
  • The Australian film industry is set to receive a boost with the Federal Budget’s decision to permanently increase the location offset to 30%. Ausfilm will also receive $6.9 million over the next 4 years to promote Australia as a production destination ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • Comedy “Honorary Male” is up for pre-sales by OneTwoThree Media at Cannes. The story follows Chip, a drag queen, who teaches disco at a retirement home and gets recruited by a Chinese American family to produce an heir. Filming will start in New York later this year and is produced by Bonachia Films’ Canete and Orpheus Group Casting/Liberty Film Group ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Season Renewals

More episodes on the way! Season Renewal Announcements

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
  • EST Studios secures global sales rights, excluding South Korea, for the Korean horror thriller “Chabak โ€“ Night Of Murder And Romance,” showcasing it to potential buyers at Cannes’ Marchรฉ du Film ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Anthony Chen, the Camera d’Or winner for “Ilo Ilo,” brings “The Breaking Ice” to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, with Nour Films acquiring French rights and Rediance handling global sales ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐ŸŒ
  • New Europe Film Sales has announced new deals for Ulaa Salim’s sci-fi drama film “Eternal” with distributors like Kimbo Films, Cineart, Galapagos, Five Stars, and Mozinet ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ (ex-Yugoslavia)
  • Loco Films secures worldwide sales rights for Joanna Arnow’s comedy “The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed,” starring Arnow as a disillusioned woman facing challenges in her job, BDSM relationship, and family life. The film premieres at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Cinephil secures global sales rights for Maciek Hamela’s “In The Rearview,” premiering at Cannes’ ACID program, that depicts Ukrainians seeking refuge during conflict ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
BLOODSPORT

New & Exclusive! Sports + Crime Premium DocuSeries Seeking Digital & Satellite Licensees

Bloodsport: The Bob Woolmer Story is based on the mysterious death or ‘alleged murder of one of the world’s iconic sports personalities- Mr. Bob Woolmer at the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
  • The Africa Channel (TAC) and Demand Africa partner with MTV, BBC, and MNET, to feature shows like “Housewives,” “Queen Nanny,” and “The Rising,” alongside BBC’s news program “Focus on Africa” ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
    ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • “The Ghastly Ghoul,” the Lupus Films and Dream Logic Animation Studios’ Halloween special, lands European sales with Canal+, KMBO, YLE, DR, and SVT securing distribution rights ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Latin American broadcasters Telefuturo, Imagen, Telemetro, and RPC acquire Turkish drama “Golden Boy,” produced by OGM Pictures and distributed by Eccho Rights ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • Israeli streamer HOT acquires the comedy series “Kid Sister”, produced by Greenstone TV, and the anthology series “Summer of Love”, produced by Gristmill, from Red Arrow Studios International ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • Thymos Media, creator of BTS’s animated series “Bastions,” partners with Crunchyroll, and grants global rights (excluding a few regions) for the show ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
  • Virgin Media UK and Amdocs’ Vubiquity have expanded their collaboration with the delivery of Amdocs’ cloud-native Entertainment Suite solution, enabling Virgin Media customers to access EST and future TVOD contentย ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Kidsโ€™ entertainment veteran Mevelyn J Noriega has launched Wonderworld.Fun, a LA based company that will collaborate with Kintop Pictures, ReDefine, and Prime Focus Studios to produce and distribute content specifically for children ๐ŸŒ
  • PikoTV which provides cloud-based streaming solutions, partners with MwareTV to deliver cost-effective live TV channel management on multiple devices ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
  • ERA partners with Tedial, expanding its IT workflow solutions with media supply chain automation and Asset Management services using Tedial’s platforms ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Spanish broadcaster RTVE has chosen LiveU to enhance its video coverage. RTVE will use LiveU’s IP bonding technology and cloud-based services to improve content gathering and production efficiency. The broadcaster has acquired multiple LiveU units to be deployed in major cities globally ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies
  • New York approves a $700 million tax incentive package for the film industry, highlighting the importance of promoting film production and its socio-economic advantages, while Brazil seeks a national incentive to attract more international productions besides Sรฃo Paulo’s $8 million program ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Bruce Berman (CEO, Village Roadshow Pictures) and Aditya Chand (CEO & Chairman, Through the Lens Entertainment) collaborate to establish a pan-Asian film ecosystem, combining East-West opportunities and creating a digital-age studio platform headquartered in Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  • Content delivery provider STN expands its services to include MENAFLIX, enabling viewers worldwide to access the rapidly growing Arabic language OTT service on any internet-connected device ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Mo Abudu, renowned Nigerian media executive and founder of EbonyLife Media, launches Mo Abudu Films, dedicated to amplifying the voices of minority communities by creating “personal and intimate” films ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  • SVF Entertainment’s Bengali streaming platform, Hoichoi, expands into the world of theatrical films with the launch of Hoichoi Studios ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain

Localization & Post-Production

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

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production

Fast Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves
  • Rakuten TV expands its FAST channels lineup by introducing TED talks. It is now accessible on Rakuten TV in the UK, Netherlands, and the Nordicsย ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  • A+E Networks EMEA has recently launched three new FAST channels on Amazon Freevee: Inside Crime, Mystery TV, and World War TV as a step to bring its factual content to Amazon’s AVoD platform
  • Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) is preparing to launch a new FAST streaming channel for Dungeons & Dragons fans. It will feature original celebrity-focused unscripted series, catalog content including the 1980s animated series, and third-party content from internet creators and influencers, with a focus on live gameplay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and AMC Networks have agreed to add 12 FAST channels. The channels will soon be available and can be accessed through the Redbox app on Roku, Samsung TVs, and many other devices ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • DraftKings introduces a FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus, showcasing original shows hosted by popular personalities and collaborating with Meadowlark Media

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!
  • Netflix’s highly anticipated K-Drama “Black Knight” releases globally ๐ŸŒ
  • The 10th installment of long-running Fast & Furious franchise “FAST X’” gets a grand release in theaters globallyย ๐ŸŒ
  • Experience the captivating debut of the Brazilian telenovela “Terra e Paixรฃo” as it graces the screens of Globoplay and Globo TV, transporting viewers into a world of love and intrigue ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Paramount’s 2022 psychological horror film “Smile” comes to scare the Australian viewers on Binge in May ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • Disney’s next live action spectacle “The Little Mermaid” comes to theaters across the globe in May ๐ŸŒ
Join the Largest Worldwide Business Network in Entertainment!
Vitrina, the Global Sourcing Hub for the Entertainment Supply-Chain.
Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Anime, Manga, Documentaries: Productions, Adaptations, and Releases

Anime, manga, and documentaries are at the forefront of this evolution, with new productions, adaptations, and releases coming to light every day.

From new investments to exciting adaptations and releases, in this week’s Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest, we’ll be delving deeper into the trends and buzz surrounding anime, manga, documentaries and more.

We at Vitrina AI, the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain, strive to keep you informed of the latest happenings in the industry, so you don’t have to spend countless hours researching and keeping up to date.

Know more about Vitrina’s partner and content discovery here.

null
Partnerships/M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
Click Here
null
Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios,
services & technologies
Click Here
null
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
Click Here
null
IP Deals
Hottest IP Stories, Formats, Books, Games, Podcasts to be turned into the next big blockbuster
Click Here
null
Production Deals
A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
Click Here
null
Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs
in the Entertainment supply-chain
Click Here
null
Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
Click Here
null
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
Click Here
Season Renewals
Season Renewal
More episodes on the way! Season Renewal Announcements
Click Here
null
New Global Arrivals
Recent biggest releases across the globe!
Click Here
null
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production
Click Here
null
Fast Channels
World of FAST channels & related market moves
Click Here
null

IP Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
null

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
  • Jackie Chan and director Stanley Tong to collaborate for the tenth time on “The Legend,” produced by Bona Film Group. Chan will play an archaeologist on a journey through time and space, similar in style to their 2005 film “The Myth.” ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has commenced its first strike in 15 years, with unionised TV and film writers taking to the streets to demand better pay from major studios ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Bavaria Fiction is set to produce “Der Parkhausmord”, a forthcoming true crime documentary for Sky Original. The documentary will center on the high-profile Munich parking garage murder, featuring exclusive interviews and latest findings ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Nemanja ฤ†eraniฤ‡ is shooting “Sunday/Nedelja,” his second feature film, which is a biopic about the life of Serbian folk singer Dลพej Ramadanovski. The film, supported by Film Center Serbia, covers the years 1976-1992, tracing Dลพej’s life from his youth to his entry into the music industry. (Serbia)
  • Boutique Filmes is developing a series called “Segredos Tropicais” that will narrate the last years of the controversial Brazilian politician PC Farias, who was murdered in 1996 along with his girlfriend, Suzana Marcolino ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Season Renewals

Season Renewal

More episodes on the way! Season Renewal Announcements

Discover how sellers on Vitrina use such signals to find new customers!

null

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
  • Swiss sales agency Lightdox has acquired the documentary film โ€œDreamersโ€, which premiered at the 54th Visions du Rรฉel film festival. The film follows Carlos, an undocumented immigrant who has been living in Chicago for 30 years ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Indie movie “To Leslie” starring Andrea Riseborough has been sold by Mister Smith Entertainment to multiple international markets including distributors like Kismet Movies, A Contracorriente Films, Kadokawa, Cine Video y TV, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment, Femeway, Femeway, United King Films, Nonstop Entertainment, Filmarti Film, PVR Pictures, JinJin Pictures, Ricochet Digital Media ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ
  • The 3D non-verbal animation show “Noodle & Bun”, aimed at children aged 6-12 is being produced by South Africa’s Polycat has been picked up by several airlines including Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Air France, and Aegean for inflight entertainment ๐ŸŒ
  • M-Appeal to handle the distribution of the film “Power Alley” by Brazilian filmmaker Lillah Halla, set for a world premiere at the Cannes’ Critics’ Week. The movie is a suspenseful drama set in Brazil, where abortion is illegal, and explores one of the most divisive issues in society ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Malaysian distributor MSK Cinemas has acquired South Indian period film “Ponniyin Selvan: Part II” for theatrical distribution ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณย ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
null

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
  • French film “La promesse verte”, a co-production between Nord-Ouest Films, France 2 Cinรฉma and Belgium’s Artรฉmis Productions has been pre-purchased by OCS, Disney+, and France Tรฉlรฉvisions ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Crave, a Canadian streaming service, has reached a multi-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery for popular franchises such as “Harry Potter”,” Game of Thrones”, and DC Universe, as well as HBO content ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Hulu has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the crime heist drama series “Vanda”, an international co-production involving Legendary, indie producer SPi, and Spain’s La Panda ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
  • Ovation TV has acquired non-exclusive linear rights for 11 seasons of “Death in Paradise” and 4 seasons of “Shakespeare & Hathaway” from BBC Studios ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Platforms Viaplay, Nine, TVNZ, ProSieben and Play Media have acquired news crew docu- series โ€œFirst on Sceneโ€ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช

Discover how acquisition teams track content funding trends through Vitrina!

null

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies
null

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain
  • Cinionic has entered a five-year partnership with National Amusements to equip the latter’s theaters worldwide with laser projection. The deal includes the replacement of xenon equipment with Barco laser solutions, and joint marketing initiatives across the more than 500 auditoriums owned by the circuit ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Wild Capture is using volumetric capture technology to create digital humans with their Unify Solver tool that turns volumetric footage into standard 3D animated assets. This technology automates volumetric video character interaction with the CG world and reduces data footprint by up to 90 percent ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • The Axibo PT4 is an AI-powered camera that can track both its own position and that of subjects passing through its view, allowing it to update virtual scenes in real-time without external sensors. The PT4’s built-in Neural Processing Unit (NPU) enables it to do this without requiring the high GPU power that traditional virtual production systems typically demand ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Find the most active and specialist service, infra, and tech solution providers globally with Vitrina!

null

Localization & Post-Production

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

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Featured specialist companies in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production

Discover how Vitrina’s Seller Storefront enables sellers to become more visible to large buyer networks!

null

Fast Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves
  • ABC has launched a new FAST channel called “General Hospital Spotlight” in celebration of the 60th anniversary of their popular daytime drama series “General Hospital” ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Environmental FAST channel, Love The Planet, launched on Samsung TV Plus in Europe . It offers shows like “Australia On Fire: Climate Emergency”, “Pridelands: Wilderness Reborn”, “Nature Future”, “Youth Unstoppable”, “The Carnivoreโ€™s Dilemma”, and “Looking Forward” ๐ŸŒ
  • Electric Entertainment’s ElectricNow has launched ElectricNow en Espaรฑol, a Spanish language version of its OTT app and FAST channel. The channel will be available on various FAST channel platforms in the US, including the TCL Channel, Local Now, and Plex ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Comcast to add more than 20 FAST channels to its Xfinity Stream app. The channels are from Comcast’s FAST and AVOD offering Xumo Play, NBC, and Sky, and will be available to all Xfinity customers at no extra cost ๐ŸŒ
  • FreeCast is partnering with Playing For Change to launch a new ad-supported TV channel created with FreeCast’s FAST channel creation service. The channel aims to promote Playing For Change’s mission of bringing people together through music and legendary musicians, and will be available across all streaming platforms ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
null

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!

Track 1Million+ global content titles with Vitrina!

Join the Largest Worldwide Business Network in Entertainment!
Vitrina, the Global Sourcing Hub for the Entertainment Supply-Chain.
null
Friday Filmworks is looking for potential distribution partners (digital/ satellite) in the US, UK, and APAC regions.
Bloodsport: The Bob Woolmer Story is based on the mysterious death or 'alleged murder of one of the world's iconic sports personalities- Mr. Bob Woolmer at the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup
Apply Now
Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Highlights from MIPTV and NAB 2023: Merging of Media and Technology

MIPTV saw various content deals and acquisitions being announced, while NAB 2023 brought several new technological advancements to the forefront.

From video optimization and encoding solutions to virtual set and XR/AR solutions, these events highlighted the merging of media and technology. In this week’s Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest, we’ll take a closer look at these highlights from MIPTV and NAB 2023.

We at Vitrina AI, the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain, strive to keep you informed of the latest happenings in the industry, so you don’t have to spend countless hours researching and keeping up to date.

Know more about Vitrina’s partner and content discovery here.

null
Partnerships/M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
Click Here
null
Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios,
services & technologies
Click Here
null
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
Click Here
null
IP Deals
Hottest IP `{`Stories, Formats, Books, Games,
Podcasts`}` to be turned into the next big blockbuster
Click Here
null
Production Deals
A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
Click Here
null
Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs
in the Entertainment supply-chain
Click Here
null
Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
Click Here
null
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
Click Here
Season Renewals
Season Renewal
More episodes on the way! Season Renewal Announcements
Click Here
null
New Global Arrivals
Recent biggest releases across the globe!
Click Here
null
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production
Click Here
null
Fast Channels
World of FAST channels & related market moves
Click Here
null

IP Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
null

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
  • Paramount+ has greenlit “Star Trek: Section 31” featuring Michelle Yeoh. Instead of a series, it will now be developed as an event film ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • “A Land Apart”, has started filming in Abuja, which is set against the backdrop of an alternate history where Nigeria’s major source of revenue was agriculture instead of oil. Produced by Take 7 Media and Sutoritera Limited ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  • Pablo Hernando’s fantasy crime, sci-fi film “Una ballena” has begun shooting in Bilbao. The film is a co-production between Seรฑor y Seรฑora, Sayaka Producciones, and Orisa Produzioni, with support from the ICAA and various government entities ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
  • Golden Tiger Award winner Srฤ‘an Vuletiฤ‡ is shooting his third feature film “Gym”, a co-production between Realstage, Kinorama, Iridium film, and Dogma studio ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Discovery Channel greenlights “Survive the Raft”, a series inspired by Santiago Genovรฉs’ 1973 study on whether people from different cultures and backgrounds can work together during a 101-day voyage on the Acali ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Season Renewals

Season Renewal

More episodes on the way! Season Renewal Announcements

Discover how sellers on Vitrina use such signals to find new customers!

null

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
  • “Anselm,” a 3D documentary about German artist Anselm Kiefer, will premiere at Cannes. HanWay Films will handle global distribution, and deals are in place with Les Films Du Losange and DCM for distribution in other regions ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชย ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Super RTL’s animated spy-fi adventure comedy series “Agent 203” has been pre-bought by Rai Kids, TVP ABC, MBC3, PT Spectrum Film, AMC Networks Central Europe and The Media Pioneers at MIPTV 2023ย ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • TrustNordisk has secured distribution deals for Martin Skovbjerg’s psychological drama “Copenhagen Does Not Exist” in three European territories via Cinemania Group, Filmin and September Film ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Sales Agent Utopia has acquired North American rights to the emotional drama “Drift”, months after its debut at Sundance Film Festival 2023. The film is based on Alexander Maksik’s 2013 novel โ€œA Marker to Measure Drift” ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • MAD Solutions has secured global distribution rights for “Goodbye Julia,” the debut film by director Mohamed Kordofani, making it the first Sudanese film to be included in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie is set in post-war Khartoum, following the end of the Civil War in 2005 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ (MENA)
null

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
  • OSN and NBCUniversal Global Distribution have expanded their licensing agreement to offer viewers access to more premium content in the MENA region ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Amazon Prime Video has signed its first licensing deals with Singapore’s Mediacorp, bringing popular Singaporean series “Third Rail”, “This Land is Mine”, “Reunion”, and “Titoudao”, along with classic films “Dance Dance Dragon” and “It’s a Great Great World” to its platform ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
  • Abacus Media Rights has secured pre-sales for its upcoming documentary “We Need to Talk About Kanye,” featuring investigative journalist Mobeen Azhar. The film has been acquired Foxtel, NPO, TV4, NRK, TV2, and VRT ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Globo expands it footprint in Latin America with a licensing deal with Telefuturo, bringing “Pantanal” and “El Clavel y la Rosa” to Paraguay ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
  • RTVE, the Spanish public broadcaster, has entered into an agreement with Walter Presents to air the noir thriller series “Sequรญa” in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Canada๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งย ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บย ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Discover how acquisition teams track content funding trends through Vitrina!

null

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
null

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies
null

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain
  • iSIZE and MultiCoreWare have partnered to showcase a new video optimization and encoding solution at NAB 2023. The collaboration combines iSIZE’s BitSave video pre-processing with MulticoreWare’s x265 HEVC encoder for improved video quality and efficiency in various industries ๐ŸŒ
  • Sony introduces Virtual Production Tool Set to improve pre-production and on-set workflows for VENICE camera and Crystal LED, addressing virtual production challenges for enhanced visual effects
  • ZD | OAG, a new on-air graphics solution by Zero Density, provides broadcasters with a comprehensive software and hardware package to effectively utilize Unreal Engine in a variety of productions, such as news, entertainment, elections, and others ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท

Find the most active and specialist service, infra, and tech solution providers globally with Vitrina!

null

Localization & Post-Production

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

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Featured specialist companies in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
  • Sony has established a virtual production studio in Shanghai, China. It will be operated in collaboration with Gwantsi, a leading commercials production company in China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
  • Brainstorm showcased the latest version of InfinitySet, its advanced virtual set and XR/AR solution, at NAB 2023. InfinitySet 5.2 includes features that enhance virtual production and XR workflows, with full compatibility with Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) Vanilla ๐ŸŒ
  • LG introduces its latest solutions for broadcast, virtual production, and extended reality at NAB 2023. The XR DVLED Stage includes 1.5mm dvLED technology with the strength and design resiliency of a rental-style product, which attendees could experience through a 20-foot-wide, 11-foot-tall 4K Ultra HD display
  • Post-production firm qooop, Inc. establishes anime editing studio Suginami Studio Station Slide in response to increased demand. qooop, Inc. resulted from the merger of Q-Tec and Pony Canyon Enterprises, with Tomonori Furusako as president ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

Discover how Vitrina’s Seller Storefront enables sellers to become more visible to large buyer networks!

null

Fast Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves
  • Palatin Media and Backbone’s joint-venture FAST Media to launch the anime Fast Channel Yu-Gi-Oh! across Europe and Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธย ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น (Northern Europe and Africa)
  • All3Media International to launch “Gardening with Monty Don” as a new FAST channel for North America. It will feature exclusive compilation episodes hosted by the renowned horticulturist, writer, and broadcaster Monty Don, and producer Alexandra Henderson ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment to add new line-up of FAST channels from Fremantle, Revry, and Love Stories TV to its Redbox Free Live TV service
  • Vidgo, the live TV streaming service, to offer Imagicomm Entertainment’s Cowboy Way FAST channel as part of its lineup ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Vialma, a French streaming service with focus on classical music and jazz, has partnered with OKAST Channels to introduce its FAST channel on the Samsung TV Plus platform ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
null

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!
  • Disney+ Original limited series “Rennervations” premieres with popular Marvel star, Jeremy Renner. It follows his lifelong passion of giving back to communities around the world by reimagining unique purpose-built vehicles to meet a communityโ€™s needs
  • “Evil Dead Rise” adds a new level of bloodshed and unnerving horror to the iconic Evil Dead franchise, making its mark with gruesome intensity in theatres this April ๐ŸŒ
  • Jennifer Garner takes on the role of a woman on a quest for answers, alongside Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Apple TV+ series “The Last Thing He Told Me” ๐ŸŒ
  • “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” takes the stage one last time as the final season releases on Amazon Prime Video ๐ŸŒ
  • “Ponniyin Selvan 2” has become the first South Indian film to be released in 4DX, that offers a unique cinematic and immersive experienceย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐ŸŒ

Track 1Million+ global content titles with Vitrina!

Join the Largest Worldwide Business Network in Entertainment!
Vitrina, the Global Sourcing Hub for the Entertainment Supply-Chain.
Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Changing the Game of Entertainment Industry: Nintendo, HBO, NVIDIA, Capcom and more lead the charge

Changing the Game of Entertainment Industry! From collaborations and innovations of industry giants like Nintendo, NVIDIA, and AMD, to the rise of virtual production, technological advancements are taking the gaming and entertainment industry to the next level.

Enhanced graphics, smoother gameplay, and more immersive experiences are just a few of the promises being made by the gaming industry. Meanwhile, virtual production studios are revolutionizing the film industry by allowing filmmakers to create stunning visuals in real-time using advanced technology like Unreal Engine 5 and LED displays.

We at Vitrina AI, the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain, strive to keep you informed of the latest happenings in the industry, so you don’t have to spend countless hours researching and keeping up to date.

Check out the other exciting updates we have in store for you below!

Know more about Vitrina’s partner and content discovery here.

null
Partnerships/M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
Click Here
null
Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios,
services & technologies
Click Here
null
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
Click Here
null
IP Deals
Hottest IP `{`Stories, Formats, Books, Games,
Podcasts`}` to be turned into the next big blockbuster
Click Here
null
Production Deals
A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
Click Here
null
Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs
in the Entertainment supply-chain
Click Here
null
Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
Click Here
null
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
Click Here
null
Gaming
Trending events in the gaming and podcast world!
Click Here
null
New Global Arrivals
Recent biggest releases across the globe!
Click Here
null
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production
Click Here
null
Fast Channels
World of FAST channels & related market moves
Click Here
null

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
null

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies
  • BluTV & Warner Bros. Discovery, are expanding their partnership. BluTV will now offer discovery+ and HBO content simultaneously, making it the first digital channel to do so. The collaboration also includes the addition of Cartoon Network and Boomerang children’s channels to the platform ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • MBC Group has formed MBC Anime, a new venture led by anime expert Stu Levy, to promote, license, and produce anime content. MBC Anime will invest in world-class quality anime titles and expand its anime content on Shahid ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • India and Australia signed an audio-visual co-production agreement that offers financial incentives of up to 30% to filmmakers in both countries, benefiting small filmmakers ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณย ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • MNC has opened Movieland, a US$2.3 billion studio facility in Indonesia’s Lido City SEZ. The 3,000-hectare space is designed for TV and drama productions with an indoor studio, outdoor filming areas, and modern post-production facilities ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
  • Fulwell 73, a production company based in the UK and US, has launched its first UK label called Bitachon365 in partnership with Sheldon Lazarus. The new label will specialize in factual content such as true crime, contemporary documentary, and reality TV ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
null

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain
  • Atomos is enabling NDI connectivity for a wide range of cameras. This allows for wireless or wired NDI transmission, live monitoring, and recording from a single, battery-operated device, providing a cost-effective alternative to SMPTE 2110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • Sony Electronics has unveiled its first Spatial Reality display. Called SonyELF-SR2, it allows users to see 3D images without 3D glasses ๐ŸŒ
  • Red Digital Cinema has announced the Red Connect Module for Redโ€™s V-Raptor and V-Raptor XL cameras, allowing capabilities of up to 8K live cinematic streaming, the ability to real-time stream RAW R3D files direct from camera systems over IP to a camera control unit (CCU), opening a range of creative applications, from live broadcast to virtual production to true 8K VR ๐ŸŒ
null

Localization & Post-Production

Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production
  • Plex is adding two new channels: “Nashville” for the drama series and “The Midnight Screening” for various movies. The latter features English, international, and Hollywood films, including both well-known and obscure titles ๐ŸŒ
  • Founded by veteran audio engineers Johnny Wilson and Bennett Yashon, Big Bamboo Post open’s Hawaii’s first and only Dolby-certified audio post studio. It’s first project was to provide ADR services for upcoming HBO series, “White House Plumbers” ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Elemental Post, a Canadian post-production company, has launched a new studio in Vancouver’s Railtown district. The studio boasts a 4K theatre with laser projection, three color suites, two sound stages, and additional suites for titling, finishing, and dailies ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
null

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Featured specialist companies in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
[/vc_row_inner]
null

IP Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
  • Amazon Studios has won the rights to Aaron Jayh’s unpublished short story “The Dwelling” for a high-six figure value. Michael B. Jordan and Liz Raposo’s Outlier Society will produce, with Jordan potentially starringย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Legendary Entertainment has acquired the rights for the live-action film and television adaptations of the popular video game franchise, “Street Fighter” in collaboration with the game developer Capcom ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Junji Ito’s manga “Bloodsucking Darkness” to be adapted into a live-action feature film. This is the first of the three projects Fangoria Studios plans to adapt from Ito’s vampire series “Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection.” ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
  • 200% Media and Eccholine will produce “Destination Tomorrow: The Backpack Race to Tomorrowland,” a reality show in South America where six music-driven duos race across six countries for over 40 day ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Dentsu, a global content agency and distributor, has announced that Real Time, a Warner Bros Discovery-owned channel in Italy, has commissioned an Italian version of the French cooking show “Tous en Cuisine en Direct avec Cyril Lignac.” The local adaptation will be called “Tutti Insieme in Cucina” and will feature chef Anthony Genovese ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
null

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
  • Artico Distribution, a Spanish international sales unit for documentaries, is venturing into production with Kobalt Productions to create ‘Picasso and Bullfighting’, a film exploring the influence of bullfighting on the life and work of artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • 7awi Media Group and Rise Studios are teaming up to create a 10-episode Arabic series called “Madraset Banat Alyaum” about the daily lives of three high school girls in the GCC region ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Biodun Stephen announces sequel to the 2020 comedy drama “The Kujus” titled “The Kujus Again”. The film will be produced by Bisola Aiyeola and Winifred Okpapi ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  • Yassine Marco Marroccu to direct the film “Scirocco,” produced by Mirage Film and Eclipse Films, with a budget of 1.5 million EUR. The film is to be co-produced by Rif Film Morocco and supported financially by the Centre Cinรฉmatographique Marocain, the National Film Institute – Hungary, and the Hungarian Film Incentive ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the director of the Oscar-winning “Summer of Soul,” is set to helm a live-action/CGI remake of Disney‘s “The Aristocats.” The movie will be a hybrid of CGI and live action, similar to “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
null

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
  • Hong Kong based distributor, O4 Media, has acquired the sales rights for 1+1 Media’s dramedy “Romeo & Juliet From Cherkassy” and comedy “Frostbitten” for Asia, Australia, and New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • MAD Solutions has acquired worldwide sales & distribution rights to Omar Mouallem’s documentary “The Lebanese Burger Mafia”. The deal was brokered by Film Associates International, with the film set to make its festival debut at Hot Docs Festival in Canadaย ๐ŸŒ
  • All Rights Entertainment, an indie sales agency, has secured pre-sales for the animation film “Lendarys” from several distributors including KMBO, Flins & Piniculas, Another World Entertainment, Njuta Films, Outsider Films, Blitz Film, Five Stars Distribution, Selim Ramia and Co., The Film Group Kino, Swiat Nashe Kino, ACME Film, and Madness Entertainment ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทย ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ (Ex-Yugoslavia, Middle East and North Africa, CIS excluding Baltics, Baltic States, Mexico, Sweden)
  • Cote Ouest is bringing African telenovela “Legacy” dubbed in neutral Spanish to Latin America. Produced by Multichoice Studios, it will be the first African soap opera dubbed into neutral Spanish ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
null

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
  • The animated preschool series “Rookie Robot Explores the World” has been acquired by NRK, ERR, and Filmin. Produced by Sine Lege Film and Leiss Post Production, the non-dialogue series follows a friendly little robot on its adventures ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดย ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชย ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
  • US-based distributor Bellon Entertainment has sold rights for competition-based show “American Ninja Warrior” to broadcasters across the globe namely SIC, RTL, KC Global, DBS, TB4 & FBCย ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ (Asia)
  • Award-winning documentary “Afghanistan: No Country For Women” has been acquired by multiple broadcasters. Channel 8, YLE, TV2, SVT and Telefonica have acquired the rights from Passion Distribution ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎย ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดย ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • National Geographic Channel has secured exclusive broadcast rights for “Bichero,” a documentary series produced by Glowstar Media about a young conductor with Autism Spectrum Condition ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทย ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Legendary Entertainment’s crime heist drama “Vanda” has been picked up by Canal+, SBS and Lionsgate+. The drama, produced by Legendary with indie SPi and Spain’s La Panda Productions, will be aired on Polar+ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
null

Fast Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves
null

Gaming

Trending events in the gaming and podcast world!
null

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!
  • Spy series “Citadel” had its first grand premier in India in the first week of April 2023 on Prime Video starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden as elite agents ๐ŸŒ
  • Cedars Art Production released eight drama series for Ramadan, 3 Egyptian titles, “The Genius”, “Al Maddah”, and “Change of Mood”; 3 titles from the Levant “Al Zennd Wolf of El-Assi “, “And Finally” and “Fire on Fire”; 2 Moroccan series “Dirty Money” and “Salamat et ses Filles” ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  • It’s raining game adaptation films in April 2023 with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves getting an amazing response on the box office recently ๐ŸŒ
  • The 80s favourite game’s film adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie hits the theaters worldwide ๐ŸŒ
null
Join the Largest Worldwide Business Network in Entertainment!
Vitrina, the Global Sourcing Hub for the Entertainment Supply-Chain.
Join Now
Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Virtual Production Trends to Watch: NantStudios, Dreamworks, and Unreal Engine Updates You Need to Know

Exciting virtual production trends! NantStudios has created the world’s largest virtual production site at Docklands Studio in Melbourne. Can you imagine a stage with a radiused wall of 6,000 panels measuring 40 feet in height?

Also Unreal Engine’s version 5.2 bringing in the new MetaHuman Animator feature is a big deal for animators and game developers who want to create realistic human characters.

We at Vitrina AI, the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain, strive to keep you informed of the latest happenings in the industry, so you don’t have to spend countless hours researching and keeping up to date.

Check out the other exciting updates we have in store for you below!

Know more about Vitrina’s partner and content discovery here.

null
Partnerships/M&A
Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
Click Here
null
Companies Making Headlines
Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios,
services & technologies
Click Here
null
Animation, VFX & Virtual Production
Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
Click Here
null
IP Deals
Hottest IP `{`Stories, Formats, Books, Games,
Podcasts`}` to be turned into the next big blockbuster
Click Here
null
Production Deals
A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
Click Here
null
Featured New Specializations
Global innovations & breakthroughs
in the Entertainment supply-chain
Click Here
null
Distribution Deals
Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
Click Here
null
Acquisition Deals
Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
Click Here
null
NFT & Metaverse
Happenings in virtual and metaverse world!
Click Here
null
New Global Arrivals
Recent biggest releases across the globe!
Click Here
null
Localization & Post-Production
Latest updates in the world of content Localization & Post-Production
Click Here
null
Fast Channels
World of FAST channels & related market moves
Click Here
null

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies

null

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain
  • Adobe has introduced a new family of AI models called Firefly, to incorporate AI into its range of apps and services
  • Nvidia has revealed its latest cloud services aimed at training generative AI models on customized data. The cloud services include Nvidia NeMo for language models and Nvidia Picasso for generating image, video, and 3D content. These come with pretrained models, data processing frameworks, APIs, and support from Nvidia’s engineering team
  • Filmustage an AI platform secures $550,000 in funding from Flyer One Ventures, Geek Ventures, Vesna Capital and Imaguru. The platform provides first-of-its-kind service that streamlines pre-production in the film industry providing the ability to break down scripts, and categorize them into scenes, elements like props, costumes and characters ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • RED, a high-end digital cinema camera manufacturer, has introduced the RED V-Raptor S35 camera that comes with a Super 35 Sensor that enables full 8K resolution capture, even at 8K 120fps, without downscaling.
  • UK-based Digital Camera Systems has launched the LDT-V2, a wireless lens encoder that streams frame-by-frame lens data directly to production units ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
null

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!
null

IP Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
null

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide
  • Turkish-German director, Ilker ร‡atak, announced his next feature, Yellow Letters, a tense drama that explores the moral dilemma faced by a Turkish artist couple who are forced into exile ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Agustina Chiarino’s new prodco Bocacha Films to co-produce To Say Goodbye, a documentary based on women’s friendship along with Brazilian outfit, Syndrome Filmsย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Korean actors Kang Ho Dong, Lee Seung Gi, and Bae In Hyuk to star in Brother Ramen, a new reality TV show co-produced by TV CHOSUN and Discovery Channel Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Israeli network HOT has commissioned a romantic drama series from Banijay-owned prodco MoviePlus Productions. Corduroy, follows the story of forbidden love ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  • Chicken & Egg Pictures and Netflix to launch the Chicken & Egg Pictures R&D Grant, that will provide funding and mentorship to 30 filmmakers for their next documentary ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
null

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types
null

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world
null

Fast Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves
  • Zattoo, a streamer and technology specialist, has launched its first proprietary FAST channel, Netzkino, that offers a broad range of movie genres ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Amagi and Mainstream Media AG have partnered to launch “Starke Frauen,” the first female-focused FAST channel ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Blue Ant Media is launching Love Pets, a new pet-themed FAST channel that will be available on Sling Freestream in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • DAZN Rise, a new free FAST channel devoted to women’s sports, is being launched by streaming service DAZN ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
  • Rakuten TV added two localised FAST channels in Poland: Grjngo, the worldโ€™s largest western film streaming brand with localised versions in German, Spanish, and English, and Bjgtjme, featuring English content dubbed in Polish, both owned by Amogo Networx ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
null

Localization & Post-Production

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

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Featured specialist companies in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production
null

NFT & Metaverse

Happenings in virtual and metaverse world!
null

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!
null
Join the Largest Worldwide Business Network in Entertainment!
Vitrina, the Global Sourcing Hub for the Entertainment Supply-Chain.
Join Now
Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest (March 2023 #1)

The entertainment value chain globally is massive, fragmented, and complex! It begins with content stories & IP and ends with the theatrical, streaming, broadcasting, and inflight devices that deliver content to consumers. We keep a track of all the global action, in the supply chain across content development, production, post-production, VFX, animation, localization, promotions, distribution, and deliveryโ€ฆ so you don’t have to!

Vitrina AIย is the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain marketplace. Our mission is to enable worldwide partner and content discovery with our proprietary AI-powered search, daily market intel, and business platform.

IP Deals

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

    • Karsten Stรถter’s ROW Pictures to adapt Domenico Mรผllensiefen’s debut novel Aus unseren Feuern into a series. The story revolves around the coming-of-age of a lost generation growing up in Leipzig in the early 2000s ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
    • The graphic novel Tรชte de mules, on the real-life story of five young women from Alsace who defied the Nazi occupation and helped in the liberation of more than 1,000 prisoners of war in WWII, is being adapted into a series by Leonis Productions ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Paradiso Media and Cinefrance to collaborate for the film adaptation of Paradiso’s moving podcast En Tongs au pied de l’Himalayaย (In Flip-Flops at the Base of the Himalayas) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • TV3 has ordered the first ever Estonian version of the BBC Studios game show Mastermind, which is renowned for its tough questions and iconic black chair, ahead of the BBC Showcase in London ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช
    • Indian actor Saif Ali Khan’s Black Knight Films to partner with Endemol Shine India to produce and star in the Hindi adaptation of the Scandanavian noir crime format, Bron/Broen ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!

    • The First Slam Dunk a 2022 Japanese animated movie, based on the hit basketball manga series, Slam Dunk, has become a box-office success in the Asian markets since its release, collecting over US$ 75Mn ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทย ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ
    • Ukrainian film, Do You Love Me?, emerging as a potential favorite at the Berlin International Film Festival 2023 among streamers and distributors is a semi-autobiographical feature about the coming-of-age of a Ukranian girl during the collapse of the USSR
    • Paramount and Spyglass Mediaโ€™s Scream VI released in Feb 2023 is on track to become the highest grossing film in the franchise ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Rom-com Ostrov, the first Czech production shot primarily in Thailand, released in theatres in Feb 2023 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญย ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
    • French director Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for the documentary On the Adamant, based on a day-care center in Paris that welcomes adults suffering from mental disorders.

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide

    • Nippon TV and Netflix have agreed to produce a new comedy series, Ariyoshi Assists, which will be exclusively available on Netflix and not aired or streamed on Nippon TV ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
      Genius Brands International has announced Kidaverse Fast Facts, its first AI-generated children’s series, which uses several AI technologies, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • The Lift Entertainment to produce a 8-part series Harina based on the popular YouTube sketch comedy series Tiente Harinaย for Comedy Central and Amazon Prime Video ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
    • Indiana Production Company is set to produce the 8-part crime series Fort Apache, which will be included in The Sรฉries Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
    • Chile’s Storyboard Media has partnered with La Jauria Cine, Mexico’s Baremo Films, Argentina’s Murillo Cine and HDArgentina for the co-production of the psychological thriller Quizas es cierto lo que dicen de nosotras. This marks the first collaboration between Storyboard Media and Baremo Films ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types

    • Dogwoof, a UK-based docu specialist, has sold the feature documentary My Name is Alfred Hitchock that premiered at the prestigious Telluride Film Fest to several territories in Asia & Europe. The film has been acquired by Synca, I Wonder, A Contracorriente, Kismet, Alliance, Against Gravity, Canal+, and Zero em Comportamento ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
    • Sphere Films International’s film Riceboy Sleeps, which won both the TIFF Platform Prize and Busan Audience Award, has been picked up for distribution in global markets by 1091 Pictures, Icon, Pancinema, Yoda Films, September Films, Creative Century, Lighthouse Film, Lev Films ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทย ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชย ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
    • Arbelos, a LA-based distributor, has acquired the North American rights to the 4K restoration of Gyรถrgy Fehรฉr’s Hungarian film Twilight (Szรผrkรผlet). The film premiered at the Berlinale’s Classics stand and was sold by Hungary’s National Film Institute ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ
    • Reel Suspects, Paris-based sales agency, has onboarded Ma Xue’s erotic drama White River, and will be making its marketing debut at EFM 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Australian distributor Palace Films has bought 4 titles Tobacco Barns, Alfonso Albaceteโ€™s comedy My Father’s Mexican Wedding, Felix Viscarretโ€™s Staring At Strangers and Carlos Sauraโ€™s Walls Can Talkย from Mexican distribution giant Latido Films at EFM. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world

    • Fashioned Reimagined, Becky Hunter’s debut feature documentary, has been sold to multiple companies, including Sky (๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งย ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น), NonStop Entertainment (๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น), Avrotros (๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ), Flag Co. (๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต), LevelFilm (๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ), Movistar (๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ), and DBS (๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ), at the European Film Market
    • Indonesian broadcaster, RTV, has obtained the rights to show the CG-animated film, Ejen Ali: The Movie, from Malaysia’s WAU Animation and Primeworks Studios for its linear channel and VOD platform ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
    • Brazilian streamer, Encripta, has acquired rights for Mikel Gurrea’s San Sabatian award winning drama Suro ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Jackie Chan-starring film Ride Onย scheduled to release in April 2023, has been acquired by Turkish boradcaster ATV from Hong-Kong based sales agent Golden Network ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทย ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
    • Future Today, an AVOD operator, has acquired the Season 2 of Bat Pat and Atlantyca Entertainment’s animated series Berry Beesย for its family and kids platform, HappyKids ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!

    • U-Next Co., a popular Japanese streaming service provider, has announced its plan to absorb Paravi, an OTT service run by Premium Platform Japan Inc., in March 2023. This merger will make it the second-largest paid video streaming service in Japan, after Netflix ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    • Fremantle acquired a minority stake in Artists, Writers & Artisans Inc. (AWA), following their partnership in April 2022. AWA Studios, led by Zach Studin, will receive strategic inputs and investments from Fremantle, leveraging the latter’s international distribution footprint and expertise ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • The Middle East’s MBC Group has joined forces with Vuz, an immersive social app that enables users to stream in the metaverse and extended reality, to expand its video library and XR experience. Vuz will be featured across MBC’s various channels in the region ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • Shemaroo Entertainment and blockchain platform Polygon Labs have partnered to introduce Virtasy.io, a new NFT marketplace that offers an exclusive community for Bollywood enthusiasts. It aims to make Bollywood and art accessible to everyone and help connect fans with their favorite IPs ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • TelevisaUnivision has broadened its reach in Latin America with the help of Brazil’s Globoplay. The 3-year deal allows Globoplay to premiere TelevisaUnivision’s productions from its Mexican free-to-air channel Las Estrellas and streaming platform ViX+. Globoplay also gets access to Televisa’s most successful television programs as part of this deal

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies

    • In its aim to remain competitive as a filming location, Thailand’s cabinet approved a significant increase in production incentives and is to offer a 30% tax rebate for international productions ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ
    • Pinewood Studios has received approvals from the Buckinghamshire Council for a 1.4 mn sq ft expansion, including 21 new sound stages, a backlot filming space, education and training hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve. Once completed, Pinewood will be the biggest studio complex in the world with a total of 51 purpose-built stagesย ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
    • British actor Idris Elba is investing in opening a major studio in Tanzania, according to Zuhura Yunus, the Director of Presidential Communications. The announcement came after discussions with President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the World Economic Forum in Davos ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ
    • Mediawan Kids & Family has bought Wildseed Studios to fund content with international appeal ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • CNN to go live from a new broadcast facility in Abu Dhabi. The state-of-the-art facility includes a fully robotic three-camera studio, four dedicated craft editing suites, and a modern, open-plan newsroom with sit/stand desks and dedicated monitoring tools in every position ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain

    • The color capabilities of the ARRI Mini LF have been enhanced with the release of SUP 7.2 for ALEXA Mini LF, which enables the camera to make use of REVEAL color science, the new image processing chain ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Krikey.ai, which specializes in AI tools, has partnered with Stability AI, the parent company of Stable Diffusion, to unveil an AI Text to Animation tool ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Mo-Sys Engineering showcased a new hybrid ICVFX virtual shooting approach at HPA Tech Retreat, providing flexibility to directors and cinematographers while reducing costs and maintaining quality ๐ŸŒŽ

Localization & Post-Production

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

    • Deepdub, a startup using AI technology to automate parts of the dubbing process, offers an end-to-end platform that reduces dubbing project time to weeks from months, satisfying the rising need for localized content ๐ŸŒŽ
    • LucidLink has attained SOC 2 Type I compliance, to meet the requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants standards for SOC for Service Organizations (SSAE 21). This demonstrates third-party recognition of the enterprise-level security provided by LucidLink for safeguarding customers’ data in its system ๐ŸŒŽ
    • AI dubbing startup, Papercup, wins contract to localise Spanish content for Latin American and US audiences for Bloomberg’s YouTube channel using AI and synthetic voices. It will cover the translation and dubbing of global news coverage, financial market analysis, and documentariesย ๐ŸŒŽ

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production

    • New Blender Alpha add-ons lets creators reimagine virtual worlds and animate lifelike characters with ease within NVIDIA Omniverse, a platform for creating and operating metaverse applications
    • Disguise has enhanced its Cloud platform by incorporating Previz, a web-based application utilized for importing, previewing, and distributing 3D interactive scenes ๐ŸŒŽ
    • DNEG increases its capacity by acquiring a production studio complex & production services assets in India. Clients will have access to 8 premiere soundstages, as well as a complete suite of services including Digital Intermediate (DI), camera equipment rental (EQR), sound and picture editing, 3D mastering etc ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

FAST Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves

    • Plex, the worldwide streaming media platform, has teamed up with Fox Corp. to introduce four additional Fox FAST channels on their service, namely Fox Weather, Fox Soul, LiveNOW from Fox, and TMZ ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Quintus Studios, a Berlin-based channel operator and content distributor, has launched a new AVOD channel named Free Documentary โ€“ Engineering. The channel is part of a portfolio of free factual channels distributed through digital platforms ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
    • African Movie Channel (AMC), a UK-based broadcaster and international pay TV service provider, is partnering with Allen Media Group to launch Nolly Africa HD, it’s FAST channel, on US-based platforms TheGrio and Local Now ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Wedotv, an AVOD and FAST channel company based in Switzerland, is set to introduce its direct-to-consumer platform in Italy, which will feature its FAST channels: Wedo Movies and Wedo Big Stories ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
    • Echelon Studios has partnered with HeroGo TV to add its content, which includes a-z FAST channels like a-z Action, a-z Documentary, a-z Asian Flix, and a-z Horror & Cult, to HeroGo TV’s library ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Cancelled Deal/Shows

Recently cancelled!

    • After two seasons, Disney+ has decided to cancel two shows: the John Stamos-led sports comedy-drama Big Shot and The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers ๐ŸŒŽ
    • All five seasons of Arrested Developmentย will be leaving Netflix in March at the end of the licensing agreement term ๐ŸŒŽ
    • HBO has canceled the space-set comedy Avenue 5, created by Armando Iannucci, after two seasons ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Broadcaster FX cancels the drama series, Mayans MC after five seasons ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
      Superhero TV series, Doom Patrol, will not be returning to HBO Max after season 4 ๐ŸŒŽ
vitrina.ai

Join Vitrina today for Cross-Border Content & Partnerships

 

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest (February 2023 #2)

The entertainment value chain globally is massive, fragmented, and complex! It begins with content stories & IP and ends with the theatrical, streaming, broadcasting, and inflight devices that deliver content to consumers. We keep a track of all the global action, in the supply chain across content development, production, post-production, VFX, animation, localization, promotions, distribution, and deliveryโ€ฆ so you don’t have to!

Vitrina AIย is the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain marketplace. Our mission is to enable worldwide partner and content discovery with our proprietary AI-powered search, daily market intel, and business platform.

IP Deals

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

    • OTT platform Passionflix has acquired the rights to adapt bestselling vampire book series – J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhoodย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • The Japanese manga series The Kingdoms of Ruin will be adapted and produced by Yokohama Animation Lab into an anime series ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    • France Tรฉlรฉvisions has commissioned Talpa’s new quiz show The Floorย for both a daily and prime-time version. Satisfaction Group will produce the show ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Showmax brings The Real Housewives of Abuja (RHOAbuja), the eighth adaptation of The Real Housewives franchise, for Africa ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐ŸŒ
    • Spain’s Secouya Studio will produce La Bandera, an adaptation of Guillem Clua’s comedy drama, which won the Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramรกtica in 2020 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!

    • Self-financed M. Night Shyamalan film Knock at the Cabin released globally in theatres recently ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Oscar nominated film Fire of Love based on true story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, to be released in theaters for one night only on Valentine’s Day by National Geographic and Neon.
    • Most anticipated Marvel film of the year Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania gets a worldwide release in February ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Mandarin movie Liรบ Lร ng Dรฌ Qiรบ 2 gets a theatrical release in UK, Australia, New Zealand & North America.
    • Titanicย returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary, with a new featurette by Paramount Picturesย ๐ŸŒŽ

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide

    • Sky Documentary has announced a four-part docu-series about former Spanish King Juan Carlos I which will explore the rise and fall of his reign ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
    • The WNET Group, Latino Public Broadcasting, and NGL Collective will present a new three-part series called American Historia with John Leguizamo to uncover the often-overlooked history and contributions of Latino peopleย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Based on true events, He Ain’t Heavy a drama set in Western Australia to begin production by Jess Parker of No Labels Films. Major funding was provided by Screenwest and Lotterywest ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
    • Arab Telemedia Group has announced production of series Al-Aidarous which explores the rich cultural heritage and traditions of Bedouins ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด
    • Toonz Media Group and Nuttery Entertainment will be collaborating for a new show Super Brakan & Ice Bella: Defenders of Imagination for kids of age 6 to 9 years ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types

    • Barunson E&A, a Korean production company, is showcasing Cobweb, a film directed by Kim Jee-woon and starring Song Kang-Ho, at the European Film Market (EFM) ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
    • Bleecker Street has obtained the North American distribution rights for Laurel Parmet’s film The Starling Girl, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is set to be released in theaters later in the yearย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Hong Kong-based Edko Films has picked up international sales rights to high grossing film Full River Red ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American distribution rights for the film The Persian Version. It won the Audience Award and The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance Film Festival 2023 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Beta Cinema announces its first distribution deal for Operation Napoleonย ahead of its market premiere at the Berlin EFM with Mediawan, Twelve Oaks, Hagi Film, MegaCom, Tohokushinsha, and AV-Jet ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world

    • PBS’s POV has secured the distribution rights for the Oscar-shortlisted documentary Children of the Mist, which focuses on the kidnapping of girls among Vietnam’s Hmong minority ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • TV Catalunya, SVT, Czech TV, MTVA, Latvian TV, Sunflower TV, True Visions, and PCCW Media, acquire CAKE and Pioneertown Productions’ kids animated shows Draw With Willย and Will Sliney’s Storytellers ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ด
    • Netflix acquires WARSHA / ูˆุฑุดุฉ, a film that highlights human rights, from Front Row Filmed Entertainment. The film has won 99 awards, including the Short Film Jury Award at Sundance ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • ITV series D.I. Ray, starring Parminder Nagra and created by HTM Television, is sold to international buyers including SBS, VRT, NPO, BritBox, RTP, Cosmote TV, Virgin Media, Yes TV and NHK ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    • Distributor Kids First signs broadcast deals for Hello Kitty: Super Style!ย in Europe, East Africa, and North America with Viaplay, Super RTL, Canal Panda, Canal+, and CBC Kids ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!

    • Fremantle has entered into a strategic partnership with Mediaset Espaรฑa for collaboration on various projects, including the first European version of Got Talent: All-Stars, a long-term agreement for the successful format Got Talent Espaรฑa, and the creation and production of new family entertainment programs based on the Game of Talents format
    • Animaccord has partnered with Giochi Preziosi to develop a new toy collection based on the popular animation series Masha and the Bear. The collection is set to launch later this year in Italy, and other European countries in 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • UK indie Argo Films and Malaysian company Double Vision partner for co production, to create content to break stereotypes for global audiences through newly launched prodco Sympatico ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
    • A partnership deal between Starzplay and Egyptian VOD service Watch It will add hundreds of hours of Arabic content to Starzplay library, while Watch It subscribers will have access to Starzplay’s Hollywood catalogue ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
    • Meta has agreed to acquire VR start-up Within Unlimited following a favorable court ruling.

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies

    • Peacock to no longer offer its free ad-supported tier to new customers in order to focus on its premium offeringย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Aria Studios has debuted a 20,000 sq ft global film and TV production facility which is fully soundproofed in North Wales. It is open to productions worldwide ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • SEVEN, a Saudi Arabian entertainment ecosystem investor, developer, and operator, has acquired AMC Entertainment Holdings’ (AMC) equity stake in the country’s cinema business, resulting in 100% ownership by SEVEN. The company will retain AMC’s intellectual property rights and brand name ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Swedish streamer Viaplay to launch in the US and Canada, with 1,500 hours of European content available via the app ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • AfroLandTV to debut on Vizio Smart TV homepage in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonthย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain

    • Microsoft’s 343 Industries to switch Haloย from its proprietary Slipspace engine to Epic Gamesโ€™ widely used Unreal Engine.
    • Disney’s subsidiary, STAR, plans to launch its metaverse platform in India called Starverse.
    • Runway, the AI startup behind the successful text-to-image model Stable Diffusion, has introduced a new AI model called Gen-1. This model has the ability to convert existing videos into new ones by using a text prompt or reference image.
    • Metaphysic has revealed a partnership with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), to create generative AI tools and offerings for global talent.

Localization & Post-Production

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

    • Iyuno makes a strategic investment in Turkish dubbing studio Akโ€™la Kara International to strengthen presence in the EMEA region ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Using its AI dubbing platform, Papercup will localise hundreds of hours of Fremantle content into Arabic ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
    • Swedish localization company Plint opens new office and studio facilities in Amsterdam, Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
    • Skywalker Sound’s new extensible software platform, CODA, used in series like The Mandalorian, automates soundtrack creation and reduces deliverables from weeks to real-timeย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production

    • Pier59 Studios has launched the world’s largest and most advanced Virtual Production stage for fashion and advertising. The ground-breaking tech uses real-time CGI to create digital environments and special effects that are captured simultaneously with live-action props and actorsย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Framestore, sets off on their new project ‘1899’ equipped with innovative virtual production tools for Netflix. The team has developed tools that work with Unreal Engine 5.1 to generate and display lifelike backgrounds on an LED wall, by utilizing 18 machines with dual GPUs.
    • Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, among other cast members, will undergo de-aging for Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming Miramax film Here, using Metaphysic Live, a cutting-edge generative AI tool.
    • Mediapro plans to open new virtual production studios in Barcelona, Madrid, New York, and Miami in 2023 and 2024. The Barcelona facility will be located in the Imagina production center and will receive an investment of โ‚ฌ3.5 million ($3.8 million)

FAST Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves

    • Roku and Tubi partner with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring free, ad-supported content to their streaming platforms.
    • Canal+ distribution arm Thema, has launched Vive Kanal D Drama, a FAST channel which will have all Turkish dramas, in Spain ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Amagi and Plex partner to offer access to Amagi’s network of 2,000+ FAST channels and AVOD libraries.
    • M6 Group partners with Konbini to launch a FAST channel on 6play platform ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Common Sense Media partners with Accedo to deliver FAST Channel Sensical, a service for kids with a rich catalog of content and tools for parents to track consumption for a safe media environment.

Cancelled Deal/Shows

Recently cancelled!

    • TNT will not air the fourth and final season of Snowpiercerย and the show is in search of a new home ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • HBO Max has decided not to renew Pennyworth, the story of Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth, for a fourth season ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • The Mysterious Benedict Societyย a book adaptation series on Disney+, starring Tony Hale, will not be getting season three ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Paramount+ has removed original titles Real World: Homecomingย from the platform ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • NBC cancels long running crime drama The Blacklist after 10 seasons ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
vitrina.ai

Join Vitrina today for Cross-Border Content & Partnerships

 

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest (February 2023 #1)

The entertainment value chain globally is massive, fragmented, and complex! It begins with content stories & IP and ends with the theatrical, streaming, broadcasting, and inflight devices that deliver content to consumers. We keep a track of all the global action, in the supply chain across content development, production, post-production, VFX, animation, localization, promotions, distribution, and deliveryโ€ฆ so you don’t have to!

Vitrina AIย is the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain marketplace. Our mission is to enable worldwide partner and content discovery with our proprietary AI-powered search, daily market intel, and business platform.

IP Deals

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

    • Leading Croatian broadcaster HRT has signed a multi-format & multi-series deal with ITV Studios. The deal includes commissioning of the quiz-show Beat The Chaser and singing sensation format The Voice ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six to be adapted into a film by Paramount+. It will be a sequel to the 2021 action-thriller Without Remorse ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Argentina’s Pampa Films & Zeppelin Studios will be adapting the Spanish novel La novela de Perรณn by Tomรกs Eloy Martรญnez into a series named Juan Domingo ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • French prod cos Box Productions and Entre Chien et Loup will adapt Camille Rebetezโ€™s Swiss graphic novel into a series The Firebrands ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • The cult Czech dystopian novel War with Newts is slated to get another adaptation for the big screen by Studio Zvon & In Film Praha. This modern adaptation will combine live action with 3D CGI and 2D animation ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!

    • Frant Gwo’s big-budget sci-fi film The Wandering Earth 2 starts off the Chinese Lunar New Year with a bang in China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan’s much awaited comeback film Pathaan released worldwide this month. It created history in Indian cinema by doing a record breaking box-office collection on day of release ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Turkish animated feature Rafadan Tayfa Galaktik Tayfaย gets a UK theatrical release ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
    • French film Les Cyclades got a worldwide theatrical release ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Much anticipated sci-fi horror film M3GAN released globally in Jan 2023 ๐ŸŒŽ

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide

    • After a long wait Disney to go ahead with the production of Tron 3 with Jared Leto ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Film makers Viola Davis and Julius Tennon owned prod co JuVee Productions signs a first-look deal with Entertainment One ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Filipino giants GMA Network and ABS-CBN Corporation come together in a historic partnership to co-produce the romantic drama series Unbreak My Heart, which will be filmed in Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ
    • Bowfinger Intโ€™l Pictures and Beta Fiction Spain to produce a film called Infiltrada. The film is based on a true story of a Spanish policewoman who infiltrated the Basque separatist group, ETA ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Nordisk Film & TV Fund will be funding (approx. โ‚ฌ 1,116,100) 5 new fiction features, 2 documentaries and 3 drama series, which include key titles like Thereโ€™s Something in the Barn, Stockholm Bloodbath, Cychosis, Laura and many other Nordic projectsย ๐ŸŒŽ

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types

    • Amazon Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures will be distributing Ben Affleckโ€™s Nike movie Air globally for a theatrical release ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • TF1 Studios owned Newen Content has been selling Denis Imbertโ€™s hiking drama On the Wandering Paths and Philippe Lacheauโ€™s wacky wedding comedy Alibi.com 2 to various distributors across the globe like Pathรฉ Films ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ, CDC International, Vercine ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ, Spentzos Films ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท and others
    • Sepideh Farsiโ€™s La Sirรจne slated to open the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama stand will be distributed in the MENA region by Front Row Filmed Entertainment ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Sony Pictures Television will be handling the distribution of a new Untitled Wedding Reality Show which is being produced by American indie 360 PowWow in partnership with Sony Pictures Television and Sony Music’s Premium Content division. The companies will present the format to potential buyers at Content Americas event ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Swedish feature Karusellย will travel to international markets with Norway’s TrustNordisk ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world

    • Banijay continues the sale of their hit series Marie Antoinetteย to various platforms like Czech Television, DirecTV Latin America, Radio and Television of Slovakia, Viaplay, Sky Italia, CBC Canada, ANT1+ Greece amongst others ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Television anime of Misaki Takamatsu’s Skip and Loafer has been acquired by Crunchyroll ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    • Apple TV steps into international co-productions and licensing with the acquisition of the Drops of God series, a show set in the world of fine wine and based on a Japanese manga property. The eight-part series is a collaboration between Legendary Television, Dynamic Television, France Televisions, Hulu Japan and Adline Entertainmentย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • UK’s Channel 5’s drama series “Desperate Measure” has been bought by multiple broadcasters such as SBS (Australia), TVNZ (New Zealand), Virgin Media Television (Ireland) and MTV3 (Finland). Swedish distributor Eccho Rights has closed these dealsย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • RTE (Ireland), Czech Television and BBC have bought pre-school animated series The Game Catchers from Barcelona based distributor GoldBee ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!

    • Banijay Benelux further expands its scripted content production by acquiring majority stake in showrunner Philippe De Schepper prod co Jonnydepony, who are known for their critically acclaimed drama series Blackout, Transport and Aracadia ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
    • RUSHWORKS, a professional production, playback, streaming and robotics for the broadcast has been purchased by tech firm ENCO ๐ŸŒŽ
    • French production agency Puzzle Media which specializes in action, adventure and alternative culture content is now part of Endemol France. Together they plan to develop their brands in the sports content world for the YA audience ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Metro Puerto Rico partners with Spanglish Movies to launch a free, 100% Spanish AVOD platform SalaPR.tv to stream Latin movies and series ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Conductor Technologies, the developer of the conductor cloud-based task management service has been acquired by CoreWeave, which is a cloud provider built for large-scale GPU-accelerated workflows. With the Conductor service, CoreWeave plans to expand its offerings to deliver burst rendering solutions to VFX studios while removing difficulties in the setup process ๐ŸŒŽ

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies

    • Vice Media is expanding their footprint in the Gulf by opening their regional HQ in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • Nordic giant Viaplay teams up with Canada’s Bell Media to get Viaplay Select’s content on its streaming service Crave ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • Kartoon Channel!, a digital network owned by Genius Brands International, has launched in South Africa and 46 other countries across Sub-Saharan Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • David Dastmalchian, a well-known character actor, has revealed the creation of his production company, Good Fiend Films, which aims to develop projects that focus on characters and include genres such as horror, science fiction, and fantasy across multiple mediums such as film, television, audio, and publishing ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Mas Ros Media, a new production banner launched by Marcos Santana (former President of Telemundo Global Studios), is touted to be the first Hispanic American prod co focused on content creation for the gaming and e-sports fraternityย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain

    • Nvidia’s Eye Contact feature is a tool that uses AI to monitor a user’s eye line during video conferencing or streaming and digitally alters the feed to make it appear as though the user is always looking directly into the camera. This feature is designed to improve the overall communication experience and make it appear as though the user is making eye contact with the people they are interacting with ๐ŸŒŽ
    • MARZ Unveils Vanity AI VFX Solution for Hollywood. Vanity AI is a tool designed to aid VFX teams and the entertainment industry in creating high-quality 2D effects such as aging, de-aging, makeup, hair, and prosthetic adjustmentsย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • RED’s V-Raptor and V-Raptor XL cinema camera systems now come equipped with the ability to directly upload 8K RAW footage to Adobe’s Frame.io, streamlining the process for professionals and requiring only a high-bandwidth internet connectionย ๐ŸŒŽ

Localization & Post-Production

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

    • After only 8 months into the Mexican market Wide Angle, EndemolShine Boomdog’s post production company plans to expand their capacity to accomodate 10 projects at a time in the Polanco building at their HQ in Huixquilucan, Mexico ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
    • VEGAS Pro 20, a video editing software package for non-linear editing, has released the ONNX Runtime AI engine that allows the software to better use of the GPU power from a wider range of graphic cards. It results in significantly faster processing of AI functions in the VEGAS Pro workflow ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Filmlight’s Flux Store storage has been installed at Electric Theatre Collective’s Whitechapel studio as the company expands to meet the demands for longform and episodic contentย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • MarkersExtractor CLI, a tool for extracting and converting marker metadata, has been added to editing software Final Cut Pro. Currently in testing phase, the tool is designed to make it easy to create databases for VFX and editing using platforms like Notion or Airtableย ๐ŸŒŽ

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production

    • The Mill’s ‘Playtime is Over’ campaign for Samsung won the Genie Award for Best Visual Effects in Advertising at the PIDS Enghien event. The event is devoted to digital creation in all of its forms, including VFX, Virtual Reality, Animation, 3D, and others
    • Visual effects company Alkemy X has opened a new office in Vancouver, Canada, led by Emmy-nominated head of 2D, Michael Porterfield. The company stated that the expansion is in response to the significant increase in demand for VFX services for streaming and feature films ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • 60+ 2023 Sundance Film Festival projects have utilised Blackmagic Design’s technologies. Blackmagic Designโ€™s digital film cameras, DaVinci Resolve Studio and Blackmagic Cloud have been part of the creation workflows ๐ŸŒŽ

FAST Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves

    • Blue Ant Media and World of Wonder partner to launch the Drag Race Universe in the US on a new FAST Channel which will be available on VIZIO WatchFree+ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Swiss-based AVOD and FAST channel provider WeDoItTV has expanded its line-up of channels in Europe, Africa and USA ๐ŸŒŽ
    • US based Canela Media has launched a FAST channel Canela Kids catered for Hispanic kidsย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • YouTube is gearing up to launch FAST channels. They are currently testing suites with Lionsgate and A&E ๐ŸŒŽ
    • German production and distribution company Splendid Film has launched an all Asian films FAST channel AMASIA on Amazon Freevee ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Cancelled Deal/Shows

Recently cancelled!

    • HBO Max has decided not to renew Gossip Girlsย for a third season. Season 2 of the reboot will be the last ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Rat in the Kitchen, a cooking show that blended elements of The Masked Singer and Hellโ€™s Kitchen, will not be returning for a second season. TBS has chosen to cancel the series after airing only one season ๐ŸŒŽ
    • CNBC will not be renewing Jay Leno’s Garage, a series about classic cars that showcased the comedian’s personal collection, after seven seasons ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Apple TV+ has decided to not renew The Mosquito Coastย for a third season. The news comes two weeks after the Season 2 finale of the drama series that follows the story of Allie Fox and his familyย ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Peacock, the streaming service from NBCU, has decided to end two of its young adult drama series, One Of Us Is Lyingย and Vampire Academy ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
vitrina.ai

Join Vitrina today for Cross-Border Content & Partnerships

 

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest (January 2023 #2)

The entertainment value chain globally is massive, fragmented, and complex! It begins with content stories & IP and ends with the theatrical, streaming, broadcasting, and inflight devices that deliver content to consumers. We keep a track of all the global action, in the supply chain across content development, production, post-production, VFX, animation, localization, promotions, distribution, and deliveryโ€ฆ so you don’t have to!

Vitrina AIย is the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain marketplace. Our mission is to enable worldwide partner and content discovery with our proprietary AI-powered search, daily market intel, and business platform.

IP Deals

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

    • Apple TV+ to adapt best-selling picture book trilogy by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen for a series for kids and families named Shape Island ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Let’s Make a Deal (Game Show) to get a Portuguese version for broadcaster TVI. The show will be produced by Fremantle Portugal and distributed internationally by Can’t Stop Media ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
    • Half Yard Productions is producing four-part, true-crime docuseries based on the hit Cavalry Audio podcast The Devil Within for MGM+ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • After resigning from the senate Colombian Senator Gustavo Bolรญvar has teamed up with Colombia’s Canal RCN for the adaptation of the long-running telenovela Millonario sin amor into a film ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
    • France 3 is adapting the drama novel A Coeur Perdu by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, with a new title Adieuvinyl written by Sylvain Saada and co-written by Dominique Besnehard, and produced by Antoine Le Carpentier ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!

    • The internet is claiming this is the scariest movie ever! Skinamarink produced with a humble budget of $15,000 got a limited theatrical release in Jan 2023 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Tamil superstar Vijay’s 66th film Varisu was released in theaters recently. The film also stars well-known south Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Keramat 2: Caruban Larang, a sequel to the 2009 Indonesian horror film Keramat was released in theaters ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
    • Recently released Saudi Arabian comedy Sattar has become the top-grossing local film in the region. The film has kicked Avatar out of competition in the territory ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • Italian comedy film Tre di troppo starring Fabio De Luigi, and Virginia Raffaele got a worldwide release in Jan 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide

    • Richard Linklater’s ongoing ambitious project initiated in 2019 gets a casting change, Paul Mescal is replacing Blake Jenner to play broadway composer Franklin Shepard in the film adaptation musical Merrily We Roll Along. The story will be told in a reverse chronology starting with Mary criticizing Franklin and ending 20 years earlier when the characters were fresh aspirants ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Veteran Indian Actor Anupam Kher begins shooting for his 534th film, The Vaccine War. The film is directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the director of The Kashmir Files ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Dutch broadcaster RTL4 along with Blue Circle A Fremantle Company is working on a new dating show Winter Vol Liefde. The show is scheduled to air later this year ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
    • Vietnam Feature Film Centre (VFC) under Vietnam Television producing a new family drama show Dฦฐแป›i Bรณng Cรขy Hแบกnh Phรบc (Under the Tree of Happiness) ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • UK’s Sky History has acquired rights to Libertรฉ a short film based on a female Muslim secret agent during World War 2. The new feature film will be written and co-produced by Sam Naz, anchor & journalist for Sky News ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types

    • Australian sci-fi film Monolith sold to sales agents Blue Finch Films Releasing (International Rights) and XYZ Films (North America rights) by Black Cat White Rabbit Productions ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Uruguay’s Coral Cine has closed deals with Spain’s A Contracorriente Films, Mexican sales agent Vendo Cine & LA-based international sales company Punctum for the documentary Benedetti, 60 Aรฑos con Luz ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Director Stรฉphane Marchetti’s debut feature film ร€ la frontiรจre has been sold to French distributor UFO Distribution & Belgian sales agent Be For Films by Blue Monday Productions ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Leading distribution company Cinedigm has acquired 30 hours of live content from Cirque du Soleil for sale to AVOD, FAST and TVOD platforms across the USA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Chinese sci-fi epic The Wandering Earth 2 will be traveling to the UK, Trinity CineAsia acquires the film for distribution ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world

    • HBO‘s game adaptation series The Last of Us has been acquired by South Africa’s leading network M-Net ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • Paramount+ acquires Canadian rights for Harry: The Interview. In the 90-minute program, Prince Harry speaks about his memoir Spare and all the other issues revolving around his life with the royal family ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Netflix adds to its Norwegian slate by acquiring global rights for the crime series Gangs of Oslo (Blodsbrรธdre) ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
    • Bengali horror-comedy Ballabhpurer Roopkotha which is also a play adaptation has been acquired by Bengali streamer Hoichoi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Toho International struck a deal with a distributor of independent animation, Frederator Network Inc. As part of the deal, Toho has acquired a 50% ownership stake in 2 completed series, Bee and PuppyCat, and Bravest Warriors & another series in development, Catbug ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!

    • Premium movie streaming platform ROW8 has acquired metaverse and web3 streaming platform Rad. The deal will see Rad’s web3 creator tools alongside ROW8’s content library, which will make it the ultimate destination for NFT collectibles & favorite movies ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • TATA Communications has acquired New York based live video production company The Switch Enterprises. The deal will see The Switch bring in live production resources to produce high-quality content in the most effective manner ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
    • Tag, the global production powerhouse for brands and agencies, announces the finalized of its acquisition of The Gate Films, a Manchester-based film production company. The acquisition will allow Tag to provide enhanced production services including virtual production capabilities to its global client base ๐ŸŒŽ
    • UK’s ITV and Scottish broadcaster STV have agreed on a partnership for exclusive access to ITV‘s original programming in Scotland ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด
    • Video game giant Gearbox Entertainment acquires 3D technology pioneer Captured Dimensions, which has prolific experience in movie development ย ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies

    • Roku will start making its own TV sets! The streaming platform will be launching the Roku TV powered Television Sets – Roku Select & Plus series later this year ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • US-based Sling TV has launched 19 South Indian channels on the platform for the US audience. These 19 channels are part of the South Indian conglomerate Sun TV Network ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Gamestream, a world leader in white-label cloud gaming solutions partners with JioGames, India’s leading gaming service, to announce a 10-year strategic partnership. This collaboration will provide 1.4 billion Indians with unlimited access to cloud gaming anywhere, anytime ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Nvidia to work with automakers Hyundai, Polestar, and BYD to allow streaming of AAA Gaming titles in vehicles ๐ŸŒŽ
    • US-based tech firm BRELYON has raised $ 15 million for developing an immersive display technology. The funds will be used for product development and catering to the consumer’s increasing demand for their Ultra Realityโ„ข technology, a display monitor which replicates immersive and VR experiences without a separate headset ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain

    • DigiLens has announced a compelling new product for the Augmented Reality (AR) market with its lightweight, industrial-grade ARGO headset ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Avid has released updates to its MediaCentral workflow platform which will empower media companies in accelerating production on-premises and in the cloud
    • YRF‘s Pathaan becomes the first Indian film to release in Immersive Cinema Experience (ICE) theater format ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Disney+ is adding high-fidelity audio via IMAX signature sound by DTS to a selection of Marvel films and other titles in 2023
    • First virtual studio with Sony Crystal LED display completed. The 90 sq m, 1.5mm, curved Crystal LED screen is combined with Sonyโ€™s Venice cinematography camera tech at the virtual production studio in France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Localization & Post-Production

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

    • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which is going to hit theatres next month, is going through some last-minute reshoots weeks before its release ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Golden Globe award-winning non-English film Argentina, 1985 was captured with ALEXA Mini LF and ARRI Signature Primes ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Most anticipated comic book adaptation film Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom has Digital District working on the post-production ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • Color grading services have been provided by Company 3 for HBO Original Branson ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • US-based post-production company Light Iron (A Panavision Company) proudly partners to manage dailies for Amazon Prime Video‘s comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production

    • The stylized 2D animation, Agent Elvis, a new Netflix Original is being produced by Emmy-winning studio Titmouse, Inc ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • 3Particle XR Stage is Malaysiaโ€™s first studio to offer XR-based virtual production services ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
    • Pixomondo delivers VFX for Christian Bale’s period film The Pale Blue Eye ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Sony Pictures Imageworks uses the Unreal Engine Pipeline to deliver VFX for the 8th episode of Volume 3 of the Netflix series Love Death + Robots ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Rome-based Palantir Digital | Visual Effects’ visual effects supervisors work on the Italian graphic novel adaptation of Diabolik – Ginko all’attacco! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

FAST Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves

    • Viacom18 partners with Amagi to launch its first FAST channel Desi Play TV ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
    • Stingray Music, Stingray Naturescape and Stingray CMusic Stingray‘s FAST channels launch on Amazon Freevee & Samsung TV Plus ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • Joyn, a streaming platform owned by Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, has launched 16 new FAST channels which will feature true crime, action, and various other genres ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
    • Dutch distributor SPI International has signed a content distribution deal with content aggregator ScreenHits TV for their FAST Channel Filmstream, which is currently live in the UK, USA, Germany, Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท
    • German AVOD service Rlaxx has partnered with CTV solutions provider Wurl to enhance the FAST proposition ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Cancelled Deal/Shows

Recently cancelled!

    • HBO Max has pulled off the classic Looney Tunes (Seasons 16-31) and 3 seasons (Seasons 4-6) of the beloved Flintstones ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Netflix will not be renewing the mystery show 1899 (Season 1 was released in Nov 2022)
    • AMC cancels Fear the Walking Dead after 8 seasons ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    • Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, Hulu‘s The Handmaid’s Tale concludes after Season 6 ๐ŸŒŽ
    • Hunters will not be hunting anymore. Amazon Prime Video cancels audiences’ favourite after 2 seasons ๐ŸŒŽ
vitrina.ai

Join Vitrina today for Cross-Border Content & Partnerships

 

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest

Global Entertainment Supply Chain Digest (January 2023 #1)

The entertainment value chain globally is massive, fragmented, and complex! It begins with content stories & IP and ends with the theatrical, streaming, broadcasting, and inflight devices that deliver content to consumers. We keep a track of all the global action, in the supply chain across content development, production, post-production, VFX, animation, localization, promotions, distribution, and deliveryโ€ฆ so you don’t have to!

Vitrina AIย is the global sourcing hub for the entertainment supply-chain marketplace. Our mission is to enable worldwide partner and content discovery with our proprietary AI-powered search, daily market intel, and business platform.

IP Deals

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

  • Paramount+ to adapt Jane Casey’s book The Killing Kind, an international bestseller, for their next series ๐ŸŒŽ
  • Element Pictures, a Fremantle company, has acquired rights to the book, Bellies (A Queer Love Story) after a heated auction for the book which will be published in 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Muck Media announced adapting Miguel Angel Vega’s memoir ‘El Fixer’ which is about fixers who escort foreign journalists into the darkest corners of the Mexican drug traders ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce the film adaptation of the stage musical Beautiful starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Carole King ๐ŸŒŽ
  • Reality format The Island to get a Danish version. Warner Bros Discovery Denmark has commissioned The Island Denmark (ร˜en VIP) for their Danish networks Kanal 4 and Discovery+. This local version is being produced by Banijay’s Nordik Film TV ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

New Global Arrivals

Recent biggest releases across the globe!

  • Critically acclaimed, Indian National Award-winning Marathi film Goshta Eka Paithanichi released in theatres in Dec 2022 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • French Documentary Par Coeurs Un Film Benoit Jacquot starring French actors Isabelle Huppert and Fabrice Luchini get a theatrical release in France in Dec 2022 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Tom Hank’s much awaited movie, A Man Called Otto, based on a Swedish novel, releases at the end of 2022 ๐ŸŒŽ
  • South Korean film, Broker (Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor (Song Kang-ho)) released in theatres in the US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Samuel Goldwyn Award winning screenplay based film Inspector Sun y la maldiciรณn de la viuda negra comes to the theatres in Dec 2022 ๐ŸŒŽ

Production Deals

A sneak peak into recently announced production projects, worldwide

  • Hombale Films well known for KGF is producing their next venture in Tamil with Raghu Thatha, starring Indian National award-winning actor, Keerthy Suresh ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • Pro-wrestler Ric Flair teams up with Peacock for the biographical documentary Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • NBCU commissions DreamWorks Africa for Inspiration Station Africa, the first live-action series set in Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • On Stan Lee’s 100th Birthday, Disney+ announces a documentary based on the legendary artist which is scheduled to release in 2023 ๐ŸŒŽ
  • UK’s Channel 4 commissions 2 shows with indie Spirit Studios: a 6-part comedy series named Fundraiser and a 10-part true crime series Outsmarting ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Distribution Deals

Distributors securing worldwide content across different genres, languages and format types

  • Finnish sales agent The Yellow Affair closes multiple deals with distributors around the globe for Welby Ings’ directorial debut Punch ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  • German distribution company Global Screen closes deals with Bir Films (Turkey), and Sena(Iceland) among other distributors across the globe for Sky’s animated film The Amazing Maurice ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Rom-Com ‘The Threesome’ scores multiple Pre-Sales deals by Mister Smith Entertainment ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Dutch distributor, Fortissimo Films, sells the German film We Might As Well Be Dead which has done well in the film festival circuits, to global distributors ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  • UK-based distributor TVF International renews its first-look deal with Singaporean media giant Mediacorpย  ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

Acquisition Deals

Streamers & channels acquiring latest content across the world

  • Mehdi Fikri’s first feature film Avant que les flammes ne sโ€™รฉteignent is pre-bought by leading broadcaster & streamers such as France TV, OCS Network and Netflix ๐ŸŒŽ
  • Abacus Media sells 400 hours of programming to several broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand. The varied set of programming spans across scripted as well as unscripted shows. Buyers include Foxtel, SBS, Madman Entertainment, Warner Discovery New Zealand, TVNZ, and Acron TV ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  • The Media Pioneers UK take the Portuguese animated series Boris & Rufus to Hong Kong and the Nordic region ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  • Reality show RuPaulโ€™s Drag Race picked for production of Brazilian, German, and Mexican versions by MTV ๐ŸŒŽ
  • Netflix acquires Season 2 of the Japanese reality show Old Enough ๐ŸŒŽ

Partnerships/M&A

Cross-Border Collaborations, Joint Ventures, M&A and Partnerships!

  • Fremantle acquires majority stake in Israeli Documentary production studio Silvio Productions ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
  • Banijay Americas strengthens its footprint in Brazil by acquiring a major stake in A Fabrica, the company which produces trending TV sitcoms ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Brad Pittโ€™s Plan B Entertainment, the producer behind Moonlight and The Big Short, has been bought by Franceโ€™s Mediawan in a rare transatlantic deal that values the US group at more than $300mn in cash and shares ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธย ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • London & Singapore based 108 Media has acquired a stake in film and TV financing company Piccadilly Pictures (UK) ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • UK giant BBC Studios buys stake in premium indie company Turbine Studios, producers of Munich: The Edge of War (Netflix) ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

Companies Making Headlines

Launch and Expansions of facilities, studios, services & technologies

  • Netflix to build one of the largest fully integrated production facilities worth $848M in New Jersey ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Global VFX Studio The Mill announced the next step in its international expansion with a new studio in Seoul, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • DNEG opens VFX Studio in Sydney Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • OTT platform ITVX, launches with 10,000 hours of programming and has replaced ITV Hub as the home of all ITV content ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • Amazon Studios debuts AWS-Powered Virtual Production Mega Stage. It announced the opening of Stage 15, its new virtual production stage, and the formation of the new Amazon Studios Virtual Production (ASVP) department ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Featured New Specializations

Global innovations & breakthroughs in the Entertainment supply-chain

  • In the movie Avatar, Wฤ“tฤ FX adopted a global illumination system called Spherical Harmonics for lighting. This innovative service pre-calculates the lighting contributions for a scene and allows characters and environments to be placed within it, while also enabling the ability to move the light around them dynamically ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  • Unreal Engine 5.1 – With over 300 LED VP stages, of which 50 are high-end VFX stages and another 50 that are high-end Broadcast stages, the UE5.1 release offers some serious improvements ๐ŸŒŽ
  • The new major feature of the new MetaHuman Plugin for Unreal Engine, is Mesh to MetaHuman. This enables users to take their own custom facial mesh and convert it into a MetaHuman, fully rigged and ready to animate. Characters in Death Stranding 2 will be developed with Unreal Engine 5 MetaHumans ๐ŸŒŽ
  • Toon Boom is celebrating the release of their latest software versions, Storyboard Pro 22 and Harmony 22, by commissioning Mercury Filmworks to produce an animated project using these updated tools ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • DNEG is an early adopter of TPN+, a new platform launched by the Motion Picture Association (MPA)โ€™s Trusted Partner Network, the worldโ€™s leading content security program ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Localization & Post-Production

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

  • Shark Tank Season 14 gets dubbed in South Indian languages by Treasure Tower for streaming platform Voot ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • Urban Post Production Canada provides complete post-production services for TIFF screened film Alice, Darling ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • CD Cine Dubbing Italy dubs the second season of Attack of the Giants (Amazon Prime Video Show) for the Italian audience ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
  • Formosa Group concludes post-production for season 1 of Netflix’s series BEEF ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Hiventy Media (Poland) delivers the first Ukrainian dubbing of Jack Ryan, Season 3 for Amazon Prime Video ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Animation, VFX & Virtual Production

Latest global updates in Animation, Visual Effects VFX & Virtual Production

  • DNEG delivers 502 VFX Shots and 179 assets for the iconic show Doctor Who ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
  • BeloFX is working on VFX for much awaited HBO show The Last Of Us ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • Famous Studios India delivers its first regional film music video via the Unreal Engine pipeline ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 14Kalidor Media Group, Viskatoons, Xentrix Studios, and virtual world/social platform Netvrk have announced their partnership to release the animated series called Jungle Freaks โ€“ The Animated Series on the Metaverse. The series is based on the NFT project Jungle Freaks ๐ŸŒŽ
  • Rodeo FX Animation, the new animation division of the award-winning visual effects company, has provided animation services for the film Canary using Houdini software ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FAST Channels

World of FAST channels & related market moves

  • UK-based broadcaster Da Vinci Media launches its FAST Channel. The same named FAST channel has been launched with SLING and TLC Channel ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • German production & distribution company Splendid Film launches its first FAST Channel on Freevee ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Fuse Media partners with OUTtv, the world’s first LGBTQ+ network to launch a FAST channel OUTtv Proud on their platform. OUTtv Proud will cater to the audience with some original programming with the top as well as up-coming talent ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • German streaming service waipu.tv and sports platform DAZN come together to launch a new DAZN-branded FAST channel. Named DAZN FAST, the channel is the sports streamerโ€™s first free channel ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Video API and infrastructure platform Zype assists WMX to launch its first FAST Channel exclusively on the Roku Channel ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Cancelled Deal/Shows

Recently cancelled!

  • The WarnerMedia and Discovery merger which may lead to one streaming platform for the company, has seen multiple shows being cancelled from HBO. A few cancelled shows are Raised by Wolves, Made for Love, Time Traveler’s Wife, Gentleman Jack, Close Enough, Gordita Chronicles, Chad, At Home With Amy Sedaris, Camping, Vinyl, Mrs. Fletcher, Run, and Here and Now ๐ŸŒŽ
  • DC Extended Universe (DCEU) cancels Wonder Woman 3 Man of Steel 2 and Aquaman to revamp and recast the franchise movies ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Acclaimed show As We See It Canceled After One Season on Amazon ๐ŸŒŽ
  • Starz has canceled Dangerous Liaisons after one season โ€” despite that the historical drama was renewed in Nov 2022 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Netflixโ€™s The Midnight Club has been canceled after one season. The cancellation comes on the heels of executive producers Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy exiting their overall deal at Netflix for a new pact with Amazon Studios ๐ŸŒŽ
vitrina.ai

Join Vitrina today for Cross-Border Content & Partnerships

 

Menu