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Cinram Intl renews agreement with Fox
MUMBAI: Cinram International Income Fund has renewed service agreements with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment under which the former will continue to serve as the primary supplier for replication and distribution services for the studio across North America and Europe.
Te duo‘s 14-year relationship spans from VHS, to the launch of DVD and recently with the mainstream adoption of the Blu-ray Disc format.
Said Cinram International, Inc CEO Steve Brown, “It is with great pleasure we renew our alliance with Fox, a valued and essential partner. Fox helped firmly establish our growth from the company‘s origins inCanada to expansion in the US and worldwide market that has resulted in top-notch levels of manufacturing and distribution services.”
“Cinram has a strong history of providing quality service, with unsurpassed commitment and dedication. As the media landscape evolves, they will continue to play an integral role in our business for many years to come,” averred Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment president worldwide Mike Dunn.
For over 40 years, Cinram has worked with some of the biggest names in home entertainment, telecommunications and retail to ensure exciting movies, music, video games and wireless phones.Its full range of optical disc manufacturing, packaging, distribution and business intelligence solutions, guarantees your products flow smoothly and profitably to consumers around the world.
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Utopai Studios unveils 4K three-minute video generation for PAI platform
New Story Agent and editing tools aim to streamline AI-led filmmaking workflows
MUMBAI: Utopai Studios has announced a major upgrade to its PAI storytelling AI platform, introducing what it claims is an industry-first capability to generate three-minute videos in 4K resolution, alongside enhancements to its Story Agent feature.
The update, rolling out from April 15, expands the platform’s capabilities across the filmmaking process, from early concept development to post-production. The company said the new features are designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across characters, scenes and visual styles, a key challenge in AI-driven storytelling.
At the heart of the release is a next-generation model that enables more structured narrative development, allowing creators to move more seamlessly from idea to execution. With tools such as multi-shot sequencing and multi-turn editing, the platform aims to give both studios and independent creators greater control over complex storytelling workflows.
Commenting on the launch, Utopai Studios co-founder and CTO Jie Yang said, “The next phase of AI in media will not be defined by isolated tools, but by systems that can carry story, continuity and collaboration across the full creative process.” He added that the update is a step towards enabling more practical, end-to-end narrative development at a professional level.
Echoing this, Utopai Studios co-founder and chief scientific officer Zijian He said, “Generative video is opening the door to a new production model, where creative ambition is less constrained by traditional cost and complexity.” He noted that the platform combines multimodal models with iterative editing to give creators more speed, control and consistency.
The company said PAI is already being used in professional film and television productions, particularly in Hollywood, for tasks such as pre-visualisation, scene design and post-production refinements. The latest update adds features including improved voice options, character consistency, unlimited editing and more flexible asset management.
Utopai also emphasised that its models are not trained on copyrighted material, positioning the platform as a cleaner alternative for creators and rights holders navigating the evolving AI landscape.
As AI continues to reshape content creation, Utopai’s latest push signals a shift from standalone tools to integrated systems, aiming to make high-quality filmmaking faster, more flexible and increasingly accessible.
