Film Production
Studio 100 International remasters classic TV series in full HD and 16:9 for the first time
Mumbai. Studio 100 International, a children’s and family movies and series entertainment, is breathing new life into its iconic classic series. To meet growing demand and celebrate these beloved titles the company has embarked on a remastering project making these heritage series available in Full-HD and 16:9 widescreen format for the very first time. Iconic IPs such as “Sindbad”, “Pinocchio”, “Alice in Wonderland”, “Anne of Green Gables”, “Nils Holgersson”, “Marco”, “Vic the Viking”, “Maya the Bee”, and “Heidi” will soon captivate not only a new generation of young viewers but also evoke nostalgia among adults who grew up with these timeless classics. This initiative is part of Studio 100 International’s broader licensing campaign, “Heroes of Childhood,” which unites these treasured properties under one brand, celebrating their enduring appeal across generations.
Studio 100 International will present this project and the first remastered episodes at this year’s MIPCOM in Cannes, Booth R7.K17.
The remastering process employs cutting-edge AI technology to transform the original content from the 1970s into a vibrant and high-quality Full-HD experience. After a thorough analysis of the source material, specific optimizations are identified and addressed. AI-assisted upscaling is then applied rendering oversized frames to generate additional visual information necessary for the adaptation to 16:9 format.
Once upscaled the material undergoes manual refinement with each scene meticulously reviewed and adjusted to ensure the integrity of the original content while achieving the optimal widescreen display in native 1920×1080 resolution. Audio tracks are also carefully reconstructed allowing for the integration of various language versions. To finalize the process localised versions of the titles and credits are produced ensuring the remastered series are ready for global distribution.
Film Production
Disney to cut 1,000 jobs under new chief executive
The entertainment giant’s freshly installed boss inherits a restructuring already in motion, with marketing and corporate roles bearing the brunt
CALIFORNIA: Walt Disney is preparing to slash up to 1,000 jobs in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported, as the entertainment giant’s freshly installed chief executive moves swiftly to trim fat and tighten the ship.
The cuts, less than 1 per cent of Disney’s global workforce of 231,000, will fall hardest on marketing and corporate roles. The planning, notably, began before D’Amaro formally took the top job in March, suggesting the new boss inherited a restructuring already in motion rather than one of his own making.
Driving the push is Asad Ayaz, Disney’s newly appointed chief marketing officer, who in January assumed command of a unified, company-wide marketing operation spanning film, television and streaming. His consolidation drive has been given a suitably cinematic internal name: Project Imagine.
The move is modest by Disney’s recent standards. Between 2023 and 2025, under former chief executive Bob Iger, the company eliminated roughly 8,000 positions across several brutal rounds of cuts, saving $7.5 billion, comfortably exceeding its own targets. As recently as June 2025, several hundred more jobs were axed across Disney Entertainment, hitting film and television marketing, publicity, casting, development and corporate finance.
Disney’s structural headaches are well-documented: shrinking streaming margins, a weakened box office, and fierce competition from Amazon and YouTube gnawing at its flanks. The company is merging its Disney+ and Hulu teams into a single app, has brought in consultants from Bain & Co to guide its broader cost strategy, and is betting heavily on digital growth.
The wider entertainment industry offers little comfort. Sony Pictures, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have all taken the knife to their workforces in recent years, and further cuts loom if Paramount’s acquisition of Warner goes through.
For D’Amaro, the message is clear: there will be no honeymoon period. The magic kingdom still has some cost-cutting spells left to cast.
