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300+ senior contract and permanent roles placed since 2019 across production, creative technology, creative direction, development and AI creative technology - For the best industry roles, contact us. We work with a wide range of exciting companies, including global creative studios, innovative agencies, and emerging tech companies, who are integrating AI
10/04/2026
🔔 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝘂𝗽 - 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹
Beeble launches an AI-powered background remover and rotoscoping tool that enables creators to isolate subjects from complex footage with unprecedented speed, precision, and full creative control. This innovation targets VFX and post-production workflows, accelerating video editing for broadcast and film professionals.
📍 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀
Epidemic Sound updates its AI-powered Studio, analysing videos to curate cohesive soundtracks using human-made music, ambient noises, and foley effects in moments. New features include volume adjustments, downloads, and improved contextual audio suggestions to save production time while compensating artists.
📍 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗕𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲
The AI Summit London announces partnerships with London Business School and General Purpose for AI training ahead of its 10th edition. These include the AI Leadership Accelerator for executives and agents workshop, emphasising readiness and practical AI implementation across creative and enterprise tracks.
📍 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺
Microsoft launches MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2 in Foundry, delivering top-tier speech-to-text, voice generation, and image creation with 2x faster speeds and competitive pricing. MAI-Image-2 supports creative workflows for designers and marketers, as adopted by WPP for campaign-ready visuals.
📍 𝗶𝗤𝗜𝗬𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘂 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
iQIYI releases Nadou Pro, China's first professional AI agent for film and TV, supporting end-to-end workflows from scripting to final output. The tool accelerates cinematic content creation, enhancing efficiency in global short film competitions and production ecosystems.
📍 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁
Fremantle announces Imaginae Studios, a new label harnessing AI to empower creatives, push production boundaries and drive storytelling innovation across TV, film and branded content, with its first project now revealed to showcase seamless AI-human collaboration.
📍 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘃𝗮 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵
Canva acquires visual AI specialist Simtheory and martech automation leader Ortto for its global creative platform ecosystem, expanding the Creative OS into advanced AI content generation, workflow automation and integrated marketing tools across teams.
📍 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Market Logic Network announces strategic alliance with Cannon Studio to accelerate advanced AI-driven content creation systems and infrastructure, merging insights expertise with video production for efficient, scalable creative pipelines worldwide.
🌟𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: The shift to production is accelerating as AI transforms these industries. From automated VFX rotoscoping and intelligent soundtracking to enterprise martech acquisitions, companies are deploying robust AI infrastructure. These tools are redefining workflows and demanding professionals capable of scaling real solutions.
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27/03/2026
🔔 AI Creative Tech News Round-up - 27 Mar 2026
📍 OpenAI Officially Discontinues Sora Video Platform
OpenAI has discontinued its text-to-video application, Sora, citing high computing costs and a strategic pivot towards enterprise solutions, disrupting the creative landscape and forcing creators to seek alternatives.
📍 Amazon Ads Launches AI-Powered Creative Tools
Amazon Ads has launched two new agentic AI solutions, Creative Agent and Ads Agent, to streamline ad creation and automate content generation in the AdTech sector, enabling brands to scale marketing efficiently.
📍 Picsart and Recraft Announce Exclusive Partnership
Picsart announced an exclusive partnership with Recraft to integrate Recraft V4’s Exploration Mode, allowing creators to generate multiple visual directions from a single prompt within their workflow.
📍 Tencent Cloud and CGTrader Forge Strategic Partnership
Tencent Cloud and CGTrader have partnered to integrate Tencent HY 3D Global into CGTrader's new workflow, accelerating automated, high-quality 3D asset creation for global creative industries.
📍 Paralight.ai Launches Cinematic AI Filmmaking Platform
Paralight AI launched a comprehensive AI filmmaking platform that automates character creation, cinematography, and rendering, empowering creators to produce cinematic films while reducing timelines and costs.
📍 HiDream.ai Launches HiDreamClaw, a Native Multimodal Visual AI Agent
HiDream AI launched HiDreamClaw, a native multimodal AI agent for image and video creation that enables professionals to synthesise inspiration, draft copy, and refine visual content efficiently.
📍 DeepBrain AI Launches Interactive AI Video Agents
DeepBrain AI introduced interactive B2B AI Video Agents for the enterprise, evolving generative AI into agentic workflows that transform how brands execute customer service and media content.
📍 White House Releases AI Policy Framework
The White House unveiled a national AI framework suggesting training AI models qualifies as fair use. This policy represents a significant shift, potentially impacting intellectual property protections for creators.
🌟Takeaway: This week reveals a decisive shift towards production reality in creative tech. While platform instability disrupts some workflows, the rapid rise of multimodal agents and new strategic partnerships demonstrates how companies are actively accelerating automated content creation and reshaping intellectual property boundaries globally.
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