The company has closed a raft of international deals for factual content with Central and Eastern European broadcasters in advance of NATPE Budapest. LNK Lithuania has signed deals for a number of Cineflix Rights’ blue-chip… Cineflix Rights closes multiple CEE deals pre-NATPE Budapest 2023
Executive Eva Kis-Bocz has been appointed channel director CEE at Antenna Entertainment. News of her appointment was reported by Sorozatwiki and Media1 and according to the latter confirmed by both her and Antenna Entertainment. According… CEE Region: Eva Kis-Bocz joins Antenna Entertainmen
The combined service will operate under the Wink brand and be 70% owned by Rostelecom and 30% by NMG. From the NMG side, more.tv and a 50% stake in the NMG Studio will be transferred,… Russian streaming services more.tv and Wink merge into a joint venture
Paramount Global has announced the appointment of Lee Sears as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of International Advertising Sales and Integrated Marketing for Paramount Global. Sears will report to Pam Kaufman, President and CEO of… Paramount Global appoints Lee Sears in EVP role
With immediate effect, the executive Peter Nørrelund has rejoined Viaplay Group and will take up the position of EVP and Chief Sports & Sports Business Development Officer. He was previously Viaplay Group’s Chief Sports Officer… Peter Nørrelund has rejoined Viaplay Group
Erik Huggers, member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, is stepping down from his mandate after nine years as of June 30th, in order to focus on his activities as Senior Advisor to EQT… Klara Brachtlova to succeed Erik Huggers at ProSiebenSat.1
The producer and distributor Toonz Media, is participating at the Annecy Festival and its market MIFA, where Bruno Zarka, President of Development, Distribution and Co-production, talked with Prensario about the latest news of the company.… Toonz Media: New sales strategy in global markets
WBD presented its upcoming adult animation slate for Max in a presentation starred by Suzanna Makko, exec VP of original comedy and adult animation, who unveiled the 2nd season trailer for Ten Year Old Tom… WBD announced a raft of new adult animation series for Max
A new partnership has been established between Asia’s key content market and conference, the Asia TV Forum (ATF), and the leading program for Asian-European co-productions, TIES THAT BIND (TTB), to launch a brand-new lab and… ATF Singapore 2023 to have its first Animation Lab & Pitch
Published at TBI, Terry Kalagian, recently promoted to president of global animation, kids & family, at Gaumont, talked about company plans to take advance the spending power in French and German markets due to growth,… Gaumont Animation: Global plans with a European focus
LA-based Genius Brands has announced that will change its name to Kartoon Studios on June 26 to reflect its shift towards becoming a production, distribution and licensing company. The new movement is a ‘better fit’… Genius Brands change its name to Kartoon Studios
Hasbro has signed a global deal with Sony Music Publishing to represent its portfolio of kids and family brands, including the IPs Peppa Pig, Transformers and My Little Pony. In addition to helping expand the… Hasbro partners with Sony and sets up «Peppa» first podcast
Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has struck a deal with Lithuanian production company Dansu Films for the drama series Troll Farm. The deal announced today gives GoQuest Media the worldwide distribution rights (excluding Lithuania… Goquest Media acquires worldwide rights to comedy drama «Troll Farm»
The 2D animation studio and the production company specializing in the adaptation of video games for film and television, announce their collaboration on a new comedy/adventure series. Somewhere Animation (Mediawan Kids & Family), the company… Somewhere Animation and Marla Studios partners to develop «Temtem»
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group (WBMPG) has tapped trailblazing animation veteran Bill Damaschke to lead its feature animation operations as their newly rebranded Warner Bros. Pictures Animation president. He will be based at the studio’s… Bill Damaschke appointed as president of the recently rebranded Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
‘Netflix has become a platform where everyone in a family can find something they love to watch’, Dominique Bazay, head of global independent TV originals, said at a recent conference. The executive highlighted that the… Netflix Kids: Fanbase IPs and family viewing content
NATPE Budapest, the iconic market focused on low-production CEE countries, returns once again to the agenda of TV industry executives at the InterContinental Hotel in the Hungarian capital. After a 2022 edition (organized by the… NATPE Budapest 2023: The Brunico era for one of the CEE lead TV markets
Arribando a su séptimo aniversario, Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT (CFE), el mercado enfocado en la creación, desarrollo, producción y financiación de contenido para la televisión regresa a Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha (España) hasta el 29 de… Conecta FICTION 2023: América y Europa se reúnen nuevamente en Toledo
After Content Americas was held in Miami last January, C21 confirmed that its next event would be called Content Budapest, a market with a specific format: to promote the co-production business in the countries of… Content Budapest: A generalist market arises on the CEE landscape
One of the central events of the animation industry, The Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its MIFA market, organized by the Center National du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) and CITIA, reach 60… Annecy is once again the global capital for animation industry
New Europe Marker (NEM) has celebrated its 10th anniversary, again in the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The four-day market organized by the Croatian Mediavision, continues to maintain its precise focus on the countries of the… NEM Dubrovnik: 10 years reuniting the best TV players from CEE
‘The kids and young-adult content available on the international market has not changed that much. Change in content is happening mostly on YouTube and Tik Tok where this segment has taken power and created what… The Wit Kids Garden: Social media, influencers and positive themes
The pandemic and the boost that pubcasters have had on children’s content has resumed family viewing. And although this consumption takes place more and more through devices and platforms, the importance for safe content and… Racial and gender issues as a trend in children’s content
This is a unique month for the content industry. While the last years before the pandemic, content people tended to be focused on the biggest shows, now they are on the opposite. There are many… The June Challenge
During the recent edition of NEM Dubrovnik 2023, the CEE market, Maria Rua Aguete, Senior Director of OMDIA, said that by 2028, the region is on its way to reach US$42 million in revenue by… OMDIA: CEE FAST revenue to double by 2028
Yann Labasque, director of youth programs at TF1, has been highlighting the company’s strong focus on delivering gender-neutral shows that mix comedy and adventure with relatable characters and strong franchise potential. ‘Editorially, our focus is… TF1, for youth audiences: gender-neutral shows that mix comedy with adventure
The global advertising market continues to grow and recover after the ravages of Covid-19. In the case of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, GroupM predicts that the segment will grow by 4.5% this… CEE, a safe place to invest in advertising
In addition to The Annecy International Animation Film Festival, executives dedicated to the animation industry have two events on their agenda that continue to grow year after year: Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana and… Markets that boost the global animation business
La proliferación de las plataformas de streaming y los distintos modelos del negocio de la producción han hecho que cada región empiece a potenciar sus hub audiovisuales, soportado por la fuerza de empresas locales y… España se posiciona como uno de los grandes mercados audiovisuales de Europa
Audiovisual co-productions and the incentives to carry them out continue to play a valuable role in the global content industry. With a general rate of around 25-30% of eligible spending (although higher rates and other… Producing in CEE: Current moment of AV incentives
