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Prensario - NEM 2025 Daily Newsletter - June 12 |
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NEM Dubrovnik: Takeaways with focus on regulations and key platforms strategy in CEE
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NEM Dubrovnik 2025's third and final day, yesterday, closed full of discussions on Europe's audiovisual future, regulatory frameworks, public service media sustainability, and the evolution of the streaming landscape. The day's sessions addressed technological disruption, regionalization, and the impact of inflation on audiovisual production and distribution.
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Isabel Gomez, Head Of Partnerships EMEA from Hoppr TV; Matej Puhan, Sales Director CEE at Irdeto, and Olivier Bastard, Global VP Sales at OnPole Advisory |
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The morning opened with the panel "Europe's Audiovisual Future: Do We Have the Necessary Conditions to Succeed?", moderated by Julia Maxwell from the European Video on Demand Coalition. Executives from Viaplay Group, POP TV, the European Audiovisual Observatory, and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, alongside Senior Media Executive Maria Valenzuela, discussed Europe's capacity to compete globally while preserving cultural diversity and supporting local content. ‘Our non-traditional players, broadcasters, have also launched their digital offers to adapt to the streaming age, but they are lacking the scale these global players have’, expressed Christian Grece, European Television and On-demand Audiovisual Markets Analyst. ‘And of course, this gives them a competitive advantage’, added.
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Jean Philip De Tender, Deputy Director-General / Director Media at EBU and Baiba Zuzena, Chairwoman of the Board of Latvian Public Media (LSM) |
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Following a screening of the Oscar-nominated short film "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent", a Q&A panel featuring the film's director and producer, moderated by NEM CEO Sanja Božić-Ljubičić, took place.
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The "Leadership in Public Media Services" panel, moderated by BBC News presenter Kasia Madera, convened executives from European public broadcasters. Jean Philip De Tender, Deputy Director-General at EBU, emphasized Europe's ‘unique concept of public service media, which ensures content reflecting local identity’. Executives also acknowledged audience disengagement and the pressure to compete with social media platforms, discussing AI's influence on content creation and distribution as a disruptor requiring proactive policy responses.
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Alex Sharp, Director of Business Development at Amagi and Xavier Rouschop, Chief Commercial Officer at Merapar |
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In addition, the program showcased major international distributors and content creators. Mark James, VP International Sales at Lionsgate, discussed the strength of their portfolio, stating, ‘Lionsgate has a long history of producing exceptional content’. Meanwhile, Fremantle demonstrated the value of long-running franchises, highlighting the successful HD remastering of "Baywatch".
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Paolo Limo, Head of Sales at Bridge Technologies; Goran Poposki, Regional Sales Director at Broadpeak; Glenda Vitali, Sales Director, and Livia Gambardella, account manager, both from Nagravision; and Žan Godec, Senior Business Development Manager at Appear |
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The final session, "Streamers are Becoming Operators and Operators are Becoming Streamers?", moderated by Jan Frelek, CCO from Backscreen, featured executives from Deutsche Telekom Europe, Paramount, TetLatvia, RTL Croatia, Pro Plus Slovenia, A1 International Business, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The panel explored the blurring boundaries between content distribution and creation. Industry leaders discussed how telecommunications companies are becoming content creators while streamers expand into operational roles. The discussion highlighted challenges, such as younger audiences gravitating towards TikTok and Instagram, prompting operators and broadcasters to develop new distribution strategies and content formats.
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The day concluded with an ABBA Night celebration at Dubrovnik's historic Lazareti venue, offering networking opportunities for delegates.
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Andrzej Zielinski from N7 Mobile; Serhij Kobel and Antoni Kudrewicz from Music Box Crsup, and Marc Putman from OUTTV Media |
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