Long reads
Five key takeaways from Content Europe
TVF International’s Elina Ishkhanova and Musa Ali give their take on the inaugural Lisbon-based market
More long reads
What to expect at Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca
Spanish coproduction and networking event marks tenth anniversary next month
How Europe’s muscles are pinching US streamers
Continental co-production pacts and Netflix’s court case against local investment obligations point to an evolving landscape
Where next for microdramas in Europe?
Execs at Series Mania explore how the vertical video genre may develop across the continent
Six key takeaways from Series Mania 2026
Development spending, European regulation and future of US partnerships dominate annual scripted event in Lille
HBO Max puts international front and centre
Sarah Aubrey talks rights flexibility, ‘feathered fish’, ‘prestigerals’ and why a UK originals team isn’t in the plan for the streamer
Breaking the rules: What Gomorrah’s return says about Italian drama
Unpacking how Sky Italia’s prequel series Gomorrah: The Origins made it to screen despite an increasingly risk-averse industry
What links seven days of ‘momentous’ industry headlines
A common factor lies behind Paramount’s deal for Warner Bros Discovery, Banijay and All3Media’s tie-up, and the BBC’s Green Paper response
Dominic West and Clarke Peters: The Wire allowed audiences to ‘exercise their minds’
Actors and friends hail impact of David Simon’s groundbreaking HBO drama and draw comparisons with buddy travel documentary
Banijay-All3: Marco Bassetti lays out mega-merger strategy
Chief executive tells Broadcast he has ‘no plans’ to close labels, talks up DTC investment and stronger negotiation power with streamers
How London took the Screenings crown
Week-long set of events draws buyers from around the world as UK capital finds itself at centre of global industry
Distribution in Focus: TVF's Poppy McAlister
Poppy McAlister, managing director at TVF International, on adapting to a squeezed production pipeline and expanding international reversions
Distribution in Focus: All3Media’s Louise Pedersen
All3Media International chief exec Louise Pedersen on the US scripted market, moving further into merchandising and her live event push
Distribution in Focus: Blue Ant’s Mark Bishop
Blue Ant Rights’ Mark Bishop on the company’s scripted shift and how YouTube fits into his unscripted strategy
Distribution in Focus: France TV’s Julia Schulte
France TV Distribution’s Julia Schulte on streamer partnerships and her focus increasing on pre-financing partners
Distribution in Focus: Sony Pictures’ Mark Young
Mark Young of Sony Pictures on unlocking ’local-global’ opportunities in EMEA and how he’s navigating ’complex’ windowing
Distribution in Focus: Banijay’s Cathy Payne
Banijay Rights chief exec Cathy Payne on her key focuses for 2026 and second window pressures
Distribution in Focus: ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry
ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry on ‘valuing’ rights in streamer/broadcaster deals and YouTube expansion
Distribution in Focus: BossaNova Media’s Paul Heaney
Paul Heaney of BossaNova Media on slate curation and the overblown fears around C4’s in-house production plans
Distribution in Focus: Passion’s Nick Tanner
Passion Distribution’s sales chief Nick Tanner on the ‘worrying trend’ of buyers applying leverage on their suppliers
Distribution in Focus: Federation’s Guillaume Pommier & Monica Levy
Federation sales chiefs Guillaume Pommier and Monica Levy on how the TF1/Netflix deal is impacting rights discussions