Long reads

The Glass Dome Netflix

How Nordic producers are navigating post-boom reality

Global streamers pulled back on commissions across the region but a more sustainable production level is emerging

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Amazon, Fremantle & Banijay execs on BookTok power

TikTok-based novel community has already led to shows such as Heated Rivalry and Maxton Hall

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Fear & loathing: Unpacking Trump’s impact on US media

American broadcasters are facing considerable turbulence as they navigate a rapidly shifting political landscape

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Eight on the Slate: What commissioners at Australia’s ABC and Ireland’s RTÉ want

In this double-header exploring programming needs, commissioners at the Australian and Irish pubcasters detail their content wishlists and requirements

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NEM preview: how CEE diversity is delivering opportunity

A resilient pay-TV market and a growing streaming sector is delivering regional returns for international companies

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How Spain is navigating TV’s storm

Latest state-backed venture to inject £85m into local production and distribution sector, writes Nick Edwards at Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca

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Knives out: How France Télévisions is battling politics and pressure

Unpacking how an unprecedented period of turmoil coincided with public broadcaster’s biggest-ever shift to streaming

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How LA Screenings reflects the industry it serves

Shifting buyer demands are pushing America’s major TV sales event in a new direction

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Unpacking Spain’s format fever & why it matters

Broadcasters have greenlit eight remakes of international shows over the past month alone

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How SBS is marrying ‘commercial & charter’ demands

Scripted and unscripted chiefs outline Australian public broadcaster’s content strategy and its international outlook

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How Sunnyside of the Doc turned the tide

Aurélie Réman on battling back from cancellation, political momentum and what to expect at June’s event

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Taking the long view on drama financing

Recouping scripted advances is taking longer for distributors and the industry is feeling the pinch

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Five key takeaways from Content Europe

TVF International’s Elina Ishkhanova and Musa Ali give their take on the inaugural Lisbon-based market

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What to expect at Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca

Spanish coproduction and networking event marks tenth anniversary next month

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Eight on the Slate: What commissioners want

In the first instalment of a new monthly strand exploring programming needs, Blue Ant’s Sam Linton outlines her wishlist and requirements

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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

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Where next for microdramas in Europe?

Execs at Series Mania explore how the vertical video genre may develop across the continent

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Six key takeaways from Series Mania 2026

Development spending, European regulation and future of US partnerships dominate annual scripted event in Lille

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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

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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

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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