With the Children’s Media Conference taking place in Sheffield this week, C21 investigates how European pubcasters are fending off the many challenges of digital and have emerged as the key players in the post-peak children’s TV sector.

Broadcasters and streamers from Central and Eastern Europe are entering a golden moment of opportunity and innovation as local production in the region increases, according to new data, rather than facing the post-peak TV decline seen elsewhere.

The BFI-backed UK Global Screen Fund has handed out more than £1.65m to international copro projects involving UK partners, with several animated series for TV landing financial support.

Following the announcement of the UK government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan, analysts and commentators have weighed in and shared their thoughts – with AI and money being the main talking points.

CONECTA: The first fiction series to be produced in all four official languages of Spain was unveiled today at the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment conference, bringing together three regional public broadcasters.

CONECTA: European TV’s growing reliance on formats and IP was underscored here in Spain yesterday as research firm The WIT revealed data illustrating how adaptations are playing a key role in the post-peak TV industry.

CONECTA: Latin America's love affair with unscripted content was laid bare yesterday as Federico Eberhardt of Argentina-based Fabric Data spelled out just how popular the genre has become in the region, with streamers driving the trend.

CONECTA: The UK has entered the top 10 format-importing countries for the first time, according to new data presented by Caroline Servy, MD of French research outfit The WIT at the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment conference in Spain today.

CONECTA: Despite not having its own tax incentive for production, the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha attracted 70 film and TV productions last year. Regional minister Patricia Franco spoke to C21 here in Cuenca about how the incentives issue might be changing soon.

CONECTA: Patricia Franco, the minister of economy, business and employment for Castilla-La Mancha, opened the ninth edition of the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment conference last night, announcing two winners of the Spanish region’s feature film and series competition.