The use of artificial intelligence has proliferated and looks set for exponential growth in 2024 and beyond, with its creative potential either exciting or terrifying for those working in television.

AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe is largely reliant on its US parent for scripted series but is dipping its toes in homegrown originals, where its heritage in unscripted remains strong, according to VP of programming Katalin Radóczy.

The combination of strong local production, international partnerships and premium sports has helped Baltic OTT service Go3 achieve a market-leading position, according to CEO Jan Wykrytowicz.

Nebojša Taraba, co-founder of Croatian producer Drugi Plan, explains how the Beta Film-backed company evolved from factual to scripted, emerging as one of the CEE region’s brightest international drama stars.

Telekom Srbija’s Jasmina Lakobrija explains how the Serbian national telco is upping its international expansion plans with the first large-scale coproduction between the Adriatic territories and Spain. 

A+E Networks EMEA’s Izabella Wiley is eager to see greater collaboration across CEE as the company maintains a steady line-up of homegrown and acquired shows in challenging times.

Artificial intelligence is already being used by Hollywood and new ‘guardrails’ have been agreed to protect writers’ rights. But the technology raises existential questions across entertainment, argues C21’s Jonathan Webdale.

MIPCOM: Red Bull natural history unit Terra Mater Studios and Beta Film-backed German distribution partner Autentic are launching their own dedicated wildlife FAST channel with Samsung TV Plus.

Global Agency founder and CEO Izzet Pinto had a humble start before finding his feet with one of the world’s leading independent TV distributors, in part driven by the CEE region’s penchant for Turkish drama.

Kicking off a series of profiles of executives from Central and Eastern Europe who are redefining the business, CME’s chief content officer Igor Draguzet outlines how he’s helping steer the fast-growing broadcaster and streamer through digital transformation under an expansive new owner.