Disney+ has signed an agreement with Spanish public broadcaster RTVE to broadcast a selection of drama series and entertainment programmes on its platform the day after they premiere on free-to-air TV.

SERIES MANIA: Microdramas are “dressed-up porn” but at the same time require “more complex storytelling” than traditional scripted series, delegates heard here in Lille yesterday.

SERIES MANIA: Broadcaster Mediaset Italia has acquired Spanish series Entre Tierras, in a deal closed by Atresmedia Sales during Series Mania.

SERIES MANIA: As YouTube creators start behaving like traditional TV producers, the platform’s MD of France and Southern Europe has told producers here in Lille that they, in turn, should start thinking like creators.

SERIES MANIA: The rise in quality during the Peak TV era has led to series now taking up to 40% longer to produce than in 2020, creating a bottleneck that is preventing streamers from sustaining commissioning levels, according to data firm Ampere Analysis.

Spanish production company Womack Studios has launched Mira Entertainment Capital, a financing platform to invest in projects and companies focused on Spain and Latin America.

German company Night Train Media has sold its stakes in Eccho Rights, BossaNova Media and Curve Media to Munich- and London-based private equity firm The Serafin Group.

Content executive Bilai Joa Silar has partnered with journalists Jorge Ramos and María Martínez-Guzmán, all former TelevisaUnivision employees, to launch Tres Alebrijes, an independent, digital-first non-fiction production company.

Vytal Group, a holding company led by Argentine executive Tomás Yankelevich and owner of the Chilean broadcaster Chilevisión since January, has acquired the Peruvian channel Latina TV

Analysts, producers and distributors in Latin America fear the impact the creation of the world's largest super-indie will have. C21 investigates why many view the union of Banijay and All3Media with concern, but some see the move as a potential opportunity.