Mike Beale, Jo Clinton-Davis, Jens Richter and Ari Mark on the prospects for factual in 2023

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Artificial intelligence is expected to have a dramatic impact across the TV business, with animation among the sectors at the sharp end. Execs from Submarine, Sixteen South, Toon2Tango and more debate the implications in this C21TV special from Cartoon Forum.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Bilal Baig, creator, exec producer, showrunner and star of Sort Of, reflects on bringing the CBC/Max comedy-drama to an end after three seasons and how they feel representation within the TV industry has changed since the series began.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Dean Devlin, CEO of Electric Entertainment, argues the days of profligate spending on subscription streaming shows is over and predicts that while budgets may decrease, platforms need to maintain high volumes of output.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Zia Sands, acquisitions, partnerships and coproductions lead in the EMEA Kids & Family division at Warner Bros Discovery, discusses the roll-out of Cartoonito across the region and her programming priorities for it and Cartoon Network.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Catalina Ramírez Chaves, co-head of Propagate International and head of development and production for Spanish-language label Propagate Fuego, reflects on the growing popularity of Latin American programming around the world and the opportunities the market increasingly represents for formats.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Jin Woo Hwang, co-founder and president of South Korean formats specialist Something Special, explains why he believes that while Netflix has shone a spotlight on the country's content it is still skewing the marketplace.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Nicely Entertainment executive VP of distribution and coproductions Scott Kirkpatrick offers his views on the impact of the US writers' strike and shifting dynamics of the TV movie space.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Jessica Pavao, senior VP of creative affairs at Boat Rocker Studios, reflects on how the pace of change within the international TV industry is accelerating and why staying focused on quality content will ensure the business models and audiences follow.