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CEE21 FEATURES

Incentives to work in Serbia are stacking up

Joyrider changes course to avoid bumpy roads in CEE

Postcard from Content Warsaw

The time to wait and CEE is over

Viasat World unleashes True Crime in Poland with Canal+ Polska

Viasat World ready to take risks as it eyes more CEE expansion

CEE still playing it straight with unscripted formats

Streamers boost CEE as pan-regional production market matures

Yellow helps Ukraine find its voice in Finland

CEE100 PROFILES

Animond eyes expansion beyond the Balkans

Dirk Gerkens cooks up ‘magic recipe’ at Bulgaria’s Nova

Taking collective ownership of a turbulent past

bTV takes the entertainment route to diversification

A1 Group’s route to success with ‘super-aggregation’

Bahama Films’ Piatkowski on pushing past Polish borders

Architect of Deutsche Telekom’s unorthodox alliance with Netflix

ZDF Studios finds drama copro comrades

There’s life in the old linear dog yet says BBCS’s Witak

Gozdowski makes Max effort in Poland

WBD’s Cooke stirs more unscripted and docs into the mix

Beta days ahead for high-end coproduction

Duo Media streams ahead in the Baltics

SPT’s Mark Young looks to assemble new copro models

Rakuten TV closes in FAST on CEE

Putting on a United front with Balkan talent

Magdalena Szwedkowicz on going global with CEE content

Mediawan crosses the continent to CEE

Endemol Shine Poland on providing a CEE hub

UPC Broadband Slovakia’s Martin Miller on the diminishing role of TV

BBC Studios takes flexible approach to growing on-demand in CEE

Starlight’s Olena Martynova on learning the lessons of war

May One makes hay in Romania

How Michael Iskas became Better Known

CME’s Neustadt on the challenges of local production

SkyShowtime’s Kai Finke calls out for local partners

Local challenges force global outlook for Slovakia’s Nutprodukcia

Czech Republic’s TV Nova heralds digital transformation

Voyo helps RTL Croatia mark a ‘pivotal’ anniversary

Firefly shines brightly in Serbian production ecosystem

CME’s Pro TV sets the pace in Romania

CEE success turbo-charges Ay Yapim’s global ambitions

TV3’s streaming balancing act in the Baltics

Linear and streaming working in partnership at AMCNI CNE

A bridge from the US to CEE

Turning a downturn into an opportunity

Sweet.TV spices up the OTT market in CEE

Putting on a United front in search for young audiences

WBD’s Kenechi Belusevic on staying relevant in CEE

Lithuania’s LRT keeps on the level in linear

CEE21 NEWS

TVN in Poland to make Home Made Home following Be Entertainment deal

Chudor House picks up Croatian scripted format for Africa, North America

CEE’s Pickbox snaps up SA drama Catch Me a Killer as part of package from Sphere Abacus

Viasat World’s crime spree spreads to Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia

Romania’s Pro TV becomes latest broadcaster to take on The Traitors

BBCS partners in Poland to launch BBC Player VoD service on CDA Premium

Concerns grow over independence of new Slovakian national broadcaster STVR

Moldovan prodco Studio Metrafilms turns Occupation: Witch into YA series

TV5 Monde boards animated doc spotlighting impact of ecological disasters

Amazon’s Prime Video orders Polish version of Good Luck Guys format

Animated climate drama to be adapted in Danish-Croatian-Slovenian copro

Canal+ political drama begins filming in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine

Polsat commissions Banijay format SAS: Who Dares Wins for Poland

Poland’s TVP picks up Banijay Italia entertainment format Boomerissima

Brazil’s Record TV acquires Turkish drama Woman

Česká Televize veteran Jan Maxa brought in to develop Czechia’s Serial Killer Festival

ITV Studios’ dating format My Mum, Your Dad heads for Poland, French Canada

Turkish drama My Home My Destiny finds global buyers

Bulgaria’s bTV latest to play Guess My Age

Duo Media Networks to launch Baltic streamer Duo One in September

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FEATURES

Incentives to work in Serbia are stacking up

Joyrider changes course to avoid bumpy roads in CEE

Postcard from Content Warsaw

The time to wait and CEE is over

Viasat World unleashes True Crime in Poland with Canal+ Polska

Viasat World ready to take risks as it eyes more CEE expansion

CEE still playing it straight with unscripted formats

Streamers boost CEE as pan-regional production market matures

Yellow helps Ukraine find its voice in Finland

CEE100

Animond eyes expansion beyond the Balkans

Dirk Gerkens cooks up ‘magic recipe’ at Bulgaria’s Nova

Taking collective ownership of a turbulent past

bTV takes the entertainment route to diversification

A1 Group’s route to success with ‘super-aggregation’

Bahama Films’ Piatkowski on pushing past Polish borders

Architect of Deutsche Telekom’s unorthodox alliance with Netflix

ZDF Studios finds drama copro comrades

There’s life in the old linear dog yet says BBCS’s Witak

Gozdowski makes Max effort in Poland

WBD’s Cooke stirs more unscripted and docs into the mix

Beta days ahead for high-end coproduction

Duo Media streams ahead in the Baltics

SPT’s Mark Young looks to assemble new copro models

Rakuten TV closes in FAST on CEE

Putting on a United front with Balkan talent

Magdalena Szwedkowicz on going global with CEE content

Mediawan crosses the continent to CEE

Endemol Shine Poland on providing a CEE hub

UPC Broadband Slovakia’s Martin Miller on the diminishing role of TV

BBC Studios takes flexible approach to growing on-demand in CEE

Starlight’s Olena Martynova on learning the lessons of war

May One makes hay in Romania

How Michael Iskas became Better Known

CME’s Neustadt on the challenges of local production

SkyShowtime’s Kai Finke calls out for local partners

Local challenges force global outlook for Slovakia’s Nutprodukcia

Czech Republic’s TV Nova heralds digital transformation

Voyo helps RTL Croatia mark a ‘pivotal’ anniversary

Firefly shines brightly in Serbian production ecosystem

CME’s Pro TV sets the pace in Romania

CEE success turbo-charges Ay Yapim’s global ambitions

TV3’s streaming balancing act in the Baltics

Linear and streaming working in partnership at AMCNI CNE

A bridge from the US to CEE

Turning a downturn into an opportunity

Sweet.TV spices up the OTT market in CEE

Putting on a United front in search for young audiences

WBD’s Kenechi Belusevic on staying relevant in CEE

Lithuania’s LRT keeps on the level in linear

Poland’s ATM banks on Muszyński’s ambitious plans

Paprika’s Ákos Erdős in bullish mood post-MBO

Greek pay TV heavyweight Cosmote TV battles piracy

Dramedy’s Bobiňski looks back to look forward

1+1 Media’s Pakholchuk on running a media company in the shadow of war

AMC’s Radóczy sets out to overtake The Walking Dead

How Canal+ Polska joined the streaming party

Hungary’s TV2 keeps leading with linear

TV3 eyes new ad models and backs local content

Free TV helps Atmedia keep the wind in its sales

How Troll Farm helped Dansu cultivate Lithuanian drama

Sporty Network4 gets match-fit for entertainment push

ERR’s Luhats on FVoD and upping its drama output

Centaur Films’ remake maestro takes on TV

Film.UA’s Yarmoshchuk describes the fortunes of war

Jan Wykrytowicz on building the three pillars of Go3

Firat Gulgen on withstanding soaring costs

Nebojša Taraba details his Drugi Plan

Telekom Srbija carves out new era

A+E’s Izabella Wiley prospects for CEE nuggets

Jan Maxa on keeping costs in Czech

Putting heart and sole into Turkish drama

CME’s vision for Voyo

LATEST CEE NEWS

TVN in Poland to make Home Made Home following Be Entertainment deal

Chudor House picks up Croatian scripted format for Africa, North America

CEE’s Pickbox snaps up SA drama Catch Me a Killer as part of package from Sphere Abacus

Viasat World’s crime spree spreads to Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia

Romania’s Pro TV becomes latest broadcaster to take on The Traitors

BBCS partners in Poland to launch BBC Player VoD service on CDA Premium

Concerns grow over independence of new Slovakian national broadcaster STVR

Moldovan prodco Studio Metrafilms turns Occupation: Witch into YA series

TV5 Monde boards animated doc spotlighting impact of ecological disasters

Amazon’s Prime Video orders Polish version of Good Luck Guys format

Animated climate drama to be adapted in Danish-Croatian-Slovenian copro

Canal+ political drama begins filming in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine

Polsat commissions Banijay format SAS: Who Dares Wins for Poland

Poland’s TVP picks up Banijay Italia entertainment format Boomerissima

Brazil’s Record TV acquires Turkish drama Woman

Česká Televize veteran Jan Maxa brought in to develop Czechia’s Serial Killer Festival

ITV Studios’ dating format My Mum, Your Dad heads for Poland, French Canada

Turkish drama My Home My Destiny finds global buyers

Bulgaria’s bTV latest to play Guess My Age

Duo Media Networks to launch Baltic streamer Duo One in September

SPI International adds 13 channels to Croatia’s MAXtv

Canal+ in Poland picks up preschool series Mia & Codie, Nina & Olga and Milo S2

Romania’s ProTV orders spin-off from drama The Clan

CEE buyers join The Chase and spin-off Beat the Chasers for autumn launch

StudioCanal expands reach of Spanish daily drama The Vow across CEE

CEE channels AMC, RiK and Nova pick up animated kids’ shows from WildBrain

GoQuest touts AI tools in helping to create local versions of scripted formats

Turkish drama My Wonderful Life to air in Spain following Mediaset deal

Max expands into France and Poland, enhances offering in Netherlands, Belgium

CEE broadcasters including AMCNI, Viasat World bag 250 hours from Cineflix

United Media backs script competition to develop south-east Europe creatives

The Traitors to be uncovered in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia

James Martin cooking travel shows picked up in Central and Eastern Europe

C21’s complete round-up from Content Warsaw

Warner Bros Discovery details Max originals plan ahead of Polish launch, talks piracy

LRT develops survival reality show as fears grow over Russian threat to Baltic states

ChatGPT has potential to create great TV series concepts, industry execs agree

ATM Grupa’s Andrzej Muszyński talks Polish market dynamics, rights retention

United Media hires former 1+1 Media exec Olga Slisarenko for formats push

Lithuanian scripted project wins inaugural Content Warsaw CoPro Pitch

BBC Studios music competition format lined up as first Baltics copro alliance project

Hungary’s Paprika Studios looks to Serbia for next stage of its expansion after MBO

Firefly seeks to avoid Baby Reindeer controversy with latest true crime drama

SkyShowtime expands Polish originals line-up with Remigiusz Mróz drama adaptation

Firefly Productions’ Ivana Miković talks Content Warsaw copro partnerships

History seeks entertainment and podcasts to attract CEE’s young audiences

YouTuber participation could hold key to streamer Go3’s Baltic drama ambitions

Governments, advertisers urged to act over ‘huge problem’ of rising piracy in CEE

Netflix ‘here to stay’ in Poland as execs detail hyper-local CEE strategy

Content Warsaw delegates told death of peak TV is ‘severely overstated’