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1,100 TITLES, 22,000 EPISODES, AND 14,000 HOURS OF FICTION ARE PRODUCED EACH YEAR IN EUROPE.

+50%

ALL TITLES PRODUCED IN EUROPE ARE 13-OR-FEWEREPISODES-PER-SEASON SERIES.

61%

DAILY TELENOVELAS ACCOUNT FOR THE BULK OF HOURS PRODUCED.

After a peak in 2018, there are now fewer international co-productions. In fact, international co-productions account for 8% of all fiction titles and are mostly limited to TV films and to 2-to-3-episode-season series.

SKYSHOWTIME COMPLETES ITS EUROPEAN ROLL-OUT

New European streaming service SkyShowtime completed its European roll-out in 2023, bringing its premium offering to its final markets of Spain and Andorra. The streaming platform, which received full regulatory approval in February of 2022, will have launched across more than 20 markets in just five months. SkyShowtime has launched across the rest of its Central & Eastern European markets including Albania, Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. ∙

Globo Appoints

PABLO GHIGLIONE TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION

Globo promoted former Sales Manager Pablo Ghiglione as new Head of International Coproduction. Under his new role, Ghiglione will oversee the Americas, tasked with developing partnerships and business models for global co-productions to further expand Globo’s international presence. With more than 12 years of experience, Ghiglione has led important deals for Globo. ∙

Bbc Studios And Zdf Extend Their Strategic Partnership

BBC Studios and Germany’s ZDF renewed of their long-term strategic partnership to develop and co-produce world class content. The multi-year deal will extend co-development on scripted TV content, with ZDF and BBC Studios partnering to co-produce scripted titles across the BBC Studios’ content pipeline. The new agreement extends first option on pre-sales and acquisitions across BBC Studios’ catalogue of scripted and all factual content that is available in Germany. ∙