Seriencamp kicked off here in Germany today with familiar themes dominating chatter – money, streaming levies and co-productions.
The first morning of the German TV industry event in Cologne saw 14 European networks such as ZDF, France Télévisions and NRK outlining their international co-production strategies.
Unsurprisingly, given the challenged state of the market, talk around financing took up as much time as content strategies, wish lists and why most networks have pivoted to streaming-first commissioning. Smart collaborations, making money stretch and partnering with both European partners and global streamers were keys for most of those on stage.
During one section of the talk, commissioning execs from Belgium’s VRT and Switzerland’s SRF addressed how global streamer levies in their territories had been received.
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Elly Vervloet, Commissioning Editor and International Drama Expert of VRT, outlined how a levy in the
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