With U.S. co-production money leaving the room, European public broadcasters are banding together to get high-end drama over the line. The drama collectives out there include The Alliance, the Nordic Twelve, and the New8. The latter set out their stall at Seriencamp this week and showed footage of shows in production.
Much of the narrative around premium drama has been dominated by the streamers in recent times in Europe, but as some, such Paramount+, pull back, and others redraw their local programming plans, the spotlight is on the continent’s public broadcasters. They continue to commission, but faced with tighter programming budgets and the rising cost of drama, have joined forces to spread the load.
“It’s not about making profit, we are public broadcasters… it’s also part of our mission to support local ecosystems and I think that’s the biggest difference with us and the streamers,” said Marianne Furevold-Boland,
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