How HBO, Streamer Intrigue and the Looming Writers’ Strike Stole the Show at Series Mania – Top Takeaways
variety.comSeries Mania, which wraps on Friday, looks like it’s succeeded in solidifying its place as Europe’s premier TV festival. The fest’s main competition was one of its strongest yet, and attendance at the industry-facing Series Mania Forum reached an all-time record of 3,800 delegates.
Yet even Series Mania couldn’t escape the big-picture headwinds such as strikes and protests around France’s pension reform, nor the wider market turbulence as global streamers curb content investment around the world.
Read on for Variety’s top takeaways: Streamers Pull Back in Europe? One key concern among producers going into Series Mania was that global streamers may be pulling back from producing in Europe.
But in fact, despite industry concerns over the financial health of streaming services, Netflix and Amazon aren’t stepping away from local content in key European markets: they and other streamers are simply becoming more cost-cautious and willing to split rights.
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