Dubrovnik Diaries

As NEM Dubrovnik puts the spotlight on CEE this week, Warner Bros. International Television Production has revealed a wealth of new adaptations in the region, including deals for The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise.

A year since joining CME after a long run in the Middle East, Sam Barnett took to the stage at NEM Dubrovnik today to weigh in on the power of local content, the nuances of regional travelability, using AI, and fending off competition from the global streamers.

Spain's Limonero Films has acquired the distribution rights to Shark Town, a documentary produced by South Africa's Rockpool Media.

ZDF Studios has expanded its long-running association with Prima Group in the Czech Republic, delivering a slate of 360 titles from the Herzkino TV movie strand.

Eccho Rights has expanded into a new category, adding two successful Turkish animated franchises from Grafi2000 Productions to its catalog.

AVOD, SVOD, and FAST platforms have expanded the opportunities for Turkish distributors across CEE, Canan Koca at OGM UNIVERSE tells ScreenMDM ahead of heading to NEM Dubrovnik.

The European Audiovisual Observatory’s Christian Grece, ACT’s Greg Polad, Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson, and NEM’s Sanja Božić-Ljubičić kicked off NEM Dubrovnik’s conference schedule by discussing three key trends reshaping the European media ecosystem: the power of partnerships, content investments—and how they differ across Western and Eastern Europe—and consolidation.

Banijay Kids & Family has announced slots with a range of broadcasters and platforms across Central and Eastern Europe, including a package with Canal+ Polska that features Stan & Gran and two seasons of Street Football.

ScreenMDM Talks welcomes Sanja Božić-Ljubičić to share how NEM Dubrovnik has become the must-attend CEE market this summer, while ACT’s Grégoire Polad weighs in on how important the event is for convening thought leaders to discuss the transformation happening across Europe’s media ecosystem.

In the lead-up to NEM Dubrovnik, DCD Rights has closed deals for more than 150 hours of non-scripted programming across Central and Eastern Europe.