The Council of Europe has announced a range of alliances across Europe following a call for partnerships and sponsorships under its series co-production pilot program.

France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Georgia, Montenegro, and Poland are the first nine countries to join the new Council of Europe Convention on series co-production, which was signed in Lille yesterday at Series Mania.

Alain Berset, Council of Europe's secretary general, is heading to Series Mania Forum to chair a ceremony to open for signature the organization's new series co-production framework.

The Council of Europe and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have announced an MOU, extending their long-running partnership, to provide development support for potential European scripted co-productions.