From producing local versions of its U.K.-originated dramas and comedies to fostering new talent and supporting authentic, locally resonant IPs, BBC Studios is scaling its scripted output across EMEA.

Some 112,000 attendees were present for Series Mania this year, including 5,200 at Series Mania Forum, with a record 97 exhibitors at the Lille Grand Palais.

New research from Omdia, revealed at Series Mania, projects that YouTube will reach 3 billion users worldwide next year, while Netflix is expected to reach more than 1 billion MAUs.

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.

Banijay Entertainment has announced further activity in the vertical video space, with Banijay Productions Germany developing a slate of microdrama formats.