Amidst the volatility and digital disruption that has come to characterise the TV market, it can be reassuring to step back and examine the successes of popular entertainment and scripted formats worldwide. In this session, K7 Media’s communications manager David Ciaramella will provide an exclusive analysis of trends in the CEE region and beyond, based on data from K7’s annual Tracking the Giants reports, highlighting the most successful formats and genres of the moment and shedding light on what gives a concept or story the ability to translate across multiple territories.

Jamie Cooke is general manager Warner Bros. Discovery CEE, Baltics, Middle East, Mediterranean and Turkey (CEE MENAT). He also oversees EMEA pay TV networks and the creative agency. In this keynote session we hear from Cooke about his key priorities for both unscripted and scripted programming, and his vision for the next twelve months and beyond.

Moderator: Nico Franks, editor of Channel21 international and senior reporter, C21Media

Executives from key international platforms with a pan regional reach discuss the content strategies driving their decision making, including drilling down on areas they’re looking to partner in, ways they’re innovating in the face of sustained competition and upcoming slates.

Moderator: Jonathan Webdale, editor, C21Media

Significant players from the commercial broadcasting space discuss their content strategies, coproduction opportunities, new slates and ways they’re driving revenue despite challenging market pressures.

Moderator: Nico Franks, Editor of Channel21 international and senior reporter, C21Media

In this immersive session, FRAPA advisory board member David Ciaramella will explore 10 practical steps you can take in order to protect your IP and increase your chances of selling your formats around the world.

Lunch is not included, but there is an extended break in the conference programme and links to a number of recommended nearby places to book for lunch is below.

Click here for a list of restaurants and cafes nearby.

Senior CEE executives will dissect and discuss the latest trends in the pay TV, online and OTT space, drilling  down on programming and production, navigating legislation, ensuring coverage, and the race to get ahead of rivals by building subscribers.

Moderator: Chris Dziadul, editorial director and chief East European analyst, Broadband TV News

Key managers running public service broadcasters across CEE discuss their programming priorities, areas they’re looking to partner in and new slates, and how they’re evolving against a backdrop of ever increasing competition. The session is run in association with the Heart of Europe Festival.

Moderator: Nico Franks, editor of Channel21 international and senior reporter, C21Media

In this keynote session Izzet Pinto, CEO, Global Agency discusses building a global television success from nothing, playing a key role in making Turkish TV series the powerful brand they are today. Pinto will take the audience on a rollercoaster journey, from his time working as a street vendor in Bangkok to walking the red carpet and winning a prestigious award in Cannes. His determination to never give up and his power to inspire has been the driving force in creating from scratch Global Agency, now a major player in the international TV market, representing hundreds of productions with audiences of 700 million people around the world. Pinto will also discuss the changing media landscape and how he sees it evolving over the coming year.

Moderator: Hayley McKenzie, founder and CEO, Script Angel

David Flynn is creative lead at wiip, the global independent studio behind HBO’s Mare of Easttown and White House Plumbers, Amazon Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, Apple TV+’s Dickinson, and BBC’s Toast of Tinseltown. In this one-on-one interview he will outline the type of projects he is interested in and looking to pick up and develop for the global market.

Moderator: David Jenkinson, editor-in-chief and managing director, C21Media

Content Budapest will host The Boat Party, open to all delegates at the event. This was a cornerstone of previous Budapest markets and its return will be welcomed by all, providing great networking opportunity.