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TV Audience

Mon, Apr 20, 2026: Rai 1's drama La Buona Stella (2.7m-16.9%) and Canale 5's drama I Cesaroni (2.3m-16.9%) drops down than its debut; The Floor (5.5%); GialappaShow (5.4%)

Mon, Apr 20, 2026: Rai 1's drama La Buona Stella (2.7m-16.9%) and Canale 5's drama I Cesaroni (2.3m-16.9%) drops down than its debut; The Floor (5.5%); GialappaShow (5.4%)

Rai 1 drama series La Buona Stella 2.741.000/16.9% Canale 5 drama series I Cesaroni - Il Ritorno 2.301.000/16.9% Rai 2 game show The Floor S3 827.000/5.5% Rai 3 talk show Newsroom S3 (Premiere) 605.000/4.3% ...

Format

NRK Expands Eternal Glory with New Team-Based Spin-Off

NRK Expands Eternal Glory with New Team-Based Spin-Off

Norwegian public broadcaster NRK is extending the success of its flagship format Eternal Glory with a new team-based iteration, Mesternes mester team, currently filming in Greece. The series is produced ...

On Screen: Beyond K-Drama

On Screen: Beyond K-Drama

The Fitness Trend

The Fitness Trend

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Scripted

Globo's Telenovelas Lands to Italy

Globo's Telenovelas Lands to Italy

Al Content Europe (Hotel Marriot, 21-23 April, 2026) Globo has announced the sale of the telenovela A Time to Love to Italy.  The production will air on TV2000, with a premiere scheduled for June, ...

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Factual

BBC’s Springwatch Travels to Spain with First International Adaptation

BBC’s Springwatch Travels to Spain with First International Adaptation

BBC documentary Springwatch is set to make its first international move. Originally launched in the UK in 2005, the long-running format—renowned for its distinctive combination of live wildlife coverage ...

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Kids

Merzigo and Rainbow Join Forces to Boost Global Digital Reach for Kids’ Animation

Merzigo and Rainbow Join Forces to Boost Global Digital Reach for Kids’ Animation

Merzigo has partnered with Italian animation powerhouse Rainbow to scale the global digital presence of its leading kids and family brands, marking a strategic move into the children’s entertainment ...

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News in Pictures

GloboContent Europe opens in Lisbon with Portugal’s €350m push for the audiovisual sectorMore than 200 Buyers Confirmed at NEM DubrovnikNRK Expands Eternal Glory with New Team-Based Spin-OffMedientage München Kicks off with AI in focus — Formatbiz on the GroundVertical Drama in Spain is a Competitive and Fragmented Platform EcosystemMon, Apr 20, 2026: Rai 1BBC’s Springwatch Travels to Spain with First International Adaptation TF1 Acquires Indefensible and Alert Squad from Calinos and Pixcom
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People

Marco Chimenz to Exit Role as Federation Studios Co-Managing Director

Marco Chimenz to Exit Role as Federation Studios Co-Managing Director

Federation Studios announces that Marco Chimenz, co-Managing director of the group, is stepping down with effect from 8 April 2026. A leading figure in the international audiovisual landscape, and former ...

Industry

Vertical Drama in Spain is a Competitive and Fragmented Platform Ecosystem

Vertical Drama in Spain is a Competitive and Fragmented Platform Ecosystem

The rapid expansion of vertical fiction—short-form scripted content designed for mobile consumption—continues to redefine the global audiovisual landscape. Spain is no exception. Once primarily associated ...

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Markets

Content Europe opens in Lisbon with Portugal’s €350m push for the audiovisual sector

Content Europe opens in Lisbon with Portugal’s €350m push for the audiovisual sector

Content Europe  (21-23, April, 2026) officially kicked off on Tuesday at the Marriott Hotel in Lisbon, opening with a keynote from Portugal’s minister of culture, youth and sport, Margarida Balseiro ...