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European Public Broadcasters Unite For Drama Amid Streamer Shifts — Seriencamp

European public broadcasters are joining forces as streamers recalibrate and the New8 set out their stall at Seriencamp

Much of the narrative around premium drama has been dominated by the streamers in recent times in Europe, but as some, such Paramount+, pull back, and others redraw their local programming plans, the spotlight is on the continent’s public broadcasters. “It’s not about making profit, we are public broadcasters… it’s also part of our mission to support local ecosystems and I think that’s the biggest difference with us and the streamers,” said Marianne Furevold-Boland, Head of Drama at NRK. The New8 greenlights eight dramas a year and has eight members: ZDF(Germany), NPO (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), SVT (Sweden), DR (Denmark), YLE (Finland), RÚV (Iceland), and NRK (Norway).

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