February-March 2026
The tumultuous history of NATPE Budapest — which had a CEE market bouncing from Warsaw to Prague to Budapest, under three separate ownerships, until it finally ended in Dubrovnik, Croatia (…)
AI Misreadings Create
False Expectations
The most revealing AI conversation I’ve had recently wasn’t with a director. It was with a film producer who needed helicopters. In the old world, that request triggered a familiar (…)
FIFA World Cup: TV Rights,
Live Attendance Are Key
For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, slated to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, FIFA (football’s world governing body) has sold (…)
Children’s TV Business
Going Through a Phase
It’s no secret that animation production — and children’s content in general — is facing a difficult period worldwide, particularly in Europe. The reasons are known: the declining appeal of (…)