Anna Carugati

Series Mania Forum kicked off yesterday offering pitching sessions, panel discussions, one-on-one conversations with industry leaders and, of course, the event’s signature feature, ample opportunities for producers, writers and executives to meet and discuss projects in development.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s CEO talks about serving consumers and advertisers on multiple platforms, investing in engaging content, and the growth potential of esports and the group’s commerce businesses.

Zeiler, who was recently promoted to chief revenue officer at WarnerMedia, in addition to overseeing Turner’s international businesses, talks about his new role and responsibilities.

The RTL Group’s CEO says he is confident in the group’s strengths: its financial health, its market-leading channels and nonlinear extensions, its capacity to create compelling content and its growing portfolio of digital businesses.

Sky’s managing director of content talks about the broadcaster's three decades, from a fledgling pay service that no one in the industry took seriously to its success in establishing itself as a leading media com­pany.

Director-General Thomas Bellut talks about how ZDF strives to hold up a mirror to all aspects of German life, and in today’s interconnected world, he also wants to bring the world to German citizens.

PREMIUM: Armando Nuñez, the president and CEO of the CBS Global Distribution Group and chief content licensing officer for the CBS Corporation, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the windowing of rights. 

Lionsgate's president of worldwide television and digital distribution on how the company has been one of the pioneers of innovative financing and distribution models.

PREMIUM: Patrick Vien, executive managing director of international at A+E Networks, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the company's co-production strategy and more. 

The president and CEO talks about the international market, OTT services, reflecting Canadians in front of and behind the camera and more.