Mansha Daswani

The new opportunities afforded to drama producers and distributors as the streaming wars kick up another notch were a recurring theme at the inaugural TV Drama Festival last week.

Bob McCourt, the COO of Fremantle International, discussed the opportunities the company is finding amid a renaissance in European drama production at the TV Drama Festival.

Miranda Kwok took part in the final keynote conversation of the TV Drama Festival, discussing how she adapted the successful Argentinean series The Cleaning Lady for FOX in the U.S.

Sandra Stern, the president of Lionsgate Television Group, discussed how the independent studio is partnering with established and new talent to serve the needs of commissioners across broadcast, cable and streaming at the TV Drama Festival today.

Robert and Michelle King joined the TV Drama Festival today to talk about their long-running collaboration that has resulted in such hit shows as The Good Fight and Evil.

The TV Drama Festival featured a panel this morning on how the co-production model has evolved, with insights from ZDF Studios’ Robert Franke, Dynamic Television’s Daniel March and LEONINE Studios’ Caroline Kusser.

Walter Iuzzolino discussed how he and his team are positioning Walter Presents as a premier home for top-notch foreign-language scripted series at the TV Drama Festival today before being honored with the inaugural TV Drama Pioneer Award.

In a joint keynote, Lars Blomgren, head of scripted at Banijay, and Karen Wilson, managing director of Kudos, took TV Drama Festival delegates inside the drama development and production process at the company.

Filippa Wallestam, executive VP and chief content officer at Viaplay Group, told TV Drama Festival viewers about her approach to curating the streamer’s slate of originals and acquired fare as it expands its global footprint.

Speaking at the TV Drama Festival today, actor Neil Dudgeon discussed the enduring success of All3Media International’s Midsomer Murders, which has been airing on ITV since 1997.