France Télévisions’ Manuel Alduy Eyes Streamer Alliances as Budget Pressure Forces Strategic Shift

Series Mania Analysis: Streamers Like Disney+, HBO Commit To Big Spend

Money was the name of the game where streamers were concerned at Series Mania this year. An edition that has maybe felt a tad quieter than previous Lille confabs and suffered from a couple of last-minute keynote cancellations nonetheless was privy to grand spending commitments from Disney+, HBO Max and Prime Video. Disney+’s new European content boss Angela Jain said at a Deadline-moderated keynote, “We want to do more… And I don’t think we …

France Télévisions’ Manuel Alduy Eyes Streamer Alliances as Budget Pressure Forces Strategic Shift

With budgets tightening across the board, Manuel Alduy, the head of cinema and international fiction at France Televisions, is looking to deepen ties with streamers, and bring them into the fold the same way the French broadcaster has long partnered with its European neighbors, including Germany’s ZDF and Italy’s RAI. “We want to work more with platforms but there needs to be flexibility on both sides,” said Alduy in an interview with Variety …