Key figures for TV fiction production in Europe

1. TV fiction production in the EU
May 2018
Gilles Fontaine
Head of the Department for Market Information

2. 1 – Production volume
404
378
47
28
67
1-2 3 to 13 14 to 26 27 to 52 More than 52
650
2381
684
763
6707
1-2 3 to 13 14 to 26 27 to 52 More than 52
• Over 920 titles produced each year accounting for over 11 100 hours
-> TV movies (one or two parts) account for 44% of all titles
-> Series with more than 52 episodes per year account for 7% of titles but 60% of
hours produced.
-> Series between 3 and 13 episodes per year account for 41% of titles and 21% of
hours produced
Number of TV fiction titles produced (av. 2015-2016) Hours of TV fiction produced (av. 2015-2016)
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory

3. 1 – Production volume –The USA
• Close to 490 scripted shows in 2017
-> Growth driven by cable networks and then online services
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2002 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Online Services Broadcast Pay cable Basic Cable
182
216
266
288
349
389
422
455
487
36%
9%
31%
24%
Source: FX Networks Research

4. 2 – Production by country - Focus on Series 3 to 13 episodes
• The UK is the European leader both in terms of titles and hours.
->Experience in US co-productions?
->English?
->Powerful distribution?
GB 441
DE 369
FR 354
IT 208
ES 195
NL 181
SE 101
BE 92
PL 82
FI 78 Others 280
TV fiction hours by country – 3 to 13 episodes (av. 2015-2016)TV fiction titles by country – 3 to 13 episodes (av. 2015-2016)
GB 83
FR 69
DE 58
NL 32
IT 19
ES 18
SE 18
BE 14
FI 13
PL 11 Others 45
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory

5. 3 – Involvement of public and private broadcasters - Focus on Series 3 to 13 episodes
• Public broadcasters are the leading originators of TV series, both in number of titles
(64%) and number of hours (62%)
• SVOD (still) marginal
TV fiction titles by statute of first broadcaster
3 to 13 episodes (av. 2015-2016)
TV fiction hours by statute of first broadcaster
3 to 13 episodes (av. 2015-2016)
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory
241
104
23 11
Public TV
Private TV (Free)
Private TV (Pay)
SVOD 1485
716
135 46
Public
Private/Free
Private/Pay
SVOD

6. 4 – Coproductions - Focus on Series 3 to 13 episodes
• Co-productions account for 8% of titles and 9% of hours
• By comparison, 22% of feature fiction films are co-productions
TV fiction titles – Co-productions vs 100% national
3 to 13 episodes (av. 2015-2016)
TV fiction hours– Co-productions vs 100% national
3 to 13 episodes (av. 2015-2016)
213
2168
Co-productions
100% national
30
319
Co-productions
100% national
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory

7. 4 – Coproductions –A way to to match US budgets ?
• The rationale for coproductions: increasing budgets ?
Source: CSA; OnStride Agency
3.5
3.5
4
4
4
4
4.5
4.5
8
9
10
10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Transparent (Amazon)
Modern Family (ABC)
Daredevil (Netflix)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Gotham (Fox)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time (ABC)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Sense8 (Netflix)
Westworld (HBO)
The Get Down (Netflix)
Examples of budget per episode of US TV series (m USD)

8. More information:
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