New Europe Market – NEM DUBROVNIK 2026: DAY 3
From the keynote session with Henning Tewes and screenings by Lionsgate and A+E Global Media, to the evening highlight Pickbox Live: Queen Sensation at Lazareti
Dubrovnik, June 11 – From strategic debates on how consolidation is reshaping the global media landscape to the rapid evolution of content discovery in the age of AI, Day 3 of NEM Dubrovnik continued to highlight the key forces transforming the television and digital content industries.
Day 3 started with the panel What Mega Mergers Mean for the Future of Media, moderated by Maria Rua Aguete, Head of M&E and Technology Fellow at Omdia. Mega-mergers are reshaping the media landscape, as companies scale up to compete globally, control content pipelines, and reduce costs. The session explored how consolidation is changing competition, content strategies, and what it means for consumers, regulators, and the future of the industry. Insights were shared by Robert Franke, Sandra Lehner, Christian Grece, Jamie Cooke, Victoria Davies, and Damir Vrsajković. Reflecting on the future of the industry in the CEE region,
This was followed by the panel YouTube as a Distribution Opportunity, moderated by Guy Bisson, Executive Director & Co-Founder at Ampere Analysis, exploring YouTube’s growing role as a key distribution channel. As the world’s most-watched video platform, now alongside major streaming and broadcast players on connected TV, it offers strong reach, especially among younger audiences. The session looked at how to integrate YouTube into wider distribution strategies and make the economics work. Speakers included Valeria Korotina, Aleksandar “Kojot” Ašković, Karina Rompa, and Milena Djuričić.
A keynote session titled Emotion and Experience: Six Theses on the Future of Entertainment, featuring Henning Tewes, Chief Executive Officer of Antenna Group, explored how entertainment companies can respond to accelerating media consolidation, changing audience behaviour, and evolving business models. “At Antenna Group, we believe success in entertainment comes from creating what we call ‘gravity’: the weight that draws audiences in and the attachment that brings them back again. This is our ambition as a European, multi-market, multi-business entertainment group: combining local roots with regional scale, free reach with paid depth, and screens with real-life
experiences.” – said Henning Tewes.
A panel on AI-powered discovery titled From Search to Suggestion: How AI is Redefining Content Discovery, sponsored by Wiztivi, explored how AI is transforming content discovery in an era of endless choice.