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C21Media Launches Content Europe in Lisbon for April 2026

C21Media Group has unveiled a new international television market and conference, Content Europe, set to take place in Lisbon from April 21–23, 2026. The three-day event — widely seen as filling the gap left by the closure of MIPTV — will combine a marketplace, screenings, and a dual-track conference to connect buyers and sellers across formats, factual, and drama.

The conference programme will feature two dedicated strands: the Future Formats Forum and The Content Acquisitions Summit. Both will focus on identifying content trends, buyer priorities, and global sales and coproduction opportunities, supported by exclusive insights from C21’s Content Strategies reports. 

Speaking about the launch, David Jenkinson, C21 editor-in-chief & managing director, said:“Scores of companies have told us there is a need for a traditional sales and acquisitions market in April following the closure of MIPTV. Content Europe will be a cost-effective response to that demand, providing affordable exhibition and screenings facilities for distributors who would like to connect with buyers from all over the world.We will be bringing the world’s key buyers to the event free of charge, and also engaging with them through a series of Buyer Briefings, which put their acquisitions and coproduction requirements in perspective.”While formats will take centre stage in the conference agenda, the Content Europe Marketplace will accommodate all genres, creating a comprehensive platform for international business.

Content Europe expands C21Media’s growing events portfolio, which now includes Content Americas, Create Americas, Content Warsaw, Content Canada, Create Canada, Content London, Create London, Content India and Create India. The company also operates the International Format Awards, the International Drama Awards, and the Generation Awards, recognising creativity in generative AI.

The initiative is backed by C21’s publishing operations — C21Media.net, DramaQuarterly.com, and Spanish-language brand CVeintiuno — which together reach over 250,000 unique users in the international entertainment business every month.

More information about Content Europe and earlybird registration details are available here


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