NATPE Budapest announced today Banijay Rights, MGM and Red Arrow Studios International amongst the first major distributors to confirm their presence as exhibitors at Central and Eastern Europe’s most established market taking place June 19–22 at the InterContinental Hotel.

Additionally, an impressive group of heavy-weight Turkish distributors including Kanal D International, Global Agency, MISTCO, MADD Entertainment, TRT, ATV and OGM UNIVERSE have already secured their exhibition suites. DARO Film Distribution, FilmRise, Gaumont, Newen Connect, Italy’s RTI Mediaset, Vision Films and The Smurfs distributor IMPS have also joined the list of exhibitors which is growing daily.

With a legacy of more than 30 years, the must-attend marketplace is expected to have more than 400 buyers from linear TV channels, streaming platforms and distribution companies including AMC Networks, Antena TV Group, Blue Ant Media, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), Cyfrowy Polsat, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), Kanal D Romania, Kino Polska TV, MTVA, bTV, PRO TV, Antena 1, National Geographic Channel, Paramount International, RTL Hungary, RTV Slovenia, Telewizja Polska, TV2 Group, Viaplay and Zee Entertainment, etc. The full list of delegates is available on NATPE Budapest's website https://budapest.natpe.com/

CEETV can also reveal that the organizers from Brunico Communications are also preparing a CEE-focused rich conference programs details around which will be revealed shortly. Both exhibitors and buyers have told CEETV that to them NATPE Budapest remains the go-to marketplace and screenings event in the CEE region.