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Broadcasters Demand Pre-Written Scripts to Mitigate Financial Risk as TV Budgets Freeze

Ahead of the autumn launch of Les Évaporés on France Télévisions, Storia Television producer Louis Grangé dismantles the collapsing economics of French network fiction.

Jun 30, 2026
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The traditional development model for European television drama—where an independent producer could pitch a compelling high-concept premise to a network executive and secure development funding based…

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