Europe’s Top TV Execs to Discuss AI, Funding and Audience Shifts at Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues

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Series Mania. The day-long international summit brings together key industry leaders, encouraging international cooperation and a joint reflection on the challenges facing the TV industry today.

After a welcoming address from Series Mania President Anne Bouverot, the 2025 edition will feature panel discussions and several keynotes delivered by top industry executives, exploring the crucial role of creativity in the international audiovisual industry.

This year’s Lille Dialogues will be devoted to Post Peak TV: Challenging times ahead, including AI funding and audience changes. “After a period of euphoria, the audiovisual industry is now facing three major challenges from our perspective.

First, a funding crisis marked by an intense battle to capture advertising budgets. Second, a sociological challenge linked to this advertising crisis, given today’s younger generations’ shift to social platforms, and finally, an industrial revolution driven by the undeniable impact of artificial intelligence,” Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director, commented. “Thanks to the Lille Dialogues, which continue to be a vital platform to curate insightful discussions, collaborative solutions, and thought-provoking exchange between key leaders within the audiovisual industry, we look forward to delving further into these topics,” she added.