TV Beats, the drama series-focused strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will showcase a record 31 drama series projects in various stages of development during its 2025 edition alongside insightful panel discussions.

This year’s programme brings together several key initiatives: the TV Beats Co-Financing Market, MIDPOINT Series Launch, two new sections, Series Bridges Baltics and Coming Soon, as well as the Screening Day offering an extensive overview of the most exciting new projects in the region and Europe.

Petri Kemppinen and Roosa Toivonen, the co-heads of TV Beats Forum, comment that TV Beats isn’t just about surviving the changes in the industry—it’s about thriving through them together as a collective and ecosystem. “In the heart of medieval Tallinn, we have wanted to create a collaborative and inspiring refuge where producers and creators from across the Baltics, CEE, Nordics and beyond can build and sustain relationships, share strategies, spot opportunities, and learn from each other about new trends and innovations that will help drive and pivot business decisions - to keep telling stories to audiences whose consuming habits are constantly evolving,” they add.
For the first time, TV Beats introduces Coming Soon, a showcase dedicated to upcoming series from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The projects, seeking funding, distribution, and sales partnerships, will be announced a the beginning of November.
The TV Beats Co-Financing Market section will present eight European series projects. Out of the eight projects, which will be pitched in Tallinn on 17 November 2025, seven are eligible for the Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award, worth €50,000. After the pitches, the jury will select the most promising project to receive the award. Check the projects here.
Launched this year, Series Bridges Baltics will present six projects led by writer–producer duos from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The participants will take part in a five-day programme including group sessions and one-on-one mentoring with international experts. All projects will also be pitched during the TV Beats Forum. A jury selects a winner who will get a spot at the Seriesmania Forum in Lille next March.
Returning for the sixth year, MIDPOINT Series Launch will bring nine carefully selected original drama series projects to the TV Beats Market, offering a glimpse into some of the most promising new works from emerging European creators.

For the second year in a row, TV Beats Screenings will introduce five newly completed drama series to sales agents, distributors, and professionals from the local and international TV and film industry. The 2025 line-up features productions from the Nordic countries, Eastern Europe, and Spain, including titles developed in collaboration with Canal+ and HBO Max Spain. The screenings of the first episodes will be followed by the Q&As.

Strategies for Sustainable Series Production
TV Beats has also been a valued place to share experiences and discuss the most burning issues in the industry. In 2025, TV Beats Forum will host two insightful panel discussions, “Meeting of Minds” that explore the transformations shaping contemporary series production. The discussions with industry leaders span from the innovative frontiers of storytelling, such as microseries, vertical formats, and interactive narratives redefining creative workflows and monetization, to the pressing economic and systemic challenges impacting the industry. As European film production rebounds but TV series face stagnation, participants examine strategies for maintaining originality and financial sustainability amid shifting viewer habits, funding models, and increasing competition from global streamers.

Producers and creators will also have the opportunity to meet representatives of six important European events for series in the Meet the Markets round tables.

During the panel discussion of Focus Catalonia “Catalonia’s High End TV Fund: Driving Global Co-Production Opportunities”, the representatives of Catalonia’s High-End TV Fund, festivals, and series creators explain the DNA of the thriving region and its global opportunities. The programme also includes a panel by the European Writers Club “Face your audience – already in idea creation” which will focus on engaging with their audience based on the case study of Finnish-Estonian drama series Clean.

Check the full programme of the TV Beats section.

To attend the events of TV Beats, an accreditation of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event or a day ticket is needed. Find out more.