30+ years of connecting distributors, streamers, and acquisition executives with the Central and Eastern Europe region. Since 1993, NATPE Budapest has been the gold standard of markets connecting the world to the Central and Eastern European content community. It is also the only European market that features the US studios in its exclusive screenings program for registered buyers. Each year NATPE Budapest brings together leading players in the scripted, unscripted and kids industries, including TV programming, acquisitions & development executives, producers, distributors, streamers, buyers and many more from around the world. NATPE Budapest’s marquee media and market intelligence partner, CEETV, will once again run its Pitch & Play LIVE competition, showcasing the region’s best new original format concepts with international potential. In 2023, Brunico Communications Ltd acquired the assets of the National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE) including leading international content markets, conferences and events NATPE Budapest, NATPE Global, NATPE Streaming+ and the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards. Based in Toronto, Canada, Brunico Communications is a world leader in the B2B event space, producing top content markets and conferences including Realscreen Summit, Kidscreen Summit and the Banff World Media Festival, in addition to trusted entertainment trade publications such as Realscreen, Kidscreen and Playback.