What the International Emmy Awards Say About TV Production Outside the U.S.

What do this year’s International Emmy Awards say about the current state of TV production outside the U.S.?

If three of its major scripted categories – drama series, telenovelas, miniseries – are anything to go by, rather a lot.

For one thing, global streaming services dominate, accounting for 10 of the 20 nominees, including best actor and actress contenders. The nominations also suggest some ways the streamers are trending, such as their “broadcasterfication,” as Ampere Analysis puts it, as they push to embrace ever larger audiences, with Netflix and Disney+’s first daily soaps in Spain – “Valle Salvaje” and “Return to Las Sabinas” – making the telenovela cut,…