Producers
Producers (hours, titles, evenings, buyers)
Season + Summer (September 2019 – August 2020)
| # hours | # titles | #evenings | # buyers | |
| Aurora | 91,5 | 2 | 1 | Rai |
| Fremantle | 81 | 2 | 0 | Rai |
| Lux Vide | 48,5 | 6 | 39 | Rai/Mediaset/Sky |
| Wildside | 30 | 5 | 20 | Rai/Sky/Fox |
| Cattleya | 18,5 | 3 | 8 | Rai/Sky/Netflix |
| Stand by Me | 18,5 | 4 | 1 | Rai/Disney |
| Cross Production | 17,5 | 3 | 8 | Rai/Netflix/Timvision |
| Indiana | 15 | 2 | 6 | Rai/Netflix |
| Palomar | 15 | 4 | 9 | Rai/Sky |
| The Apartment | 14 | 2 | 9 | Rai/Sky |
| Pepito | 13 | 2 | 8 | Rai |
| Bibi Film | 11,5 | 2 | 7 | Rai |
| Fandango | 11,5 | 2 | 4 | Rai/Netflix |
| Casanova | 10 | 1 | 6 | Rai |
| Cassiopea | 10 | 1 | 6 | Rai |
| ITV Movie | 10 | 1 | 6 | Rai |
| Papermoon | 10 | 1 | 5 | Mediaset |
| Taodue | 8 | 1 | 5 | Mediaset |
| Bartleby Film | 6,5 | 1 | 4 | Sky |
| Lucky Red | 6,5 | 1 | 3 | Mediaset |
| 3Zero2 | 5,5 | 1 | 0 | Disney |
| 11 Marzo Film | 5 | 1 | 3 | Rai |
| Fabula Pictures | 5 | 1 | 0 | Netflix |
| IIF | 5 | 1 | 5 | Rai |
| Picomedia | 5 | 1 | 3 | Rai |
| Publispei | 5 | 1 | 5 | Fox |
| Viola Film | 5 | 1 | 3 | Rai |
| Zerosix Production | 5 | 1 | 4 | Fox |
| Zen Europe | 4 | 1 | 0 | Amazon Prime |
| Anele | 4 | 2 | 2 | Rai |
| Leone Cinematogr. | 1,5 | 1 | 1 | Rai |
| Moviheart | 1,5 | 1 | 1 | Rai |
| Ocean Production | 1,5 | 1 | 1 | Rai |
| Ruvido Produzioni | 0,5 | 1 | 0 | Rai |
Source: OFI
Production companies: performances
Season 2018-2019 and Season 2019-2020
| Continuity (19) Active in both seasons | In (15) Active in Season ’19-’20 | Out (12) Active in Season ’18-’19 |
| 3Zero2 Aurora Bibi Film Casanova Cattleya Cross Production Fremantle Leone Cinematografica Lux Vide Palomar Picomedia Stand by me Taodue Wildside Pepito Fandango 11 Marzo Film Fabula Pictures Zerosix Production | Indiana The Apartment Cassiopea ITV Movie Papermoon Bartleby Film Lucky Red IIF Publispei Viola Film Anele Moviheart Ocean Production Ruvido Produzioni Zen Europe | Clemart Blasteem Endemol Shine Italy Indigo Film Red Film Vela Film Garbo Production Jeki Production Idea Cinema Iter Film Backery Zero Stories di ITV |
Average hour volume per producer
Trend of the last 5 seasons (Season+Summer)
Source: OFI
This Season featured 34 active producers: 3 more compared to 2018-2019, as a result of the increase in produced titles.
As for the past season, the phenomenon of co-productions among Italian producers was confirmed: 5 titles were realized by two producers, 1 title involved three production companies.
Fragmentation has increased, while the average hour volume per producer has decreased. Season 2019-2020 displays the lowest figure in the last five seasons.
Polarization is once again very high: 9 producers have a seasonal output above the seasonal average (14.7 hours). Overall, these producers (less than a third of those active in the Season) produce 67% of the total hour volume. These figures closely follow those of the past Season (8 producers above average for 68% of the total hour volume).
Producer/Buyer rapport
| Buyer | # producers |
| Rai | 25 |
| Sky | 6 |
| Netflix | 5 |
| Mediaset | 4 |
| Fox | 3 |
| Disney | 2 |
| Timvision | 1 |
| Amazon Prime | 1 |
Total producers: 34
Source: OFI
Rai is once again the main buyer of Italian fiction: alone it employs more producers than all other drama buyers put together.
The increase in number of potential buyers (this Season records Amazon Prime as a new entry and an increase in satellite and streaming platforms titles) unleashes new space for indie players. The effect is an increase in polarization between large and small producers.
Players who produce fiction for three different buyers have increased from 2 to 4 between seasons. These are Lux Vide (6 titles), Wildside (5 titles), Cattleya and Cross Production (3 titles each.)
20 players produced a single title (59% of the active producers vs 58% in the previous Season); those who work for a single buyer are 25 (73% of those active in the Season vs 68% in the previous one).
Average number of evenings per producer
Trend of the last 5 seasons (Season+summer)
Source: OFI
In 2019-2020, 29 producers realized primetime fiction, for a total of 183 evenings. Between seasons, primetime producers have increased (+ 4) compared to a slight decrease in number of evenings (- 6).
The average number of evenings per producer has decreased, recording the minimum value of the last 5 seasons. This further indicator of the production system fragmentation reflects the fragmentation of the distribution system. Titles produced by new operators (streaming platforms) have in fact increased without translating into primetime evenings.
In Season 2019-2020 only two production companies produced more than 10 evenings (Lux Vide and Wildside, who together produce 32% of the primetime Seasonal evenings). In comparison, in 2018-2019 six producers realized more than 10 evenings, for a total of 48% of the evenings.