Natpe

What Natpe does

NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) is a private trade association and content-marketplace operator serving the global television and entertainment industry. Its core product is NATPE Global, an annual content marketplace held in Miami that aggregates more than 1,800 buyers, exhibitors, producers, and funders from over 50 countries, including 100+ exhibitors such as Fox, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, BBC Studios, Fremantle, and Amazon MGM. Since 2025, NATPE Global has been co-located with the Realscreen Summit, extending the marketplace across scripted and unscripted content, and NATPE also operates a smaller European-focused market in Budapest.

The underlying technology stack centers on natpeXchange, an online community and event platform that provides personalized calendars, chat-style messaging, and year-round networking for delegates — extending the annual marketplace into a persistent engagement surface. Supporting product surface includes program tracks (Co-Lab for co-production/financing, Scripted, Streaming+, Formagination), the NATPE Global Pitch Showcase, and the NATPE Honors awards gala. NATPE does not disclose AI or machine-learning capabilities in its platform.

NATPE is a trademark of NATPE, LLC, a subsidiary of Brunico Communications Ltd. (founded 1986; headquartered in Toronto), which also operates Realscreen, Kidscreen, Playback, Strategy, Media in Canada, and the Banff Media Festival. Revenue is generated through three streams: event registration fees (General Registration, Qualified Buyer free-attendance program, Combo Passes for joint NATPE/Realscreen access), tiered sponsorship and exhibition packages (Presenting through Bronze, with Telefilm Canada as Presenting Sponsor), and platform membership/access via natpeXchange. Leadership includes Andrew Kaplan as Chairman and JP Bommel as President and CEO.

Name

Natpe

Legal name

NATPE, LLC

Website

https://natpe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NATPE is a private trade association operating the NATPE Global content marketplace in Miami and NATPE Budapest, serving TV studios, streamers, distributors, producers, and brands through its annual conference, co-located Realscreen Summit, and the natpeXchange year-round community platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Industry Conferences

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

Keywords

• Content marketplace events
• Television industry conferences
• Media industry networking
• Entertainment trade shows
• Content licensing summits

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Registration Fees: NATPE generates revenue through registration passes for its conferences including General Registration, Qualified Buyers programs, and Combo Passes for both NATPE Global and the co-located Realscreen Summit. Pricing varies by pass type with combo options offering significant discounts.
2. Sponsorship & Exhibition Revenue: Companies sponsor and exhibit at NATPE events through various tiers including Presenting Sponsor, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze levels. Sponsorship packages provide visibility and branding opportunities during the events.
3. Platform Membership/Access: The natpeXchange online platform requires newsletter subscription or registration for account access, providing ongoing digital engagement with the community year-round.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) organizes large-scale content marketplace conferences — primarily NATPE Global in Miami and NATPE Budapest — that bring together buyers, distributors, streamers, producers, and funders to facilitate content licensing, distribution deals, and co-production partnerships. The organization also operates the natpeXchange online community platform for year-round networking and content discovery among industry professionals.

Product overview

NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) operates as an events and content marketplace organization. The core product is NATPE Global, North America's largest content marketplace featuring US studios, co-located with Realscreen Summit. Supporting offerings include NATPE Honors (awards event), the natpeXchange online community platform, and program tracks such as Co-Lab (coproduction focus), Streaming+, Formagination (pitch competition), and the Pitch Showcase. The organization also offers Qualified Buyers programs and Combo Passes for multi-event access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NATPE Honors: Award ceremony celebrating leaders and innovators shaping the future of the entertainment industry.
• NATPE Global Pitch Showcase
• natpeXchange
• Co-Lab

Products and services

• NATPE Global Annual flagship content marketplace conference held in Miami, Florida, featuring a market floor, meeting suites, and conference programming. Attracts nearly 400 regional buyers and over 1,800 industry professionals from 50+ countries for content acquisition, licensing, and distribution deal-making.
• NATPE Budapest European-focused annual market event held in Budapest, Hungary, serving Central and Eastern European content business and connecting regional buyers and sellers.
• NATPE Honors Annual awards gala held during NATPE Global that celebrates leaders and innovators shaping the future of the entertainment industry, featuring icons and status quo disturbers taking the stage.
• natpeXchange Exclusive online community and event platform for NATPE delegates, providing personalized calendars, chat-style messaging, and networking capabilities before, during, and after NATPE events.
• NATPE Global Pitch Showcase International live pitch event for TV and film projects in the scripted comedy and drama space, with selected finalists pitching on stage and the top project receiving a $10,000 music prize from Jingle Punks.
• Co-Lab Day dedicated to collaboration and co-production opportunities in the content industry, featuring panels and networking roundtables addressing monetization, collaboration, and piece-meal financing models.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,800 buyers, exhibitors, producers and funders from 50+ countries attended NATPE Global
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Brunico Communications Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNATPE events are produced by NATPE, LLC, with Brunico Communications Ltd. (founded 1986) as the parent company. Brunico operates a portfolio of media industry brands including Realscreen, Strategy, Playback, Media in Canada, Kidscreen, and Banff Media Festival.
• Realscreen SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNATPE Global and Realscreen Summit co-locate their events, bringing together the nonfiction programming space with wider cross-genre content gatherings. Each event retains its discrete agenda while providing attendees access to both markets.
• Telefilm CanadasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerTelefilm Canada serves as Presenting Sponsor for NATPE Global events, supporting the Canadian entertainment industry's presence at the marketplace.
• Strategy OnlinesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPowered By partner for NATPE Global, part of Brunico's family of media industry publications and events.
• Jingle PunkssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic library provider offering a $10,000 prize to the top project in the NATPE Global Pitch Showcase competition for scripted comedy and drama projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Realscreen Summit: Brunico-operated content marketplace focused on unscripted programming; co-located with NATPE Global in Miami since 2025 and shares the same exhibitor and buyer base in factual and documentary content.
• MIPCOM / MIPTV (RX Global): RX Global's MIPCOM and MIPTV are the leading global content markets in Cannes, directly comparable to NATPE Global as venues for international content buying, selling, and distribution deals.
• Banff World Media Festival: Another Brunico portfolio event focused on the global media industry with conference programming, networking, and deal-making — directly comparable to NATPE in audience and structure.
• Kidscreen Summit: Brunico-operated event dedicated to children's content industry, providing conference programming and networking comparable to NATPE but specialized in kids' media buyers and producers.
• Series Mania Festival: European festival dedicated to series content with a strong marketplace component (Series Mania Forum), competing with NATPE for international scripted content buyers and producers.
• Canneseries (Cannes International Series Festival): International series festival held alongside MIPTV in Cannes, offering similar marketplace, networking, and content discovery services to global TV buyers.
• Monte-Carlo Television Festival: Long-running television industry festival combining awards, conference programming, and deal-making for international content executives, directly comparable to NATPE's marketplace function.

Broad incumbents

• IBC (International Broadcasting Convention): Larger annual broadcast industry conference in Amsterdam covering technology, content, and distribution. Overlaps with NATPE's audience but with a broader broadcast-technology focus.
• Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): Major Toronto-based film festival with industry programming (TIFF Industry) that includes content marketplace elements comparable to NATPE Global, though with a stronger theatrical and indie focus.

Emerging players

• C21Media: Digital-first international media industry news and events platform covering content distribution and production. Overlaps with NATPE's audience through year-round digital coverage and smaller executive events.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/natpe
• Facebookfacebook.com/natpe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/natpe
• Instagraminstagram.com/natpeofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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