Global Rights Exchange

THE BOLOGNA GLOBAL RIGHTS EXCHANGE 

The Bologna Global Rights Exchange (GRE) is the virtual marketplace dedicated exclusively to the international rights, distribution and licensing of content.

Launched in 2020, the GRE has become a key tool of the BCBF digital strategy and hosts approximately 22,000 titles and more than 200 properties. It offers the international community 365° support, and plays an active role throughout the year enabling exhibitors and visitors to continue to display, discover and trade rights across the world.

The GRE has been enhanced with numerous functions and includes BBPlus to offer rights trading opportunities across general trade publishers and agents and BLTF/Kids to learn what is new in licensing brands and properties. The Comics Corner section features comics and graphic novel companies attending the area dedicated to this exciting medium. 

Working as an all year round rights marketplace, GRE offers exhibitors the opportunity to present their titles and brands, create and name their own showcases, search contents and trends, have instant chats, schedule and hold calls and video meetings directly on the platform.

GRE is open to publishers, agents/literary agencies, scouts, licensees, licensors, developers, licensing agencies, TV/audiovisual producers, promotion and services providers free to all in person fair exhibitors of BCBF, BLTF/Kids, BBPlus.

Features include:

TRANSLATABLE INSTANT CHATS

• Chat on the GRE in your own language

• Create group chats

INSTANT VIDEO MEETINGS

• Schedule and hold meetings directly on the platform

• Screen sharing and files sending available within the video chat

IMPROVED SEARCH FEATURES

• Filters specifically targeting the children’s book market 

• Search filters by book topic, book type, age level, country, and more

• Highlight function of membership in a national association or collective

USER-FRIENDLY UPLOADING OF CONTENTS

• Easy-to-use automated single or bulk upload of titles and pdfs 

• Highlight function for key titles

• New Titles/Brands showcase section to create custom digital catalogues

• Blogs from rights experts

BLOGS FROM RIGHTS EXPERTS

• Keep up with current thinking and news with our blog series from respected voices in the world of  Rights trading

An initiative By BolognaFiere Group