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How to Pitch Your Documentary & Reality Series to Streamers & Channels. Webinar with Steve Harris, Veteran Exec & Producer. Tues June 28, 10am/Pacific

2022 June 24 2022 June 24 / Amazon, Apple, Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, Pitching, Reality Television, Unscripted TV, VOD, Webinars

Steve Harris bursts with inspiring insights into the pitching process. He has a gift for breaking out the key qualities for a successful pitch. As my charismatic, globe-trotting co-presenter, Steve has shared his insider knowledge to grateful producers at WESTDOC (LA), AIDC (Adelaide), Sunny Side (La Rochelle), and more. He draws on his veteran experience …

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“2000 Mules”: $11+ million payday for a “stolen election” documentary

2022 June 22 2022 June 29 / Amazon, Apple, Distribution, Funding a Documentary, Internet Economy, Streaming Video, Theatrical Documentary

“Bullshit!” That’s how Donald Trump’s attorney general William Barr describes the claimed evidence of election fraud presented in the documentary 2000 Mules. Barr was being deposed for last week’s Congressional hearings on the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The hearings characterize the proponents of these election falsehoods — like the producers of …

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U.S. Cable Channels: Legacy networks retain significant if declining footprints

2022 March 23 2022 March 24 / Amazon, Apple, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Netflix, Producers' Tool Kit

We often listen in to discussions about the rise of Netflix and the streamers as if cable / satellite channels have gone the way of VHS tapes. Not so fast! Byron Media‘s John Morse generously shared a 4Q 2021 snapshot of the distribution footprints of U.S. cable channels, filtered here for documentary/unscripted buyers and news …

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Need To Know for ’22 #1. Apple Hits $3 Trillion Market Cap. Tech giants extend dominance over legacy media players

2022 January 4 2022 January 11 / Amazon, Apple, Digital Video, discovery+, Disney +, Internet Economy, Netflix, Streaming Video, Uncategorized

Apple briefly became the first $3 trillion company. Its valuation is roughly equal to the gross domestic product of Britain or India. And it is equivalent to about six JPMorgan Chases, the biggest American bank, or 30 General Electrics. This milestone constrasts dramatically with today’s valuations of legacy media companies like Disney, ViacomCBS and Discovery, …

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