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A Preferred Producer: Hoff Productions between Basement and Buyout (Part 2/2)

2010 October 24 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Producers' Tool Kit

In this week’s DocumentaryTelevision.com – we continue our detailed profile of Hoff Productions’ path from freelancer to a leading supplier to U.S. factual channels, including Discovery and NGC. The story so far: Michael Hoff begins from a base in a spare room. He develops a respectable client list for Hoff Productions. But catastrophe always lurks around the …

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A Preferred Producer: Hoff Productions between Basement and Buyout (Part 1/2)

2010 October 19 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Producers' Tool Kit

The scale of factual producers ranges from basement operators to ‘Super-preferred Producers’ like Pilgrim Entertainment. We continue our case studies of the U.S. production sector by focusing on Hoff Productions, which represents the tier below the ‘Super’ category. Hoff Productions is based in the Bay Area, with a recently opened office in New York, and is …

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U.S. Cable Networks: Which Ones Commission Factual? How Many Homes Do They Reach?

2010 October 13 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Producers' Tool Kit

Commissions Factual? U.S. TVHH Genre TBS 100,608 Entertainment CNN / HLN 100,370 News Yes DISCOVERY CHANNEL 100,101 Factual/Reality Yes NICK-AT-NITE 100,064 Entertainment NICKELODEON 100,064 Kids THE WEATHER CHANNEL 100,054 News Yes FOOD NETWORK 99,934 Lifestyle Yes CNN CABLE NEWS NETWORK 99,640 News Yes TNT 99,630 Entertainment …

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The Documentary Channel: Cash Positive and a Sweeter ‘Sweet Spot’

2010 October 1 / 'Sweet Spots', Commissioning Process, Network Profile

At Westdoc, we met with James Ackerman, president and CEO of the Documentary Channel (DOC). We knew James in a previous life, when he was a respected executive at Sky UK. Documentary Channel is a 24-hour niche television network ‘devoted to documentary films and the independent documentary filmmaker’. The tagline is Lights. Camera. Action. History …

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The Style Network: Clear Brand + Distribution Upside, Backed by Family Revenues of $36+ Billion!

2010 September 26 / 'Sweet Spots', Commissioning Process, Network Profile

At Westdoc, DocumentaryTelevision.com caught a rewarding presentation about Mission, Filters and ‘Sweet Spots’ by Renee Simon, The Style Network’s vice president, Current Programming. According to the Westdoc guide: Renee Simon oversees series, specials and interstitials for The Style Network, including the Emmy-nominated series Ruby, as well as the popular franchises Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back, …

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Why Marry Up with Pilgrim? A ‘Super-Preferred Producer’ at WestDoc

2010 September 20 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Producers' Tool Kit

Last week’s Westdoc Conference was a great success for attendees due to: the quality of the speakers and panelists the easy access to buyers and experts and the very friendly environment Johnny Gould, Pilgrim Films and Television’s vice president for Programming & Business Development gave a stimulating presentation. Pilgrim is a powerful player in the …

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How to Pitch & Sell Your Project. A&E, #3/3. “Seven Key Takeaways”

2010 September 10 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Network Profile, Producers' Tool Kit

Part 3/3 Click here for Part 1/3.: A day in the life of a developer, and more Click here for Part 2/3: A&E’s four filters: “Death is the ultimate high stakes”, and even more By Erin Essenmacher A&E director of Development Stephen Harris spoke at Silverdocs and WIFV panels that were moderated by DocumentaryTelevision.com editor Peter …

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How to Pitch and Sell Your Project to a Network. A&E, #2/3. “Death is the Ultimate ‘High Stakes'”

2010 September 6 / Commissioning Process, Network Profile

By Erin Essenmacher Part 2/3. Click here for Part 1/3. A&E director of Development Stephen Harris spoke at Silverdocs and WIFV panels that were moderated by DocumentaryTelevision.com’s Peter Hamilton. Will It Really Matter in 18-Months? Harris emphasized that the best ideas aren’t necessarily the most controversial: “We’re looking for programs that aren’t just topical …

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