Sunny Side of the Doc | 19-22 June 2023

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Afghanistan in Documentaries: Sunny Side’s Story of the Month. Plus: Is Barack Obama a celebrity-fixated documentary producer?

/ Australia, Commissioning Process, Conferences & Markets, Coronavirus, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Documentary Production, Facebook, Inclusivity, Internet Economy, Monthly News Roundup, Network Profile, Off The Fence, Osprey, Panels, Public Television, Streaming Video, Sunny Side of the Doc, UK, VOD, Women and Film

Essential Afghan Documentaries – War boosters & critics: 15 key documentaries about Afghanistan, From ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ to ‘Hell and Back Again‘ // Variety ‘Pat Tillman‘ and other films both critical and supportive of the war // Washington Post Art Workers in France Mobilize to Help Afghan Creators // Artnet Women journalists fear brutal Taliban // Vice Director’s escape from …

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PBS Strategy in the Streaming Era: Meet Sylvia Bugg, PBS Chief Programming Executive & General Manager at Sunny Side of the Doc

/ Conferences & Markets, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Documentary TV, Inclusivity, Internet Economy, Interviews, Netflix, Network Profile, Osprey, Panels, Pitching, Public Television, Sunny Side of the Doc, VOD, Webinars

Sylvia Bugg is PBS‘s highly-respected Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, General Audience Programming. Sylvia shares her strategy and program highlights in our engaging Meet the Executive session for Sunny Side of the Doc. Watch the Session: Key Themes I begin by asking Sylvia how PBS is adapting to the streaming era. She references clips …

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Trillion-dollar Death Stars are Existential Threats to Legacy Media Players. 2021 Media Universe Map by Evan Shapiro

/ Amazon, Digital Video, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Internet Economy, Netflix, Streaming Video, Valuations

 “When you look at the entertainment war for attention and you realise that there are seven trillion-dollar Death Stars – Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Tencent and Alibaba – all with unlimited resources and diversified revenue models, you understand why scale is the most important thing,” says Evan Shapiro, producer, media commentator and creator of …

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Netflix 2023 What You Need To Know Now

Crime Pays: Documentary sub-genres that are most In Demand by viewers. Research findings from Parrot Analytics (chart)

/ Conferences & Markets, Coronavirus, Digital Video, discovery+, Disney +, Funding a Documentary, Inclusivity, Internet Economy, Monthly News Roundup

My News Roundup for July — a content partnership with Sunny Side of the Doc – leads with a catchy chart from Parrot Analytics. Parrot quantified consumer demand for six genres, from Crime to Sports, comparing 2019-20 with 2020-21. Parrot scoops up consumers’ ‘demand expressions’ from across the online universe, and weights them, for example …

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Nielsen’s The Gauge: Streaming Rises. Cable / Broadcast Viewing is Resilient… for Now. Watch Out for Young Viewers

/ discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, OTT, Ratings, Streaming Video, Uncategorized, VOD

Last week Nielsen released The Gauge, a very useful pie chart that captures the total time Americans spent watching cable TV, broadcast TV and streaming services. Digging deeper reveals the seismic shift that our industry is experiencing. The Gauge: Here it is… Let’s dig into the findings: Cable + Broadcast: 64% Cable (39%) & Broadcast …

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Streaming Addiction: New SVOD entrants are all making a critical strategic mistake

/ Amazon, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, Network Profile, Streaming Video, VOD

Two articles on the state of the industry caught my attention this week: A brilliant analysis of a key success factor for streamers from Lightshed Partners. And a ho-hum Wall Street Journal story that nonetheless captures the current investment frenzy for Unscripted productions. Nat Geo also shared an updated INCLUSION STANDARDS. Scroll down for the …

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Netflix 2023 What You Need To Know Now

Discovery Documentaries: SVP Howard Swartz reveals “The docs we’re looking for!”

/ Commissioning Process, Conferences & Markets, discovery+, Documentary TV, Funding a Documentary, Interviews, Network Profile, Panels, Pitching, Sunny Side of the Doc, Unscripted TV

Howard Swartz is the Senior Vice President Docs and Specials, Factual Networks & Streaming, for Discovery. For Sunny Side of the Doc‘s Meet the Executive session, he joined Peter Hamilton to share Discovery’s documentary strategy and key buckets. Following are session highlights, including clips of several projects that reveal Howard’s priorities. MISSION & STRATEGY What …

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Discovery Transformed by WarnerMedia: Pro’s & Cons. Winners and a Loser.

/ Amazon, Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Internet Economy, Netflix, Panels, Streaming Video, Sunny Side of the Doc, Theatrical Documentary, VOD

Three years ago, I wrote here: “Discovery must be in play after AT&T’s recent takeover of Time Warner with its Warner Bros, HBO and Turner programming assets.” (Discovery for Sale, June 20, 2018) ATT confirmed today that it will spin off its renamed WarnerMedia unit into Discovery Inc. My Initial Takeaways: 1.Discovery Transformed A leading …

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