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Documentary Business

Documentary Business
Peter Hamilton Consultants, Inc
Documentary Business
Peter Hamilton Consultants, Inc

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Netflix Dominates: 85% of “Minutes Watched”. All Other Streamers: 15%

2022 September 29 / Amazon, Apple, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix

Analysts LightShed Partners published a noteable pushback to the gloom surrounding Netflix‘s outlook. Remember that investors savaged Netflix, whose market cap has lost around two thirds of its its peak valuation. This tracker tells the story: Wall Street turned sour on Netflix for a cascade of factors including: Stalled subscriber growth. Questions about the quality …

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Netflix & the Streamers. What do they want? What they pay! My Show & Tell Webinar with Keith Ochwat. September 15, 1pm/PT

2022 September 26 / Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, Peacock, Webinars, Workshops

How do you figure out what the streamers want? The volatility of the streaming ecosystem is hard to navigate. What was true a year ago has changed. You need to know how your film fits within the ever-evolving streaming world. WEBINAR I will be joining distribution expert, Show&Tell’s Keith Ochwat next Thursday for a special …

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New Trends in True Crime: Streamers are Changing the Game… What producers need to know! A podcast with Ed Hersh

2022 September 26 / Amazon, Apple, Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, Peacock, Podcast, True Crime

Ed Hersh is a veteran channel executive who spent years at A&E, Court TV, and Investigation Discovery as one of the architects of their True Crime programming. He is my fellow New York-based, senior consultant, and has his own company now, StoryCentric, which advises networks and producers on their development, pitching and storytelling strategies, with a …

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True Crime Boom: Recent Releases Highlight What Producers Need to Consider (Part 2)

2022 September 26 / Amazon, Apple, Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, Peacock, Streaming Video, True Crime

With Worst Roommate Ever, we continue our coverage of the True Crime genre in Part 2 of Camran Shealy’s snapshots survey of 20+ recently announced or released  projects. Read Part 1 here, including The Tinder Swindler and more. And here below is Part 2… My Podcast, Webinars + MIPCOM Workshop New Trends in True Crime: …

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Netflix & the Streamers Put a Blowtorch to the PayTV Model. What Do the Charts Say?

2022 September 26 / Amazon, Apple, Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, OTT, Peacock, Ratings, Streaming Video, VOD

There’s a mixed bag of stories revealed in the charts that caught my eye during this rather slow Summer month. Bottom line: The shift to streaming is gathering pace: consumers are putting a blowtorch to the “melting icecube” of legacy broadcast and cable media. The data asks a big question:  Do Discovery, Peacock, Paramount, and …

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True Crime Boom: Recent Releases Spotlight What Platforms Want (Part 1)

2022 September 26 / Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Netflix, Peacock, True Crime, UK

The True Crime genre earns ever more attention — and greenlights, from platforms worldwide. My editorial associate Camran Shealy surveyed recently announced or released True Crime projects, summarizing of 20+ of them here. Everyone’s doing it: commissioners include Netflix, Discovery+, Peacock, ARD Germany and hulu. Netflix dominates Camran’s selection, as expected given its nearly $20 …

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Is Peacock the “New Quibi?” Wall Streeters say “Stop! Put a bullet in it!”

2022 September 26 / Amazon, Commissioning Process, Digital Video, discovery+, Disney +, Internet Economy, Netflix, OTT, Peacock, Streaming Video, VOD

Influential Wall Street analysts Lightshed Partners report that NBCUniversal has spent $2.5 Billion on its Peacock streaming service. And what has it got? Peacock subscribers are stuck at around 14 million. There were zero subscriber gains for the recent quarter. Peacock lags far behind its competitors Netflix (221 million subscribers), Disney+ (138 Mn), HBO Max (77 …

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Selling Your Documentary to the Streamers: Opportunities beyond Netflix and the Big 5. Podcast with Wendy Bernfeld

2022 July 27 / Amazon, Apple, Commissioning Process, discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Netflix, Pitching, Podcast, Streaming Video, VOD

WENDY BERNFELD is a highly respected, veteran executive who has enjoyed industry-leading roles in film, PayTV, SVOD , international co-production and distribution. She is the Founder and Managing Director of the Amsterdam-based RIGHTS STUFF CONSULTANCY. In our absorbing conversation, she shares her detailed, practical knowledge about how to identify and sell to the many platforms …

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