The message at sold-out Realscreen 2012 was “Welcome to the Reality Gold Rush!” The vibe was all business. It was an honest industrial experience that had more in common with a trip to Arkansas to pitch Walmart than with the fading glamour of the international program development process at, say, MIP. The hotel was locked down …
Sunnyside rang our belle for conviviality, access and solid new business Much has been written about a tide of Anglo-Saxons flowing from La Rochelle to South Yorkshire after Sheffield Doc/Fest rescheduled from autumn to late spring But the seats of any non-attending Americans and Brits were taken by an impressive wave of delegates from Sunnyside’s …
Sunnyside of the Doc: U.S. Network Trends. Who’s Paying for 3D Production? Read More »
What Can We Learn From Cord-cutting Studies? Cord-cutting data are dissected like sacrificial offerings by the high priests of our industry: This week, a study by The Diffusion Group found that heavy Netflix streamers are beginning to recognize that they are watching less pay-TV As a result, they are more disposed to cutting pay-TV What’s …
This week, we ask three questions: Which producers are getting the repeat commissions? Who gets commissions from multiple U.S. networks? And why? The Data We created lists of producers who earned commissions for new and returning programs from Discovery Networks, including the digi-nets, as well as AETN and Nat Geo Channels. Our sources were: Upfront press …
Preferred Vendors: Multiple Commissions / Multiple Networks. Why? Read More »