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Netflix & YouTube dominate viewing of streamers. End of Discovery+ as a standalone?

2021 October 19 2021 October 19 / discovery+, Disney +, Distribution, Internet Economy, Netflix, OTT, Public Television, Ratings, Streaming Video, VOD

Netflix (26% market share) and YouTube (21%) dominate viewership on connected TV’s. The launch and rollout of powerful new streamers like Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+ and Discovery+ hardly dented their dominance. Their combined share of the key measure of Time Spent dropped only 2% in 18 months. The outlook is not promising for the new …

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Ellen Windemuth discusses conservation, wildlife filmmaking and her Waterbear streamer with Season of the Osprey’s Jacob Steinberg.

2021 October 12 2021 October 12 / Case Study, Commissioning Process, Distribution, Documentary Production, Internet Economy, Interviews, Off The Fence, Osprey, Podcast, Public Television, Streaming Video, VOD, Women and Film

Industry legend Ellen Windemuth is CEO of WaterBear Network, the new free streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet. Ellen was founder and CEO of Off The Fence, and has produced more than 500 hours of programs including this year’s Academy Award documentary winner MY OCTOPUS TEACHER. In conversation with SEASON OF THE …

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Scientist Dr. Alan Poole shares the wonders of the species with Melanie Wallace for Season of the Osprey outreach campaign

2021 October 9 2021 October 9 / Case Study, Off The Fence, Osprey, Podcast, Producers' Tool Kit, Public Television, Sunny Side of the Doc

Dr. Alan Poole is a leading osprey scientist and the author of the beautifully illustrated OSPREYS: THE REVIVAL OF A GLOBAL RAPTOR. In conversation with Melanie Wallace, longtime editor of PBS’s NOVA series, Alan describes the magnificent osprey, its evolution to become a superb fish-hunter, the role of the nest, its tender raising of …

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PBS’s Bill Gardner on programming strategy, working with the NATURE series, and Season of the Osprey

2021 October 6 2022 September 21 / Case Study, Commissioning Process, Coronavirus, Distribution, Documentary Production, Interviews, Operations, Osprey, Podcast, Producers' Tool Kit, Public Television, Sunny Side of the Doc

PBS programming exec Bill Gardner helped make Season of the Osprey happen. He describes why the Osprey pitch was a winner, and how it became a successful NATURE / Love Nature co-production. This podcast launches our Season of the Osprey platform, the cenrepiece of our outreach campaign. Listen to Bill Gardner on PBS, Natural History …

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PBS Nature series launches Season of the Osprey promotion

2021 September 24 2021 September 24 / Commissioning Process, Distribution, Documentary Production, Osprey, Public Television

The WNET Group’s Nature series — celebrating its 40th award-winning year – announced the October 27 broadcast date for Season of the Osprey This blue-chip Nature special explores the life of the incredible sea raptor with a depth and intimacy never before attempted. Paul Giamatti is the narrator. I’m a proud co-executive producer of Jacob …

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Sean Bean To Narrate Osprey Raptor Wildlife Doc For Love Nature & Sky (by Deadline’s Peter White)

2021 September 15 2021 September 15 / Distribution, Documentary Production, Osprey, Public Television, UK, VOD

Sean Bean is to lend his voice to a natural history documentary about Osprey. The Game of Thrones star is narrating Osprey: Sea Raptor, a one-hour doc for wildlife brand Love Nature that will also and Sky in the UK. The film, which is produced by Love Nature and CosmoVision Media Group, tells the true …

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

2021 August 30 2021 August 31 / 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

2021 August 11 2022 July 1 / 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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