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 …
The U.S. Home Entertainment industry is experiencing tremendous change. New online models are coming on fast. Who are the new players? What are the revenue models? And where are the opportunities for doc producers? We invited our valued, long-time colleague Al Cattabiani to share his year-end survey, including his three big Takeaways for the non-fiction …
Which of our posts generated the biggest little buzz this year? In no particular order, here they are: ‘PITCH MEETINGS’ & ‘SINGLE DOCS’ How to Mess Up a Pitch. And Not!! MTV veteran Sohini Das shares her 5 rules for a network pitch meeting. Read here… The Shaky State of the Single Doc Economy. What …
Which U.S. Factual channels are gaining or losing prime time viewers year-to-year? Here are three highlights: A&E swoops into the #2 spot on our Factual network list, behind its big sister History. Discovery Networks has a new #3 network: ID is up 51% and knocks Animal Planet into #4. Nat Geo Channel has a lively …
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! U.S. Factual Channels, 3Q’11 versus 3Q’10. Read More »
For our Real Screen 2011 panel, we gave AETN’s Don Robert 5 minutes to nail the question of the day: What are the common elements that go into making an unscripted cable hit? by Don Robert Senior Vice President of Research, AETN We looked at some of the top unscripted series on cable in 2010 and came …
8 Ways to Create an Unscripted Cable Hit: Lessons from 2010 Read More »