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France Télévisions’ Documentary Strategy for 1,900 hours: An interview with Catherine Alvaresse for Sunny Side. Watch the video!

2020 July 24 2022 July 1 / 'Sweet Spots', Archive, Commissioning Process, Conferences & Markets, Documentary Production, Documentary TV, Interviews, Network Profile, Sunny Side of the Doc, Unscripted TV, Webinars, Women and Film, Workshops

France Télévisions is France’s multi-channel public broadcaster, buying 1,900 hours of documentaries / year. For a Sunny Side Meet the Executive presentation, Catherine Alvaresse shared France Télévisions’ vision. Watch my informative and exclusive conversation with Catherine Alvaresse: FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS: CATHERINE ALVARESSE Recorded June 15, 2020 Overview What is the big picture for France Télévisions? Describe …

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Smithsonian Channel’s Unscripted Strategy: What are the trends? A Sunny Side interview with Chris Hoelzl. Watch the video!

2020 July 16 2022 July 1 / 'Sweet Spots', Archive, Commissioning Process, Conferences & Markets, Documentary Production, Interviews, Network Profile, Podcast, Sunny Side of the Doc, Unscripted TV, Webinars

Smithsonian Channel is a partner of the Smithsonian Institution, and is recognized for its carefully curated factual schedule: What is Smithsonian’s documentary and unscripted strategy? What do they want? What are examples of recent trend-setters? For a Sunny Side Meet the Executive session, SVP Programming & Development Chris Hoelzl shared Smithsonian’s vision and programming priorities. …

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Channel 4 Unscripted Strategy: What do they want? What do they pay? An ‘exit interview’ with Fatima Salaria. Watch the video!

2020 July 14 2022 July 1 / 'Sweet Spots', Archive, Commissioning Process, Conferences & Markets, Documentary Production, Interviews, Network Profile, Sunny Side of the Doc, UK, Unscripted TV, Webinars, Women and Film

Channel 4 is Britain’s youth-targeted, edgy broadcast network.: What is C4’s unscripted strategy? What do they want? What are examples of recent hits? What does C4 pay for programs? For a Sunny Side Meet the Executive session, Fatima Salaria shared Channel 4’s vision and programming priorities. Fatima announced today that she is departing C4 to …

Channel 4 Unscripted Strategy: What do they want? What do they pay? An ‘exit interview’ with Fatima Salaria. Watch the video! Read More »

What producers need to know about the virtual film festivals and online markets. A podcast with Peter Broderick

2020 July 4 2020 July 4 / Commissioning Process, Conferences & Markets, Internet Economy, Panels, Pitching, Podcast, Producers' Tool Kit, Public Television, Ratings, Sunny Side of the Doc, Theatrical Documentary, VOD, Webinars, Workshops

Virtual documentary festivals and markets are here to stay! Online offerings won’t replace LIVE events after Covid. But virtual formats and features will enrich live programs and can dramatically extend their reach. Two Different Documentary Events: Distribution consultant Peter Broderick has written the definitive special report on CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen-based documentary festival. I helped with …

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PACT Webinar: U.S. Networks & Factual Producers: Get Ready for the Content Desert! with Dan Salerno and Michael Hoff

2020 May 22 2020 May 22 / Amazon, Archive, Commissioning Process, Coronavirus, Digital Video, Distribution, Internet Economy, Interviews, Operations, Pitching, Ratings, Reality Television, Streaming Video, VOD, Webinars

In a webinar moderated by PACT‘s Dawn McCarthy-Simpson, the veterans Dan Salerno and Michael Hoff joined me to explore the COVID-disrupted condition of the production and programming pipeline for U.S. Factual networks. The big question: Are we heading into a “Content Desert?” Watch the May 19 webinar or read our detailed notes here! My guests …

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COVID-19 Recovery: Picking the ‘Pawn Stars’ of the Coronavirus Recession? A Case Study

2020 March 25 2020 March 25 / Case Study, Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Network Profile, Panels, Pitching, Reality Television, Webinars, Workshops

What program or genre will be a blazing success when we make the inevitable economic recovery from these dark weeks? Well, History can teach us a lesson. I’m talking about two meanings of ‘History’: ‘The study of the past’ And A+E Networks’ History Channel. Pawn Stars While the 2008 Recession tore through consumers’ wallets and …

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Webinar: “Networked for Success: An Insider’s Guide to Making the Most of Industry Events.” January 15, 2014. 12-1:30pm EST. Register Now !

2014 January 2 2017 June 4 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Funding a Documentary, Pitching, Producers' Tool Kit, Webinars

Attending the Realscreen Summit and other premiere industry events like NATPE, MIPDOC, Sheffield, Sunnyside, and HotDocs is critical for networking and business development for non-fiction producers and networks alike… but for most, they are a major cost item and commitment of resources. When you’re investing close to $2,000 in a conference like Realscreen, and polishing your pitches and creative …

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