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

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 / 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 / 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 / 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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