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Peter Hamilton’s expert analysis and context covering the development, production and distribution of documentary and unscripted content. Posts, video and podcasts since 2010.

2023

Docsville Webinar: Meet the team creating the streaming home for indie documentaries 2023 September 29
Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival: Dan Salerno Reports from Germany 2023 September 22
Nat Geo & Disney+: How They Balance Programming Strategies. A Pact Webinar 2023 September 20
LIVE Webinar: Sales Agents & Distributors. Launching a Successful Partnership. Thursday, September 14 2023 September 12
Docsville: The Streaming Home for Amazing Indie Documentaries 2023 September 12
The Music Documentary Rocks: New bios on Donna Summer, Willy Nelson and more… 2023 September 11
Meet the Experts at MIPCOM: Conversations about managing rights with Wendy Bernfeld (Rights Stuff) & Peter Worsley (Altitude Rights) 2023 September 4
GOOD MORNING AMERICA covers the making of “Diana: The Rest of Her Story” 2023 September 2
The True Crime Boom: What’s Hot in 2023? 2023 August 29
Building Impossible: Nat Geo Refreshes a Traditional Factual Genre with Hoff Productions. How They Did It! 2023 August 15
AI for Documentary Filmmakers: Rapid Advances in the Spotlight. My Webinar with Philip Shane 2023 August 10
Juan Carlos I: “Bad King” Docu-Series Wins at Berlin. Case Study Update 2023 August 1
Best of British Documentaries & Lifestyle, 1H 2023. The Top 100 2023 July 25
WB Discovery’s ID Network Orders Originals. Pact Webinar with Dan Salerno 2023 July 13
What French Viewers Like About Documentaries. CNC Study Highlights at Sunny Side 2023 July 6
Reelz Explodes into the Top-Tier of U.S. Networks. How They Did It! A Pact Webinar 2023 June 26
Nielsen Gauge: Streaming and Netflix Roll On. Latest Data 2023 June 24
Sundance 2023 and Beyond – Stark Realities, Golden Opportunities, by Peter Broderick 2023 June 8
Technical Deliverables: Chaotic Industry Practices Add to Producers’ Costs. MIPDOC Interview with Ian Cross 2023 May 28
Juan Carlos I: Downfall of a King. Interview with Producer Christian Beetz 2023 May 24
Juan Carlos I: Money, Sex, Power and the Downfall of a King. Case Study of a €2.5 Mn Docu-series 2023 May 23
Scandi Prison Reform Comes to Chester, Pennsylvania. A $600k Nordic Coproduction Case Study 2023 May 16
AI for Documentary Filmmakers: Enhancing Storytelling & Workflow. A Pact Webinar with Philip Shane 2023 May 8
Charles in His Own Words: Inside Nat Geo’s Fast Track Coronation Special. MIPDOC Case Study 2023 May 4
Sixty Years of MIP’s. Only Reiner Moritz attended every one 2023 April 25
Rupert Murdoch’s Dark Power: How His Kingmaker Father Inspired the ‘Aussie Prince’ 2023 April 23
President Awards Nation’s Highest Honor to Indie Director, DP and PBS NOVA 2023 April 12
HGTV & Food: Dan Salerno’s Program Schedule Analysis & Takeaways For Producers. A Pact Webinar 2023 March 31
Industry Trends: Stay ahead of the curve with Pact webinars: What the U.S. channels are buying 2023 March 31
MIPDOC 2023: The 25th International Documentary & Factual Co-Production Market 2023 March 29
AIDC: Local Content Quotas for Aussie Streamers. Conversations with Simon Nasht & Dan Goldberg 2023 March 21
TLC Buys Series. Dan Salerno’s Program Schedule Analysis & Takeaways for Producers. A Pact Webinar 2023 March 3
A&E & History Channel: What Are They Buying? Dan Salerno’s Program Schedule Analysis. A Pact Webinar 2023 February 20
True Crime Boom: “Sex, Lies…” and the Latest Commissions & Acquisitions 2023 February 12
Star Chasers of Senegal: Terra Mater Studios / NOVA Fast-track Copro Premieres February 8 2023 February 3
National Geographic Channel & Nat Geo Wild: What are they buying? Dan Salerno’s Program Schedule Analysis. A Pact Webinar 2023 January 30
Discovery Channel & Animal Planet: What are they buying? Dan Salerno’s deep analysis of their program schedules. A Pact Webinar 2023 January 24
Streaming services remain most popular destination for U.S. TV viewing in December 2023 January 19
Sundance 2023: $852 Million Spent on Docs That Were Not Selected 2023 January 17
David Bowie Tops Music Documentary Update. Huge Stars. Unique Access. New Footage. Mega Budgets 2023 January 12
Best Documentaries of 2022: The Picks from the Players. The Oscar Noms & More 2023 January 10
Shedding Light on the Business of the Documentary Business. 2022 Report Card. Mission for 2023 2023 January 2

2022

New Industry Trends series with Pact kicks off with Ed Hersh’s exploration of the True Crime boom 2022 December 22
Resilience Rules at World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, 2022. Impressions by Indie Producer Ruth Berry 2022 December 8
NAKED – Generation Gender: How a topical Canadian-German Coproduction Happened! Watch my MIPCOM Case Study Panel 2022 December 7
True Crime Booms: What Producers Need to Know Before They Pitch. My Pact UK Webinar with StoryCentric’s Ed Hersh 2022 December 7
STAR CHASERS OF SENEGAL: Indie Producer’s Terra Mater Studios / NOVA Copro. A MIPCOM Case Study 2022 November 23
How to Find and Manage Reality TV Stars: My Newsweek Interview 2022 November 23
S4C honors Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney for their docuseries at Wales’ World Cup sendoff on Broadway 2022 November 16
Nat Geo & Disney+: What Do They Want? And Not! Read their ‘Unscripted Creative Brief, October 2022’ 2022 November 14
Congress ’22: Inspiration & Connection in Glasgow. SOLD OUT! 2022 October 27
NEW!! How to Reach 260 Documentary Decision Makers by Sunny Side of the Doc 2022 October 25
David Attenborough’s Lasting Power #2: FROZEN PLANET II ices competition 2022 October 20
David Attenborough’s Lasting Power: UK Natural History Ratings Snapshot, 2018-22 2022 October 13
MIPCOM Case Studies. Three Revealing International Copro’s. Wednesday, October 19 2022 October 6
Love Nature Gives Back: “Chasing The Rains” and more at Wildscreen Festival 2022 October 4
Netflix Dominates: 85% of “Minutes Watched”. All Other Streamers: 15% 2022 September 23
SMART CONTENT MATTERS: Celebrate at Congress ’22 in Glasgow, November 28 – December 1 2022 September 19
CHARLES III: New British Monarch is a Documentary Patron 2022 September 13
TRUE ROYALTY: The Netflix for “super-engaged Royals fans”. A Podcast with CEO Gregor Angus (Republished) 2022 September 9
Netflix & the Streamers. What do they want? What they pay! My Show & Tell Webinar with Keith Ochwat. September 15, 1pm/PT 2022 September 8
New Trends in True Crime: Streamers are Changing the Game… What producers need to know! A podcast with Ed Hersh 2022 August 30
True Crime Boom: Recent Releases Highlight What Producers Need to Consider (Part 2) 2022 August 29
Netflix & the Streamers Put a Blowtorch to the PayTV Model. What Do the Charts Say? 2022 August 23
True Crime Boom: Recent Releases Spotlight What Platforms Want (Part 1) 2022 August 17
Is Peacock the “New Quibi?” Wall Streeters say “Stop! Put a bullet in it!” 2022 August 4
Selling Your Documentary to the Streamers: Opportunities beyond Netflix and the Big 5. Podcast with Wendy Bernfeld 2022 July 27
Streamers Spend on Music Documentaries. Big Stars. Unique Access. Sky High Budgets. $25 Million for Billy Eilish 2022 July 6
Netflix & the Rise of the Streamers: What do the Charts Say? 2022 June 24
How to Pitch Your Documentary & Reality Series to Streamers & Channels. Webinar with Steve Harris, Veteran Exec & Producer. Tues June 28, 10am/Pacific 2022 June 24
“2000 Mules”: $11+ million payday for a “stolen election” documentary 2022 June 22
Love Nature Unveils “Evolution Earth” at Sunny Side Of The Doc 2022 June 20
Season of the Osprey: How It Happened! The Development, Production & Global Distribution of a Blue Chip Wildlife Special 2022 June 3
Cannes Film Festival: Documentary Takeaways with Veteran Sales Agent Jan Rofekamp. Podcast 2022 May 31
Waterbear CEO Ellen Windemuth on conservation, community, programming and her new free streaming platform (Podcast) 2022 May 10
True Crime All the Time: Bulk Gives Way to Bespoke 2022 May 2
Netflix Bloodbath Explained (Part 2): Where’s the programming Zeitgeist? 2022 April 25
Rupert Murdoch’s Dark Power: My ANZAC Day Reflection on the How a Kingmaker Father Inspired the ‘Aussie Prince’ (Updated) 2022 April 24
Spotlight on the Netflix Bloodbath: Lessons Learned from Discovery International (Part 1) 2022 April 22
Disney Dances Ever More Closely with Disney+ and the Streaming Model! 2022 April 15
MIPTV & MIPDoc Unpacked: Serendipity rediscovered in Cannes… and more Takeaways with Dan Salerno. Podcast 2022 April 12
MIPDoc: Gédéon’s “Sagrada Familia: Gaudi’s Challenge” Case Study. Coming Soon 2022 April 12
MIPDoc Coverage: Streamers, post-pandemic demand & star names boost factual market 2022 April 7
New York WILD Film Festival: Award for Minna Dufton’s BIG vs SMALL on Saturday April 9. 2022 March 30
U.S. Cable Channels: Legacy networks retain significant if declining footprints 2022 March 23
At Risk in Russia: Soviet-Era Nuclear Icebreaker Smashes Arctic Floes… and the Budget! (Case Study) 2022 March 18
Vacation. Coming up: Dan Salerno webinar and MIPDOC 2022 February 28
The Sundance Documentary Economy: $848 Million Spent by Producers Who Miss Out 2022 February 14
FREE NETFLIX WEBINAR with Show&Tell: What the streamers want. Pitching strategy. The deal. 2022 February 13
The Truth About Netflix: Free Webinar with Show&Tell’s Keith Ochwat, February 17, 4pm ET 2022 January 30
Netflix Market Value Crashes: What does losing $50 Bn mean for producers? 2022 January 24
Top 100 UK Documentaries in 2021: Attenborough and familiar talent stand out in a 2nd troubled year of Covid 2022 January 20
Fading U.S. Channels: How steep is their audience decline in the streaming era? 2022 January 17
Need To Know for ’22 #1. Apple Hits $3 Trillion Market Cap. Tech giants extend dominance over legacy media players 2022 January 4
LAST DAYS!! Global Pitch Call for Projects. Submissions close on January 5 2022 January 3

2021

2020

2019

2018

The Rise of Netflix Increases Pressures on Producers. My Big Takeaways for 2018 2018 December 27
Happy Holidays! 2018 December 24
Distributing Documentaries & Non-fiction Programs. A Podcast with Ludo Dufour, Off The Fence’s MD for Sales & Copro’s 2018 December 14
Letters from Baghdad: A Case Study of an Archive-based Documentary With a $1.2 Mn Budget 2018 December 11
Revenues Drain from the Cab/Sat Programming Ecosystem. Part 4: Cord-cutting Accelerates 2018 December 2
Sweet Spots: Production Cost Benchmarks for U.S. Factual Networks, 2019. Save 20%. Order Now! 2018 November 26
Netflix, Prime & Hulu Audience Data: Comparing “The Grand Tour” with Their Hit, Binge-watched Scripted Series 2018 November 25
Revenues Drain from the U.S. Cable / Satellite Programming Ecosystem. Part 3: Advertising Shows Modest Decline 2018 November 12
Netflix’s Deals with Producers and its Impact on the Channels. A Podcast with John Ford, GM of the NPACT Producers’ Association 2018 November 6
Global Demand for Food Programs. A Podcast with Parrot Analytics’ Insights Director Karina Dixon 2018 November 1
Revenues Drain from the U.S. Cable / Satellite Programming Ecosystem. Part 2: Subscriber Losses for a Snapshot for 23 Channels 2018 October 31
Factual Channels Continue to Lose Distribution & Revenues. Part 1: A Snapshot with Byron Media’s Dr John Morse 2018 October 29
The Development History of NATIVE AMERICA, a $3-4 million Signature PBS Series. A Case Study 2018 October 16
Facebook Watch Delivers A Half Billion Views For Factual Producer. A Podcast with Sam Barcroft 2018 October 4
Off The Fence: Latest for Mipcom. Royals. Wildlife. Aerials. Science/Tech. Crime, and more 2018 September 28
Netflix: How Its Continuous Innovation Strategy Drives Programming Decisions 2018 September 20
Low-cost Documentary Shorts Are a Revolutionary New Tool in U.S. Democratic Party Campaigns 2018 September 12
“Death of a Nation” and the Rightwing Documentary Ecosystem 2018 September 12
Attend the SMASH Science Media Awards & Summit, Boston, September 25-27. Save $50! 2018 September 10
Trends in How Americans View, Measure and Value Programs. A Podcast with Byron Media’s Dr John Morse 2018 September 5
THE CAT REPORT: A Weekly Wildlife Soap Opera Now Available from WildEarth, the Producers of safariLIVE 2018 August 31
Anthony Bourdain: A leader in online engagement across the documentary genre. Latest research 2018 August 20
Facebook Unscripted Strategy: From “Video First” to “Video Fumble” 2018 August 9
How to Measure and Value Audiences for Unscripted Programs. A Podcast with Parrot Analytics’ Courtney Williams 2018 July 29
Hitchhiking Pays Off: Four Key Takeaways from NEWF, Africa’s Nature, Environment & Wildlife Film Congress 2018 July 28
NEWF: Peter’s Takeaways from an Excellent Week in Durban 2018 July 28
THE CLEANERS An Anti-Case Study From Berlin: UPDATE 2018 July 25
Best British Documentaries, Factual, Lifestyle & Current Affairs, 1H 2018. UK Ratings #1-100 2018 July 10
Africa’s Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress (NEWF), Durban, July 16-18. The Program 2018 July 6
THE CLEANERS An Anti-Case Study from Berlin: A $1.3 Mn Investigative Documentary Premieres at Sundance. Faces Deep Deficit 2018 June 19
Discovery For Sale? 2018 June 18
Astrid Steinmeyer: Remembering a Wonderful Friend and Colleague 2018 June 9
Program Development & Pitching Trends. Podcast with Michael Hoff 2018 June 1
The Obamas’ Output Deal With Netflix. Takeaways for Producers. A Podcast with StoryCentric’s Ed Hersh 2018 May 26
Privacy Policy 2018 May 24
Program Development and Pitching in the Online Video Economy. Takeaways from Hoff Productions 2018 May 18
Hulu: The Appetite for Documentary Viewing on the Home of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 2018 May 3
MIP Takeaways #6-12: Budget Cuts. Elvis & A-Listers. Tentpoles vs Tents. China and more… 2018 April 30
MIPTV & MIPDoc Takeaways #1-5: That Unsettled Netflix Feeling Along the Croisette 2018 April 25
Woodcut Media’s Kate Beal Shares Three Key Guides to Success: Creativity, Commercial & Collaboration 2018 April 17
LE JAPON VU DU CIEL au MIPDoc. Étude du d’une co-production 4K couronnée de succès. 2018 April 16
JAPAN FROM ABOVE at MIPDoc. Case Study of a Successful 4K Co-production 2018 April 13
MLK: The Assassination Tapes: Winning Awards by Overcoming the Challenges of Working with the Archive 2018 April 4
MIPDOC 2018 Conference Programme. Factual Attraction: Taking Non-Fiction To Premium 2018 March 24
How to Work With a Boutique Distributor. Case Study: Preparing to Sell Documentaries at MIPTV & MIPDoc 2018 March 1
Cable Distribution Snapshot: 48 U.S. Networks that Commission or Acquire Unscripted Programs 2018 February 14
Ken Burns’ ‘The Vietnam War’ Triples PBS’s Primetime Average 2018 February 2
Sundance Film Festival Selections 2018: What are the Odds for Documentaries? 2018 January 25
The Demand for Documentaries Across Online & Social Media Platforms: Recent Highlights 2018 January 16
Facebook Commission: Tom Brady Gives Intimate Access to His Private Life. “It’s Like Therapy” 2018 January 10
Best of British Documentaries, Factual & Lifestyle, 2017. UK Ratings #101-200 2018 January 7
Best of British Documentaries, Factual & Lifestyle, 2017. UK Ratings #1-100 2018 January 7

2017

PBS History Programming: Audience & Pipeline. Top 5 2017 November 28
PBS Science Audience: Top 5 Non-NOVA Series & Specials, 2015-17 2017 November 27
NOVA Tops 4.5 Million Viewers: Trends, Filters, and Recent Greenlights 2017 November 26
PBS Series Ranker: The Audience For History & Science Strands, 2014-2017 2017 November 24
Audience Ratings Information for Producers: Arming Yourself for Negotiations 2017 November 22
ARCHIVE VALLEY: FASTER, EASIER & MORE COST-EFFECTIVE RESEARCH & LICENSING. FREE ACCESS OFFER 2017 November 21
Program Tune-in is Boosted by BIG DATA plus Psychographics plus Targeted Promo’s plus Addressable TV’s. New Case Study 2017 November 12
Facebook’s Video Strategy: “Throw Lots Of Video Against The Wall. See What Sticks!” 2017 November 6
“Hands & Pans”: Tasty’s Cooking Format Burns the Food Network in the Online Video Economy 2017 October 31
Facebook Dominates While Newspaper Publishers Pivot to Video: Takeaways for Channels? 2017 October 4
MIP Cancun Co-production Matchmaking Market: Last Chance to Register for Pre-scheduled 1-to-1 Meetings with Industry Leaders 2017 September 28
David Lyle. A Wonderful Friend and Colleague. His ‘First Steps’ Remembered 2017 September 25
PBS & Natural History Programming: A Ratings Snapshot for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. 2017 September 21
Generational Switch From Cable / Satellite to Streaming Services: Pew Research 2017 September 19
U.S. Cable Channels Forecast: Dark Clouds With Silver Linings. Takeaways 2017 September 16
China Trends: 850 Million New Middle Class Video Consumers. Broadcasters Edge Back to Copro’s. SVOD Boom 2017 September 6
An Expert Challenges The “China’s Booming Middle Class” Theory 2017 September 6
Attenborough Dominates Online Audience Demand Data. U.S. / UK Top 20 for Documentaries & Factual (Q2 2017) 2017 July 28
Princess Diana: The Archive Wave. Or Wars? 2017 July 25
UK Ratings Snapshot, 1H 2017: The Sizzling 60 Documentaries & Lifestyle Hits 2017 July 19
“The Beatles: Eight Days A Week”. Fab 4 Archive Case Study at Sunny Side 2017 July 3
U.S. Factual Networks: Ten Year Viewing Trends. Sunny Side Takeaway #1 2017 June 26
Big Trends in the Internet Video Economy: Takeaways from Silicon Valley 2017 June 13
Jeremy Clarkson’s “Grand Tour” Scores Big for Amazon in Parrot Analytics’ New Measure of Cross-platform Demand For Content 2017 June 4
“The Beatles” at Sunny Side of the Doc, La Rochelle, June 19-22. Speaking Engagements 2017 June 3
U.S. Networks: Subscriber Decline Is Modest But Steady 2017 May 30
The LOST Kennedy Home Movies – Unlocking an Archival Treasure for History U.S. 2017 May 29
Donald Trump and the Rightwing Documentary Ecosystem 2017 May 23
M研究院|Facebook原创内容将至，美国内容行业的反应是…… 2017 May 16
Facebook Originals Are Coming! Update: What Will They Pay? 2017 May 8
Facebook Originals Are Coming! 2017 May 8
Cezame: Your Partner in Creating Music for Documentaries 2017 May 5
Netflix: Licensed and Not Original Shows Dominate the SVOD Giant’s TV Streams 2017 May 2
ITVS: $191+ Million Spent on Independent Productions Since 1990 2017 April 25
MIPDoc Takeaways: Here Comes Amazon Prime, The Big Disrupter of the Video Industry 2017 April 23
MIPTV Takeaways: International Distribution Contracts: What’s New? 2017 April 10
MIP CHINA: Chinese Majors Are Seeking Coproduction Partners. Hangzhou, May 23-25 2017 April 7
AIDC #2: Australia’s Documentary Conference Was A Winner / Updated 2017 March 30
Coproduction: A Growing Trend in Factual. MIPDOC Panel Preview 2017 March 19
AIDC: Australian International Documentary Conference. Post #1. The Guardian’s Filters & Deals 2017 March 6
Titles: How To Win In The New Programming Arms Race 2017 March 1
“Who The F*@% Is Frank Zappa?” $1.1 Mn Pledged. Kickstarter Documentary Record Smashed 2017 February 20
More on Facebook’s ‘Video-First’ Strategy and Exec Hires. Apple Sits on Fence 2017 February 14
GRAMMY FOR BEST MUSIC FILM: “The Beatles: Eight Days A Week”. Fab 4 Archive Case Study 2017 February 12
Realscreen Takeaways: Documentary Budgets, Facebook Strategy, China’s New Buyers, and More 2017 February 8
Inmigración 411: A Timely Spanish-language Public Television Series On Immigration Law 2017 January 30
UK’s Fantastic 50 Documentaries, 2016. Plus 25 Lifestyle Hits. The Brexit Predictors. And More! 2017 January 18
“Hamilton’s America”: A Snapshot of the Television, Digital & Social Media Audiences for a PBS Hit 2017 January 12
VR: Disillusionment at CES Las Vegas / Science Producers’ Congress Takeaway #1: VR is a Big Bust 2017 January 9
Sundance Film Festival 2017: What Are The Odds for Documentaries? 2017 January 6

2016

Amazon Prime Video Undercuts Netflix in Worldwide Rollout 2016 December 20
Happy Holidays! 2016 December 18
Science Congress Takeaway #3. LIVE! Leads ‘What’s the Buzz!’ Cab/Sat Model Looks Fragile 2016 December 18
Science Congress Takeaway #2. Megyn Kelly and Living in Dangerous Times 2016 December 16
U.S. Presidential Election 2016: Why Polling Missed the Mark. Trump’s Secret Research Weapon 2016 December 13
The Rightwing Documentary Producers Who Are Shaping Trump’s America 2016 December 1
WCSFP: Where to Drink, Eat and Swim in Hipster Stockholm. Plus Designer Shopping, Museums and more… 2016 November 26
The Fidel Archive Case Study: Inside a PBS / NGC International Coproduction 2016 November 26
The Archive Comes Back in the ‘Post-Schedule Documentary Economy’. Interview with Peter Hamilton & Tom Jennings for Footage.net 2016 November 12
WildLIVE! Crocodiles Attack. Blue Whales Surface. Real Time Takeaways from Wildscreen 2016 November 1
Facebook Video: Most Watched Publishers, September 2016 2016 October 25
mipcom Takeaways: Ten Tips for Working with a Distributor 2016 October 18
WildLIVE! Comes to Wildscreen, Bristol 2016 October 5
Takeaways: Choppertown and the Wild West of Facebook Video (3 of 3) 2016 October 3
The Online Video Revolution Comes to SMASH: Trends & Insights from Nielsen 2016 September 22
Digital Video Landscape: “Producers Out! Tech-savvy Marketers In!” 2016 September 9
Choppertown Rides Facebook Video to Earn Multiple Revenue Streams (2 of 3) 2016 August 29
Very Sad News: Mercury Media’s Tim Sparke 2016 August 26
Choppertown: A Model Facebook Network with 2.0 Million Friends. (Part 1 of 3) 2016 August 23
Reality TV’s Hidden War: Legal Battle with Discovery Highlights Rising Tensions (Variety) 2016 August 22
Amazon, Netflix & Nat Geo: Notes from the ‘Post-Schedule’ Documentary Economy 2016 August 12
SMASH: Celebrating the Best Science Media, Boston, September 20-22 2016 August 10
UK’s Fabulous 50 Documentaries + Factual, 1H 2016: The Brexit Predictors 2016 August 2
Meet the Budget Whisperer: A Production Budget Template for a Documentary Special, 2016-17 Edition 2016 July 28
The Future of Video & the Internet: The Year of Live! Millennials, China, Shifts in Adspend, and More. 2016 July 22
UK TV: ‘Generation Gap’ Widens. Viewing Time Drops. Ofcom Annual Report 2016 July 14
Facebook Live. A Fatal Shooting Marks a Historic Tipping Point for Video 2016 July 12
Sunny Side Takeaways: BREXIT Strands Projects, EC Payback Time, 4K Picks Up, China, SVOD and More… 2016 June 28
SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2016: HBO’s Sheila Nevins, Sharp Minds, Original Thinkers, VR & Artificial Intelligence 2016 June 25
探索通信的估价过高？华尔街分析师最新言论全解析 2016 June 17
“Discovery Communications Is Over-valued.” Wall Street Analysis & Takeaways 2016 June 13
ITN Source Short Film Competition: Three Finalists 2016 June 10
Vale Brian Beaton, Documentary filmmaker, advocate, and friend 2016 June 9
Amazon Video Direct, the ‘Netflix Killer’? Analysis and Takeaways 2016 May 19
ACSIL Footage Expo, New York, June 9 2016 May 18
A Producer at Risk: Siberian Budget-buster! The Takeaways (Case Study 2/2) 2016 May 14
A Producer at Risk: Soviet-Era Nuclear Icebreaker Smashes thru the Arctic… and the Budget! (Case Study 1/2) 2016 May 13
MIPDoc Takeaways: A Video Interview for China’s Unscripted Marketplace 2016 May 13
Advertiser-funded Programming. The Factory Media Case Study: ‘The Indestructibles’ Reaches 34 Million 2016 April 26
Amazon Prime Challenges Netflix With Monthly Subscriptions / SVOD Shakes Up Aussie Viewing 2016 April 18
小公司如何备战MIPTV？小型纪录片公司Windrose案例分享。 2016 April 14
ABC Australia Restructures: Dramatic Rise of Digital Viewing 2016 March 24
AIDC VOD Takeaways (1/2): The VOD Boom and ABC Australia 2016 March 20
MIPDOC 2016: Moderating Panels on Online Originals + History Trends. Juror for Tokyo Docs Pitch 2016 March 14
Documentary & Reality Case Studies: 21 Projects From Concept through Development to Delivery 2016 March 12
新兴的YouTube Red如何抢夺付费点播市场? 2016 February 22
YouTube RED: A New SVOD Pipeline for Documentary & Unscripted Commissions 2016 February 21
Realscreen Summit 2016: A Takeaway – The Financial Model The Channels Are Leaving Behind 2016 February 16
2015英国真实类节目TOP 60：世界终究是视频点播的 2016 February 15
2015英国真实类节目TOP 60：世界终究是视频点播的 2016 February 15
Documentaries are back. A report on Realscreen Summit 2016 by Jesus Chavez 2016 February 10
Nat Geo 3.0: ‘Challenger Disaster’ Premiere Ratings 2016 February 6
How To Win £1000: ITN Source launches Short Film Competition 2016 February 5
AIDC Melbourne 2016: Don’t Miss an Exciting Program + Networking. My Two Panels 2016 February 4
UK Factual Hits: The Sizzling Sixty for 2015 2016 January 29
In Ebola’s Wake: Case Study of a High-risk, Fast Turnaround Documentary 2016 January 27
Nat Geo Takes The Archive Global. Case Study: ‘Challenger Disaster: The Lost Tapes’ 2016 January 22
Al Jazeera America Closes. Other Quality Channels That Folded 2016 January 14

2015

David Attenborough’s U-Boat Explores the Great Barrier Reef for BBC1 2015 December 29
Five Takeaways from Guangzhou Doc Fest 2015 / Asian Side of the Doc 2016 Announced 2015 December 20
Harry Butler: The Aussie Talent Who Helped Build Discovery Off the Backs of Snakes and Lizards 2015 December 16
Happy Holidays! 2015 December 14
Successful Factual, Documentary & Reality Projects Revealed: 18 Detailed Case Studies, from a $40 Mn Box Office Hit to Passion Docs 2015 December 11
Ten Takeaways for Creating a Successful Fundraising Trailer 2015 December 9
AIDS: ‘The Rise of the Killer Virus’ A Case Study of an International Co-pro Event 2015 December 1
Nearly $3M for a Blue Chip Citizen Science / Crowdsourcing Series from NSF! Coming to WCSFP Vienna… 2015 November 23
Nat Geo 3.0: Reorg + Takeaways / Showtime Ups Docs 2015 November 20
Hoff Productions: An Independent Producer Manages the Ups and Downs 2015 November 18
Blackfish: Proof That Documentary Can Be a Powerful Force for Change 2015 November 12
Donald Trump: Reality TV’s Presidential Candidate Rides ‘Earned Media’ to the Nomination 2015 November 9
National Geographic Society: Layoffs Prior to Expanded Partnership with Fox 2015 November 5
Marlon Wayans: Celebrity Documentary. ‘Sweet Micky’, The Fugees’ Pras Michel & Winning Slamdance 2015 November 1
MIPCOM Takeaways: VOD Is Hot Business Along the Croisette 2015 October 30
The Dramatic Shift in U.S. TV Viewing: A Conversation with Dr. John Morse about the Nielsen Data 2015 October 28
POV Revealed (2/2): The Filters & Selection Process. What Are Your Odds of Success? 2015 October 12
CNEX Chinese Doc Forum 2015: Standouts & Prizewinners 2015 October 5
Inside PBS’s POV Documentary Strand (1/2): How Many Greenlights? The Fees? Budgets? And Rights? Plus Changes at the Top 2015 September 30
Kickstarter Success Stories: The Win/Loss Rate and Payoff Amongst 13,049 Launched Projects 2015 September 24
$859,425! The New Kickstarter Record for a Documentary Is Set by a Nerdy Science Film! 2015 September 18
Marlon Wayans: Celebrity Reality. Inside the Successful Launch of a Reality Production Company / Updated 2015 September 17
16 and Pregnant: Can Reality TV Promote Positive Social Change? 2015 September 1
Sunny Side Videos: Select Trends in China, U.S., Germany, Singapore, Asia, Europe, South Africa, Taiwan, France and More 2015 August 25
UK Viewing Snapshot: The Highest-rated Program for 40+ Networks 2015 August 19
UK Ratings: Top 50+ Documentary & Lifestyle Programs in 2015 2015 August 11
Citizens United: Rightwing Documentary Studio With Zero Hits But a Huge Home Run 2015 August 6
The Sunny Side Vibe: More Takeaways from South Africa, Beijing & Taiwan, Australia and France 2015 August 4
BBC Storyville’s Nick Fraser Speaks Out at Sunnyside. Plus Yves Jeanneau, Mette Hoffman and Ove Jensen 2015 August 3
“Go Watch Cable TV!” How Parents Punish Kids Today 2015 July 24
“Binge-viewing is the New Normal.” And It Hurts Reality TV – TiVo Research 2015 July 10
比尔·盖茨与《拯救世界的一针》: ——为史密森频道制作特别纪录片的经验之谈 2015 July 7
A 4K Conversion & Social Media Unlock Value from the Archive. The Story of “Every Face Has a Name’ 2015 June 16
The Business of the Documentary & Unscripted Business. Thirteen Case Studies 2015 June 11
OnScreen Manitoba Leads a Delegation of Producers to Sunnyside of the Doc 2015 June 8
ITN Source Short Film Competition for Archive Specialists. Three Finalists. £1,000 Prize. Winner Announced at Sheffield Doc / Fest 2015 May 27
China at MIPTV: Profile Shrinks, But Size Tells Another Story. Greenlight Back On 2015 May 20
Discovery Founder John Hendricks Launches SVOD Factual Service, CuriosityStream. Meet President Elizabeth Hendricks North at MIPDoc 2015. 2015 May 15
MIPDoc Takeaways: Copro Model Under Fire. Aussie Financing Solutions 2015 May 10
传统电视人“Netflix恐慌症”怎么破？（下） 2015 April 29
传统电视人“Netflix恐慌症”怎么破？（上） 2015 April 29
为纪录片投入250万美元 2015 April 8
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav’s Compensation in 2014: $156 Million 2015 April 6
Thessaloniki Takeaway #3. Video: Trends in the Documentary Distribution Business by Jan Rofekamp, Films Transit International 2015 March 31
Thessaloniki Takeaways # 2: Leo Dicaprio Builds His Resume. The False Hope of NETFLIX 2015 March 29
ITN Source Short Film Competition, in Association with Sheffield Doc/Fest & Audio Network / £1,000 Prize 2015 March 20
On BBC4: ‘The Polio Story: The Vaccine That Changed The World’ Triples Average Audience for its Slot 2015 March 15
MIPDoc Panels: ‘Going Global & Digital’ / ‘Getting Funders + Incentives’ 2015 March 13
ITN Source & DocumentaryTelevision.com Announce Sponsor Partnership 2015 March 10
Condolences Following Copenhagen Attacks / EDN Docs in Thessaloniki Master Class, March 19 2015 February 16
From New York Times: CCTV, China’s Propaganda Tool, Finds Itself at Center of Antigraft Drive 2015 February 15
Asian Side of the Doc, Xiamen, March 17-20, 2015. Connecting with the Asian Factual Market 2015 February 9
Realscreen 2015. Ten Takeaways: More Delegates. Snow-zilla. Uncertainty. Scale. Humble. Fear. Back to Content? Diversity. 2015 February 6
Super Bowl by the Second: The Top 10 Commercials from TiVo Research 2015 February 3
Independent Lens Spends $2.5 Million on Docs: The Mission, Filters, Budgets, Rights & Submission Process 2015 February 1
ITVS Profile: $170+ Mn Spent on Indie Production since 1990 2015 February 1
Prepping for Realscreen: How to Target and Pitch the Buyers 2015 January 25
2014英国热播电视节目回顾 2015 January 23
Realscreen Panel: Formula for a Hit… Audience Research and the Program Greenlight Process 2015 January 19
Why Are US Cable Ratings Falling? Getting Back to Win-Win for Programmers, Advertisers and Producers! 2015 January 19
UK: A Selection of Top Documentary & Unscripted Programs in 2014 for 50 Channels 2015 January 13
Baking is Hot: The Top 50 UK Factual & Lifestyle Programs for 2014, Plus Takeaways 2015 January 5
World Congress: 5 Takeaways from Hong Kong 2015 January 2

2014

A very Happy New Year to all our readers! 2014 December 17
纪录片《The Rise of the Killer Virus》案例研究（下） 2014 December 16
纪录片《The Rise of the Killer Virus》案例研究（上） 2014 December 16
我们很荣幸地向您介绍2015阳光纪录片大会全球纪录片决策者手册 2014 December 10
Public Television Funding: Comparison Across 18 Western Countries 2014 December 10
Nonfiction Producers Association (US) at DISCOP Africa 2014 November 25
DISCOP AFRICA 2014: A Bustling and Optimistic Event. Videos & Takeaways 2014 November 13
彼得•‬汉密尔顿：戛纳新风向 2014 November 10
美国公共电视网PBS 正接连获得成功 2014 November 10
PBS Comes Back: Beyond the Super-hits ‘The Roosevelts’ & ‘Downton Abbey.’ A Lesson for History? 2014 November 6
South African Delegates come to WCSFP, Hong Kong 2014 November 3
‘Pitching in the Rain’ … MIPCOM Takeaways 2014 October 21
France’s CNC: Centre National du Cinema et de l’Image Animee. 700+ Mn Euros for Cinema & Television. How Much for Docs? 2014 October 10
Le Rendez-Vous: Elegance and Access to Buyers on the Clifftops in Biarritz 2014 October 3
CNEX: Takeaways from the Chinese Doc Forum, Taipei (CCDF-5) 2014 October 1
美国公共电视网品牌纪录片栏目POV透视 2014 September 20
Leftfield Entertainment Snapshot, Networks Served (2 of 2) 2014 September 14
GZDOC Guangzhou & WCSFP Hong Kong: Close Proximity, Collaboration and Joint Discount 2014 September 14
World Congress of Science & Factual Producers Relocates to Hong Kong 2014 September 5
Leftfield Entertainment: The Snapshot After the Acquisition, 2014 (1 of 2) 2014 September 4
China’s Documentary Channel Financial Problems: More Context 2014 August 8
CCTV9-China Doc Channel Exec Arrest. My Takeaways: ‘Flies’ vs ‘Tigers’ or ‘Elephants vs the Grass’ 2014 August 3
China Corruption Bust: CCTV9 Doc Channel Director Liu Wen Arrested for Programming Graft 2014 August 1
真人秀节目制作公司的暴利时代：从 2万美元到 4.5亿美元 2014 July 25
UK Nonfiction Hits, 2014: Beckham Bends One Into the Top 10 2014 July 24
Sunnyside of the Doc Takeaways: #1 The ‘Non Anglo-Saxons’ Lead the Way 2014 July 15
US Unscripted Networks: How Many Homes Reached? Trends & Takeaways. Debut for the Smithsonian Channel 2014 July 2
South Africa Workshops by ATFT / nfvf Documentary Funding Spotlight 2014 June 21
International Documentary Buyers’ Guide, 2014-2015. 160+ Key Contacts. Out Now! Save 20% 2014 June 4
South Africa: ATFT’s Sunnyside of the Doc 2014 prep workshops in Durban, Cape Town & Johannesburg 2014 June 3
Australia on the ‘Threatened Public Television System’ List. Takeaways for Doc Creatives 2014 June 2
How Do Networks Select Programs? A Veteran Executive’s Ten Secrets. And How Producers Can Respond 2014 May 21
Eleven Reasons Why ‘Preferred Producers’ Earn Repeat Commissions From Multiple Networks 2014 May 15
Who’s Hot? ID’s ‘Pulp Faction’ and Other Unscripted US Network Winners, 1Q 2014 vs 1Q 2013 2014 May 12
国际趋势:美国真实节目峰会实况 2014 May 8
ITV Studios to ‘Pawn Stars’ Producer: “You’re worth US$450 Million!” 2014 May 8
单集纪录片市场前景如何？ 2014 May 5
How Much? The ‘Rule of Thumb’ for Co-pro’s, Acquisitions and Pre-sales by Off the Fence’s Bo Stehmeier. A MIPDoc 2014 Highlight 2014 May 5
Canada’s Non-fiction Channel Ranker: A Snapshot of Discovery, History, Nat Geo and More… 2014 May 2
China’s Communist Party Bans DocumentaryTelevision.com. More ASD/Chengdu Takeaways 2014 April 29
China’s Doc Boom: Beijing Rejects Reality TV in Favor of Classic Documentaries. What’s the Deal? 2014 April 22
CCTV10: The Sizzle from China’s Science & Culture Channel, Reaching 136 Million Daily 2014 April 1
MIPDoc: Over 1,300 programmes are waiting to be discovered 2014 March 30
Flight Data Visualization: 30,000 European Flights in 2 Marvelous Minutes 2014 March 14
Barack Obama Special Issue: President Launches Nat Geo’s “Cosmos” / Update of “2016 Obama’s America” and its $40+/- Million Payday 2014 March 9
“Gravity” Wins Oscars! But Failed to Lift Off at Science Producers’ Congress in Montreal. Why? 2014 March 4
“Gravity: Where’s the Story & Characters?” A Comment from Paul Gasek 2014 March 3
彼得话2014年纪录片的流行趋势 2014 February 24
2014″亚洲阳光纪录片大会“：抓住最后机会提交您的提案，参加”最佳提案竞评“ ！抢先看： “研讨会”与“工作坊” ！ 2014 February 20
The British Invasion: Takeaways from a UK Indie on How to Get and Keep a Slice of the American Unscripted Television Pie 2014 February 17
Realscreen Takeaways: Location. Efficiency. Quants. Guts. Brits. Agents. Reality Overload? 2014 February 8
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! 4Q 2013 Snapshot of US Nonfiction Networks 2014 February 4
Al Jazeera Documentary Arabic: What’s the Strategy? And the Deal? 2014 January 20
‘Butterflies’ Doc to Gross $40+ Million. Trends in the Giant Screen Market. Nat Geo’s All Time Top 5 Hits 2014 January 17
Asian Side of The Doc # 5, Chengdu, China 18-21 March 2014 2014 January 16
The Myth of the ‘Cord-Cutting Implosion’ 2014 January 9
US Networks: How Many Homes Reached? Which Ones Are Gaining Or Losing Distribution? 2014 January 6
EDN Launches Two New Industry Calendars 2014 January 4
CINE Golden Eagle for ‘A Shot to Save the World’ 2014 January 2
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

2013

“How Audience Research Can Make or Break Your Pitch” Realscreen Masterclass 2013 December 21
IDFA Amsterdam: Seven Key Success Factors at This Year’s Documentary Pitch Forum 2013 December 16
‘What’s The Buzz?’ Takeaway # 2 from Science Producers’ Congress, Montreal. With Links and Clips for the Hot Shows 2013 December 9
Chinese Documentary Smashes Crowd-funding Record. Takeaway #1 from Science Producers’ Congress 2013 December 8
ATF Singapore: Peter’s Five Picks for 2014 2013 December 5
Chinese Media Excited About “A Shot” Produced by Steeltown Entertainment for the Smithsonian Channel, and Featuring Bill Gates 2013 December 4
U.S. Non-fiction Networks: Who’s Hot? Oprah’s OWN is the Hottest of them All!! / Real Screen Workshop 2013 December 2
The LOST Kennedy Home Movies – Unlocking an Archival Treasure 2013 November 22
UK Factual Hits: Behind the Success of the #2-rated Series ‘Countryfile’ 2013 November 18
UK Factual Viewing 2013. Keywords: Big Audiences, Quality, Eclectic, Blue Chip Wildlife, History, and More 2013 November 11
Independent Lens: The Curators’ Vision & Commissioning Process (2/2) 2013 November 7
Independent Lens: Nearly $2.5 Million for Indie Docs. How Many? How to Get It! What are the Odds? (1/2) 2013 October 31
‘A Shot to Save the World Premiers on the Smithsonian Channel for World Polio Day’ – Michael Rose in Huffington Post 2013 October 28
A SHOT: Five Takeaways on Executive Producing a Special with Bill Gates for the Smithsonian Channel 2013 October 22
Fired by the Food Network: ‘A Final Toast to Emeril Live’ by Allen Salkin 2013 October 17
MIPCOM 2013 Takeaways: Cracking the Cannes Market #1 2013 October 15
‘A SHOT TO SAVE THE WORLD’ Premieres Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 8PM ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel. Peter Hamilton is Co-Executive Producer 2013 October 3
Case Study: ‘BESA: A ‘Passion’ Theatrical Doc Project (2/2) 2013 October 3
Case Study: ‘BESA: The Promise’ – An Established Nonfiction Producer Carries off a ‘Passion’ Theatrical Project (1/2) 2013 September 30
我是吳汰紝… 2013 September 29
The Unreal Rise of Reality Television – Huffpo Covers Our Soldout WESTDOC Master Class 2013 September 25
野生动物类电视节目报告: 全球的趋势将是什么? 2013 September 20
Rocking the Producers’ Master Class at Westdoc 2013 2013 September 16
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! U.S. Factual Channel Audiences, 2Q’13 vs. 2Q’12 2013 September 13
The Future of Wildlife Television: Interviews from Wild Talk Africa (3/3). Key Trends in Austria, France and South Africa 2013 September 3
The Future of Wildlife Television: Interviews from Wild Talk Africa (2/3). The Rise of the UK Agent 2013 September 3
The Future of Wildlife Television: Interviews from Wild Talk Africa (1/3) 2013 August 28
Kickstarter Case Study: Left Turn Films’ 1st Campaign Earns $6,000. Their 2nd: $246,000! How Did They Do It? (2/2) 2013 August 22
Kickstarter Case Study: Left Turn Films’ First Campaign Earns $6,000. And Their Second $246,000!! (1/2) 2013 August 15
Wild Talk Africa: Moderating, Presenting and Networking 2013 August 9
WESTDOC Producers’ Master Class: Built for Success – Developing and Producing Non-Fiction Programming in Today’s Environment 2013 August 4
单集纪录片市场前景如何? 2013 August 1
Wild Talk Africa, Durban 2013 July 19
Webinar: Getting to Greenlight: Five Key Success Factors for Non-fiction Producers 2013 June 14
Sunnyside of the Doc: Access, Networking and Valuable Information! 2013 June 11
MTV Veteran: “My Pitching Secrets. The Top 5 Mistakes Producers Make. And How to Avoid Them!” 2013 June 10
NEW!! International Documentary Buyers’ Guide 2013. Available Now!! 2013 June 3
戛纳电视节集粹 2013 June 1
Inside PBS’s POV Strand (2/2): The Filters, Selection Process, Timeline & Decision-makers 2013 May 7
Inside PBS’s POV Strand (1/2): How Many Docs? The Fees? Budgets? And Rights? 2013 May 5
非虚构类电视节目的三大等级 2013 April 30
A New Online Research Tool Takes Cost & Risk Out of the Program Development Process 2013 April 28
Documentary Fundraising: 10 Key How-to’s for Creating a Compelling Pitch Video 2013 April 22
Manitoba: A Skilled Production Community Backed by Generous Tax Credits 2013 April 19
Discovery Communications’ $1.2 Billion Spend on Programming: CEO David M. Zaslav on Strategy, Prospects & More 2013 April 17
MIPDoc Takeaways: Access for Vancouver’s LaDiDa Media / Latest on China’s CCTV-9 Documentary Channel and the ‘Pivot’ to Europe 2013 April 14
Video: Frontiers in Archive: “MLK Assassination” / Smithsonian Case Study, MIPDoc 2013 2013 April 10
Free-to-Watch Online Documentary Content: The Top 15 Aggregators. What’s the Business Model? 2013 April 2
An Aussie / ABBA Love Doc is a Case Study in ‘How Local Can Trump Global.’ PLUS: Screen Australia’s $15+ Million for Docs 2013 March 27
What Do UK Viewers Watch? Top 100 Factual Programs: Broadcast, 2H 2012 2013 March 22
‘The Unscripted Entertainment Vine’ from Nat Geo Channels CEO David Lyle 2013 March 19
The Intersecting World of Reality TV: 100+ Series Boiled Down to 10 Overlapping Categories 2013 March 19
Takeaways from AIDC: The Australian International Documentary Conference 2013 March 7
Industry Leader Interviews, AIDC 2013 2013 February 25
What Did UK Viewers Watch? Top 100 Factual Programs: Digital, 2H 2012 2013 February 25
Discovery Canada: What do they want? How many hours? Who’s watching? 2013 February 25
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not!! U.S. Factual Channel Viewing, 4Q’12 versus 4Q’11. Takeaway: ‘Discovery Looks Snappy!’ 2013 February 12
Sundance Film Festival Success Stories: What Are the Odds for Documentaries? 2013 February 6
‘How Do Networks Evaluate Pitches?’ H2, ZDF, CNN, Smithsonian, Nat Geo / Video 2013 January 31
US Nonfiction Networks: A Useful Chart of Enterprise Valuations, Including Discovery, A+E, Scripps, Nat Geo & Others 2013 January 23
2013年非虚构类电视节目全球大趋势 2013 January 23
What is the Value of the US Nonfiction Channel Sector? 2013 January 6
Nonfiction Trends for 2013, 3/3: “Peter’s Picks” for Asia Television Forum, Singapore 2013 January 3

2012

How to Succeed at the IDFA Doc Pitch Forum, 2/2. Plus: ‘The NY Times’ on the Rise of Thom Beers’ Reality Empire 2012 December 19
How to Succeed at an International Documentary Pitch Forum: IDFA Takeaways, 1/2 2012 December 13
What’s the Buzz? More Hot Trends / 13 Clips from Science & Factual Producers’ Congress, 2/3 2012 December 7
What’s the Buzz? Takeaways from the Science & Factual Producers’ Congress,1/3 2012 December 5
Ovation: The US Niche Channel Dedicated to ‘Artists’. Budgets are Expanding. What Are the Sweet Spots? 2012 November 20
制作人如何向电视台提案？（一） 2012 November 19
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! US Nonfiction Cable Networks, 3Q 2012 vs. 3Q 2011 2012 November 15
The Talent Whisperer #2: ‘Our Secret Weapons’ / Marrying Up (with Mark Burnett) / What’s Next? 2012 November 8
‘The Talent Whisperer’ (#1): The Pitching History of Bio’s ‘Celebrity Ghost Stories’ 2012 November 4
Should a Content-driven Producer Attend MIPCOM? Takeaways from the Cannes Market (#2) 2012 October 24
Takeaways from the Cannes Market: MIPCOM 2012 (#1) 2012 October 18
成功框架 (四): 分析美國著名電視台的 “甜蜜範圍” 2012 October 5
The Pitch Process for Reality Series and Your Odds of Success (#2) 2012 October 5
What are Your Chances of Getting from 1st Pitch to Series? / NEW: Profile of a ‘Super-Preferred Producer’ 2012 September 23
The ‘Pawn Stars’ Reality Boom: Leftfield Pictures Snapshot, 2012. How Many Hours? Channels? What’s Next? 2012 September 14
成功框架 (三) : 电视频道的 “甜蜜范围” 是什么? 2012 September 6
NEW: International Documentary Buyers’ Guide 2012 / Buyer Profile: SBS Australia 2012 August 27
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! U.S. Factual Channel Audiences, 2Q’12 vs. 2Q’11 / Shark Week Secrets 2012 August 17
Discovery vs Nat Geo vs History. Race for UK Gold, Part 3. How Far Behind Broadcast? Plus: Our New Global Doc Buyers’ Guide 2012 August 9
What did UK Viewers Watch before the Olympics? Part 2. ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Wins Gold 2012 August 5
UK Viewers: What Did They Watch before the Olympics? Part 1: Top 100 Factual Programs, 1st Half, 2012 2012 August 2
成功框架 (二): 提案是商业循环的过程 , 不是直向过程 2012 July 27
U.S. Nonfiction Producers: Where Are They Located? Mostly in LA? Maybe! 2012 July 26
Silverdocs Takeaways: ESPN Makes a Play, Trailer Tips, Learning from Reality, and More… 2012 July 19
Sunnyside of the Doc Takeaways: Giant Screen Doc Grosses $126 million, China Local TV Explosion, Smithsonian Channel Presents, ‘SongbirdSOS’ Takes Prize! 2012 July 16
Success Frameworks for China’s Factual Market: # 1, The Four Primary Filters for a Reality TV Concept 2012 June 21
成功的框架（一） 2012 June 14
History’s ‘Hatfields’ Blasts A+E Several Laps Past Discovery Networks! 2012 June 3
欢迎 2012 May 29
Anatomy of a Documentary Pitch Event: Toronto’s Hot Docs Forum 2012, Part 3 2012 May 18
How to Succeed at a Documentary Pitch Event: Toronto’s Hot Docs Forum 2012, Part 2 2012 May 15
How to Succeed at a Documentary Pitch Event: Toronto’s Hot Docs Forum 2012, Part 1 2012 May 11
Outlook for US Factual Channels: Stress? Or Stress Fractures? 2012 May 7
Documentary Film Funds: Their Missions. How to Find Them! (Part 2 of 2) Outside North America 2012 May 3
Documentary Film Funds: Their Missions. The Filters. How to Find Them! (Part 1 of 2) North America 2012 April 30
Takeaways from MIPDoc & MIPTV: #1, China Makes a Really Big Statement – Croisette Resembles Bund 2012 April 24
Asia Side of the Doc: Five Big Takeaways from Tokyo 2012 March 28
A Blue Chip Science Case Study from Japan: NHK’s $6.5 Million “Cosmic Shore” 2012 March 19
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! U.S. Factual Channel Audiences, 4Q2011 vs 4Q2010 2012 March 16
OWN: A Scorecard for the Discovery / Oprah JV – “1/1/11 Plus 1 = Minus $0.5 Billion” 2012 March 13
AIDC: Takeaways from the Australian International Documentary Conference. #1, China Sends a Message 2012 March 9
Australia: Rich in Coal and the Flat White Lifestyle. But What About Factual Commissions? 2012 March 7
CGI: Five Big Trends in Graphics for Factual TV 2012 March 1
History Makers Panel (2 / 2). Italy’s Rai – A Success Story. Q&A: H2’s Demo’s, Dramatizations & More 2012 February 28
History Makers Panel (1 / 2). H2: The Brand, Mission & Pipeline. How Open to Pitches? Rai Educational 2012 February 23
What Did Brits Watch in Huge Numbers? Factual FY’11 (#1-35) 2012 February 11
After the Realscreen Reality Gold Rush / What Do Brits Watch? High Quality Docs in Prime Time! Top UK Factual FY’11 (#36-70) 2012 February 7
Singapore’s Delegation Comes to History Makers & Realscreen. Takeaway: “Access Forges Strategy” 2012 January 28
It’s Pitch Season!!! Should you ‘Marry Up’? Prepping for History Makers & Realscreen (Part 2 / 2) 2012 January 25
Independent Lens Under the Microscope (3/3): Which Indie Docs Are Sharing $2.5 Mill for 2012 Season? 2012 January 20
It’s Pitch Season! Your Prep Work for Sundance, History Makers and Real Screen (Part 1 / 2) 2012 January 16
Memo to Reality Talent Hopefuls: No BINGO! from Networks / China Doc Boom? 2012 January 10
China Rips Reality TV. Docs on the Rise! / History Conference: Great Access & Savings 2012 January 3

2011

Social Television Summits: Five Takeaways for Factual / Great Access to Commissioners at History Makers Summit, NYC 2011 December 28
The Big Trends in Home Entertainment. What Does It Mean for Docs? / Great Discount at History Conference in NYC 2011 December 21
2011’s Noisiest Moments from DocumentaryTelevision.com / Big Discount for History Conference 2011 December 18
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! U.S. Factual Channels, 3Q’11 versus 3Q’10. 2011 November 20
“Women Stay Home!” The Message at YouTube’s Game-changers Conference 2012 2011 November 2
U.S. Cable Networks: What do Males want? Content? Or Entertainment? Who’s delivering which? 2011 October 26
$100+ million for Wildlife Programs. What do Channels Want? What’s after 3D? Report from Jackson Hole 2011 October 20
MIPCOM: What I Learned at the Cannes Market. Reality vs Co-pro’s. BRICs Rising. Facebook Next? + Sales Takeaways 2011 October 17
How Do Networks Evaluate Pitches? Coverage Case Study: “O.C. Gaffer” 3/3 2011 October 12
How Do Networks Evaluate Pitches? Coverage Case Study: “O.C. Gaffer” 2/3 2011 October 5
How Do Networks Evaluate Pitches? Coverage Case Study: A&E’s Stephen Harris and “O.C. Gaffer” (1/3) 2011 September 28
The State of the Single Doc Economy. 5 Takeaways from IFP’s Independent Film Week 2011 September 25
Discovery’s New Velocity Channel: What Do Rich Men Want? What’s the Sweet Spot? Plus: Who’s Next for a Re-name? 2011 September 20
U.S. Factual Networks Scorecard: Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! 2Q11 versus 2Q10 2011 September 13
Ten Negotiation Secrets of the Pawn Stars 2011 September 8
Bravo: First Straight. Then Gay. Now Rocked by a Reality Suicide. What’s New? How Many? Who’s Producing? 2011 September 1
UK Viewers: What Do They Watch? Top Factual Programs, 2011 YTD 2011 August 30
Ovation Is Rising: What Are The Filters? How Many Hours? What Do They Pay? 2011 August 17
The Plimpton! Kickstarter Crowd-funding Case Study. Part 3: Ten Takeaways / Results. Singapore MDA Workshop 2011 August 9
The Plimpton! Kickstarter Crowd-funding Case Study. Part 2: The Campaign 2011 August 5
The Plimpton! Kickstarter Crowd-funding Case Study. Part 1: The Backstory 2011 July 28
U.S. Distribution. More Cord-cutting: What Does it Mean for Programmers? 2011 July 22
Sunnyside of the Doc: U.S. Network Trends. Who’s Paying for 3D Production? 2011 June 29
Cord-cutting: Data or Tea Leaves? / ‘Pawn Stars’ Dominates / ESPN: ‘More Docs, please!’ / $10K Development Prize 2011 June 18
What is the Impact of 3D on Factual Budgets? 2/2 – Graphics, Post, Deliverables & Takeaways 2011 June 11
3D versus 2D/HD: What’s the Impact on Budgets? Part 1 – Field Production 2011 June 10
Secrets of Unscripted / Documentary Television: Twelve Popular Reports 2011 June 5
Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc. – Correction 2011 June 3
‘The Bible’ 3/3: A Meditation on the Costs of the Signature Docu-drama and Scripted TV Series 2011 June 1
History Refreshes ‘The Bible’. Creation Theory #2 2011 May 31
History Channel Refreshes ‘The Bible’. Creation Theory #1 2011 May 26
The Sundance Channel: Redford Fading. The Filters? How Many Green Lights? Which Producers? 2011 May 22
U.S. Factual Networks, 1Q 2011: Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! 2011 May 13
Hot Docs Adds a Hogwarts Touch to the Pitch Session Format. Oprah’s OWN sent to the ER. Why Reality? 2011 May 8
A+E Networks Showers Its ‘Preferred Producers’ with Valuable Information, Luxury and RESPECT! Why? 2011 May 1
‘Pawn Stars’ 4/4: Leftfield Puts Casting Under a Microscope 2011 March 29
POV: The PBS Doc Strand Announces the 2011 Schedule 2011 March 20
Australian Co-pro: Dino Stampede – An ABC Commission Triggers a Cascade of Tax Benefits and International Licenses 2011 March 2
Case Study: Globe Trekker’s Business Model for a Deficit-financed Public TV Series (2/2) 2011 February 26
Case Study: ‘Globe Trekker’ and How a Deficit Financed Travel Series Became a Winner for PBS and Pilot Productions (1/2) 2011 February 19
8 Ways to Create an Unscripted Cable Hit: Lessons from 2010 2011 February 12
U.S. Cable Networks 2010 Scorecard: Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! 2011 February 9
Network Deliverables: Tape trends? Audio. Archive tips. How to avoid pitfalls! (3/3) 2011 February 5
Network Deliverables 2/3: Impact of New Platforms like iTunes; Workflows; Metadata; Frame Rates … and More 2011 January 23
Network Deliverables 2/2: Impact of New Platforms like iTunes; Workflows; Metadata; Frame Rates … and More 2011 January 23
Ford’s $50M for Docs; Discovery Fit & Health; OWN Picks 3; Alaska is Hot! Discovery Nets Restructured 2011 January 19
Network Deliverables: What are they? How are they evolving? Why they matter! (1/3) 2011 January 16
Memo to Reality Talent Hopefuls: No “Bingo!” from Network Deals. How to Blow a Pitch at History! China Doc Boom? 2011 January 10

2010

Documentary vs Reality TV: Who’s Winning the ‘Battle of Google Books’? 2010 December 18
Cord-cutting: How Serious? What Does it Mean for Channels and Producers? 2010 December 15
NEH (U.S.) Awards Grants for Documentaries 2010 December 13
3D Comes to Dresden: Where to Next? 2010 December 9
U.S. Channels: Where are the Producers Located? 2/2 2010 November 28
U.S. Channels: Where are the Producers? 1/2 2010 November 24
Sarah Palin’s Alaska: Peaked? Discovery’s China Government Deal: Hmmm! 2010 November 19
Oprah’s Documentary Club Picks Three More: How Many Slots Left? What are they Paying? 2010 November 17
HBO Documentary Films’ VP Lisa Heller at Sheffield: “We look for observational films that are action-packed” 2010 November 14
TLC’s ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ / More Takeaways from Sheffield 2010 November 12
Wall to Wall’s Alex Graham at Sheffield Doc / Fest: What Do US Broadcasters Want? How Much Do They Pay? Who? 2010 November 10
Canada / U.S. Coproductions: Extending the Tax Benefits of ‘Twinning’ 2010 November 7
U.S. Factual Networks: Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! 2010 November 1
Our ESPN Tour / MTV After Jersey Shore: Going Scripted? / ‘Indecency’ Tops TV’s Morality Cops 2010 October 28
A Preferred Producer: Hoff Productions between Basement and Buyout (Part 2/2) 2010 October 24
Discovery 3D Friends Wildlife; Netflix Soars; BBC Cuts 2010 October 22
A Preferred Producer: Hoff Productions between Basement and Buyout (Part 1/2) 2010 October 19
U.S. Cable Networks: Which Ones Commission Factual? How Many Homes Do They Reach? 2010 October 13
PBS Gets the Jitters: Rumble or Earthquake in LA? 2010 October 11
The Documentary Channel: Cash Positive and a Sweeter ‘Sweet Spot’ 2010 October 1
The Style Network: Clear Brand + Distribution Upside, Backed by Family Revenues of $36+ Billion! 2010 September 26
‘How to Make Capitol Hill Work for You’ — A Congressional Aide’s Guide for Documentary Filmmakers 2010 September 26
Paley Center’s Max Robins Interviews DocumentaryTelevision.com 2010 September 22
Why Marry Up with Pilgrim? A ‘Super-Preferred Producer’ at WestDoc 2010 September 20
How to Pitch & Sell Your Project. A&E, #3/3. “Seven Key Takeaways” 2010 September 10
How to Pitch and Sell Your Project to a Network. A&E, #2/3. “Death is the Ultimate ‘High Stakes’” 2010 September 6
How to Pitch and Sell Your Project to a Network. Case Study: A&E, Part 1/3 2010 September 1
Discovery Doubles Up On OWN The Oprah Winfrey Network. Why? 2010 August 25
The Preferred Producer System: Credit for Credits / ‘Preferred’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Forever’! 2010 August 21
Preferred Vendors: Multiple Commissions / Multiple Networks. Why? 2010 August 16
Payday for Snooki & The Sitch – What Do MTV’s Reality Stars Earn? 2010 August 1
Oprah’s Documentary Club: The Red Carpet for Julia, Forest, Goldie, Gabriel & Mariel 2010 July 28
Fair Use: Expanding Opportunities for Documentarians 2010 June 20
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network’s Documentary Club – Is it a Game-changer? 2010 May 12
The Emerging ‘Sweet Spot’ for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network 2010 May 5
3D: How Hot? And How Much? (2010) 2010 April 21
How Nat Geo Channel Commissions Programs. Case Study: Nat Geo Explorer 2010 April 15
What Does National Geographic Channel Pay for Programs? 2010 April 7
Recap: What is the ‘Sweet Spot’? 2010 April 2
How Do A&E and Bio Networks Develop New Programs? 2010 March 24
What Does AETN’s Bio Channel Pay for Programs? 2010 March 17
What Does History Pay for Programming? 2010 March 10
What Does A&E Pay for Programs? 2010 March 3
Discovery’s Digi-Nets: What Do They Pay for Programs? 2010 February 25
What do Discovery’s ‘Big Four’ Networks Pay for Programming 2010 February 18
Welcome 2010 January 23

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Thessaloniki Takeaway. Video: Trends in the Documentary Distribution Business by Jan Rofekamp, Films Transit International 2015 March 30
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The Funding Workshop – MIPDoc 2013 2013 April 22
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