The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference opens in Glasgow on October 31, bringing urgency to the race to save our planet.
Documentary commissioners, producers and distributors have responded with lots of new orders.
Does global warming have the urgent audience appeal of programs that address hot button issues like true crime, gender, and social & racial equity?
Read more in this month’s News Roundup, a Sunny Side of the Doc / Documentary Business partnership.
Documentaries explore our planet in crisis
- ITV, BBC unveil climate commitments, education ahead of COP26 // Realscreen
- YouTube: Sustainability-themed series highlights expanding originals slate // Realscreen
- Netflix: Together for our Planet: une nouvelle collection Netflix de programmes axés sur l’environnement: // Netflix (ENG/FR)
- Disney+: Greenlight for Greenland doc with Free Solo talent from Plimsoll // Realscreen
- Google, YouTube to prohibit ads and monetization on climate denial content // Axios
- Rupert Murdoch and Climate Change Denial: Powerful media magnate’s editorial switch has consequences beyond his News Corp // SMH
- «Une fois que tu sais»: Emmanuel Cappellin s’attaque aux changements climatiques // Le Blog Documentaire (FR)
Read more stories of the month here…
