Mansha Daswani

A recap of the news and trends in factual programming that were spotlighted at MIPDoc and MIPTV.

Universal Television Alternative Studio’s Toby Gorman, BBC Studios Natural History Unit’s Mike Gunton and series editor Holly Spearing took MIPTV delegates behind the scenes of the big-budget event series The Americas at a session today moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

Factual commissions have held up better than other genres, MIPDoc’s opening session revealed yesterday, but the segment is facing its own share of disruptive shifts, including the need to explore branded entertainment and other funding models and audiences’ desire for immersive experiences.

Documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter, founder of Trilogy Films, shared her creative processes in a MIPDoc keynote.

Former MLB players Eric Hosmer and Anthony Seratelli on their new sports-focused production company.

Jenna Millman and Juan Camilo Cruz Orrego on capturing Lionel Messi’s final World Cup experience.

Leading distributors share how they are navigating the factual business today.

A recap of 2023’s biggest news stories in the factual business.

The head of the BBC's Natural History Unit talks about using CGI and a £1 million talent-development initiative.

The BBC is halting Top Gear in the U.K. “for the foreseeable future.”