Mansha Daswani

First We Feast, which produces the hit online show Hot Ones, has been sold by BuzzFeed to a consortium led by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management for $82.5 million in cash.

At MIPCOM, FAST remained a vibrant area of opportunity for factual content distributors.

Little Dot Studios has reached a deal with ProSiebenSat.1's Studio71 to bring the free streaming channels Real Stories Germany and Real Crime Germany to JOYN.

Arthur Smith, the chairman and CEO of A. Smith & Co. Productions, offered up a big-picture view of the state of reality television in the U.S. as the TV Real Festival came to a close today.

GRB Media Ranch’s Sophie Ferron, TVF International’s Poppy McAlister and Woodcut Media’s Kate Beal, who also chairs the Association of True Crime Producers, told TV Real Festival delegates about the trends shaping the business of crime docs.

A classicist who specializes in ancient Rome, Mary Beard offered up insights on presenting history fare at the TV Real Festival.

Fred Black, principal analyst at Ampere Analysis, showcased how unscripted content has fared over the last two years and looked at the challenges for the sector on the final day of the TV Real Festival.

ORF-Enterprise’s Armin Luttenberger, Terra Mater Studios’ Berend Dreier and PBS Distribution’s Joe Barrett discussed trends in wildlife distribution at the TV Real Festival.

Autentic’s Patrick Hörl, Cineflix Rights’ Mike Gould and Blue Ant Media’s Jamie Schouela shared their insights on launching and programming factual FAST channels as the TV Real Festival continued today.

Day one of the TV Real Festival wrapped with NBCUniversal Entertainment’s Corie Henson and Rachel Smith discussing the group’s strategy for game shows, lifestyle and docs.