Mansha Daswani

ITN Productions is working on a fast-turnaround doc special for 5 in the U.K. about the recent Air India flight crash.

Mariana van Zeller and Cristina Costantini spoke at the TV Real Festival today, offering insights into how Muck Media, founded by five friends, has assembled a portfolio of some of the buzziest factual shows on linear and streaming, including Trafficked on National Geographic, Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful on Netflix and Sally on Hulu.

Clint Stinchcomb, the president and CEO of Curiosity, joined the TV Real Festival today to share how the company is driving gains across its SVOD, FAST and content licensing operations and weighed in on the opportunities presented by AI.

SandStone Global Productions and AR Studio Paris are developing an at-home augmented reality experience for 5's upcoming series Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with Bettany Hughes.

Exploring the unique positioning of boutique independents, TVF International’s Poppy McAlister and Albatross World Sales’ Anne Olzmann joined the TV Real Festival today to share how their outfits are making sense of the factual distribution business.

Paul Heaney, founder and CEO of BossaNova Media, discussed meeting the needs of buyers and maximizing returns to producers as day one of the TV Real Festival wrapped today.

Richard Bradley, co-founder and chief creative officer of All3Media-owned Lion Television, joined the TV Real Festival to discuss how the acclaimed outfit is navigating the opportunities and challenges in factual commissioning today.

The second edition of the TV Real Festival kicked off today with a keynote conversation with Tom McDonald, executive VP of global factual and unscripted content at National Geographic.

TVF International has landed deals with Channel 4, SVT and Viasat for the history documentary Nazi Space Race.

Hannah Wyatt has joined Tinopolis to serve as CEO of U.K. unscripted content.