Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Mansha Daswani

Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. She can be reached on mdaswani@worldscreen.com.

IP Owners Talk Factual FAST Rollouts

June 19, 2024

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.

Keynote: Doc Filmmaker Dawn Porter

June 18, 2024

Dawn Porter, the founder of Trilogy Films, discussed her body of work and navigating the evolving documentary landscape in her TV Real Festival keynote today.

Kathleen Finch Talks Factual Innovation

June 18, 2024

Kathleen Finch, the chairman and CEO for U.S. networks at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), discussed what’s driving viewership at the channel brands she oversees at the TV Real Festival.

Factual Distribution Superpanel Opens TV Real Festival

June 18, 2024

The inaugural TV Real Festival kicked off today with a panel on factual distribution trends featuring BossaNova’s Paul Heaney, Off the Fence’s Bo Stehmeier, Albatross World Sales’ Anne Olzmann and ZDF Studios’ Nikolas Hülbusch.

Signpost Entertainment Joins ITV Studios

May 14, 2024

Signpost Productions' network production arm, behind such shows as Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes and Deaf Away Days, is joining ITV Studios, where it will be housed within MultiStory Media.