Editor & Associate Publisher, World Screen

January 18, 2019 Top Stories

Twofour Inks Deals in Canada, LatAm, Europe

January 18, 2019

Ahead of arriving at NATPE Miami, Twofour has announced deals across Canada, Latin America and Europe totaling some 130 hours of factual and fact-ent content.

January 18, 2019 Top Stories

Smithsonian Aligns with Blue Ant for International Expansion

January 18, 2019

Smithsonian Networks is aligning with Blue Ant Media to expand the distribution of the Smithsonian Channel in the Asia Pacific, Turkey, Israel, the Middle East and Africa.

January 9, 2019 Top Stories

iflix Rolls Out First Original Doc

January 9, 2019

iflix has premiered its first original documentary, Bangkit: 11 Days That Changed A Nation, chronicling the days leading up to the 2018 general election in Malaysia.

January 2, 2019 Profiles, Top Stories

2018: The Year in Factual

January 2, 2019

World Screen looks back at some of the biggest stories in the factual content business last year.

December 6, 2018 Top Stories

Gusto Inks Korean Deal on Flour Power

December 6, 2018

Gusto Worldwide Media's baking series Flour Power is headed to South Korea via a deal with UMAX announced on the first day of ATF.

November 20, 2018 Top Stories

Discovery, Inc. Content Joins Pluto TV

November 20, 2018

The free streaming service Pluto TV has signed a non-exclusive, multiyear content deal for a range of library shows from six Discovery, Inc. channels.

November 20, 2018 Top Stories

Twin Peaks Origin Story Optioned by Part2

November 20, 2018

Part2 Pictures has optioned the rights to develop the upcoming true-crime title Blonde, Beautiful and Dead: The Murder Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks into a docuseries.

November 14, 2018 Profiles, Top Stories

Bringing History to Life: America in Color

November 14, 2018

David Royle, executive VP and chief programming officer at Smithsonian Networks, and Nick Metcalfe, executive producer at Arrow Media, discuss the critically acclaimed series.