Mansha Daswani

The group president of Investigation Discovery (ID), American Heroes Channel and Destination America shares the keys to ID’s success.

The executive producer and co-founder of indie outfit Lucky 8 TV provides an inside look at the logistics of making the A&E series.

LONDON: BRITDOC has signed on to co-fund up to four BBC documentaries a year as part of a three-year partnership with the public broadcaster.

AUCKLAND: New Zealand broadcaster Prime has licensed a package of factual and documentary titles from BBC Worldwide, including Planet Earth II.

NEW YORK: North American nonfiction producers have ranked HISTORY and A&E as their top cable networks to pitch to and work with, according to a new survey.

TOKYO: Fuji Television is gearing up to air a documentary chronicling the Pokémon GO phenomenon that includes interviews with the mobile game's developers.

SINGAPORE: Silver Wolf International is working with EnMedia to launch a food channel, and has inked a new co-pro and co-investment pact with FiTA Studios.

The demand for factual content, from lifestyle fare to high-end docs, remains high across Asia.

The company's CEO talks about some of the changes under way in Asia’s factual business.

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media has announced three new development projects, including one following influential social media millennials.