The appeal of culinary shows is soaring among casual foodies and practiced home chefs alike.
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True-crime series remain a staple on schedules across the world, but the genre is evolving amid the changing needs of broadcasters, platforms and audiences.
Read More »Call of the Wild
New narrative and production techniques are being used in wildlife filmmaking, with messages of conservation front and center.
Read More »Staying Informed
Documentaries and specials focused on the coronavirus have been in high demand, exploring health-related aspects as well as human-interest stories.
Read More »How’d They Do That?
The latest evolutions in the diverse pop-science genre, where everything from engineering shows to motoring series are in demand.
Read More »Asia Gets Real
Ahead of ATF, World Screen Newsflash checks in with a number of factual distributors about their businesses in Asia.
Read More »Survival of the Fittest
Amid the emergence of a raft of SVOD buyers and rapid-fire consolidation among production companies, factual distributors are redefining how they do business. In some respects, there has never been a better time to be a documentary distributor. Channels, free and pay, remain committed to the genre. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu ...
Read More »Hooked on Science
Jay Stuart explores how producers and distributors are upping the stakes in science documentaries.
Read More »Natural Wonders
New perspectives and innovations are driving increased demand for natural-history programming.
Read More »Fame Game
Distributors share insights about why one-off biographies, docuseries and celeb-reality shows are filling broadcast schedules worldwide.
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