Profiles

María Jesús Pérez, RTVE’s international sales director, talks about the company's diverse factual-programming catalog.

John Walsh and his son Callahan talk about In Pursuit with John Walsh, which airs on Investigation Discovery.

World Screen recaps the major trends in the factual business in 2019.

The CEO and creative director of the U.K.’s Atlantic Productions, which co-produced National Geographic’s History of the Emirates, talks about the three-part series narrated by Jeremy Irons.

Getting your hands on stand-out, compelling, globally resonant factual specials and series is harder than ever, and aligning with key talent is paramount—a trend that was evident at MIPCOM.

Akihiko Chigono, executive director and chief of engineering at NHK, on the company's plans to step up its 8K content efforts.

As ID gears up to air the final season of Homicide Hunter, star Joe Kenda talks to about his television career.

James Bridges, co-founder and CEO of iwonder, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the documentary and current-affairs content platform.

CEO Karen Young talks about the U.K.-based distributor's curation expertise in the factual space, where true-crime programming reigns supreme.

Howard Swartz, Discovery Channel’s senior VP of production and development, talks about Shark Week 2019's 20-plus hour slate.