Profiles

A relatively new player in the factual distribution market, TCB Media Rights was launched by Heaney, who previously served as president and managing director of Cineflix Rights. Heaney has taken the experience and know-how he gained from his time there and is now focused on building up his own company, ...

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Cédric Hazard, the head of international distribution for ARTE France, talks to TV Real about ARTE Sales, the international program-sales arm of ARTE, a public channel in Europe. ARTE Sales first began its documentary distribution activities 16 years ago. Its catalogue now contains more than 2,000 hours of factual content covering ...

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This year’s West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference (WESTDOC) is set to take place at the Landmark Theatres in Los Angeles from September 15 to 18. The fourth annual event unites a wide range of producers, directors, writers, network executives, agents and distributors from the documentary and reality arenas. It ...

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From ITV to the BBC, Channel 4 to Sky Atlantic, Twofour’s programming has made its way to all the U.K.’s major broadcasters. In the last year, Twofour produced more than 200 hours of original broadcast programming. This includes a mix of provocative documentaries, observational specials, entertainment shows, factual entertainment and ...

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For HISTORY, 2013 has already been a record-breaking year. Having made its foray into scripted in 2012 with the Emmy Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, the network followed this path with two additional smash hits. The Bible mini-series averaged 11.4 million total viewers and propelled HISTORY to number one in all ...

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The series Pregnant and Dating, which premieres May 31 on WE tv, focuses on five women looking for Mr. Right. That’s not so uncommon, women looking for love. What is unusual is that these women are pregnant and searching for love from someone other than their babies’ daddies! This unflinching ...

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Following the U.S. networks’ Upfront announcements, TV Real Weekly takes a closer look at the unscripted series making their way to prime time in 2013-14. ABC: Fans of The Lord of the Rings can look forward to the brand-new reality adventure series The Quest, which has been slated for midseason. ...

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the annual Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which is attended by a variety of filmmakers, buyers, programmers, distributors and commissioning editors from around the globe. Featuring a “Rule Breakers and Innovators” theme, the 11-day affair is set to take place in Toronto ...

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Ray Donahue, the senior VP of programming sales for Veria Living Worldwide, talks to TV Real Weekly about the demand for health and wellness content. People are constantly in search of ways to improve their quality of life, and, increasingly, are turning to natural methods to better their overall health ...

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AFL Productions is offering broadcasters a cost-effective way to monetize their late-night and other off-prime slots. The U.S. is one of the few markets in the world where broadcasters spend significant amounts of money on their post-prime-time slots. Indeed, the hours between 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m. are highly competitive ...

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