Profiles

Epic drama series, mini-series and TV movies were the bread and butter of Power’s catalogue for quite some time. Recently, however, the U.K. indie has been making a name for itself in the factual arena. The company officially debuted its non-scripted catalogue at MIPTV this year, and has been steadily ...

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Joy Rosen, the co-founder and president of Portfolio Entertainment, talks to TV Real Weekly about the company’s foray into producing factual content. When Portfolio Entertainment entered the television-production market, kids’ programming was its sweet spot. It began with live-action shows for children, then expanded into animation, and, eventually, into the ...

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The superstorm that recently battered the U.S. East Coast has spurred a number of fast-turnaround documentaries. A late-season post-tropical cyclone swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the U.S. just a couple of weeks ago, leaving in its wake a path of destruction. The phenomenal meteorological force, ...

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Channel Profile: Smithsonian Channel Programming Strategy ACQUIRED TO ORIGINAL RATIO: About 30 percent acquired.The remainder is original or co-produced. SIGNATURE BRANDS: The Real Story, Aerial America, Air Disasters, Mighty Ships, 9/11: Day That Changed the World. SCHEDULING: Programming largely revolves around air and space, science and nature, culture, history and ...

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WEBSITE: www.3net.com SENIOR PROGRAMMING EXECUTIVES: Tom Cosgrove, President & CEO Tim Pastore,VP, Development & Production Mark Ringwald, Director, Acquisitions & Scheduling GENRE: Mostly nonfiction, plus movies and kids’ fare, all in 3D. “We’re looking to be the leader in 3D,” says Tom Cosgrove, the president and CEO. “What we’re striving ...

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The last six years have seen considerable growth at Global Agency. The Istanbul-based outfit, founded by Izzet Pinto, started with entertainment formats, focused on “formats that create buzz.” The company then began to add films and drama series to its slate. Now, the company is entering the factual arena, with ...

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Rita Mullin, the senior VP of content strategy at Discovery Fit & Health, tells TV Real about her programming remit at the network, which has been drawing viewers with shows about pregnancy, medical mysteries and more. TV REAL: What are some of the shows or blocks that have been particularly ...

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Once a destination purely for forecasts, information and updates, The Weather Channel has been upping its entertainment factor with the addition of original programming. “The Weather Channel started producing original content when we launched Storm Stories as our first prime-time series in 2003,” says Bob Walker, the executive VP and ...

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TV Real Weekly recaps highlights from this year’s edition of MIPDoc and the deals that followed at MIPTV. Ahead of the official start of MIPTV, around 700 delegates from the factual community were on hand for MIPDoc. Commissioning editors, buyers and executives from digital platforms and social networks joined together ...

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OWNERSHIP: YLE Finnish Broadcasting
 SENIOR EXECUTIVES: Lauri Kivinen, Director General, YLE
 Tarmo Kivikallio, Head of International Program Acquisitions, YLE LAUNCH DATE: August 2001 LANGUAGE: Finnish and English
 GENRE: Culture, education and science, plus movies
 TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC: Viewers 10+
 HD FEED?: No
 AVAILABILITY: Finnish DTT, plus cable and satellite distribution Programming ...

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