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Exploring the unique positioning of boutique independents, TVF International’s Poppy McAlister and Albatross World Sales’ Anne Olzmann joined the TV Real Festival today to share how their outfits are making sense of the factual distribution business.

Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has unveiled a slate of new commissions comprising over 70 hours, including new series for its linear channels and discovery+.

Paul Heaney, founder and CEO of BossaNova Media, discussed meeting the needs of buyers and maximizing returns to producers as day one of the TV Real Festival wrapped today.

Channel 4 has teamed with Tesco Mobile for the new branded entertainment series The Great British Phone Switch, slated to bow on June 19.

All3Media International has acquired the global rights to distribute a slate of new unscripted titles from the female-led indie Candour Productions.

Richard Bradley, co-founder and chief creative officer of All3Media-owned Lion Television, joined the TV Real Festival to discuss how the acclaimed outfit is navigating the opportunities and challenges in factual commissioning today.

The second edition of the TV Real Festival kicked off today with a keynote conversation with Tom McDonald, executive VP of global factual and unscripted content at National Geographic.

Ryan Reynolds, narrator of National Geographic’s Underdogs, and executive producers Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz, tell World Screen Newsflash about the origin of the series, its unique music soundtrack and what they hope viewers take away from the show.

In this digital edition of the festival agenda, you will find the full daily program and speaker biographies for the event, running virtually from June 18 to 20. Register here to receive access details.

Andrew Zikking, Loren Baxter and Stefanie Fischer showcase what's driving commissions and sales at Off the Fence.