Tag: Tom McDonald

National Geographic has opened its first-ever Creator Cohort to bring together eight emerging digital-first nonfiction storytellers focused on exploration, conservation, science and adventure.

The seven-part docuseries Pole to Pole with Will Smith, produced by Westbrook Studios, Nutopia and Protozoa, is slated to bow on January 13 on National Geographic, then begin streaming the next day on Disney+ globally and Hulu in the U.S.

National Geographic has greenlit Best of the World with Antoni Porowski, a new travel docuseries inspired by its annual Best of the World list of travel recommendations and best-selling book.

Tom McDonald, executive VP of content at National Geographic, has been named the new chair for The Grierson Trust, taking over in November when Lorraine Heggessey steps down after 11 years.

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.

Ocean with David Attenborough has been slated to premiere on National Geographic on June 7 and begin streaming on Disney+ and Hulu the next day.

National Geographic has greenlit four new unscripted series, including The Real Finding Nemo (w.t.).

National Geographic and Rex, part of Zinc Media Group, have greenlit Top Gun: The Next Generation (w.t.), a docuseries with unprecedented access to one of the U.S. Navy’s training programs.

The World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) has selected Seattle, Washington, as the host city for Congress ’23, with National Geographic as sponsor.

National Geographic and BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit have greenlit a three-part limited series that traces the rise and fall of scientist and explorer Tommy Thompson.