History – Realscreen

Extra: TCA cancels summer press tour; Phil Gurin’s TGC GE hires int’l sales agents

Andrew Jeffrey — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:06:53 +0000

TCA cancels summer press tour The Television Critics Association has canceled its 2023 summer press tour due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. In a statement released on Friday (June ...

Bell Media, Corus Entertainment add to 2023-24 slates

Andrew Jeffrey — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:41:17 +0000

Several new unscripted and reality series were unveiled this week, as part of Upfront presentations from leading Canadian media companies. Ahead of its 2023 Upfront presentation on Thursday (June 8), Bell ...

A&E expands ‘Secrets of’ franchise

Andrew Tracy — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:29:57 +0000

A&E Network has revealed two new docuseries in its ‘Secrets of’ franchise that are slated to debut this summer, alongside a second season of the net’s hit title Secrets of ...

Tribeca ’23: “Kiss the Future” filmmaker on doc about U2 and power of art amid Siege of Sarajevo

Andrew Jeffrey — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:46:45 +0000

It was witnessing the rise of extremist nationalism around the world in recent years that inspired filmmaker Nenad Cicin-Sain to embark on a documentary project that eventually became his new ...

Extra: Abacus sells “Savage Waters” for UK/Ireland; Monte-Carlo TV Fest reveals doc prizes

Andrew Tracy — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:24:03 +0000

Abacus sells adventure surfing doc Savage Waters to Tull Stories for UK/Ireland Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has locked a deal with UK distribution and exhibition outfit Tull Stories for the feature-length ...

Sales round-up: Cineflix Rights, Media Ranch, TVFI close content deals

Andrew Jeffrey — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:23:50 +0000

Cineflix Rights locks North American content deals Cineflix Rights has closed a raft of content deals from North American producer partners in the lead-up to Realscreen West 2023, which begins on ...

Extra: Banijay’s “The Fifty” for Telemundo; DCD Rights closes CEE sales

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:18:28 +0000

EndemolShine Boomdog producing Banijay format The Fifty for Telemundo in U.S. Banijay has revealed more details about the upcoming U.S. Hispanic edition of The Fifty for Telemundo, after the Spanish-language network ...

HBO slates Sundance doc “The Stroll” to mark Pride Month

Justin Anderson — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:04:57 +0000

HBO and Max have set a June 21 premiere for The Stroll, the Sundance-premiering doc about transgender sex workers in New York’s meatpacking district, as part of its programming for ...

CBC unveils “Pottery Throw Down” adaptation, new docuseries for 2023-24 slate

Andrew Tracy — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:16:44 +0000

Canadian pubcaster CBC has unveiled its 2023-24 programming slate, which includes a new factual entertainment format and four original docuseries. Debuting in winter 2024, The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down (8 ...

Exclusive: Big Media locks pre-sales for WWII series “Hitler’s Secret Missions”

Andrew Tracy — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:03:14 +0000

International non-fiction producer and distributor Big Media has embarked on a new WWII investigative series, Hitler’s Secret Missions. Production is now underway in Slovakia, and Big Media has already closed ...