People/Biz – Realscreen

Canadian media vet Mark W. Johnston to head RiverRock Films unscripted team

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:48:49 +0000

L.A.-based production company RiverRock Films is launching a new unscripted division, RiverRock Real, which will be led by veteran executive producer, writer and director Mark W. Johnston. “RiverRock has long anticipated ...

RS West ’23 wrap-up: Taking charge in times of challenge

Realscreen Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:14:22 +0000

Two themes emerged as dominant during the myriad panel discussions held at Realscreen West in Dana Point last week: navigating the challenges of a volatile entertainment industry, and exploring opportunities ...

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 ...

Fremantle UK names new MDs for Naked and Thames labels

Justin Anderson — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:55:00 +0000

Fremantle UK has announced two internal promotions to fill the vacant managing director slots for its unscripted labels Naked and Thames. Tom O’Brien, current acting managing director of Naked, has now ...

Janelle Wookey wins 2023 Propelle Content Accelerator for Women

Barry Walsh — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:20:15 +0000

Janelle Wookey, an award-winning Red River Métis writer-producer and co-founder of Wookey Films, has been named the winner of the 2023 Propelle Content Accelerator for Women. Created and developed by Everywoman ...

RS West ’23: AI panel shows potential applications in unscripted entertainment

Andrew Jeffrey — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:30:27 +0000

One of the most hotly discussed concepts in entertainment is artificial intelligence and how it could affect the way viewers take in entertainment. But many are still trying to understand ...

RS West ’23: “Trends in Unscripted” panel explores where industry is headed

Justin Anderson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:27:50 +0000

An opportunity to hear producers and buyers talking about where they think the unscripted world is going is always a hot ticket, and the Realscreen West 2023 panel “What We’ll ...

RS West ’23: “Big Questions” panel spotlights plight of the “little guy”

Andrew Tracy — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:27:25 +0000

While hot buttons like the WGA strike and AI did get pushed somewhat early on, as the Realscreen West panel “The Big Questions … and Some Answers” progressed it became ...

Intuitive Content forms copro partnership with Hotdish Productions

Justin Anderson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:25:13 +0000

U.S.-based documentary and unscripted television prodco Intuitive Content has announced a co-production deal with branded production house HotDish Productions to develop long-form content for global brands. The partnership is aimed at ...

CBS Studios production head Kevin Berg departs

Andrew Tracy — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:19:25 +0000

Kevin Berg, a 25-year veteran of CBS Studios, is departing from his post as senior executive VP of production, as part of Paramount Global’s restructuring and centralization of its television ...