Justin Anderson – Realscreen

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 ...

“Holmes on Homes” reboot among new titles on Blue Ant’s 2024 slate

Justin Anderson — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:53:58 +0000

Global producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media revealed its 2024 originals slate for its Canadian specialty TV and global FAST offerings at the Banff World Media Festival on ...

Tribeca ’23: “Rather” director Frank Marshall on news icon’s life and career

Justin Anderson — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:00:07 +0000

The new feature documentary Rather, which just had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, recounts the life and career of iconic television journalist Dan Rather, who seems ...

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 ...

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 ...

HBO slates two-part Oscar De La Hoya doc “The Golden Boy”

Justin Anderson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:10:36 +0000

HBO has set the original two-part documentary The Golden Boy, from Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas prodco and executive producer Mario Lopez, for a two-night premiere on July 24 and 25, ...

BlackStar Film Festival unveils 2023 lineup

Justin Anderson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:37:55 +0000

BlackStar Projects, which celebrates BIPOC film and artists, has announced the films selected for this year’s 12th annual BlackStar Film Festival, which will take place August 2 to 6 with ...

Prime Video greenlights NASCAR doc

Justin Anderson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:14:41 +0000

Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service has given the greenlight to a new documentary from NASCAR Studios that will chronicle NASCAR’s “Garage 56” entry at the 100th anniversary of the 24 ...

RS West ’23: “Power of Black Content” panel talks diversity and valuing your work

Justin Anderson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:51:20 +0000

About half a year since a panel at the 2023 Realscreen Summit that examined the state of Black representation in the unscripted business following the police murder of George Floyd, ...

Chris Licht out as CNN chief

Justin Anderson — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:34:47 +0000

Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday (June 7) that Chris Licht, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, has stepped down, effective immediately. The news comes on the heels of an unflattering profile ...