Channel Information
Country Focus 101: Spain
Next in our tour around the world, we’re visiting Spain for an at-a-glance guide to their TV channels. (Photo by maesejose CC BY 2.0)
Country Focus 101: Sweden
We’ve already taken a brief look at TV channels in Norway, Australia, Canada and The Netherlands. Now it’s time for an at-a-glance guide to the Swedish TV landscape. (Photo By Let Ideas Compete CC BY SA 2.0)
PBS Diversity and Innovation Fund Call for TV Proposals – Deadline Wednesday 15th September
PBS has put out a call for proposals for a new immersive, multiplatform TV series that covers areas such as science, history, travel, natural history and exploration. Proposed series should appeal to a racially and ethnically diverse audience of 40-64 year olds in the USA. They should be developed for primetime with 10 episodes at a cost of less than $375K per hour. PBS will start accepting proposals from Monday 26th July, 2010 and the deadline is Wednesday 15th September, 2010.
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Country Focus 101: Norway
We’ve already taken a brief look at TV channels in Australia, Canada and The Netherlands. Now it’s time for an at-a-glance guide to the Norwegian TV landscape: NRK, TV2 and TVNorge. (Photo by By Dmitry Valberg CC BY 2.0)
New UK TV Channel: Vintage TV
Vintage TV is launching on Freesat and Sky on 1st September 2010 in the UK. The channel is aimed at viewers 50+ and will feature programming on music, pop culture, fashion and trends from 1940 through the 1980s. CEO: David Pick Head of Production: Teresa Watts Programme and Music Consultant: Phil Swern Business Development Director: [...]
New Strand: ID Films, Investigation Discovery
US cable network Investigation Discovery (ID) is launching a new documentary strand for independent documentary in August 2010. The new strand is called ID Films and will transmit documentaries that investigate and explore US crime and punishment. For example: Cropsey - doc that examines the case of five missing children in Staten Island – a [...]
Meet the Commissioner: Diana Howie, Commissioning Editor, ITV Daytime and Factual
Diana Howie, Commissioner Daytime and Factual, ITV recently outlined her commissioning needs to attendees of an event run by Women in Film and Television. (Photo by Torres CC BY-SA 2.0)
Going, Gone: Sky Real Lives
BSkyB is shutting UK channel Sky Real Lives in summer 2010 after three years on the air in order to concentrate on Sky1 and Sky2. Source: C21
Country Focus 101: Australia
With the football World Cup in full swing in South Africa and the upcoming (30th June – 1st July) Televisual Intelligent Factual Festival has a new international focus this year, it’s time for us to look abroad to some international broadcasters. This week we’re looking at Australian channels; previously featured were Canada and The Netherlands. Click through to read the at-a-glance channel profiles of ABC, Seven and Nine. (Photo by Linh rOm CC BY 2.0)
Country Focus 101: The Netherlands
The football World Cup has just kicked off in South Africa and the upcoming (30th June – 1st July) Televisual Intelligent Factual Festival has a new international focus this year, so it’s time for us to look abroad to some international broadcasters. This week we’re looking at Canadian channels; also coming up are Australia and The Netherlands. Click through to read the at-a-glance channel guide. (Photo by O Paisson CC BY 2.0)
