Channel Information
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)
Country Focus 101: Canada
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 profiles of CBC, CTV and Global TV. (Photo by Яick Harris CC BY SA 2.0)
Meet the UK Factual Commissioner: Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller Popular Factual, ITV
Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller Popular Factual, ITV recently outlined her commissioning needs to attendees of the Broadcast Factual Forum (March 2010). Click through to find out what’s working on ITV, what they’re looking for in Factual, and what they’re willing to pay. (Photo by Torres CC BY-SA 2.0)
Meet the Factual Commissioner: Simon Bohrsmann, Nat Geo UK
Simon Bohrsmann, General Manager National Geographic UK recently outlined his commissioning needs to attendees of the Broadcast Factual Forum (March 2010). Simon commissions across Nat Geo UK and Nat Geo Wild (natural history). Simon’s view on Nat Geo UK: The audience is male-skewing and older He gets a fair amount of his programming from Nat [...]
Cancelled: The Lens and Wild Docs, Canadian Broadcasting Company
The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) has cancelled two documentary strands: Wild Docs and The Lens. Visit Realscreen for the full article.
Fox Reality Channel becomes Nat Geo Wild
From 1st April 2010, Fox Reality Channel will cease to exist and will become Nat Geo Wild (an offshoot of National Geographic Channel), focusing on original and archive wildlife programmes.
Meet the Entertainment Commissioner: Zai Bennett, ITV
Zai Bennett, Director of Digital Channels and Acquisitions at ITV, outlined his commissioning needs to attendees of the Broadcast Entertainment Forum (as of September 2009). Zai’s View on ITV ITV2 is celebrity-led entertainment that has genuine access (Katie and Peter) or jeopardy (Jack Osbourne). Coleen, Paris Hilton etc. work well. Doesn’t want joe public fulfilling [...]
