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Participant rehires CNN Films exec to head up documentary content
Participant has rehired CNN Films exec Courtney Sexton to oversee all of the company’s documentary…
CNN+ snags Ethan Hawke’s Woodward & Newman doc
US-based news network CNN has picked up The Last Movie Stars, Ethan Hawke and Martin…
‘The Lost Sons’ execs on finding creative partnerships & compelling characters
CNN Films and Raw’s latest factual collaboration, The Lost Sons, debuted on CNN yesterday and…
Factual round-up: Arte & Canal+ among raft of TVF deals in France; Fremantle takes ‘Dreamland’ global
French nets buy TVF’s Negotiators Franco-German cultural channel Arte has secured rights to Venus: Death…
‘Three Identical Strangers’ creators CNN Films & Raw re-team for new investigative doc
CNN Films in the US and UK factual Raw have re-teamed to co-produce The Lost…
CNN Films & BBC jointly commission Covid-19 vaccine doc
CNN Films in the US and UK pubcaster the BBC have jointly commissioned a feature…
News round-up: Keshet closes factual sales; Fox prepares ‘Game Of Talents’; CNN to air US VP doc
Keshet closes factual sales Broadcasters across Europe, Asia and Australia have picked up a range…
CNN Films boards SpringHill’s ‘Dreamland’ doc about Tulsa race riots
US-based CNN Films has come aboard Dreamland: The Rise And Fall Of Black Wall Street,…
HBO Max to launch in Latin America, unveils ‘free’ US deal
HBO Max is set to expand into Latin America after the streamer’s parent AT&T-owned WarnerMedia…
HBO Max unveils first slate of CNN Originals, including Alex Gibney docuseries
HBO Max has rounded out a busy week for its unscripted division with its first…
CNN Films promotes documentary exec Courtney Sexton
CNN Films has promoted its documentary executive Courtney Sexton to become SVP at the company….
CNN Films, BBC Arts team for Jackie Collins doc from Passion Pictures
CNN Films, AGC Studios and BBC Arts have teamed up to co-produce Passion Pictures’ feature…
How Netflix is shaking up the documentary world
Netflix is raising the bar for factual to premium levels and introducing ‘box sets’ and…
Factual Hot Picks
Following the Sunny Side of the Doc event in La Rochelle, France, TBI profiles five hot…