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Show of the week: Radioactive Forest 10 Years After
The nuclear accident at Fukushima in Japan, in March 2011, destroyed the region’s natural environment…
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Curiosity invests in Nebula streaming platform
US factual company Curiosity has invested into Nebula, the creator-owned streaming and technology platform. With…
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CuriosityStream rebrands as Curiosity as business expands
US factual company CuriosityStream is rebranding itself with the shortened name Curiosity, while its flagship…
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Exclusive: CuriosityStream expands in Europe with Spiegel linear deal
Factual SVOD CuriosityStream is to launch a new linear network in Europe after agreeing a…
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CuriosityStream orders ‘Evolve’ docuseries from Beach House
Factual streamer CuriosityStream has ordered a six-part docuseries exploring biomimicry from Blue Ant Media’s Beach…
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Exclusive: CuriosityStream snags raft of shows from Insight TV
US-based factual outfit CuriosityStream has picked up more than 80 hours of programming from millennial-focused…
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CuriosityStream orders Blue Ant & Jupiter docuseries
Factual streamer CuriosityStream has ordered a 20-part docuseries that explores numerical facts linked with major…
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CuriosityStream reveals 120% revenue jump & 50% subs growth
US factual streamer CuriosityStream has announced a rapid expansion, with a 120% increase in total…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: Fox’s Michael Thorn; Yes Studios’ Danna Stern; CuriosityStream’s Clint Stinchcomb; Nippon TV’s Mikiko Nishiyama; TikTok’s Rich Waterworth
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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CuriosityStream hires STX alum Brandon Fong to head North American distribution
US-based factual streamer CuriosityStream has appointed Brandon Fong to the role of SVP and head…
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TBI In Conversation: CuriosityStream CEO on going public & quadrupling its content
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to Clint Stinchcomb, president & CEO at US-based CuriosityStream,…
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CuriosityStream reveals plans to float, valued at $330m
Factual streamer CuriosityStream – launched by Discovery founder John Hendricks in 2015 – is to…
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CuriosityStream adds A+E alum Bakori Davis to head international
SVOD service CuriosityStream has appointed former A+E Networks exec Bakori Davis to the newly created…
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CuriosityStream expands into Sweden with linear distribution deal
Swedish TV operator Com Hem has signed a partnership with factual media company CuriosityStream. The…
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Discovery veteran joins John Hendricks’ Curiosity Stream as global strategy chief
John Hendricks’ factual streamer CuriosityStream has appointed Discovery’s former president of global distribution Bill Goodwyn…
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News round-up: Sky returns to ‘Rob & Romesh’; BBC cancels ‘The Greatest Dancer’; Electric launches streamer; and more
Sky picks up second run of Rob & Romesh Vs Sky One and Now TV…
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News round-up: CNN does Vuulr deal; CuriosityStream breaks records; OCS joins Prime France; ZED sells disaster docs
ZED completes two disaster docs France-based producer and distributor ZED has completed production on two…
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Show of the week: Secrets Of The Solar System
This show marks the third commission for UK production outfit Bigger Bang from US factual-focused…
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CuriosityStream strikes distribution pacts in Africa, NZ and Bahamas
Science streamer CuriosityStream is growing its international reach, striking distribution pacts in Africa, New Zealand…
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Factual SVOD CuriosityStream strikes distribution deal with Altice USA
John Hendricks’s factual streamer CuriosityStream is getting wider distribution in the US via broadband operator…
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CuriosityStream pre-buys ZDF’s ‘Planet of Treasures’
CuriosityStream has pre-bought six one-hour documentary series Planet of Treasures – A History of Mankind…
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TCAs: CuriosityStream, Nat Geo, BritBox unveil slates
CuriosityStream finds Speed with Arrow Media Factual SVOD CuriosityStream – which made its debut at the TCAs…
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CuriosityStream strikes for Scorpion doc
Factual-focused SVOD net CuriosityStream has acquired a Scorpion TV documentary that looks at birth in…
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CuriosityStream joins $3.6m 4K doc
Factual-focused SVOD service CuriosityStream has prebought a US$3.6 million blue-chip documentary series from France. The…
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Scandi pubcasters buy Universum docs
Public broadcasters in Scandinavia have bought documentary programming from Austria’s ORF. DR in Denmark took…
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Factual SVOD net, Arte create Living Universe
Subscription on-demand service CuriosityStream and European cultural broadcaster Arte have co-commissioned a science-themed doc series…
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Nature-focused 4K SVOD service launches
A 4K subscription on-demand service that focuses exclusively on nature programming has gone live in…
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CuriosityStream launches on Amazon Fire TV
CuriosityStream, the factual video-on-demand service from Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks, has launched on Amazon Fire…
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Smithsonian latest to go SVOD route
Smithsonian Networks has become the latest American channel to launch its own subscription on-demand player….
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Upcoming Sky Arts Germany buys Autentic shows
The upcoming Sky Arts Germany channel has bought a package of programming from Cologne-based Autentic…
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