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BBC expands natural history slate with insect & killer whale docs
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned three new natural history shows and a chess…
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Netflix expands natural history slate with Morgan Freeman & David Attenborough projects
Netflix has expanded its natural history slate with the commission of six new docuseries, including…
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TBI Weekly: Why cheaper tech will surface new voices in natural history
As 2022 gets into its stride, natural history is again making an impact on screen…
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Show of the week: A Perfect Planet
This blue chip natural history programming focuses on the forces of nature to explore how…
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BBC & Prince William unveil landmark environment show ‘Earthshot’
The UK’s BBC has ordered a major five-part factual series exploring how the world’s natural…
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Nine Network, Movistar+ strike pre-sale deals for BBCS’s ‘Perfect Planet’
Nine Network in Australia, Movistar+ in Spain and public broadcasters across the Nordics have all…
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Cracking down on co-productions
Alastair Fothergill, producer of Netflix’s Our Planet, has warned that SVOD players “will not consider…
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Natural history co-pros unlikely as genre evolves for SVODs
Alastair Fothergill, producer of Netflix’s Our Planet, has warned that SVOD players “will not consider…
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Netflix goes up against BBC with Attenborough-narrated series
Sir David Attenborough is embarking on his first Netflix original. The British presenter, who has…
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Netflix goes blue-chip with Planet Earth creators
Streaming service Netflix is going after the blue chip factual audience by commissioning a landmark…
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Alastair Fothergill on The Hunt
Alastair Fothergill embodies blue-chip documentary more than any other filmmaker and with his latest series,…