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Xumo & European pubcasters ink pre-sales for ‘Silverback’ documentary
US streamer Xumo and European pubcasters ORF in Austria, UR in Sweden and YLE in…
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Sweden’s SVT & UR pick a bunch of TVF’s historical shows
Sweden’s SVT and Finland’s YLE are among a raft of Nordic outfits to pick up…
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SVT & UR pick up Banijay eco-format ‘Climate Bootcamp’
Swedish educational broadcasting company UR has commissioned a local version of Banijay’s eco-format Climate Bootcamp. Jarowskij,…
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Viewpoint: factual TV in a post truth world
Twenty-sixteen saw some fascinating and somewhat worrying developments in terms of truth and the media…
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Nordic pubcasters urges UK gov’t to back BBC
Director generals from the Nordic region’s pubcasters have warned the British government not to weaken…
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Swedish pubcaster goes Up in Flames
Swedish educational broadcaster UR has prebought Life in Flames, a documentary for Discovery about firefighters…
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News brief: Java’s Mobile Revolution will be televised
France’s Java Films has presold a documentary about the mobile phone’s impact on history to…
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Kids TV seriously
Today’s kids have an endless array of entertainment choices. From Disney, Nickelodeon and Turner Broadcasting…
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French documentaries singled out
Despite European public channels closing documentary slots and growing competition from hosted factual and reality…