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Realscreen Summit names 2014 Advisory Board
DIGITAL / FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe advisory board for the upcoming event, taking place in Washington DC from January 26-29, will be co-chaired by Discovery, TLC and Fit & Health group president Eileen O’Neill and Bunim/Murray Productions chairman Jon Murray.
Per Blankens to executive produce “American Idol”
PEOPLE NEWS / TVVeteran Swedish TV producer Per Blankens will take over executive producer duties on American Idol from Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick as Fox attempts to improve the reality franchise’s ratings.
Doc/Fest to discuss festival programming, politics
FILM / PEOPLE NEWSFilm festival programming is set to go under the microscope at Sheffield Doc/Fest this week, with a panel of programmers, filmmakers and researchers set to discuss the ins and outs of the industry circuit.
Hoekstra to head up DNI’s Asia-Pacific business
PEOPLE NEWS / TVFormer Eurosport executive Arjan Hoekstra (pictured) will become president and managing director for Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific effective in September.
Editor Craig Gordon joins roster at DuArt
FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe Trouble The Water and Fahrenheit 9/11 cutter (pictured) has joined the roster at New York City’s DuArt as senior editor.
Lythgoe, Warwick leaving “American Idol”
PEOPLE NEWS / TVFox has confirmed executive producers Nigel Lythgoe (pictured) and Ken Warwick will depart the long-running reality singing competition series, which saw ratings fall to their lowest point in 12 years this past season.
Keshet comes to Canada
PEOPLE NEWS / TVOn the heels of its recent expansion into Australia, Israeli producer-distributor Keshet International is establishing a Canadian office, to be headed by former Alliance Atlantis exec Mark Rubinstein.
RSW ’13: Nat Geo’s Owens eyes comedy, food, quiz shows
PEOPLE NEWS / TVNational Geographic Channels president Howard T. Owens (pictured) laid out an ambitious vision of genre expansion at Realscreen West, telling delegates he was eyeing moves into comedy, food and quiz shows.
Tim Sullivan joins Core Media Group
PEOPLE NEWS / TVSullivan, formerly the head of development for Zodiak USA, will develop and produce unscripted series as Core’s senior VP of development and production.
Etkind named GM of Destination America
PEOPLE NEWS / TVMarc Etkind (pictured) has been promoted from senior VP of content strategy to general manager of Discovery Communications-owned cable net Destination America.
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Doc/Fest ’13: BBC promises to protect blue-chip wildlife series
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Realscreen Summit 2013 - Warrior Poets filmmaker Morgan Spurlock