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Exclusive: Leftfield hires five, promotes two
PEOPLE NEWS / TVU.S. indie Leftfield Pictures is continuing to expand, hiring execs to boost its development, production, and talent relations divisions. (Pictured: Kevin Duncan, incoming senior director of development)
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PBS doc “The Ghost Army” examines the ‘art of war’
TVRick Beyer discusses his doc The Ghost Army (pictured), which airs on PBS tonight (May 21) and recounts the story of a top-secret World War II military unit that deceived the enemy using inflatable tanks, sound effects and trickery.
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Upfronts ’13: TNT, TBS developing “Cop Swap,” “Cheeseheads”
TVU.S. nets TNT and TBS have unveiled unscripted development slates at their annual Upfront in New York, including a project where two policemen swap jobs, and a series about Green Bay Packers fans.
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Upfronts ’13: A+E’s Raven, Dubuc set sights on H2, Bio, LMN
TVA+E chiefs Abbe Raven and Nancy Dubuc (pictured) outlined a vision of aggressive growth for the company’s second tier of channels at an Upfront presentation in New York last night, which saw execs in bullish form.
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Shortlist unveiled for 2013 Realscreen Awards
DIGITAL / TVThe awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the upcoming Realscreen West conference and recognizing the best in reality, doc and fact ent programming from around the world, will take place in Santa Monica, California on June 5.
Realscreen Summit 2013 in pictures
FILM / TVFrom January 27-30, Washington DC was once again non-fiction central, as delegates from around the world converged on the biggest Realscreen Summit to date. Click though for images from the event! (Pictured: Summit co-chair Robert DeBitetto)
Realscreen West 2012 in Pictures
FILM / NEWS / TVCommissioners, producers and distributors from across the world convened in Santa Monica last month for the biggest Realscreen West to date. Click through for a full gallery of pictures from the sold-out event.
Realscreen Summit 2012 in pictures
FILM / NEWS / TVFrom January 29 to February 1, Washington DC was non-fiction central, as delegates from around the world converged on what was the biggest Realscreen Summit to date, and the first sell-out in the event’s 14-year history.
Factual Entertainment Forum and Awards 2011 in pictures
TVThe third annual Realscreen Factual Entertainment Forum, held last month in Santa Monica, brought together broadcast and cable executives, producers, agents and other stakeholders in the reality TV/factual entertainment industry for inspiration, discussion about the current state of reality TV and, of course, networking.
Realscreen Summit 2011 in pictures
FILM / NEWS / TVFrom January 31 to February 3, Washington DC played host to the biggest Realscreen Summit to date.
MIPCOM 2010 in pictures
FILM / NEWS / TVAnother edition of MIPCOM has come and gone, with the official word from REED Midem having the MIPCOM 2010 head count at 12,400, up from last year’s 12,000, with a 4% increase in the number of buyers at 4,200.
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