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NEWS FEED
ITV hires new factual controller- Lion Television brings twist to property factual
- New VP of Production at A. Smith
- Jon & Kate Plus 8 scores big with wedding
- Leopard UK & USA add heads of production
- Off the Fence produces two shark films for Nat Geo Int
- Whale Wars gets top ratings for Animal Planet
- AETN finalizes deals with German broadcasters
- Oscar's shortlisted docs announced
- Reel Asian Film Fest announces winners
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ON THE WEB
- No Religulous nomination? Blasphemy
- Hip-hop doc explores misogyny of the genre
- Activist blogger attempts to boycott Sundance
- Salon's O'Hehir sees same old docu-Oscar problem
- Indie Films on Amazon
- NY Times reports on risky Turkish doc
- In-depth talk of upcoming Obama doc
- NBA star pitches Darfur doc
- Exclusive Remembrance Day film on NFB site
- UK audience numbers growing
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| by: | Jan 1, 2006 |
There were several speculative tête-à-têtes surrounding the changes to France Télévisions public TVgroup during November's IDFA. It's no surprise that since the doc unit heads have shuffled, an editorial redirect is on its way. Rumor has it that the broadcasters are trying to differentiate their personalities from one another, with France 2 heading towards history and science specials, France 3 covering contemporary social and political docs, and France 5 staying strong with educational fare. Watch this space for more info.
