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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
Chris Plamer to receive lifetime achievement award
Icon gets two commissions from BBC2's 'Natural World'
KEO expands production team
Electric Sky announces raft of deals
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
Networks hope audiences return post- US election
MIP & Academy announce digital emmy call for entries
Water doc holds remix contestOur take on current and past film and TV projects
Industry experts offer their take
In his latest blog for Salon.com, Andrew O'Hehir says the announcement of the Academy Award nominations for best Doc exemplify the problem between the Oscars and documentaries.
The New York Times has the scoop on the deal that will bring independent films closer to mainstream online distribution, with the news that Amazon.com will begin to carry indie features and docs.
A New York Times video report tells the story of the documentary Mustafa, which gives a more human portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the revered and untouchable founder of Turkey, and the mixed response of the Turkish audience.
The New York Times consults major doc players, including BBC Storyville's Nick Fraser, TIFF's Thom Powers and more to discuss the upcoming Class 5 production on Barack Obama's campaign.
The Los Angeles Times reports on Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady's documentary 3 Points, and the private CAA screening of the Darfur doc.
In honor of Remembrance Day and the 90th anniversary of the armistice, the NFB is running an exclusive documentary Front Lines on their website. Directed by Claude Guilmain and narrated by Paul Gross, the doc will be available for streaming all day long.
The Observer reports that in the UK, people are watching more television even with all sorts of other media options like the Internet and the BBC's iPlayer.
The Los Angeles Times reports that US networks are nervous that viewers won't return to their regularly scheduled programming now that the election coverage is over.
Reed MIDEM and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announce the fourth International Digital Emmy Awards which will take place at MIPTV next April. The call for entries runs until January 12, 2009.
The Water Front, a doc about one communities efforts to fight the privatization of water, has launched a remix contest. Running until December 16, the contest asks viewers to remix Joe L. Carter's "Mr. Waterman," a song created for use in the documentary.
In the Times Online Jasper Rees laments upon the golden age of the documentary and wonders if the future of docs is doomed.
Nick Broomfield lists, for The Independent, five documentaries that "broke the mould."
With rebranding of current channels and new networks popping up, The Guardian explores why some names, like UKTV's Dave, works, and why some don't.
Empire magazine is running an exclusive trailer of Waltz with Bashir on its website to promote the doc that has stirred up a lot of talk with both its mass appeal and the controversy around its inability to qualify for an Oscar nod.
The American voters have spoken and Barack Obama is president, but Canadians can still vote on Canada's The Biography Channel website. Coinciding with the November 2 broadcast of the Barack Obama and John McCain docs aired on The Biography Channel, the site allows for wishful thinking on Canada Decides: the Next US President poll.
In Errol Morris' New York Times blog, the documentary director takes a look at political advertising. His historical commentary leads up to his own grassroots campaign, People in the Middle for Obama, a series of short interviews with real Americans who have chosen to vote for Obama. The link is at the end of his blog.
The Los Angeles Times reports that already consumers are cutting back on their cable, DVD rentals and trips to the movie theater. Instead, audiences are cutting corners by relying on internet streaming. What this means for already dismal documentary box office numbers remains to be seen.
Although ITV1 heavily promoted the youthful drama Brittania High, it could not compete with BBC1's Antiques Roadshow. The long-running series aired to 8.8 million viewers, compared to the new drama's 3.3 million.
This August New York Magazine article provides a devilishly in-depth look at the fashion editor drama at Elle thanks to Bravo's Project Runway and the new CW show Stylista, which premiered October 22.
With 2waytraffic's announcement of new deals in multiple territories (Spain, France, Romania and Scandinavia) for Nippon Television Network Corporation's format Silent Library, I thought I'd share a YouTube clip I've watched on many a boring night. Click through if you have ten minutes to spare....
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