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NEWSLETTER #6 - Sept. 2019

Story of the Month:
The Streaming Arms Race

The Challenge of Entering European markets // Variety
[FR] L'alternative française Salto peut-elle réussir ? // Numerama.com
Meet the Women Leading Netflix Into the Streaming Wars // Fortune
Most of Netflix’s Newest Rivals Aren’t Really Trying to Take On Netflix // Ad Week
The Streamers over-paying for premium programs, by the $ billions // The Washington Post
[FR] Netflix signe un accord de distribution avec Canal+ // Le Figaro
NBC’s “Peacock” streaming service launches in the Spring // VideoNuze

Development & Production

BBC, Netflix, Channel 9 team up for Attenborough three-parte r // Realscreen
Filmmaker Sets Up New Documentary Studio With a Startup-Style Structure // Wall Street Journal
Showtime expands documentary slate. Picks up “Vice” after HBO run // Realscreen

#InternationalPodcastDay: Science buyers, what do they want?
Sunny Side of the Doc and DocumentaryBusiness.com bring you four podcasts every science docmaker should be listening to!

Learn what Science Sandbox (USA), ZDF's Terra X (Germany), CBC's The Nature of Things (Canada) and Smithsonian Channel (USA) are looking for in terms of science programming, and how to reach them.

Distribution & Platforms

Amazon Studios moving away from theatrical distribution // The Washington Post
Apple streamer announces feature documentary acquisition // The New York Times
Discovery’s “ Food Network Kitchen” blends Entertainment, Learning and Shopping // VideoNuze
60MN US TV homes to access video exclusively through streaming by 2024 // RapidTV News
[FR] Transformation et renouveau digital des médias traditionnels // E-Marketing.fr

Digital Cultures & Narratives

Inside the conversation on race in America with Emmy-nominated VR documentary 'Travelling While Black' // Cnet.com
[FR + Podcast] La Balade virtuelle au Venice VR // Méta-Media et Fabbula
TikTok, the leading video sharing platform, censors content that displease Beijing // The Guardian
[FR] L'accès à la culture via le numérique // Enquête réalisée par Harris Interactive en France

Definitely worth reading!

Indie documentary “The Biggest Little Farm” takes prestigious Grand Teton award for Natural History // Jackson Wild (full list)
Netflix founder shares his experience // The New York Times
BBC Tony Hall on television industry is entering “a second wave of disruption” // The Guardian

Case Study: A New Format for the Multi-platform Video Era
The Nyoongar Stadium Documentary project project created 24 x 3-minute ‘hero mini-docs’ for screening on stadium giant screens as well as long form documentaries for broadcast. It’s an example of how producers can find new documentary formats in the digital video era.

Read the Case Study for Sunny Side of the Doc: Australia’s Stadium Documentary Project: A $1.25 Mn Production // DocumentaryBusiness.com

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