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A new day at Shine

On the heels of Shine Television's launch of a factual unit, realscreen talks to newly appointed head Natalie Humphreys about her plans for non fiction at the company and her perspective on the factual market today continue

New media meets old

The 16th edition of Amsterdam's documentary FORUM adds website projects to Europe's most acclaimed pitch sessions. Marc Glassman has a look at how innovative prodcos are at adding interactivity to their projects. continue

Docs and C4

Carol Nahra spoke with Simon Dickson, deputy head of Channel 4's doc department, about the British factual landscape, working with indies and the climate for docs at C4 continue

Global 100- extended deadline

That's right, we're extending the deadline. So, if you haven't done so already, you still have a chance to send in your nominations for this year's Global 100 list, the list of the top production companies who work in factual and documentary. continue

Doc Alliance: festivals in friendship

This past April, during the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, Switzerland, five key European documentary film festivals joined forces and launched a new initiative, Doc Alliance, which campaigns for the best feature-length docs produced during 2008. continue

Bidco acquires RDF

Following reports that RDF was considering a £50 million takeover bid headed up by Endemol cofounder John de Mol, an agreement has been reached. RDF Media Group has been sold to Bidco for £52 million. continue

A funny thing happened on the way...

Euro-doc festival IDFA's pitch sessions attract broadcasters and producers from around the world. Marc Glassman reports on how films fared at the FORUM. continue

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