Broadcast Now – Matthew Campelli 30 March 2015 Channel 4 has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the safety of flying following last week’s Germanwings air disaster. ITN Productions’ How Safe Are Our Planes? is an hour-long film which will investigate … Continued
The Daily Fray, JOHN HOWELL, 9th November 2014 Madison Stewart wanted to get one thing straight before production began on “Shark Girl,” a film that depicts global misunderstanding and a man-made attack against sharks. “I made them put it in the contract … Continued
C21Media, Richard Middleton 22nd October, 2014 Discovery Networks Western Europe has ordered an eight-part factual show for its Animal Planet channel in the UK from indie Blink Films. Meet the Orangutans (8×30) reveals the comical and sometimes tragic stories of … Continued
BroadcastNow 18 July 2014 Channel 4 has commissioned a fast-turnaround Dispatches investigating the tragedy of the Malaysia-bound flight shot down in Ukraine. Murder In The Sky – Flight MH17 will TX on Monday night (21 July) in the broadcaster’s 8pm … Continued
Channel 4 Press Release 13 JUN 2014 On Friday 23 May, British born Elliot Rodger killed six students, injured thirteen, caused carnage across nine locations in Santa Barbara before turning the gun on himself. Online he had posted his troubled … Continued
Smithsonian Newsdesk 7th May 2014 Madison Stewart is an inspiring young woman with a passion to protect the creatures most people fear: sharks. Known to many simply as “shark girl,” she’s been diving with sharks since the age of 12. … Continued
Realscreen, Kevin Ritchie 3rd April, 2014 U.S. cable networks Smithsonian Channel and Discovery en Español are to air one-off specials about the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mystery. Smithsonian Channel will air Malaysia 370: The Plane That Vanished on April 6 … Continued
C21Media, Nico Franks 3rd April, 2014 Discovery Networks International (DNI) and Smithsonian Channel in the US have both commissioned one-hour investigations into the disappearance of Flight 370. DNI has ordered Flight 370: The Missing Links, which attempts to gather the … Continued
C21Media, Clive Whittingham 22nd January, 2014 Discovery Networks International (DNI), Discovery Canada and PBS have commissioned a four-part series on the relationships forged between humans and animals. My Wild Affair (4×60’) is being produced by Blink Films and Newroad Media … Continued
Realscreen, Kelly Anderson January 21, 2014 Discovery Networks International, Discovery Canada and PBS will air a four-part series on the friendships between animals and humans, from UK prodco Blink Films and Canada’s Newroad Media. My Wild Affair is a 4 x 60-minute … Continued
The Examiner 17th December, 2013 How Sherlock Changed the World In today’s world, we’ve been so inundated with coroner-related dramas, especially the Law & Order and CSI TV series that we think evidence over interrogation. The PBS two-hour documentary “How Sherlock … Continued
Newsday, VERNE GAY December 16, 2013 THE SHOW: “How Sherlock Changed the World” WHEN | WHERE: Tuesday night at 9 on WNET/13 WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The name is Holmes — Sherlock Holmes — and before launching a thousand movies, books … Continued
Radio Times 12th December 2013 Marina Chapman says she was raised in the jungle by monkeys. National Geographic have decided to test her claims… Marina Chapman clutches her tall glass of coffee with both hands, one on top of the … Continued
C21 Media 16 May 2013 Channel 5 (C5) in the UK has ordered a fast-turnaround doc about the three women imprisoned in a cellar in suburban Cleveland, which is being coproduced with Investigation Discovery (ID) in the US. Ohio Slave … Continued
Realscreen 16 May 2013 U.S. net Investigation Discovery (ID) and British broadcaster Channel 5 (C5) are co-producing a quick turnaround doc on the Cleveland kidnappings, made by ITN Productions and set to air in the UK next Wednesday (May 22). … Continued
C21Media, Nico Franks 26th February, 2013 A US broadcaster has picked up natural history special Shark Girl from its Australian distributor. Smithsonian Channel has acquired the 57-minute film, which tells the story of Madi Stewart, who left school at 14 … Continued
C21Media, Nico Franks 15th January 2013 PBS has ordered an “intimate portrait” of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking as well as a documentary on Sherlock Holmes. A Brief History of Mine (working title) doc features exclusive access to Hawking’s life story, … Continued
