Archive Valley is an innovative online platform for documentary creators. Our platform gives producers convenient access to fresh archive footage sources and to top archive researchers worldwide. I’m Melanie Rozencwajg, Co-founder and CEO of Archive Valley, and I’m writing to you from our Paris HQ to tell you about the new, efficient archive research solution …
Wildlife programming is an area of strategic focus and growth for PBS: Natural History appeals strongly to PBS’s core audience. And the genre is bringing in new and younger viewers. Ratings Revealed: Is the PBS audience for Natural History as big as many claim? How old are the viewers? Who originates the programs? How many …
The data is rolling in to confirm the generational switch in TV viewing from cable / satellite channels to streaming services. Young U.S. Adults 18-29 report that the primary way they watch TV is 61% Online vs 31% Cab/Sat. Adults 65+ prefer Cab/Sat (84%) vs Online streaming services (5%). These are the recent findings of the Pew …
Industry analyst SNL Kagan forecasts a big decline in U.S. multichannel video subscriber homes: 2015: 98.1 million. 2027: 77.4 million. That’s down 21%. There are 119.6 million U.S. TV Homes today. SVOD Expands: According to SNL Kagan the online video subscriber base will expand to 94.6 million homes from around 80 million today. The SVOD …
The new MIP Cancun Co-Production Matchmaking Market promises to become the leading one-to-one partnership forum for Latin America. The format includes guaranteed pre-scheduled 1-to-1 meetings, roundtable networking, screenings and more. Participants in the co-production market will have cross-networking opportunities with those at the MIP Cancun Distribution Market, including top buyers in Latin America and international …
China is always on my radar. For the Factual sector, it’s been boom and bust, glimpses of editorial freedom followed by heavy state control, old business models and new ones. Despite many false dawns, I have kept my eyes open for hopeful trends for documentarians who are determined to do business in China. This post …
A colleague writes from China in response to my post that opportunities will be created from China’s addition of 870 million middle class consumers: You miss the point about the growing Chinese middle class and, come to think of it, about SVOD here in China. Where to start? First, let’s talk about the middle class television …
David Attenborough is 90 and still the Alpha. That’s the message from Parrot Analytics‘ Top 20 rankings of online audience demand for programs in the Documentary & Factual category for the U.S. and UK for Q2 2017. Driving the rankings are: Big Brands. Big Talent. And the True Crime, Blue Chip Natural History and Science …