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Ozzy: No Escape From Now on Paramount+ in October

Paramount+ has announced that Ozzy: No Escape From Now, the definitive account of the rock icon’s life during the last six years, will premiere on the service on October 7th in the UK, the US and internationally (excluding Japan). Directed by Tania Alexander, the feature-length documentary has been produced in collaboration with the Osbourne family. […]

September 17, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Story Films to produce The Moonies doc for Prime Video, All3Media

Production company Story Films is to produce The Moonies: Married to the Cult (w/t), a new documentary special for Prime Video UK and leading independent distributor All3Media International. The compelling feature documentary has been acquired by Prime Video UK, and All3Media International is investing as global partner, managing distribution rights in the rest of the […]

September 17, 2025

Name of the Game documentary on Apple, Amazon

Kino Lorber has announces the digital VoD release of Name of the Game, an eye-opening documentary that delves into the underground world of Black male exotic dancing in South Central Los Angeles. Written and directed by William Forbes and Douglas Skinner, the film will be available on September 2nd on Apple, Amazon and Fandango. In Name of the Game, audiences […]

August 29, 2025

Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Puma on Disney+ this September

Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Puma – a new three-part docu-series directed by Oliver Clarke and Blair Macdonald – will premiere on Disney+ on September 24th. With exclusive access to two of the biggest brands in the world, Sneaker Wars: Adidas v Puma offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into the fierce, decades-long rivalry between two global […]

August 27, 2025

5 orders James May: The Human Machine

5 has announced the commission of a new factual entertainment series James May: The Human Machine w/t (4×60”) from Plum Pictures. Following his successful and well received debut series with the channel James May’s Great Explorers that aired earlier this year, this new outing will see James May delving deep into the most extraordinary machine […]

August 18, 2025

ITV acquires Matthew Perry doc

ITV has acquired the documentary, Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, which will arrive on ITV1, ITVX, STV & STV Player on August 18th. Never seen before by a UK audience, the ITN Productions’ documentary has been updated by the producers since it first aired on Peacock in the US to feature new developments in the […]

July 24, 2025

Livewire, NFL to launch NFL Race to the End Zone docuseries

Livewire, a player in gaming marketing, has announced a strategic multi-year partnership with the NFL. As part of the collaboration, the two will launch NFL Race to the End Zone—a first-of-its-kind sports docuseries blending NFL fandom with creator-led gaming culture set to debut during the 2025 NFL season. Designed to deepen engagement with existing NFL […]

July 15, 2025

Data: Australians stream the most docs

Australian audiences watched more documentary content on major global streaming services than subscribers in any other country during the first quarter of 2025, according to research by Digital i. The latest data, presented by media consultant Beatrice Rossmanith at the Sunnyside of the Doc event in La Rochelle, France, shows that a collective 75 per […]

July 1, 2025

New Oobah Butler docs for Channel 4

Documentary filmmaker and writer, Oobah Butler, is returning to Channel 4 with two new documentaries: How I Made a Million in 90 Days and How to Trick Your Way onto the Property Ladder. Both documentaries, produced by Expectation, follow Butler’s characteristic maverick approach to real issues affecting young people today. How I Made a Million in […]

June 20, 2025

Sphere Abacus acquires space docs

Sphere Abacus (SA) has acquired two feature documentaries that showcase the remarkable endeavours of astronauts in the US space programme. Hannah Berryman’s latest film Spacewoman has been acquired for worldwide distribution, excluding North America, while Apollo 1, a Stopwatch Productions, 7T1 Films and Haviland Digital film, has been acquired for worldwide distribution excluding UK, Ireland, […]

June 19, 2025