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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

Death of A Showjumper doc coming to Sky in July

Sky announced the brand-new Sky Original documentary, Death of A Showjumper will be coming to Sky and streaming service NOW in July. The three-part series details the shocking death of Katie Simpson, a promising young showjumper, which devastated the horse community in Northern Ireland, exposing hypocrisy, secrets and violence under the surface of a seemingly […]

June 18, 2025

Autentic Distribution launches 37 new hours of docs

Autentic Distribution has presented its Summer Releases: a slate of 37 fresh documentary hours launching ahead of Sunny Side of the Doc and NATPE Budapest. This diverse catalogue brings together stunning natural history, insightful science, in-depth current affairs, and human-centered storytelling, offering broadcasters and audiences a thought-provoking selection of non-fiction programming. With global warming and […]

June 17, 2025

Kids Like Us sold into 106 new territories in direct deal with WBD

Echo Velvet secures distribution deal with Warner Bros Discovery, selling Kids Like Us into 106 territories for TLC networks across EMEA. The film will premiere from May 24th, across Nordics, Benelux, Middle East and Africa, CEE, Portugal and France. The film is available to stream on Sky in the UK, and rights are still available in […]

May 22, 2025

Raindance Film Festival to premiere Netflix Documentary Talent Fund films

Raindance Film Festival has announced that this year’s Netflix Documentary Talent Fund films will premiere part of their Official Selection. The documentary shorts will each be eligible to be considered for Raindance’s Oscar-qualifying ‘Best Documentary Short’ jury award. The films will premiere on the closing night of the 33rd Raindance Film Festival on June 26th. […]

May 19, 2025

OneGate Media secures rights to ARD’s Nuremberg 45

OneGate Media has picked up the global distribution rights to the upcoming ARD historical docudrama, Nuremberg 45 (90’), based around the Nuremberg Trials of 1945. The docudrama will premiere on ARD later this year. Combining fictional scenes, original archival footage and contemporary interviews, Nuremberg 45 tells the story of the groundbreaking trials through the eyes of two […]

May 12, 2025