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Asian buyers drawn to Russian Cinema at Shanghai Film & TV Market 8 JUL 2025

Trade Shows

Asian buyers drawn to Russian Cinema at Shanghai Film & TV Market

Among the most popular genres, content buyers from China and other Asian countries have named action, war dramas, thrillers, science fiction, documentaries, and animation.
Woodcut International presold two new documentaries to Channel 4 UK and SBS Australia 7 JUL 2025

Distribution

Woodcut International presold two new documentaries to Channel 4 UK and SBS Australia

"Britain’s Railway Empire in Colour" and "The Manhattan Project in Colour" employ extensive newly colourised archive and follow on from another of Woodcut’s hugely successful docs "Titanic in Colour" which premiered last year.
Australia is the largest consumer of documentaries globally 2 JUL 2025

Trends

Australia is the largest consumer of documentaries globally

Three-quarters of Australian streaming subscribers watched documentary content in Q1 2025, while only 32% of Japanese accounts viewed the genre.
Maria Kivinen exits Finland's YLE to launch Norse Key Studios 1 JUL 2025

Corporate Moves

Maria Kivinen exits Finland's YLE to launch Norse Key Studios

The TV and film distribution and international financing company Norse Key Studios Ltd specialises in international sales of unscripted formats and documentaries, kids & youth programmes, scripted drama and comedy series, feature films, and music and performing arts IP.
All3Media partnered with Prime Video in the UK and Ireland on a true crime package from Story Films 1 JUL 2025

Distribution

All3Media partnered with Prime Video in the UK and Ireland on a true crime package from Story Films

All3Media International partners with Prime Video UK for Story Films five title package . Story Films true crime documentaries will debut on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland, and will be distributed globally by All3Media International.