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Newyonder donates 5% of every subscription to celebrate Earth Day 2025 23 APR 2025

Streaming

Newyonder donates 5% of every subscription to celebrate Earth Day 2025

The platform offers an immersive library of stunning documentaries and adventure-driven series—all united by a common mission to entertain, educate, and give back to the Earth.
Adler Entertainment and 39Films announces dates for the first Writing Box Lab 22 APR 2025

Launches

Adler Entertainment and 39Films announces dates for the first Writing Box Lab

Led by Meg LeFauve and Joe Forte, the lab will take place in Arezzo, Tuscany from April 22 to 27 and aims to position itself as an IP incubator that develops films, documentaries and TV series for the international market.
Prime Video has acquired several true crime documentaries from Sphere Abacus 15 APR 2025

Deals

Prime Video has acquired several true crime documentaries from Sphere Abacus

The deal comprises six titles from Woodcut Media: "The Murder of Joanna Yeates," which launches on 22 April (1 x 90’); "The Crossbow Cannibal" (1 x 90’); "Krays: London’s Gangsters" (2 x 45’); "Murder in Concrete" (2 x 45’); "Confessions of a Female Serial Killer" (1 x 90’) and "Murdered or Missing?" (2 x 45’).
Orange Smarty closed sales for its documentaries, including Pelicot Rape Case 9 APR 2025

Distribution

Orange Smarty closed sales for its documentaries, including Pelicot Rape Case

Warner Bros. Discovery picks up ITN Productions’ Gisèle Pelicot doc for 90 countries. Besides, the company sold "Eat Smart: Secrets of the Glucose Goddess" doc and the series "A Place in the Sun".
Fremantle launches a new global sports unit, Fremantle Sports 8 APR 2025

Production

Fremantle launches a new global sports unit, Fremantle Sports

Owain Walbyoff will be appointed as the new Director of Sports at Fremantle. The new global sports entertainment unit has been spearheaded by Amelia Brown, CEO Fremantle UK; Gabriella Carriere, Group Head of Strategy; Georgette Schlick, CEO Fremantle Northern Europe; Jeff Hasler, President Original Productions; and Mark Reynolds, Global Head of Documentaries and Factual.