Mansha Daswani

Founded by reality TV icon Paris Hilton and Bruce Gersh, 11:11 Media is taking a next-generation approach to scaling its content production efforts, which run the gamut from digital-first series to immersive docs and more, its chief storyteller, Bruce Robertson, told TV Real Festival delegates today.

Oobah Butler is returning to Channel 4 with two brand-new documentaries: How I Made a Million in 90 Days and How to Trick Your Way onto the Property Ladder.

After first launching Documentary Channel as a cable network, Tom Neff is now resurrecting the brand as a streaming destination for indie docs, he told viewers of the TV Real Festival today.

Gernot Lercher, who heads up natural history at Austrian pubcaster ORF, and Marion Camus-Oberdorfer, director of acquisitions and distribution investment at ORF-Enterprise, discussed how they collaborate to bring high-end natural history to Austrian and international audiences via the UNIVERSUM brand at the TV Real Festival.

ITN Productions is working on a fast-turnaround doc special for 5 in the U.K. about the recent Air India flight crash.

Mariana van Zeller and Cristina Costantini spoke at the TV Real Festival today, offering insights into how Muck Media, founded by five friends, has assembled a portfolio of some of the buzziest factual shows on linear and streaming, including Trafficked on National Geographic, Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful on Netflix and Sally on Hulu.

Clint Stinchcomb, the president and CEO of Curiosity, joined the TV Real Festival today to share how the company is driving gains across its SVOD, FAST and content licensing operations and weighed in on the opportunities presented by AI.

SandStone Global Productions and AR Studio Paris are developing an at-home augmented reality experience for 5's upcoming series Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with Bettany Hughes.

Exploring the unique positioning of boutique independents, TVF International’s Poppy McAlister and Albatross World Sales’ Anne Olzmann joined the TV Real Festival today to share how their outfits are making sense of the factual distribution business.

Paul Heaney, founder and CEO of BossaNova Media, discussed meeting the needs of buyers and maximizing returns to producers as day one of the TV Real Festival wrapped today.