True crime is no longer a volume business for commissioners, Woodcut Media’s Koulla Anastasi tells ScreenMDM, requiring a shift in focus to “quality and distinctiveness,” she says.

Jon Loew, CEO of BIG Media, tells ScreenMDM about the crucial need to adapt to the new normal in the factual distribution business: pickier buyers, but a wealth of new ways to reach audiences.

Anke Stoll, SVP of acquisitions and co-productions at Keshet International, shares with ScreenMDM her take on navigating the pain points and opportunities for distributors of factual programming.

As Hell’s Kitchen marks its landmark 25th season on FOX, reality TV icon Arthur Smith, chairman and CEO of A. Smith & Co. Productions and chairman of Tinopolis Group U.S., joins ScreenMDM Talks to weigh in on building brands that last and spotting compelling ideas in the global market.

Mark Reynolds, global head of documentaries and factual at Fremantle, outlines the company’s approach to premium factual and doc co-productions and weighs in on meeting the demand for pop culture and true-crime docs.