The Commissioning Corner: What's New!

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Brand-new programming needs and content strategies for the industry's leading names landed on the site last week. Check out what you missed!

?? Matt Newman investing in "fandom" for Prime Video Sports

A long-time Amazon executive, Matt Newman moved into original sports programming at the streamer in 2022, where he now oversees a slate of sports-focused series and documentaries.?

The streamer's investments in live sports has meant that there is a natural progression for sports documentaries, with Newman saying there is an interest in “deepening fandom”.?

Full programming needs for Newman can be found on the Commissioner Index.

?? Jay James seeking shiny floor formats

Jay James is looking for family-friendly and feel-good shows featuring simple, classic game formats.

The Game Show Network audience look to Game Show Network as being “part of the furniture”, meaning they will typically have the channel all day whilst they are in the house.?

Full programming needs for James can be found on the Commissioner Index.

?? WBD's Jason Sarlanis on ‘recalibrating' TNT and TBS

Jason Sarlanis oversees programming development, production, content strategy and operations across TNT, TBS, TruTV, Investigation Discovery and HLN, as well as the slate of true crime originals on Max and Discovery+.

For TNT and TBS, Sarlanis and his team are looking for high-quality content that will appeal to a broad audience which predominately skews male.?

Full programming needs for Sarlanis can be found on the Commissioner Index.

?? Opportunity for low-cost high-volume at BBC Daytime

Rob Unsworth tells our sister company, Broadcast, that daytime’s low-cost, high-volume programming represents long-lasting opportunities for producers amid the sector-wide commissioning slowdown. “Operating in a tough climate means we are being pitched a greater number of ideas than ever before and while we don’t have more slots, we generally do have slots

Full programming needs for Unsworth can be found on the Commissioner Index.

?? EXCLUSIVE: Sue Butler searching for access-led sports docs

As the head of sport for S4C, Sue Butler is searching for riveting Welsh sports stories. Her remit falls into two categories: live sports programming – which makes up the majority of her slate – and sports-themed factual programming.?

Discover programming needs for Butler on the Commissioner Index

?? True Crime to continue serving its "armchair expert" audience

Sam Rowden is responsible for linear and streaming strategy across AMC’s content group which spans the UK and EMEA.

“Our viewers are armchair experts – we want to continue to help them develop their knowledge and understanding of the investigative process, the why & how through a factual lens,” she says.?

Full programming needs for Rowden can be found on the Commissioner Index.

?? S4C appoints chief content officer

S4C has appointed Llion Iwan as chief content officer and he will start the role in March 2025.

That's just a few of the headlines that landed on Broadcast Intelligence last week!

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