At Austrian broadcaster ORF, Gernot Lercher, head of natural history for the storied UNIVERSUM brand, has 44 prime-time slots to fill every year. Some viewers have been with the block since its launch ...

At its roots, The American Southwest, from Fin and Fur Films, is a natural history documentary. “I’m a wildlife guy,” says director Ben Masters, who founded Fin and Fur in 2012. His infatuation with ...

Alaska -- A solid natural history documentary that explores the beauty and harsh realities of nature in an extreme environment, Alaska is deserving of its 1997 Oscar for best documentary short.

When NBC announced its series order for The Americas in January 2020, the network's sister streaming service, Peacock, did not yet exist. The head of NBC's entertainment division has changed multiple ...

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 ...

When NBC announced its series order for The Americas in January 2020, the network’s sister streaming service, Peacock, did not yet exist. The head of NBC’s entertainment division has changed multiple ...

“The American Southwest” is a new film that explores the importance of the Colorado River in western North America to people and to wildlife. Part natural history film, part social documentary, it ...

Toby Gorman and Shelby Shaftel have shepherded the series through its five-year production. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor With that success, two of the executives who have shepherded The ...