This summer, HBO Archives retrieved over 13,000 videotapes of never-before-cataloged footage highlighting all facets of the world of Entertainment dating from the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s. This newly available material now joins HBO Archives vast Entertainment News Library, covering the 1970’s to the present, all of which are offered for clip licensing. Learn more at http://www.hboarchives.com/entertainment
Current TV, the cable channel founded by former Vice President Al Gore, has begun overhauling its programming model, with the elimination of 80 full-time staff positions. Originally positioned as a showcase for short-form, user-generated content, Current is shifting toward a more traditional content strategy, with plans to run 30- and 60-minute programs, many of which will be acquisitions. Could this lead to more opportunities for freelance doc makers? (via Mediaweek)
I'm With Cancer scribe Will Reiser is in talks to write Young@Heart, Working Title's narrative remake of Fox Searchlight's singing-senior documentary. Working Title acquired remake rights to Heart in 2007. Stephen Walker's original doc Heart tells the story of a group of seniors who, under the tutelage of a younger choir director, sing versions of songs from artists such as The Clash, Coldplay and James Brown.