By Ian Burrell

The vogue for long-form true crime series, such as Netflix’s Making a Murderer, HBO’s The Jinx and public radio podcast Serial, points to a new way for the traditional print industry to make money.

There are magazines that have specialised in this sort of material for decades. By taking some of those stories and characters off the page and filming them as immersive multi-episode sagas, news businesses can be attractive content producers for broadcasters.

Time Inc’s UK division, home to a portfolio of 50 magazine brands, has recognised this with a bold move into factual television production.

It’s a big step. The challenge Read full story ›

Source: The Drum