Speaker Details

Full Name
Matthew Ashcroft
Company
Parade Media Group
Title
Founder and CEO
Production Company Profile
Do you have the Next Big Aussie Export?
Parade Distribution is looking for premium factual entertainment, most importantly BIG characters and compelling stories that resonate locally with BROAD international appeal. Think Bondi Vet, Bondi Rescue, Boarder Security etc. Any new series must have the ability to return. Access to talent, victims, perpetrators a must. Diversity and inclusion also a priority - cast and stories.

Based on what the team are seeing in the marketplace as well as successful Aussie exports we ask Producers presenting to Parade to focus on premium factual content. This is a broad brush but if you drill down some lanes that over-index include:

First responder series – blue flashing lights (police, rbt, motorcycle, ambulance, fire service)
Tough Jobs – Outback Truckers, Opal Hunters,
History (ancient Egypt and civilizations, war and combat, archive driven content, mystery and natural disasters)
Science (space, big tech)
Wildlife (blue chip natural history – presenter-less or presenter of notoriety)
Property (docu-soap, non-traditional house formats - tiny houses, green houses, most extravagant, mega mansions, DIY, Flipping and Restoration)
Food and Travel (celebrity, food, culture, history, and travel)
True Crime, Paranormal/Unexplained, Horror, Thriller documentaries and docu-series
High profile Sports and Music documentaries and series