17 years of commissioning experience, encoded

Your
Unfair Advantage.

98 broadcasters. One tool.

Create broadcast-ready exposés in minutes, formatted to the exact editorial expectations of international broadcasters — from ARTE to PBS to Netflix. The pitch your commissioning editor actually wants to read.

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Searching for verified experts on post-war architecture

2-5days

saved per pitch

What used to take a week of research, story development, and formatting now takes minutes.

98profiles

broadcaster formats

ARTE, ZDF, BBC, Netflix, HBO, PBS, and 92 more. Each with exact editorial expectations.

8agents

specialized pipeline

Research, facts, story, protagonist, experts, dramaturg, composition, critique. Each with hard editorial rules.

How it works

1

Pick your target

Choose from 98 broadcaster format profiles — or go format-free and get recommendations at the end.

2

Describe your topic

Your film idea, angle, and any existing access. That's all the pipeline needs.

3

Get your exposé

8 AI agents research, develop, verify, and write a format-compliant exposé in ~12 minutes. Export to PDF or DOCX.

Not a writing tool. A production workflow.

17 years of commissioning editorial experience, encoded into 98 broadcaster format profiles and enforced by 8 specialized AI agents.

FORMAT KNOWLEDGE BASE

98 broadcaster profiles with exact editorial expectations — tone, structure, length, what fits, what doesn't. Real commissioning editor knowledge, not generic AI training data.

ANTI-HALLUCINATION

Every claim tagged as verified, probable, or needs-checking. 2-source rule enforced. No invented people, dates, or quotes. The pipeline refuses to guess.

SENDER-PASSUNG

In format-bound mode, every agent works within the broadcaster's editorial guidelines. Your exposé matches what the Redaktion expects — not what a generic template produces.

THE TOOL, NOT THE AUTHOR

PitchDoctor delivers research, structure, and a first draft. You bring the creative vision. The exposé is yours. We just gave you 3 days back.

98 broadcaster profiles

Each with exact format expectations. Your exposé is formatted how the Redaktion wants to read it.

Germany

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ARD StoryARD PanoramaARD MonitorARD KontrasteARD FaktARD Report MainzARD Report MünchenARD WeltspiegelZDF 37 GradZDF 37 Grad LebenZDF Terra XZDF ZEITNDR 45 MinWDR Menschen hautnah

ARTE

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Großer DokumentarfilmThema am DienstagDonnerstagsdokuGeschichteHistory LightWissenschaftGeopolitikAbenteuer der MenschheitPopkulturDocumaniaEntdeckungenWunderweltenZu TischRe:Reportage

France

3
France 2 Envoyé spécialFrance 2 InfrarougeFrance 5 Le monde en face

UK

6
BBC StoryvilleBBC HorizonBBC PanoramaBBC Louis TherouxChannel 4 DispatchesChannel 4 Unreported World

DACH

4
SRF DOKSRF ReporterORF Am SchauplatzORF DOK 1

Scandinavia

5
NRK BrennpunktNRK FolkeopplysningenSVT Uppdrag granskningSVT Vetenskapens världDR Dokumentar

Benelux

2
NPO 2DocNPO VPRO Tegenlicht

Southern Europe

4
RAI Presa DirettaRAI ReportRTP Grande ReportagemRTÉ Prime Time

USA

11
PBS FrontlinePBS NOVAPBS POVPBS Independent LensPBS American ExperienceHBO Documentary FilmsNetflix DocumentaryCNN FilmsESPN 30 for 30NatGeo ExplorerDiscovery Documentary

International

1
Vice Docs

Cinema

2
Kino DokumentarfilmKino Kurzdoku

“85% of your pitching work is unpaid. PitchDoctor gives that time back to the work that matters — making films.”

Built for the 2-person firm competing against the 50-person house.

What's your pitch time worth?

One exposé saves 2-5 days. Do the math.

ROI

A freelance researcher costs €960 for 3 days on one pitch. PitchDoctor creates 10 format-compliant exposésper month for €990 — that's €99 per exposé vs. €640–1,875 manually.

Free

Test the pipeline. No credit card.

€0/year

2 exposés/month

  • All 98 broadcaster profiles
  • Full 8-agent pipeline
  • PDF export
Best value

Producer

For producers who pitch regularly.

€9,504/year

Save €2,376

10 exposés/month

  • Everything in Free
  • PDF + DOCX export
  • Email support
  • Priority processing

Studio

For production companies at volume.

€14,304/year

Save €3,576

Unlimited exposés

  • Everything in Producer
  • Unlimited exposés
  • Custom broadcaster profiles
  • Branded export templates
  • Priority support + onboarding

All prices exclude VAT. Cancel anytime.

Calculator

Run your own numbers.

Current annual pitch labour€42,000
Annual labour saved (≈90% time reduction)€37,800
Recommended tier: Producer€9,504 / year
Annual billing saves€2,376
Pays for itself after8 pitches
Net annual savings€28,296

3.0× ROI on subscription cost.

Assumes PitchDoctor reduces pitch labour by 90% (2-5 days of manual work compress to ~2 hours of review + refinement). Commission outcomes, follow-on relationship value, and quality improvements are not included — this is the floor, not the ceiling.

Your next pitch starts here.

Two free exposés. No credit card. Pick a broadcaster and a topic.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PitchDoctor?

PitchDoctor is an AI-powered exposé generator for documentary producers. It takes a topic idea and runs it through an 8-agent pipeline (Researcher, Fact-Checker, Story-Finder, Protagonist-Finder, Expert-Scout, Dramaturg, Composer, Critic) to produce a broadcast-ready pitch document in approximately 5 minutes.

How many broadcaster formats does PitchDoctor support?

PitchDoctor includes 98 international broadcaster format profiles covering ARTE, BBC, PBS, Netflix, ZDF, HBO, NatGeo, Discovery, CNN, ESPN, and 88 more. Each profile contains the broadcaster's exact editorial expectations: tone, structure, length, target audience, and what they explicitly do not want.

How does the anti-hallucination system work?

Every claim in the generated exposé is tagged as [GESICHERT] (verified), [WAHRSCHEINLICH] (likely), or [ZU PRÜFEN] (needs verification). The Fact-Checker agent runs before the Story-Finder to prevent narratives built on unverified research. Key facts require independent verification from two sources.

What is the difference between Free and Format-Bound mode?

In Free mode, PitchDoctor generates an open exposé and recommends suitable broadcasters at the end. In Format-Bound mode, you select a specific broadcaster (e.g., ARTE Re:, ZDF 37 Grad, BBC Storyville) and the Format Knowledge Base profile is injected into every agent, ensuring the output matches that broadcaster's exact editorial expectations.

How much does PitchDoctor cost?

Free: €0/month for 2 exposés. Producer: €990/month for 10 exposés. Studio: €1,490/month for unlimited exposés. For comparison, a freelance researcher costs approximately €960 for 3 days on a single pitch — PitchDoctor generates 10 format-compliant exposés for roughly the same price.

What language does PitchDoctor output in?

Currently, PitchDoctor generates exposés in German. You can enter your topic in German or English — the pipeline understands both. English and French output are planned for future releases.