Prince Charles is going digital and launching his very own content platform, which will focus on shows and movies about one of his greatest advocacies on preserving the environment.
The Prince of Wales timed the unveiling of RE: TV as the 2020 Climate Week summit opened in New York. In a clip via the Clarence House's Twitter account, the heir to the throne said that the name of the digital platform carries the prefix "re," which means "again."
Re: TV will comprise five different channels, namely: Re: Imagine, Re: Invest, Re: Balance, Re: Design and Re: Invigorate, which will deliver short films and inspiring stories about how to live a more sustainable future.
Prince Charles will act as the editor-in-chief and the curator of content for the digital platform. He said that the aim of this initiative is to capture the "will and imagination" of humanity to find solutions to problems affecting the environment.
RE: TV comes as Prince Harry and Meghan recently closed a lucrative deal to produce content for Netflix. The international streaming platform offered a five-year multimillion contract that will give the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opportunities to tell stories.
Harry and Meghan want to produce shows and documentaries about racial equality, female empowerment, the Black Lives Matter movement and even children's programming. Sources said that the Sussexes plan on releasing their very first Netflix show in 2021, which will potentially be about one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors.
It's still unclear if the Sussex will also produce programs for RE: TV. To recall, Harry has a sustainable eco-travel initiative with Travalyst.
Meanwhile, Prince Charles also spoke at the Climate Week summit to urge companies to focus to "green recovery" amid the pandemic. The Prince of Wales said that there is no other world better than the Earth but the natural resources and ecosystems have been degraded.
The heir to the throne warned that the catastrophe on the planet is so grave that humans might need four Earths to provide enough sources for its inhabitants. Prince Charles said that industries are already strained due to the coronavirus and the challenge today is to find other ways to make this planet sustainable.
The royal said that every nation has until 2030 to cut down on carbon emissions and other wastes. Otherwise, humans will face an enormous problem worse than the coronavirus pandemic, Prince Charles warned.
