The 72-minute documentary will be streamed free-to-air on Rakuten TV. Rakuten TV is debuting a 72-minute documentary about Liverpool FC’s Sadio Mané, called Made In Senegal. The film goes live tomorrow (8 April) as part of the OTT service’s free ad-supported Rakuten Stories doc strand. Made in Senegal documents Manés’ origins from humble beginnings in […]
Category archives: Documentaries
BT Sport unveils schedule of original sports docs for April
Broadcaster to screen one original sports doc a week. BT Sport is to showcase one original sports documentary a week during the coronavirus crisis. Its schedule of BT Sport Films covers sports stories across a wide range of sports, including football, rugby, boxing and MotoGP. The first of the weekly series was broadcast yesterday with […]
Tech Talks podcast: Duncan Alexander on the power of football stats during the pandemic
Episode #3 of the new Broadcast Tech Talks podcast is with Stats Perform/OptaJoe football statistician, broadcaster and author Duncan Alexander In this eight-minute interview – the third in the new Broadcast Tech Talks podcast series – Stats Perform chief data editor Duncan Alexander provides some fascinating insight into how historic football data consistently unearths new […]
Sports Content Summit: How to create social content for 18-34 age group
Copa90 and Little Dot reveal top tips for targetting key 18-34 audience online Copa90 and Little Dot revealed their audience targeting strategies while talking at the Broadcast Sport Content Summit this month. The two companies largely work through YouTube, creating original and branded content for viewers. However, with so many people trying to gain a […]
Timeline reveals post-production work on Sport Relief docs
It worked with BBC Sport on Greg James’ Sport Relief Heroes and 2020: Gareth Thomas’ Tour de Trophy Timeline Television North has revealed it provided full post-production to both Greg James’ Sport Relief Heroes and 2020: Gareth Thomas’ Tour de Trophy for Sport Relief. The company, based in MediaCityUK, Salford, provided offline, online edits, and […]
Amazon Prime Video fields Paris Saint Germain doc
Four-parter will go behind the scenes with the French football team. Amazon Prime Video is to explore the heart of French football club Paris Saint-Germain in an upcoming series. Over four-parts, the series, produced by PSG TV and CAPA, will offer an insight into the team, replete with exclusive footage filmed over a season and […]
Amazon announces Fernando Alonso documentary
The series will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the Formula One champion Amazon Prime Video has announced the creation of a new documentary about two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso, named Fernando. The series will follow the driver and his team’s journey over the last year in five episodes. His manager Luis Garcia Abad, […]
Producers hail idea-first sports commissioning
Heather Fallon, of Broadcast Intelligence, reports on sports programme commissioning insights from the Broadcast Sport Content Summit Speaking at last week’s Broadcast Sport Content Summit, producers Dale Templar and Jordan Laird discussed how they got their sports programmes commissioned. Laird is series director of A View From The Terrace, which is produced by Studio Something […]
Insight TV commissions first 8K sport documentary
It will be its first fully 8K documentary Insight TV has commissioned its first 8K UHD HDR sport documentary, Sandboarding on Dragon Hill. Premiering in June on Insight TV, the show is being produced by French production company FastFokus – who previously worked with Insight TV to produce MTB Heroes: Trailblazers. 2020 could be a […]
Embankment gets in the saddle with sales of documentary Frankie
The feature follows Frankie Dettori over a season in racing Embankment is to begin worldwide sales of documentary Frankie at the European Film Market (EFM). Currently in production, the feature follows legendary horse racing jockey Frankie Dettori over a season in the sport – celebrating his successful career along the way. It is directed by […]
Amazon Prime Video releases trailer for cricket doc, The Test
The documentary will show behind-the-scenes footage from the Australia test side Amazon Prime Video has released a new trailer for The Test: A New Era For Australia’s Team, ahead of its March release. The documentary will follow the Australia national cricket team from the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018, to […]
Rakuten unveils Andrés Iniesta documentary
Rakuten has revealed a new documentary detailing the rise of Andrés Iniesta from wonderkid to Barcelona legend. VoD service Rakuten has released details of its latest doc, Andrés Iniesta – An Unexpected Hero, which includes unseen footage of the Spanish midfielder reflecting on his milestones, as well as interviews with teammates Lionel Messi, Neymar, Xavi, […]
Copa90 acquires Indonesian football documentary series
Doc follows the fortunes of young Indonesian players trying to forge professional career Football platform Copa90 has acquired documentary series The Search for Indonesia’s First Wonderkid. Created by UK, Milan and LA based Sent Entertainment, the series follows the fortunes of Garuda Select, a team comprised of 24 Indonesian youngsters, who tour England and Italy […]
BT Sport to bolster women’s and disability football coverage
Plans revealed to increase content around women’s football and disability football and encourage more women to take up production roles BT Sport will increase its coverage of women’s football, put more focus on disability football, and provide more broadcast training to girls. The developments were announced during the launch of BT’s 4-3-3 strategy, which sees […]
Lauded mountaineer Kilian Jornet gets Rakuten TV doc
Rakuten TV unveils free-to-air doc about record breaking mountaineer, ultramarathon and extreme sports star Rakuten TV is launching a documentary – Inside Kilian Jornet – that follows mountaineer and extreme sports athlete Kilian Jornet on his 2019 international tour. The documentary was shot throughout last year across 10 cities in Europe, Asia and the United States. It […]
BT Sport readies Jimmy Greaves documentary
Biopic of football star and sports presenter is latest doc from BT Sport Films BT Sport has greenlit a documentary about legendary footballer and sports presenter Jimmy Greaves. Produced inhouse, Greavsie is the latest in the BT Sport Films series, and will premiere on BT Sport 2 on February 18. Greaves played for Chelsea in […]
Eurosport goes behind-the-scenes with Serena Williams coach
30-minute doc on tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou is part of the broadcaster’s Australian Open coverage Eurosport is serving up a 30-minute doc that goes behind-the-scenes with super-coach Patrick Mouratoglou (pictured above) throughout the 2019 tennis season. The Insider: Patrick Mouratoglou documentary kicks off the broadcaster’s coverage of the 2020 Australian Open tournament and follows the coach of […]
Amazon orders Bastian Schweinsteiger documentary
Documentary is being produced by Til Schweiger and his production company Barefoot Films Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a new documentary about World Cup winner and former FC Bayern Munich player Bastian Schweinsteiger. The documentary, produced by Til Schweiger and his production company Barefoot Films, will launch later this year on Prime Video. Schweinsteiger was […]
Curious Films re-teams with West Ham Women for BBC3
Follow-up to Britain’s Youngest Football Boss will place more focus on the players Curious Films will return to West Ham United FC Women football team for a follow-up series to its BBC3 access documentary Britain’s Youngest Football Boss. The indie will switch its focus to the players of the Hammers’ women’s football team in the 6 x […]
Copa90 investigates darker side of women’s football
Facebook Watch doc examines sexual abuse scandal in the Afghan national women’s team Copa90 is investigating the darker side of women’s football in its Facebook Watch show The Other Half. Host Caspar Lee examines the sexual abuse scandal that engulfed the Afghanistan national women’s team – and the wider issues it raises for the women’s […]
Broadcast Sport launches Content Summit
New event focuses on best practice for creating sports content across live sports, documentaries and studio-based shows Broadcast Sport is running a full day Content Creation Summit at Dock 10 studios at MediaCityUK on Thursday, 5 March 2020. The event focuses on different areas of sports production, providing a platform for sports content producers […]
Amazon catches Aussie cricket doc
Local producer prepares multi-part series Justin Langer: Australian cricket coach Amazon has gained exclusive access to the Australian cricket team at a time of change for the former world number one side. Australian indie duo CA Film and Whooshka Media, in association with Cricket Australia, is producing The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team, which […]
Dazn enters the ring with Sylvester Stallone
Boxing series is first fruits of sports streamer’s partnership with Balboa Productions Sports streamer Dazn has inked a global creative partnership deal with Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions, kicking off with a feature doc series about boxing. One Night is a set of films looking back at indelible nights in recent boxing history, kicking off with analysis […]
Sports Channel Network picks up rugby head injury doc, Head On
Rugby doc will TX on free-to-air channel in the UK A new documentary, Head On, which tackles the issue of head injuries in rugby -– is being screened in the UK exclusively by Sports Channel Network. There’s been an increase in the number of head and neck injuries in the sport, which has driven changes in […]
Noah Media Group forms global sales arm
Sports doc indie kicks off launch with Amazon and BBC sales of cricket feature film The Edge Sports documentary specialist Noah Media Group has hired a former Atlantic Productions exec to head an international sales division. The London-based sales arm is led by Catherine Quantschnigg, formerly head of sales at factual indie Atlantic Productions. […]