Co-director and executive producer, as well as DAZN SVP original programming, Grant Best, explained to Broadcast Sport how they built a documentary around Ibiza’s small football club DAZN released Club Ibiza: The Sessions last month, a documentary focusing on Spanish third tier football side UD Ibiza. Filmed almost entirely before Covid restrictions were announced, it […]
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How BT Sport created football doc Ours mid-pandemic
Executive producer Sally Brown, director Tom Boswell, and journalist Mike Calvin told Broadcast Sport about what it took to create Ours “The last day of filming was also the day Boris cancelled Christmas, we were driving home from Bury thinking about what we were going back into.” BT Sport producer/director Tom Boswell, along with journalist […]
Amazon Prime announces All or Nothing: Juventus
The documentary follows the team through the 2020/21 season Amazon Prime Video has announced the latest club it will focus on in the All or Nothing documentary series, Serie A giants Juventus. The documentary will follow the Bianconeri through the 2020/21 season. It has been a tumultuous campaign, with the late appointment of club legend […]
Amazon Prime and Universal name release date for Sir Alex Ferguson doc
It will be in cinemas 27 May followed by Amazon Prime Video in the UK & Ireland from 29 May Amazon Prime and Universal have reavealed that Sir Alex Ferguson documentary, Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, will be released in cinemas 27 May. This will be followed by a release on Amazon Prime Video […]
BT Sport to kick off football fan-focused doc Ours
It will premiere on BT Sport 1 on 2 March BT Sport is to premiere football fan-focused documentary, Ours, on 2 March next month. Airing at 10.30pm on BT Sport 1, the film looks at the role that fans have in the future of football. Written and narrated by journalist Michael Calvin, and directed by […]
Rakuten TV announces sumo wrestling doc The Giants
The Giants will be available to viewers from this summer Rakuten TV has announced a new documentary series focusing on the stories of the first non-Japanese sumo wrestling champions, named The Giants. Filming has aready begun in Hawaii and Japan, focusing on the likes of Konishiki Yasokichi, one of the heaviest sumo wrestlers in history […]
Discovery+ to show Liverpool FC documentary The End Of The Storm
It will be available exclusively in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Poland and India Discovery+ is to show The End Of The Storm, a documentary charting Liverpool’s Premier League title-winning 2019/20 season. Made with the full support of Liverpool FC through production, distribution and marketing, it shows how the Reds broke a […]
Zig Zag produces Amazon Prime Son Heung-Min documentary
Sonsational follows the Tottenham star’s career and life during 2019, and is now on Amazon Prime Video Zig Zag Productions has delivered documentary Sonsational to Amazon Prime Video. ‘Sonsational’ follows Tottenham footballer Son Heung-Min through 2019, as he continues to be one of the leading players in world football. Former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino and […]
Noah Media to make feature doc for Professional Triathletes Organisation
The documentary follows the build-up to the PTO’s flagship event, The Collins Cup. The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has commissioned Noah Media Group to create a long-form documentary, Beyond Human, that follows the organisation’s triathletes as they prepare for its flagship event – The Collins Cup. The Collins Cup is a new race format, to […]
Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin kicks off creative studio and production agency
Hifen will augment the footballer’s sport’s marketing agency, B-Engaged Arsenal footballer Hector Bellerin has opened his own creative studio and production agency, Hifen Studios. The 25-year-old already has his own sports marketing agency, B-Engaged. The new proposition will look to build on B-Engaged’s sports industry experience, which includes work with the likes of Puma, Adidas, […]
BBC Sport reveals ‘Mark Wright: The Last Chance’ documentary
The programme will follow the celebrity after his return to football with the League Two club BBC Sport has revealed its latest documentary, iPlayer mini-series Mark Wright: The Last Chance. The programme follows the TV personality and presenter on his final attempt to make it as a footballer, after he signed for League Two Crawley […]
Discovery+ streams new documentary ‘What Killed Maradona?”
The programme takes a look at the tragic life of footballing all-time great Diego Maradona Discovery+ is exclusively streaming new documentary, ‘What Killed Maradona?’, an investigation in to the tragic life of Argentinian footballing legend Diego Maradona. Maradona sadly passed away in 2020, at the age of just 60. ‘What Killed Maradona?’ takes a look […]
DAZN reveals new original doc ‘Club Ibiza: The Sessions’
It will become available on DAZN’s global platform this month DAZN has unveiled new original documentary, Club Ibiza: The Sessions, for its global platform. Produced by DAZN Originals in association with Cielo Azul, the programme follows the fortunes of UD Ibiza, a football team in the third tier of the Spanish football pyramid. The five-part […]
Rakuten TV announced women’s football doc series, Champions
The series will be free-to-air on Rakuten TV next year. Streaming service Rakuten TV has commissioned 6×30-minute documentary series, Champions, focusing on the world’s leading female footballers. The series centres on six current players, who travel to different countries to meet with long-time players and legends of the sport, as well as some of the […]
DAZN launches original football entertainment series Yabecchi Stadium
The production is part of a move to increase the amount of original content on DAZN. DAZN is launching J.League football entertainment series, Yabecchi Stadium on its OTT service in Japan. The series is part of a move by DAZN to increase the amount of original content on its platforms. Yabecchi Stadium goes to air […]
Amazon Prime launches diversity in rugby documentary Everybody’s Game
The documentary tackles the issues of race and class within the sport. Amazon Prime Video is releasing rugby union documentary Everybody’s Game, by Bath Rugby player, Beno Obano. The documentary includes contributions from professional rugby players Maro Itoje, Anthony Watson, Ellis Genge and Biyi Alo, and focuses on the backgrounds of BAME players within rugby […]
Rakuten TV unveils Davis Cup, which will go free-to-air on 26 November
The documentary focuses on last year’s tournament, when Spain triumphed over Canada. Rakuten TV has unveiled a documentary about the biggest international team competition in tennis, the Davis Cup. The film, Break Point: A Davis Cup Story, has been produced by Kosmos Studios with the participation of players including Rafa Nadal, Roberto Bautista, Andrey Rublev […]
Rakuten to air 70min version of Zambian National Football Team doc
Award-winning doc to be shown on free-to-air strand, Rakuten Stories. Rakuten TV is to air an extended version of Eighteam, a documentary telling the story of the Zambian National Football Team’s 18-year road to recovery, following the death of 18 members of the team in a plane crash in 1993, to winning the Africa Cup […]
Eurosport to air Ronnie O’Sullivan World Championship doc
The one-hour production looks back on O’Sullivan’s highs during his six World Championship titles. Eurosport has produced an hour-long documentary that relives each of Ronnie O’Sullivan’s six World Championship titles, dating back to his first win in 2001. Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Joy of Six airs on Friday (16 October) on Eurosport 1 and the Eurosport […]
Documentary to cover Arsène Wenger’s ‘Invincible’ team of 2003/4
The film will be released next year. Noah Media Group and Paris-based producers Federation Entertainment are releasing a feature-length English-French documentary, Arsène Wenger: Invincible. The production is co-directed by Noah’s Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager; Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans,) and sports journalist Christian Jeanpierre. It focuses on Wenger’s ‘Invincible’ […]
Rakuten unveils free 80-min motorcycle doc, Ride you Dream
The documentary tells the story of Ana Carrasco, the only woman to date to win a world motorcycle championship. Rakuten TV has released Ride your Dream, its documentary about motorcycling world champion, Ana Carrasco, which was first announced in June. The 80-minute film tells the story of the first and only woman in history to […]
SailGP to release four-part documentary providing insight into the sport
The series will be broadcast in advance of the second season of SailGP next year. SailGP is releasing a new doc series, SailGP: Racing on the Edge, ahead of its second season, which launches April 2021 in San Francisco. SailGP: Racing on the Edge interviews the league’s creators, athletes and designers, to enable fans to […]
BT Sport reveals Proud To Be Town football doc
The documentary charts Harrogate Town’s challenges to survive as a club during Covid-19, before securing its promotion to the Football League. BT Sport is to air the latest doc from its BT Sport Films series, Proud To Be Town, on BT Sport 1 on Saturday 3 October at 8pm. The film centres on the impact […]
Noah Media Group reveals feature-length doc, Finding Jack Charlton
The documentary will premier on the BBC and Virgin Media Television early next year. Sports doc producer Noah Media Group has released a ‘first look’ image from its forthcoming production, Finding Jack Charlton, and revealed broadcast deals with the BBC and Virgin Media Television. The film was directed by Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than […]
BBC to air Liverpool FC doc this Sunday (30 August)
The long-form documentary follows Liverpool FC from its glory days in the 80s through 30 years of struggle to return to the top of English football. BBC Sport has produced a 1h30m documentary marking Liverpool’s return to the top of English football as Premier League champions. Liverpool FC: The 30-Year Wait promises insight into why […]
Creative Spotlight: Tiger Woods: Back (Sky Sports)
Behind-the-scenes during the post-production on Sky Sports’ recent 120-minute Sky Original documentary, Tiger Woods: Back. Sky Production Services (SPS), Sky’s in-house production wing, was commissioned by Sky Sports to provide offline/online, grading, and audio mixing on Tiger Wood: Back, a 120-min Sky Original charting the rise, fall, and comeback of the golf icon for Sky’s […]
Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur to air 31 August
The series follows the success of All or Nothing: Manchester City in 2017. Amazon Prime Video is releasing the first three episodes of its much-anticipated All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur a week today (Monday 31 August), and has released an official trailer (see below) and a series of ‘sneak-peak’ clips from the docu-series. The series […]
Amazon Prime Video unveils Fernando Alonso documentary series
The series goes live at the end of September. Amazon Prime Video is releasing a five-part docuseries about two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso, who is expecting to return to Formula One next season. The docuseries, Fernando, centres on the past year as Alonso took part in the Indianapolis 500, Le Mans 24 hours and […]
Behind Closed Doors: The Covid Test Match begins tonight on Sky Sports
Cricket doc follows the sport’s return as lockdown measures begin to ease. Sky Sports is airing a new short feature, Behind Closed Doors: The Covid Test Match, which begins tonight at 8pm, and takes cricket fans backstage at the first #raisethebat Test between England and West Indies at the Ageas Bowl. The film promises to […]
Sky Sports to air Formula 1 docuseries with rare archive footage
The series marks the 70th anniversary of the sport, and has been made in partnership with Formula 1. Sky Sports is to air a seven-part Formula 1 docuseries – Race to Perfection – on the sport’s 70th anniversary. The series goes behind-the-scenes over the 70 years of Formula 1, from its launch in 1950 through […]
Jaguar and Milk Crate Club combine for new Sir Stirling Moss Sky doc
Motorsport legend stars in the story of the first disc brake Creative consultancy Milk Crate Club and Jaguar Land Rover have collaborated to create the new Sky documentary, The Racers that Stopped the World. Telling the story of the creation of the disc brake, the programme stars the late Sir Stirling Moss in formerly unseen […]
SailGP unveils behind-the-scenes doc series with Denmark SailGP team
The seven-part series will air monthly in the lead up to SailGP Season 2 next year. SailGP has unveiled a mini doc series going behind-the-scenes as the Denmark SailGP team prepares for Season 2 of SailGP in 2021. The series has been made in association with Team Rockwool Racing and offers ‘access-all-areas’ to the Denmark […]
STV Player to air doc about “Scottish football’s biggest underdogs”
The 90-minute film tells the fascinating story behind Caledonian Braves FC. STV is to air a documentary called Brave Calling, telling the story behind Scotland’s newest football club, Caledonian Braves FC. The film is a “warts-and-all portrayal of the various challenges involved with forming an entirely new football club in the 21st century,” says STV. […]
Podcast: Ron Chakraborty on how the BBC is filling Wimbledon fortnight
A schedule of 50-hours of classic Wimbledon archive content and tennis docs replaces the cancelled Wimbledon 2020. Ron Chakraborty, executive editor, major events at BBC Sport talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the BBC’s plans for Wimbledon 2020 following the cancellation of the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than live tennis […]
Rakuten TV unveils 2010 FIFA World Cup doc with Spanish football team
Documentary will go free-to-air on Rakuten Stories from 9 July. Rakuten TV has launched a documentary, The Secrets of La Roja – World Champions 2010, about the Spanish national football team, La Roja winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The film will be free-to-air on Rakuten TV’s Rakuten Stories channel from 9 July. It follows […]
GALLERY: World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (10-part series)
Extreme race lasts for 11 days and covers 671km of rugged, challenging territory. 10-part doc series, World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, is launching on Amazon Prime Video on Friday 14 August. The series is hosted by Bear Grylls and follows an expedition race with 330 competitors in 66 teams of five, from 30 countries, racing […]
Rakuten TV launches Serge Ibaka basketball doc
Basketball doc will be available on free-to-air from 25 June. Rakuten TV is releasing documentary Anything Is Possible, about global basketball star Serge Ibaka. The film, which will be available for free from 25 June, provides insight into the life of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors player. Anything Is Possible focuses on Ibaka’s life story and […]
Extreme E makes TV debut with Channel 4 documentary
30-minute film will mark the first television appearance of Extreme E. Channel 4 is airing a documentary about futuristic motorsport Extreme E, which sees electric SUVs race off-road in extremely remote parts of the world. The film, titled How to Build a Racing Car, is scheduled for Thursday, 25 June – “right after Celebrity Gogglebox,” […]
Amazon Prime Video to air women’s tennis doc, Unraveling Athena
Tennis doc to appear on Amazon Prime Video from 13 July. Amazon Prime Video has secured the exclusive rights to premier Kaleidoscope’s tennis documentary Unraveling Athena in selected European countries including the UK on Monday 13 July. The film, directed by Francis Amat, and named after the Greek goddess of tactics and skill, wisdom and […]
UK Flat Track motorcycle racing documentary film in the making
The filmmaker behind a character-based film and mini series about the obscure motorsport and those that take part is currently looking for funding. Johny Mourgue, a director working within commercials, short films and docs (credits include FA Cup with Budweiser, Reebok and Channel 4’s Random Acts), is working on a film about Flat Track motorcycle […]
SailGP launches monthly series about the sport
Each episode focuses on a different SailGP team. SailGP is launching seven-part monthly series, Winning Calls with Oracle, focused on the different teams in the sport. The series provides insight into the strategies of each national team and features SailGP athletes, coaches and data analysts rewatching SailGP’s best action to-date. SailGP presenter Ed Leigh will […]
Amazon Prime unveils four-part series about Spain’s Golden Generation
The series follows the lives of iconic Spanish players living abroad. Amazon Prime Video is airing a four-part Spanish language docu-series, Living Abroad that follows the private lives of four footballers from what was dubbed the Golden Generation. The footballers – Xavi Hernández, David Villa, Javi Martínez and Juan Mata – were part of the […]
Rakuten TV unveils feature-length Sadio Mané doc Made in Senegal
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 […]
Noah Media lands rights to AFL doc, The Australian Dream
The company will handle international sales for the film about AFL legend Adam Goodes Noah Media Group has acquired the international sales rights to Australian Football League feature documentary The Australian Dream. Directed by Daniel Gordon, known for his work on Hillsborough, written by journalist Stan Grant, and produced by Oscar winner John Battsek, the […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]