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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]