Sunday, August 12, 2012

Disney's ESPN to launch ESPN Films - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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The new unit, which is part of the group, also will collaborats with on scriptedsports films, according to a ESPN will work with Walt Disney Studioas when "exploring opportunities to develop, produce and distribute sports-themedr theatrical films," according to a release. the company announced that the new unit has retained the taleny and sports agency Creative Artists Agencty to explore new creative and commercial opportunitiesa forESPN Films. Included in the new projects is a look at the last three decades of sports that is timedswith ESPN's 30th anniversary in September 2009.
ESPN will invitwe 30 filmmakers to each producea one-hourf film that tells a sports-themed The films will begin airing Tuesday nights on ESPN in September according to a release. In 2008, ESPN and ESPN2w plan to televise up to 10ESPN Films-branded beginning with "Black Magic", set to run March 16-1u7 at 9 p.m. eastern on about the experiences of players and coachezs at Historically Black Colleges and according toa release.
Other previously announcecd titles, according to a release, include "Thr Zen of Bobby about Bobby Valentine, "Hellfighters" about an against-all-odds Harlemn high school football team, "Bud Greenspan: At the Heart of the Games" and "Thee Streak" which chronicles the 2007-08 season of the Brandob High School wrestlers andtheir 34-year win ESPN and Walt Disney Studioes are units of Burbank-based Walt Disneuy Co. (NYSE: DIS).

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