Serena Williams’ life and legacy will be featured in an upcoming docuseries for ESPN.
The announcement was made at the Walt Disney Company upfront presentation in New York on Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and was presented under the title, In the Arena: Serena Williams. The docuseries is set to span the tennis champion’s career as one of the most decorated athletes of all time with a combined 39 Grand Slam titles, including 23 singles titles, 14 doubles, and two mixed doubles titles.
Gotham Chopra, who has produced sports documentaries such...
The announcement was made at the Walt Disney Company upfront presentation in New York on Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and was presented under the title, In the Arena: Serena Williams. The docuseries is set to span the tennis champion’s career as one of the most decorated athletes of all time with a combined 39 Grand Slam titles, including 23 singles titles, 14 doubles, and two mixed doubles titles.
Gotham Chopra, who has produced sports documentaries such...
- 5/16/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Rarely in recent memory has a TV show been so propitiously timed as “The Last Dance.” The 10-episode documentary series about the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls premiered in May, weeks after the coronavirus pandemic caused the shutdown of all major live sports events, leaving fans bereft.
Into that void slipped “The Last Dance,” turning five straight Sunday nights into must-see events for large swathes of audiences quarantined at home. Over the course of its run, “The Last Dance” averaged 5.6 million viewers. And in seizing the moment, it’s becoming emblematic of a wave in sports documentary programming that has been building for years.
“It’s a funny time to celebrate any project and pat yourselves on the back, but I will say, I think it was the perfect project at a really specific point in time in our history,” says Libby Geist, vice president & executive producer, ESPN Films and Original Content.
Into that void slipped “The Last Dance,” turning five straight Sunday nights into must-see events for large swathes of audiences quarantined at home. Over the course of its run, “The Last Dance” averaged 5.6 million viewers. And in seizing the moment, it’s becoming emblematic of a wave in sports documentary programming that has been building for years.
“It’s a funny time to celebrate any project and pat yourselves on the back, but I will say, I think it was the perfect project at a really specific point in time in our history,” says Libby Geist, vice president & executive producer, ESPN Films and Original Content.
- 7/1/2020
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Late basketball great Kobe Bryant will be honored with a posthumous Emmy at this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, the Television Academy announced late Wednesday.
Bryant will recieve the 72nd Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award, which was selected by the Los Angeles Area Governors Award committee in honor of Bryant’s “philanthropy, community building and inspiration that extended beyond the basketball court.”
According to the org, the award “is presented to an individual, company or organization that has made an outstanding, innovative and visionary achievement in the arts, sciences or management of television as well as a substantial contribution to the greater Los Angeles area.”
Spectrum SportsNet, which holds the TV rights to the Los Angeles Lakers, nominated Bryant for the award. Bryant, who died in January in a helicopter crash, spent 20 years with the Lakers and was part of five Lakers championships, 18 NBA All-Star appearances and two Olympic games.
Bryant will recieve the 72nd Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award, which was selected by the Los Angeles Area Governors Award committee in honor of Bryant’s “philanthropy, community building and inspiration that extended beyond the basketball court.”
According to the org, the award “is presented to an individual, company or organization that has made an outstanding, innovative and visionary achievement in the arts, sciences or management of television as well as a substantial contribution to the greater Los Angeles area.”
Spectrum SportsNet, which holds the TV rights to the Los Angeles Lakers, nominated Bryant for the award. Bryant, who died in January in a helicopter crash, spent 20 years with the Lakers and was part of five Lakers championships, 18 NBA All-Star appearances and two Olympic games.
- 6/11/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Vanessa Bryant's changing up her look! The wife of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant showed off newly-dyed bright pink tresses via Instagram on Wednesday. "Red Hair Conditioner = Pink Hair #HealthyHair #TemporaryHairColor Thx @hairocd #ConditioningTreatment," she captioned the sexy selfie. In the photo, the 32-year-old poses with her curled pink tresses on display while rocking giant sunnies and a matching pink sweater. Mrs. Kobe Bryant's also sporting the same color lipstick as her new 'do. While the look is only temporary, we think Vanessa can totally rock this color -- doesn't the rose hue look stunning with the mother-of-two's complexion?! February was a busy month for the the Byrants. Kobe and Vanessa stunned at the premiere of Showtime's "Kobe Bryant's Muse" documentary last Thursday in Los Angeles. The documentary examines the life of the NBA all-star, from the various obstacles he's faced in his career to the troubles he's had in his marriage.
- 3/4/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
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