Two-Part Special NFL IN SEASON Takes Discovery Inside the NFLSeptember 19, 2013Discovery Channel is going on the road with the NFL as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars prepare for two critical regular season games across the pond in London. From the producers of Hard Knocks, this two-part special will chronicle each team's week of preparation leading up to the NFL International Series at Wembley Stadium.
BYRON'S THEME to Screen at Raindance Film Festival in LondonSeptember 19, 2013Byron's Theme, a short film written by Bennett Barbakow and Michael Grant Terry and directed by Barbakow, has been set to screen at four prestigious film festivals - Raindance in London, Crested Butte in Colorado, San Diego, and Bendfilm in Oregon. This brings the number of film festivals at whichByron's Theme has screened to ten.
AMERICAN MASTERS Creator Susan Lacy Signs Multi-Year Deal With HBOSeptember 18, 2013Susan Lacy, creator and executive producer of the acclaimed WNET series 'American Masters,' shown on PBS nationwide, has signed a multi-year deal to produce and direct documentaries for HBO, it was announced today by Sheila Nevins, president, HBO Documentary Films.
A+E Networks to Simulcast BONNIE & CLYDE, 12/8 & 9September 18, 2013In a first for A+E Networks, Lifetime, A&E and History will unite to simulcast the four-hour, two-night major event Bonnie & Clyde, starring Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger in the title roles of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker
EPIX to Premiere SCHOOLED: THE PRICE OF COLLEGE SPORTS, 10/16September 12, 2013Schooled: The Price of College Sports is a new original documentary that examines the provocative issues surrounding the business of college sports and the NCAA's treatment of its athletes. It will premiere on EPIX on October 16.