Authentic Brands Group and 101 Studios have announced the formation of Sports Illustrated Studios, which will act as the exclusive vehicle to develop, produce and distribute long-form film, television and audio content based on the Sports Illustrated brand’s present and future work.
Sports Illustrated Studios will reimagine and recreate these moments in new ways as well as create sports lifestyle programming. The new studio will become home to documentaries, feature films, scripted and also reality TV, mini-series and even scripted podcasts. The venture plans a slate of several television series and feature films per year.
“At the core of 101 Studios, we seek to tell stories that create cultural conversations, which is the same pillar behind the stories that have been told and continue to be told by Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated has covered every major story in sports since the 1950s, and before the internet, they were often the only publication covering the most famous and memorable stories in depth. Through this new partnership, we have the chance to bring these archival and current stories to life in ways people have never seen before.” – David Glasser, Chief Executive Officer – 101 Studios.
