Documentaries Are the Go-To Players of Sports Television

Posted Mar 25, 2015
All those stories, and many more, have been injected into the bloodstream of sports fans since 2009 through ESPN’s “30 for 30” series and its various offshoots like “30 for 30 Shorts,” which are shown online at Grantland.com and SEC Storied. The success of “30 for 30” has, in only a few years, created a growing industry on television for sports documentaries. Their proliferation and profitability, even as a formerly dominant player in the market has markedly retreated from the field, has quickly brought a niche market into the mainstream. (New York Times)

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